List of veterinarians
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Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarian
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A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
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- Jack StephensJack StephensJack Stephens was a set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction.-Selected filmography:Stephens won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for another:Won* Tess...
, the vet who founded pet insurance in the US in the early 1980s - Wayne AllardWayne AllardAlan Wayne Allard is a member of the Republican Party, and was a United States Senator from Colorado. He did not seek re-election in 2008.-Early life:...
, a U.S. Senator who started as a vet - Bernhard Lauritz Frederik BangBernhard Lauritz Frederik Bang- External links :*...
, a well-known 19th-century researcher - Baxter BlackBaxter BlackBaxter Black is an American cowboy, poet, philosopher, former large-animal veterinarian, and radio commentator.Black grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was trained as a large-animal veterinarian at New Mexico State University and Colorado State University, but began writing and speaking in the...
, a radio commentator who started as a vet - Claude BourgelatClaude BourgelatClaude Bourgelat was a French veterinary surgeon.Bourgelat was born at Lyon. He was the founder of veterinary colleges at Lyon in 1762, as well as an authority on horse management, and often consulted on the matter...
, founder of 18th-century French vet school - Louis J. CamutiLouis J. CamutiLouis J. Camuti was aNew York City cat veterinarian and author of “All My Patients Are Under The Bed: Memoirs of a Cat Doctor” and “Park Avenue Vet” ....
, first American cat veterinarian - Robert CookRobert Cook (veterinarian)Robert Cook has published many papers, mainly on diseases of the horse's mouth, ear, nose and throat both in scientific and horseman's journals, covering both various topics:*equine diagnostical and surgical endoscopy;...
, modern expert on horse ailments - Robert Royston Amos Coombs, 20th-century researcher
- Harry CooperHarry Cooper (veterinarian)Harold Leonard Cooper , is an Australian vet and well known in the media.Cooper began his media career in a veterinary segment on a morning television talk show in Sydney. Later he became known as the resident veterinarian on the long-running series Burke's Backyard...
, Australian television personality - Peter C. Doherty, 20th-century Australian researcher
- Mick DoyleMick Doyle (rugby player)Mick Doyle was an Irish rugby union international player and coach.Doyle was born in Castleisland, County Kerry, and began playing rugby union at Newbridge College, County Kildare. He went on to study veterinary science at University College Dublin, who he also represented at rugby...
, former Irish rugby player - John Boyd DunlopJohn Boyd DunlopJohn Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....
, Scottish inventor of the tireTireA tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...
(tyre) - John EnsignJohn EnsignJohn Eric Ensign is a former United States Senator from Nevada, serving from January 2001 until he resigned amid an investigation of an ethics violation in May 2011...
, U.S. Senator who started as a vet - Martin J. FettmanMartin J. FettmanMartin Joseph Fettman is an American pathologist and researcher who flew on NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-58 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia as a Payload Specialist.-Personal data:...
, astronaut - Kevin FitzgeraldKevin FitzgeraldKevin Terrel Fitzgerald , a board certified veterinarian who works at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in his native Denver, Colorado is best known through his visibility on the Animal Planet reality show Emergency Vets and, more recently, E-Vet Interns. Fitzgerald also does stand-up comedy and a...
, Emergency Vet television documentary vet - Doug GaltDoug GaltDoug Galt is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and an unsuccessful contender for the Canadian House of Commons in 2004....
, Canadian politician who started as a vet - Camille GuérinCamille GuérinJean-Marie Camille Guérin was a French veterinarian, bacteriologist and immunologist who, together with Albert Calmette, developed the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin , a vaccine for immunization against tuberculosis....
- Annie HarviliczAnnie HarviliczAnnie Harvilicz DVM CVA is a board certified veterinarian and leading animal rights advocate. She is the founder and chief medical officer of Animal Wellness Centers, an animal healthcare company headquartered in Santa Monica, California. She is on the national leadership council of the Humane...
, an innovator and animal rights advocate - Herbert HauptHerbert Haupt----Herbert Haupt is an Austrian politician and former party chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party. Born in Seeboden, Carinthia, and a veterinarian by training, he was federal Minister of Social Services from 2000 till 2005 in a coalition government headed by Wolfgang Schüssel...
- James Alfred Wight, better known under his pen name of James HerriotJames HerriotJames Herriot was the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS also known as Alf Wight , an English veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinarian to write a series of books of stories about animals and their owners...
(1916–1995) - Dawda JawaraDawda JawaraSir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, GCMG was the first leader of The Gambia, serving first as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970 and then as President from 1970 to 1994....
, first president of Gambia - Buster Lloyd-Jones, a famous British Veterinary Surgeon (1914–1980)
- Barry LarkinBarry Larkin (Olympics)Barry Larkin was a veterinary surgeon from Melbourne, Australia who performed a hoax during the 1956 Summer Olympics where he pretended to be running with the Olympic Flame.-Hoax:...
, better known as a hoaxer during the 1956 Summer Olympics1956 Summer OlympicsThe 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
. - Richard M. LinnehanRichard M. LinnehanRichard Michael Linnehan is an American veterinarian and a NASA astronaut.-Personal:Linnehan was born September 19, 1957, in Lowell, Massachusetts, and was raised by his paternal grandparents, Henry and Mae Linnehan. He grew up in the state of New Hampshire. He is single and enjoys various sports,...
