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Education and Special Expertise:
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, 1970;
Phi Zeta Honorary Fraternity; internship with emphasis in surgery and ophthalmology at Colorado State University in 1970 and 1971.
Special expertise includes orthopedics, ophthalmology, surgery and
general veterinary medicine.
Professional Honors and Affiliations:
Dr. Smith has been active in organized veterinary medicine throughout his
career: American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates,
1991-2006; Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA)
Companion Animal Practitioner of the Year, 1998; OSU Veterinary Distinguished Alumni Award, 2004; OVMA President and Executive
Board member; a Founder of the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Foundation, Trustee, and Tulsa District 4 Director; a major fundraiser for the OVMA and AVMA Foundations, having raised in excess of $45,000 from the Reynolds
Foundation on his behalf; as a OVMA Pac Area 2 Board Representative,
he served as a contact person for US Senator Don Nickles, US Senator
Jim Inhofe, and US Representative Steve Largent; OVMA Convention
speaker on canine disk disease, and speaker at the OSU Veterinary School
Fall Conference on practical ophthalmology; he has served on the OSU
Veterinary Medical Admission Committee; Tulsa County Veterinary
Medical Association (TCVMA) President, 1974 and 1982; Animal
Emergency Center President; a member of the American Animal
Hospital Association, and the Ophthalmology Society. Throughout his
career, he has been involved locally in the community in Rotary Club;
the Optimist Club; and a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
A Message From Dr. Smith:
"I was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma, and was raised with three brothers on
a farm in Jet, Oklahoma. Always surrounded by animals, I knew at an early age I wanted to be a veterinarian. After graduating from Jet High School,
I attended Northwestern State University in Alva for two years and entered OSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 1966, graduating with the Class
of 1970."
"My first job as a veterinarian was at Highland Park Animal Hospital for two years. Two other veterinarians and I formed a partnership and started Veterinary Associates in 1974 to present. Other than my family, my proudest accomplishment is Veterinary Associates. We are currently a practice of
five veterinarians and 25 additional staff."
"My wife, Michele, and I were married in 1968. We have two beautiful daughters, Shelli and Shannon. I enjoyed being involved with my daughters in coaching youth soccer and tennis. I was instrumental in starting Union Public School’s Junior High tennis program in 1988. We have been blessed with four awesome grandchildren – Mitchell, McKenzie, Chase, and Cal.
It brings me great joy seeing the world through the eyes of my grandchildren and spending time with them."
"I enjoy tennis, jogging, OSU athletics, and spending time on my farm in western Oklahoma."
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