New Diplomates Certified in 2023

ACVS congratulates the newly certified Diplomates on passing the Phase II Surgical Competency Examination in February 2023.

  • 27 certified in large animal surgery
  • 43 certified in small animal surgery

The total number of ACVS Diplomates is now 2,438 with approximately 67 percent small animal surgeons and 33 percent large animal surgeons.


Brittany E. Abrams, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Philadelphia, PA

Katherine Victoria Adair, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Geneva, IL

Daniel Joseph Adams, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Athens, GA

Hugo Almonte-Bermudez, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Lexington, KY

Alejandro Alvarez-Sanchez, Ldo Vet, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Langley Township, British Columbia, Canada

Stefanie Arndt, DVM, DrMedVet
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Zamora, CA

Sophie Boorman, BVetMed
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Leesburg, VA

Abbi K. Brock, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Lamesa, TX

Corinne Lee Buirkle, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Pasadena, MD

Ashley D Cameron, MS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Highlands Ranch, CO

Brett Robert Casna, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Littleton, CO

Edward Cheng, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
San Diego, CA

Rachel Ann Chmelovski, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Shoreview, MN

Margaret Lucinda Chu, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Fort Collins, CO

Shannon S. Connard, BS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Raleigh, NC

Jonuel Antonio Cruz-Sanabria, BS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Baton Rouge, LA

Peter Scott Czajkowski, BS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Worcester, MA

Kaustubh Ravikant Dongaonkar, BVSc & AH
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Westborough, MA

Madeline Jost Edgar, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Maitland, FL

George Louis Elane, DVM, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Fuquay Varina, NC

Alanna M. Farrell, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Aiken, SC

Patrick William Foth, BVMS, MRCVS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Columbus, OH

Nicholas Peter Hall, DVM, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Pullman, WA

Michaela Mena Harcourt, BVetBio/BVSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Kurrajong, New South Wales, Australia

Kelsey Alexandra Jurek, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Stillwater, OK

Lawrence Ivan Kadic, MVetMed
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Baton Rouge, LA

William Seth Kettleman, DVM, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Madison, MS

Natalie Koons, BS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Andover, MA

Megan F. Korpita, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Beaverton, OR

Jenny Y. Kwok, MS, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Campbell, CA

Jenna Lambert, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Grafton, MA

Katherine Clark Leonard, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Madison, WI

Katelyn Elizabeth MacGillivray, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Orlando, FL

Emily Gray Medlin Martin, DVM, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Raleigh, NC

Daniel Adam McCarthy, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Saint Johns, FL

 

Kaitlyn Louise McNamara, DVM, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Fort Lupton, CO

Thomas J. McParland, BVetMed
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Raleigh, NC

Sebastian Mejia, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Laguna Hills, CA

Lauren Margaret Meltzer, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Berkeley, CA

Paul Thomas Merkatoris, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Waunakee, WI

Jane Yura Park, MS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Fort Worth, TX

Leah Soon Park, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Eatontown, NJ

Molly Elizabeth Patton, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Blacksburg, VA

Duncan John Pearce, BVSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Gatton, Queensland, Australia

Jennifer L. Peterson, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Revere, MA

Hunter J. Piegols, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Columbus, OH

Amanda Hope Plunkett, MS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Weatherford, TX

Maria Podsiedlik, DVM, MSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
East Lansing, MI

Elizabeth Marie Schmitt, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Dousman, WI

Emma G. Seitz-Cherner, BVSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Wellington, FL

Shelly Keren Shamir, BS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
San Diego, CA

Alec H. Sherman, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
North Palm Beach, FL

Catrina Julia Silveira, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
College Station, TX

Pearce Bray Sloan, DVM, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Newman Lake, WA

Dustine D. Spencer, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Vancouver, WA

Nathan Thomas Squire, VMD, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
College Station, TX

Loren Sri-Jayantha, BS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Pittsburgh, PA

Catherine Nicole Stecyk, BS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Lee, NH

Sara KT Katheryn Steward, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Three Forks, MT

Ashton Leigh Story, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Columbia, MO

Colin Jeffrey Taylor, DVM, BSc, MSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Bend, OR

Keri Lee Thomas, DVM, MSc
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Andrea Emily Vai, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Burnsville, MN

Gretchen VanDeventer, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Maple Falls, WA

Kyle J. Walker, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Tustin, CA

Jennifer Shen Yee Wan, BScH, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Amanda Ruth Watkins, VMD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
Toughkenamon, PA

Mallory Theresa Watson, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Stow, MA

Sarah Alice White, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal)
College Station, TX

Mindy L. Wolfe, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Annapolis, MD