Steven Lewis, DVM I have been involved with veterinary medicine my entire life. My father was one before me. My brothers and I helped him all the time holding pets, cleaning cages and assisting him on farm calls while grow- ing up. In high school I worked on a few dairy farms on week- ends and during school vaca- tions, often driving 14 miles every week on my scooter to get to work. After college I volunteered for the Peace Corps and was
sent to Thailand to work with several of the “Cattlemen’s Associations” located in the villages I was assigned to. It was both fulfilling and frustrating. Stimulated by what I learned there, I determined that I would like to pursue veterinary medicine as a career. Returning to the States I set about and succeeded in
fulfilling the science requirements and was accepted to Cornell University, one of only 19 veterinary colleges at that time. Since graduating I have worked in virtually all aspects
of veterinary practice: dairy, farm animal, equine and now family pets. I have had a great time. I thoroughly enjoy working with owners and my patients. My work is intel- lectually and emotionally satisfying. Davis Island Animal Clinic in Tampa. 813.251.4384.
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More than 25 years of experience capturing special moments. 561.945.6363
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Gregory Todd, DVM Obviously, any veterinarian feels a close bond with ani- mals. So if that is a given, why become a veterinarian? As a child, fate ordained that our family would move every year, almost on the year. Every place we lived, I found intelligent, dedicated people and profes- sionals. Some of those individ- uals had lived in that one town their entire lives. Others were more transitory. I noticed, however, that
every town had a veterinarian
who seemed to be an important part of the community. These individuals were trusted and respected and every day they did their best using science and medicine to help furry patients who were important parts of families and needed help. I wanted to be that person. Animal Hospital of Dunedin. 727.733.9351.
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Mark Brown, DVM As a child, I was always surrounded by animals. My broth- ers were in Scouting and always catching snakes, anoles, tortoises, raccoons and armadillos. In middle school, a friend of mine and I decided to raise rabbits.
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