I am a practicing Advanced Veterinary Medical Center in El Sobrante, California, USA. The practice includes small animals including dogs, cats, pocket pets, birds, and reptiles and most other things that can make it through the door. We offer a variety of medical and surgical services for our clients pets. We have on site digital radiography and a comprehensive in house laboratory, which allows us to do a variety of hematology, cytology, blood chemistry, microscopic evaluation, and other tests.

        I received a BS degree in Genetics at the University of California at Davis followed by a DVM degree also at UC Davis. I am licensed in California and accredited by USDA APHIS to work with both group 1 and group 2 species.

I am an honor roll member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and a member of the California Veterinary Medical Association. I have been a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, the Association of Veterinary Allergists, and member of and former president of the Napa-Solano Veterinary Medical Association.

        I have been a prior chairman for the Solano County Animal Control Task Force, prior president of the Vallejo Rotary Club, founding member of the Humane Society of the North Bay, and a founding member of the Napa Solano Pet Emergency Clinic. I have given several talks to breed clubs and other pet organizations, and have written articles for the French Bulldog Breed Association Journal. I have also served on committees for the Vallejo City Unified School District and served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce.

     This web site has been set up to provide accurate information for pet owners, both in the form of original articles and links to those others have written which I feel are worth seeing. If you would like to have me consider adding a web page you find worthwhile, or if you have other information or comments, feel free to contact me by email .    The site contains original material we have put together as well as links to a variety of articles regarding pet health and care. Hopefully some of it will be interesting to you. You can see me here.