ACVS announces newly certified Diplomates

ACVS congratulates the newly certified Diplomates on passing the Phase II Surgical Competency Examination in February 2025.

  • 26 certified in large animal surgery
  • 62 certified in small animal surgery
  •    1 dual-certified in large animal surgery and small animal surgery

The total number of ACVS Diplomates is now 2,597, with approximately 68 percent small animal surgeons and 32 percent large animal surgeons.


Taylor Adams, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Kelsey Arrufat, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Charlotte Barton, BVetMed, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Beatriz Belda Lopez, DVM, MSc, MRCVS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Julia Bergen, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Chanel Berns, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Alison Billas, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Nicholas Bimson, DMV
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Emalee Blumhagen, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Samuel Burkhardt, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Alison Cain, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Guillermo Cardona, MV, DVM, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Carolyn Chen, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Monica Chen, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Colin Chik, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

King Wa Chiu, BVSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

William Chung, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Hannah Cooper, BVMS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Gillian Davies, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Miranda de la Vega, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Veronica Edwards, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Kendra Eginton, DVM, MPH
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Sophie Eiger, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Danielle Engel, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Timothy Ericksen, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Christina Fruehwald, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Shelby Gasson, DVM, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Gabriel Gonzalez, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Amanpreet Grewal, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Remigiusz Grzeskowiak, DVM, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Emily Hartman, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

William Hawker, BVSc, MANZCVS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Lyndsey Hayden, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Donald Holter, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Teresa Hopfgartner, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Natasha Hottmann, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Ashley Iodence, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Jordan James, DVM, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Sharon Jeong, BVSc, MANZCVS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Chantelle Jukic, BVSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Katharine Kierski, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Meghan Kirsch, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Lindsay Knott, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Karyn Labbe, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Joachim Lahiani, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Max Latifi, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Marie Llido, DVM, IPSAV
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Mathew MacCormick, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Elizabeth Marchant, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Alyssa Matos, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Meghan McCarthy, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

David McChesney, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Jourdan McPhetridge, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Santiago Mejia, MVZ
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Yasmine Messiaen, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Mitja Miklavcic, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Lindsay Monroe, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Caitlin Moreno, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Lauren Mundy, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Robert Newman, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Erin O’Neil, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Marjorie Owen, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Nikesh Patel, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Garett Pearson, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Jairo Perez, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Jacquelyn Perino, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Ashley Power, MA, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Anya Price, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Thomas Riegel, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Allison Rohde Newgent, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Logan Scheuermann, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Ashley Schick, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Ariel Schlag, BS, DVM, MSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

A. Chase Schoelkopf, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Kelly Schrock, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Surabhi Sharma, BVSc&AH, MSc, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Ava Song, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Michael St. Blanc, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Jocelyn Stedman, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Stephanie Steuri, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Scarlett Sumner, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Sophia Topulos, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Meagan Walker, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Kyla Walter, DVM, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Meghan Wanstrath, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Jamie Welker, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Katrijn Whisenant, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)

Chris Wood, DVM (Dist)
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)

Lindsey Woody, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)