- Zoltán MagyarZoltan MagyarZoltán Magyar was the premier pommel horse gymnast in the world in the 1970s...
, Hungarian gymnast. Gold medalist in men's pommel horsePommel horseThe pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
at the 19761976 Summer OlympicsThe 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
and 1980 Summer Olympics1980 Summer OlympicsThe 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
. - Suzanne MorrowSuzanne MorrowSuzanne Morrow Francis was a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Wallace Diestelmeyer. The couple won the bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1948 World Figure Skating Championships...
(1930–2006), Canadian figure skater and taker of the Official's OathOlympic OathThe Olympic Oath is a solemn promise made by one athlete -- as a representative of each of the participating Olympic competitors; and by one judge -- as a representative of each officiating Olympic referee or other official, at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games...
at the 1988 Winter Olympics1988 Winter OlympicsThe 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
in CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... - Rich NyeRich NyeRichard Raymond Nye , is a retired American professional baseball player who was a left-handed pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1966-1970....
, former professional baseball pitcher and exotic animalExotic animal veterinarianAn exotic animal veterinarian is a veterinarian who has a special interest in the medical treatment of exotic animals. These veterinarians may obtain additional training and certification in areas related to exotic animal medicine....
/Avian veterinarianAvian veterinarianAn avian veterinarian is a veterinarian who specializes in treating birds. Birds are very different in anatomy and physiology to dogs and cats, so avian veterinary students must seek out coursework and residencies that are beyond the scope of a standard veterinary school.Avian veterinarians can...
. - Peter OstrumPeter OstrumPeter Gardner Ostrum is an American large animal veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. A native of Cleveland, Ostrum practices and lives in Lowville, New York with his wife Loretta , and two...
- Frederick Douglass PattersonFrederick D. PattersonFrederick Douglass Patterson , born in Washington D.C. and orphaned at the age of two. Patterson would later become president of what is now Tuskegee University and founder of the United Negro College Fund . In 1987, President Ronald Reagan awarded Dr...
- Sonny PerdueSonny PerdueGeorge Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....
, prior Governor of GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... - Arnold Plotnick, Owner of Manhattan Cat Specialists, board certified internal medicine feline specialist, published over 100 veterinary medicine articles and has won numerous awards for his expertise.
- Nicky RackardNicky RackardNicholas Rackard better known as Nicky or Nickey Rackard, was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local Rathnure club and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1940 until 1956...
(1922–1976) - Elmo ShropshireElmo ShropshireElmo Shropshire, D.V.M. , better known as Dr. Elmo, is a singer of comedy songs, most notably "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." He originally recorded the song in 1979 with his then-wife Patsy. He re-recorded it solo in 1992 for the album Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas and again in 2000 for the...
, best known as the singer of the novelty Christmas song, Grandma Got Run Over By a ReindeerGrandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a novelty Christmas song, which led to the creation of an animated movie with the same title.Written by Randy Brooks, the song was originally performed by the husband and wife duo of Elmo and Patsy Trigg Shropshire in 1979... - Danielle SpencerDanielle Spencer (US actress)Danielle Spencer is an American actress and former child star best known for her role as the sarcastic Dee Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!!, which ran from 1976 to 1979...
- Harry SpiraHarry SpiraHarold R. Spira, BVSc MRCVS MACVSc HDA, most commonly referenced as Dr. Harry Spira, was an Australian veterinarian, geneticist and dog fancier who was instrumental in the development of dog breeding programs which used artificial insemination and frozen semen...
- Leonid Stadnik
- Simon Fraser TolmieSimon Fraser TolmieSimon Fraser Tolmie, PC was a veterinarian, farmer, politician, and the 21st Premier of the Province of British Columbia, Canada....
(1867–1937) - Debbye TurnerDebbye TurnerDebbye Turner-Bell is an American veterinarian, talk show host, former beauty queen and winner of the 1990 Miss America pageant....
, Miss America 1990, resident veterinarian for CBS 'The Early Show' - Hugh WirthHugh WirthDr Hugh John Wirth AM is an outspoken veterinarian and animal welfare advocate in Victoria, Australia. In March 2011 he celebrated 30 years as the resident vet on 774 ABC Melbourne.-Education and Employment:...
, Australian animal welfare advocate with RSPCA AustraliaRSPCA AustraliaRSPCA Australia is an Australian organisation that promotes animal welfare. It is funded in part by the Australian Government but relies on corporate sponsorship, fundraising events and voluntary donations for its income.RSPCA Australia defines its purpose as being the leading authority in animal...
, radio broadcaster - Robert ZammitRobert ZammitDr. Robert Zammit is an Australian veterinarian and television personality.He practices in Sydney and was a featured veterinarian on the long-running TV show Burke's Backyard. He currently hosts a weekly radio show on 2GB. Rob initially worked as a consultant veterinary surgeon on "A Country...
- Antonín Klobouk, (1885–1956), Czech professor of bovine medicine, discovered Talfan disease in pigs, designed vaccine against foot and mouth disease
- Robert RooksRobert RooksRobert Rooks is the name of:*Robert Rooks , insurer, entertainer, founder United Assurance Company Ltd. and International Synergy Holding Company Ltd., past President of the Allied Artists Picture Corporation...
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