Matt grew up with horses in Reno, Nevada. When he was 12, he decided to become an equine veterinarian. He spent 11 summers working as a back-country guide at McGee Creek and Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfits, where he met his wife Tiffany (who is now a veterinary technician at Steinbeck Peninsula Equine Clinics). Matt enjoys the balance of time in the field seeing horses where they live, and the challenging lameness and diagnostic imaging cases he sees in the clinic.

 

When he is not at work, Matt enjoys beekeeping, woodworking and reading.

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Background:

   

• 2015 Board certified in Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR)

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• 2001 joined SCEC

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• 2000 University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, Fellowship in Large Animal Ultrasound and Cardiology

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• 1999-2000 Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, Internship in Diagnostic Imaging with ultrasound, radiology, nuclear scintigraphy (bone scans) and computed tomography (CT) modalities

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• 1997-1999 Mountain View Veterinary Hospital, Vancouver, WA, Ambulatory Veterinarian

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• 1996-1997 Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, Internship

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• 1996 UC Davis, Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine

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• 1992 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, BS Animal Science