Dr. Stephen Birchard is a board-certified specialist in veterinary surgery and former professor of veterinary medicine at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He has written numerous papers for the veterinary journals and is the chief editor or co-editor of several veterinary textbooks, including The Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice. Dr. Birchard does online continuing education through his blog (Veterinary Key Points) and his educational Facebook page (Dr. Stephen Birchard, Veterinary Continuing Education). He lives in Indianapolis with his wife, son, and a menagerie of rescued pets including Calvin, a talkative Labrador mix, Sofie, a food motivated beagle, and Creamsicle the cat who excels in annoying his canine roommates.
