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Veterinarian biography playbook

Practice, species, and how patients are seen.

What the reader is hiring this bio to do

Pet owners and referring vets read DVM bios looking for species fluency, practice setting, training, and clinic access.

Credibility signals to include

  • DVM, board certifications (DACVS, DACVIM).
  • Practice setting (general, specialty, emergency).
  • Species and conditions seen.
  • Training school and residency.
  • Hours and access.

Avoid in this industry

  • Stock-photo 'love of animals' language.
  • Listing every CE course.
  • Failing to indicate species and setting.

Structure

Preferred structure for the bio

A reliable order that performs in this field. Adjust to the venue.

  1. 1Name, DVM, board status, practice.
  2. 2Species and conditions.
  3. 3Training pedigree.
  4. 4Hours and access.
  5. 5Personal sentence.

Tone

How this industry's bios should sound

Direct, calm, animal-focused.

Lengths

Recommended lengths by venue

Practice website100 - 180 words

Openings

Opening formulas that work in this field

Practice-Species

Open with DVM, board status, practice, and species.

Dr. Sasha Loomis, DVM, DACVS, is a board-certified small-animal surgeon at PetMed Specialty Hospital in Denver.

Worked examples

One hundred words. Fifty words.

100-word example

Dr. Sasha Loomis, DVM, DACVS, is a board-certified small-animal surgeon at PetMed Specialty Hospital in Denver, where she focuses on orthopedic procedures including TPLO and total hip replacement for dogs over forty pounds. Dr. Loomis received her DVM from Colorado State University in 2014 and completed a small-animal surgical residency at the University of Tennessee in 2018, after which she joined PetMed as a staff surgeon. She is the author of a chapter on adjunctive rehabilitation following TPLO in the 2023 edition of Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal. She sees referrals on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

50-word example

Dr. Sasha Loomis, DVM, DACVS. Board-certified small-animal surgeon, PetMed Specialty Hospital, Denver. Orthopedic focus (TPLO, total hip replacement). DVM Colorado State 2014; surgical residency, University of Tennessee 2018. Author, post-TPLO rehab chapter (Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal, 2023).

Vocabulary

Words to reach for — and words to handle with care

Words to reach for
treatsperformsspecializes inis board-certified incompleted a residency at
Handle with care
loves animalscompassionate careworld-class

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