Honors and Awards

• National Phi Zeta Award – 1989
• Ralston Purina Small Animal Research Award – 1989
• AAHA Special Recognition Award – 1995
• ACVIM Extraordinary Veterinarian – 2010
• UC Davis Alumni Achievement Award – 2011
• VetPartners Pioneer Professional Award – 2013
• Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service – 2015

Current Professional Activities

• President and co-founder Veterinary Information Network
• Director, VIN Foundation

Past Professional Activities

• Cardiology Referral Practice
• Staff Cardiologist - West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group
• Staff Cardiologist - Veterinary Cardiology Services, Sacramento, CA
• Staff Cardiologist - UC Davis
• Instructor in Cardiology and Physiology - UC Davis
• NIH Physician Scientist Award
• Veterinary Advisor, Feline Winn Foundation
• Co-author, Cats For Dummies
• Medical Consultant, Dogs For Dummies
• TAURINE and DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY :)

Marital Status

• Married to my best friend Carla

Children

• Luca (born 1989)
• Joel (born 1998)
• Silke Michelle (born 2004)

Pets

• Fiona - a 18 lb gentle giant cat
• Twinkle - a loner Tonkinese
• Cameron - small white K9 gift from heaven (or maybe it was Fresno) - born 2004/rescued 2008
• Billy - small white K9 also from Fresno, but certainly not heaven - born 2005/rescued 2009
• Bob the Frog
• Bobby the Goffin Cockatoo – what did I do (or not do) that my wife needs this?
• Could be any of a zillion other creatures roaming our home on any given day. Yes - I have lost control of my domain :)

Hobbies

• Flying
• Jet Skiing
• Water Skiing
• Boating
• Spending time with Carla and the kids
• Working (I've never had a job)

Favorite Quote

"A false conclusion once arrived at and widely accepted is not easily dislodged and the less it is understood, the more tenaciously it is held." —Georg Cantor - 19th Century Mathematician, developer of the concepts of "continuity" and "infinity".

What I Like Most About VIN

You!