Current Professional Activities
- Vets@VIN – Working part-time for VIN as a consultant and more.
Past Professional Activities
- Locum surgeon in private practices in South Florida as well as various veterinary teaching hospitals
- Professor of Companion Animal Surgery, Louisiana State University
- Chief of Surgery, Lauderdale Veterinary Specialists in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Now BluePearl Fort Lauderdale
- Chief of Surgery, The Animal Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
- Professor of Small Animal Surgery, University of Illinois
- Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
- Staff Surgeon, Bay Area Veterinary Surgeons, San Leandro, CA
- Assistant then Associate Professor of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, University of Florida
- Chief Veterinarian, San Francisco Zoo
- Owner and Founder, Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group, Ventura, CA
- Staff Surgeon, Santa Anita Small Animal Hospital, Monrovia, CA
Marital Status
- Claudio Ribeiro da Silva, Spouse
Surrogate Children
- Tuti Fruti – Calico domestic short hair. DOB 2009
- Cooper – Chocolate Lab. DOB 6/22/2015
- Lua – German wirehaired pointer. DOB 2/14/2021
- Obi – German wirehaired pointer. DOB 7/8/2024
Hobbies
- Orchids, gardening, the beach
Favorite Quote
“Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug.”
What I Like Best About VIN
I like that it is veterinarians helping and teaching other veterinarians. It keeps me thinking and learning. I am always looking things up to answer questions and that helps me keep up. I enjoy meeting veterinarians from all over the world in this format. It gives me purpose to share my years of experience and knowledge with others.