William Brock, DVM, DABVP
William T. Brock, DVM, DABVP (aka Willy) joined Vibrant Pet Animal Hospital in 2015 as an associate veterinarian. Dr. Brock completed a bachelor’s degree in Animal Biotechnology from Utah State University in 2010 before attending Colorado State University for veterinary school. He graduated from CSU in 2014 with his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, he completed a small animal rotating internship at Seattle Veterinary Specialists (SVS) in Kirkland, Washington. At SVS, Dr. Brock obtained further experience in small animal internal medicine, surgery, and emergency medicine.
In 2021, Dr. Brock became certified as a Diplomate by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) specializing in Canine and Feline Practice.
Dr. Brock completed a rigorous and demanding application process and certification examination in order to obtain Diplomate status. To qualify to sit for the extensive board examination, a veterinarian must complete either a residency program or have at least six years of clinical veterinary practice. In addition, two case reports, references, descriptions of practice procedures, and professional education records must pass a review committee. Dr. Brock’s case report topics included “Canine Copper-Associated Hepatopathy” and “Feline Intestinal Adenocarcinoma”.
His special interests include internal medicine, diagnostic ultrasonography, and clinical pathology/cytology.
When out of the hospital, Dr. Brock enjoys going on all kinds of adventures with his wife and two children, as well as obsessing over his carnivorous plant collection. He has a dog named Posy, a cat named Rue, and a ball python named Acey.
The American Board of Veterinary Practitioners was established in 1978. It is one of twenty-two veterinary specialty groups accredited by a special committee of the American Board of Veterinary Specialties, a division of the American Veterinary Medical Association, to recognize excellence in clinical practice through the certification of species-oriented specialists. Over 900 veterinarians worldwide are certified in one of ABVP’s twelve practice categories: 1) Avian, 2) Beef Cattle, 3) Canine and Feline, 4) Dairy Cattle, 5) Equine, 6) Exotic Companion Mammal, 7) Feline, 8) Fish, 9) Food Animal, 10) Reptile and Amphibian, 11) Shelter Medicine, and 12) Swine Health Management. For more information about ABVP, please visit www.abvp.com.
