Tales From the Trenches
Tales From the Trenches features blogs from a few of Pennsylvania's veterinarians in various fields. Please check back soon for regular updates and new veterinarians appearing here to share their stories. To read the full entry from a particular veterinarian, click at the end of the paragraph below. Want to participate? Contact Lori Raver at 1.888.550.7862 or lraver@pavma.org. Bryan Langlois, DVM Medical Director and Staff Veterinarian, Humane League of Lancaster County, Lancaster, PA Dr. Langlois, originally from Long Island, NY, attended Molloy College and the University of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Veterinary College in Canada. In addition to being the Medical Director and Staff Veterinarian at the Humane League of Lancaster County, he is an active PVMA member and a member of the newly created Canine Health Board. April 16, 2009: One of the things that a shelter vet is usually responsible for is being involved in forensic investigations as well as assisting the Humane Society Police Officers (HSPO) and District Attorney’s (DA) office in prosecuting animal cruelty cases. This assistance is usually in the area of advising the HSPOs or DAs on if you feel the medical evidence present supports the charges they want to file, and then testifying to that fact as an expert witness in court. Click here for the full story ... Bill Croushore, DVM Large Animal Veterinarian, White Oak Veterinary Clinic, Berlin, PA Dr. Croushore graduated from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1997 and is a partner in White Oak Veterinary Clinic in Berlin, PA, with Dr. Dan Zawisza. July 3, 2009: I do a lot of driving being a large animal veterinarian. I log about 35,000 miles a year in my truck. From an economic standpoint, it is dead time, I can't bill for time traveling. We charge a modest call fee, but ... Click here for the full story ... Dan Zawisza, VMD Large Animal Veterinarian, White Oak Veterinary Clinic, Berlin, PA Dr. Zawisza graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2006 and is a partner in White Oak Veterinary Clinic in Berlin, PA, with Dr. Bill Croushore. October 15, 2009: I graduated veterinary school in 2006. As in many other professions, veterinarians are required to attend continuing education meetings. These meetings cover a variety of topics and can focus on one or more animal species. They are designed to keep veterinarians up to date on current research and veterinary topics ... Click here for the full story ... John Simms, VMD Mixed Animal Veterinarian and Owner, Burnt Mill Veterinary Clinic, Shippensburg, PA Dr. Simms is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, and has owned and run Burnt Mill Veterinary Center in Shippensburg, PA, with his wife, Dr. Nadine Oakley, for 35 years. Q: What's one of your most memorable cases? A: An Amish neighbor walked his Percheron mare named Belle to my clinic because she was showing signs of colic. We diagnosed an intestinal impaction ... Click here for the full story ...