VIN Consultants and Editors

Specialty: Rehab/Sports Med/Chronic Pain

Associate Editor

Drew Doverspike

Drew Doverspike

Honors Awards and Fellowships

  • Certified Veterinary Medical Acupuncturist (cVMA) 2018, CuraCore Vet
  • International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM) Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner, 2013
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG), 2006

Education

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University, 2005
  • Bachelor of Science, minor neuroanatomy, Colorado State Univ. Magna Cum Laude, 1999

Current Professional Activities

  • VIN Associate Editor (chronic pain/ sports medicine/ physical rehabilitation, 2025)
  • MESA Relief Veterinary Services (Colorado & Florida)
  • MESA Veterinary Pain Management & Mobility Medicine (Colorado)

Past Professional Activities

  • MESA Veterinary Hospital: Ponte Vedra (Nocatee) FL, startup sole owner, sold to independent 2017. Emphasis of perioperative pain management/ comprehensive oral health assessment and treatment.
  • Locum veterinary and shelter medicine/ surgery
  • Associate Veterinarian (Lake Placid, NY and Tampa, FL)

Marital Status

  • Divorced

Beloved Animal Man’s Best Friends

  • Ernest H. (Golden Retriever, 2023-present)
  • Elsa (female orange tabby, 2020-present)
  • Blubell (GSD, 2010-2023)
  • Mesa Mae (GSD, 1997-2008)

Hobbies

  • Backcountry powder skiing (sometimes with dogs)
  • Traveling, endurance training, reading and financial investing

Favorite Quote

“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.”

What I like most about VIN

Its ability to get most up to date answers to clinical questions from many different pooled experts in their resources fields without any whatsoever outside corporate and/ or other biased influence.

Are you a specialist who loves helping (and learning from) colleagues?

Join the proud team of VIN Consultants and Associate Editors!
Call Paul D. Pion, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) at 530-757-6881 or email .

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