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Michael Kato, DVM, DACVECC

Assistant professor
  • Emergency and Critical Care
Headshot of Michael Kato.
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 2017
University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Davis, California

Bachelor of Sciences, 2012
University of California
Davis, California

  • American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2021

2025-present
Collegiate Assistant Professor
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2024 - 2025
Staff Criticalist
BluePearl Pet Hospital
Cary, NC

2022 - 2024
Staff Criticalist
Ethos Veterinary Specialty Hospital
North County, San Marcos, CA

2021 - 2022
Fellowship in Extracorporeal Therapy
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University 
Raleigh, NC

2018 - 2021
Residency
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University 
Raleigh, NC

2017 - 2018
Internship
VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital
Los Angeles, CA

  • Extracorporeal therapy
  • Nephrology
  • Acid Base
  • Cardiovascular
  • Pulmonary

  • ACVECC
  • AVMA
  • CVMA