Veterinary Heroes Award Ceremony

5th Annual dvm360® Veterinary Heroes Award Ceremony

Nominations are now closed

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 5th Annual dvm360® Veterinary Heroes Awards. Submissions closed on April 30, 2025—stay tuned! We’ll announce the winners right here in July.

2025 Award Categories

• Behavior (sponsored by VetriScience)
• Client Service Representative
• Credentialed Veterinary Technician (sponsored by Med Vet)
• Dentistry (Sponsored by PRN Pharmacal)
• Dermatology (sponsored by Elanco Animal Health)
• Emergency Medicine
• Feline Medicine
• General Practitioner (Sponsored by Roo)
• Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine, Oncology, and/or Neurology)
• Lifetime Achievement
• Nutrition (sponsored by Blue Buffalo)
• Practice Manager
• Surgery (Sponsored by Thrive Pet Healthcare)
• Veterinary Paraprofessional (non-credentialed support staff)

(Categories subject to change annually.)

Join Us in Kansas City!

Our 2025 Veterinary Heroes Awards Ceremony will take place during Fetch Kansas City 2025. Don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate alongside your colleagues. Register here to secure your spot!

Sponsored by:

2025 Veterinary Heroes Ceremony Recap

Congratulations to our 2025 award winners!

• Behavior (sponsored by VetriScience): Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC
• Client Service Representative: Alyssa Israels-Blood
• Credentialed Veterinary Technician (sponsored by MedVet): Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Oncology), CFE
• Dentistry: Barden Greenfield, DVM, DAVDC
• Dermatology (sponsored by Elanco Animal Health): Ashley S. Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD
• Emergency Medicine: Leslie Bauer, DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice)
• Feline Medicine: Julie K. Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Small Animal Medicine), DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice)
• General Practitioner (sponsored by Roo): Colleen Lambo, DVM, PhD, MS
• Internal Medicine: Craig A. Clifford, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)
• Lifetime Achievement: Dottie Cimino Brown, MS, DVM, DACVS
• Nutrition (sponsored by Blue Natural): Julie A. Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition)
• Practice Manager: Nadine Wolfe, AS, BS
• Surgery (Sponsored by Thrive Pet Healthcare): Courtney Campbell, DVM, DACVS-SA
• Veterinary Paraprofessional (noncredentialled support staff): Hannah Marie Inman

Advisory Board

Members of the Advisory Board will dedicate their valuable time to the program, providing guidance to dvm360® as it further develops this initiative. Most importantly, the Advisory Board selects the veterinary professionals who will be named a “Hero” in each category.

Comprised of prior inductees (an exclusive group of award-winning veterinarians, technicians, and practice managers), the Advisory Board considers each finalist's body of work, including clinical impact, significant contributions, and overall accomplishments.

SPONSOR VETERINARY HEROES™

The Veterinary Heroes™ program offers numerous sponsorship opportunities. In addition to powerful visibility with outstanding veterinarians, technicians, practice managers, and our esteemed Advisory Board, sponsors receive prominent exposure on dvm360.com on a regular basis, reaching more than 60,000 veterinary professionals.

Please contact your account representative for more information about how you can join this growing and influential awards program, and to find out more about sponsorship levels.

• Angela Homann: ahomann@mjhlifesciences.com
• Christina Urie: curie@mjhlifesciences.com
• Emily Kelty: ekelty@mjhlifesciences.com

2024 inductees

• Client Service Representative: Geraldine Sprague
• Credentialed Veterinary Technician: Camia Tonge, M.S., LVT, VTS (SAIM)
• Dentistry: Jan Bellows, DVM, DIPL, AVDC, ABVP
• Dermatology: Meghan Solc, DVM, DACVD
• Emergency Medicine: Dennis Tim Crowe Jr, DVM, Ph.D., DACVS, DACVECC, DACHM, NREMT-I, CFF
• Feline Medicine: Susan V. Whittred, DVM
• General Practitioner: Patricia Kennedy Arrington, DVM, CVFP
• Internal Medicine: Ann E. Hohenhaus, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology, SAIM)
• Nutrition: Valerie J. Parker, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM and Nutrition)
• Practice Management: Adrianne Hiller, BS
• Surgery: Karl Maritato, DVM, DACVS-SA
• Veterinary Paraprofessional (non-credentialed support staff): Khalfani Carr

2023 Inductees

• Civic Leader: Niccole Bruno, DVM
• Credentialed Veterinary Technician: Chimene S. Peterson
• Customer Service Representative: Roberta Trollinger, RVT, CVT
• Dentistry: Curt R. Coffman, DVM, DAVDC
• Dermatology: Danny W. Scott, DVM, DAVDC
• Emergency Medicine: Mariana Pardo, BVSc, MV, DACVECC
• Feline Medicine: Nicole Martell-Moran, DVM, MPH, DAVBP (Feline)
• General Practitioner: Ryane E. Englar, DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice)
• Internal Medicine: Cara Steele, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
• Nutrition: Laura Gaylord, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
• Oncology: Erika L. Krick, VMD, DACVIM (Oncology)
• Practice Manager: Malik Mitchell
• Rising Star: Nia Powell
• Surgery : David Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA
• Veterinary Paraprofessional: Thomas W. Maupin

2022 Inductees

• Customer Service Representative: Mary Beth LaBee
• Dermatology: James Noxon, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM)
• Emergency Medicine: Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM
• Feline Medicine: Jennifer Conrad, DVM
• General Practitioner: Jessica Price, DVM
• Internal Medicine: Tammy Anderson, DVM, DACVIM
• Nutrition: Donna M. Raditic, DVM, CVM, ACVIM (Nutrition)
• Oncology: Andi Flory, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
• Practice Manager: Matt McGlasson, DVM, CVPM
• Surgery : Randall L. Acker, DVM
• Veterinary Paraprofessional: Alexandre Contreras

2021 Inductees

• Customer Service Representative: Susie Martin
• Dermatology: Maria Ierace, DVM
• Emergency Medicine: Charity Joy Uman, MS, DVM
• General Practitioner: CPT Kelly C. Willard, DVM
• Integrative Medicine: Curtis Wells Dewey, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), DACVS, CTCVMP, CCRP
• Internal Medicine: Caeley J. Melmed, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
• Surgery : Daniel Stobie, DVM, MS, DACVS
• Technician Medicine: Inger J. Reres, LVT, VTS (SAIM)
  

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. This campaign begins on or about Friday, January 31, 2025 and ends for the general public on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET (“Campaign Period”). Open only to individuals who are legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Guam, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of nomination, and legal residents of Puerto Rico who are 21 years of age or older at the time of nomination and are a practicing and/or licensed veterinary professional at the time of application and award. Subject to Official Rules. See official rules at dvm360®’s Veterinary Heroes for additional eligibility restrictions, prize descriptions, restrictions, and complete details. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: Multimedia Animal Care, LLC.