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Michael Kato, DVM, DACVECC

Assistant professor
  • Emergency and Critical Care

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