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Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Centre

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Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Center

~ OUR DOCTORS ~

Dr. Gayle Leith

Dr. Scott Taylor

Dr. Leith was born in New Jersey and grew up in California. She raises Thoroughbreds and Warmbloods. She competes in the amateur hunter division. Dr. Gayle Leith is a 1988 Wisconsin graduate, has a M.S. in Reproductive Physiology and is interested in medicine, lameness, and theriogenology. She has been with Arizona Equine since 1988. Dr. Leith is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, certified in Equine Practice.

NOTE: December 2007 - American Association of Equine Practitioners - Dr. Gayle Leith presented "Buying into a Practice."

Dr. Taylor was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from veterinary school in 1989 from the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. He completed an internship in Equine Surgery and Lameness at the University of Missouri. In 1993, Dr. Taylor completed his residency in Equine Surgery and Lameness at the University of California at Davis. He joined Arizona Equine in 1993 and has been the senior surgeon at Arizona Equine since then. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1995. His main interests are in orthopedic and abdominal surgery.

Dr. Ed Voss

Dr. Tresha Robinson

Dr. Voss was born and raised in Colorado and is a 1991 graduate of Kansas State University Veterinary College. He completed an internal medicine residency at UC Davis, California. He joined the team at Arizona Equine in 1995. His interests are neurology, neonatal foal medicine, clinical pathology, ophthalmology, dermatology, and infectious disease. Dr. Voss is board certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

Dr. Robinson was born and raised in Nebraska on a Quarter Horse ranch. Dr. Robinson is a 1999 graduate of Kansas State University Veterinary College, completed an internship at Arizona Equine and is currently an associate. Her interests include preventative medicine, dentistry, reproduction and lameness. Dr. Robinson is certified in Equine Acupuncture.

Dr. Rick Howard

Dr. Howard, a native of Kentucky, is a 1989 graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He subsequently completed an internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery at the University of Missouri in 1990. Dr. Howard completed his large animal surgical residency and received a Masters degree at Colorado State University in 1993. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1994. After completing his residency, Dr. Howard completed a doctoral program and conducted research in equine joint disease at Colorado State University leading to a PhD degree conferred in 1997. Dr. Howard was on faculty at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech from 1996-2003. In 2003 he accepted a position as an equine surgeon and as the Director of the E. Paige Laurie Endowed Program in Equine Lameness at the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Howard joined Arizona Equine in June of 2005. His major interests are orthopedic and soft tissue surgery and the diagnosis and treatment of equine lameness.

~ OUR 2007-2008 INTERNS ~
Dr. Elizabeth Bush Dr. Elizabeth Bush hails from Lexington, Kentucky where she has actively participated in many aspects of the equine industry. Before entering vet school she evented with her horse Desi, who is now adjusting to the Arizona heat. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from the University of Kentucky in 2001 before completing her DVM dergree at Auburn University in Alabama in 2007. Her primary areas of interest include internal medicine, neonatology, reproduction and sports medicine.	Dr. Jane Renee Lund Dr. Jane Renee Lund is from Wausau, Wisconsin. J.R. grew up riding horses. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin -Stevens Point, and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of Wisconsin -Madison. Her primary areas of interest are equine surgery, sports medicine and lameness.
Dr. Jessica Ann Michel Dr. Jessica Ann Michel was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was raised on a small farm in Huntington, Indiana. Jessica earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri, and graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in Columbia, Missouri. Her interests are soft tissue and orthopedic surgery and equine sports medicine.	Dr. Anne Marie Ray Dr. Anne Marie Ray grew up in Austin, Texas. Anne received her Bachelor of Science degree in Equine Science from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas. Her interests include reproduction, field service, soft tissue surgery, and lameness.