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Since graduating in 1980 from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed his residency at the Ohio State University in 1984 and board certification in veterinary internal medicine in 1985. Bob was a faculty member at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine from 1984 to 1998 and served as Hospital Director for both the Large and Small Animal Teaching Hospitals during his time at Tufts. From 1998 to 2000, he served as the Chief of Staff at the nonprofit Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Group in Portland, Oregon. Bob was with VCA Animal Hospitals from 2000 to 2015 as a practicing Specialist, Medical Director, and Regional Medical Director encompassing primary care and specialty practice oversight and operations in New England, New York, New Jersey, the Mid-Atlantic, Chicago, New Mexico, and Southern California. Bob joined Pathway Vet Alliance, now Thrive Pet Healthcare, in 2015 as a partner and Chief Medical Officer. He has been an instrumental contributor to the growth of Thrive Pet Healthcare from 15 to now more than 350 veterinary locations providing a variety of quality small and large animal services over 37 States. Bob currently serves as Chair, Veterinary Medicine, National Academies of Practice.