Small animal internship at the Animal Medical Center in NY. Followed with a surgical residency at the Univ of Tennessee finishing up in 1988. I joined the faculty at UTCVM as assistant professor of surgery for 5 years, leaving in 1993. Amy and I decided that I should start a specialty surgical service in Pittsburgh, PA, where there were no specialists. My ambulatory surgical practice morphed into a stationary surgery practice, then part of a multi-specialty practice that eventually became Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center (PVSEC). We grew into a second hospital with a total of 62 doctors, including interns and residents, and student externally. When we became almost too challenging to continue to manage, we decided to sell to BluePearl Veterinary in 1977. I still continue to work three days a week, and still enjoy surgery, teaching house officers and contributing to veterinary literature. When I’m not at work, I like to fly fish, bowl, play golf, and travel with Amynto exotic places and to visit our three sons and their families. We have one in Calgary Canada, along with a granddaughter (he is a paleontologist, wife developmental biologist). One son in NY doing a fellowship after his physics PhD. Third son is a pediatric anesthesiologist married to a South Korean lady and living in Las Vegas. Some of our favorite places to have traveled to include Kenya, Patagonia, Iceland, Alaska, Japan, Costa Rica, plus many national parks across the US. I’m really looking forward to see in all of you.