Dr. Gawen Zomermaand is graduate of Iowa State University’s undergraduate and D.V.M. programs. He has over 33 years of experience. Before practicing as a veterinarian, Dr. Zomermaand grew up and worked on his family farm in addition to helping out at the National Animal Disease Center. He specializes in Risk Management currently.
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Dr. Bishop grew up in Manchester, IA on a diverse crop and livestock farm and spent much of her time working with their livestock and horses. Her interest in the swine industry brought her to Iowa State University where she graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
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Dr. Todd E. Williams was owner and practitioner with Ottumwa Veterinary Clinic until it was acquired by Pipestone Veterinary Services in 2013. Todd resided in Ottumwa, Iowa, as well as spent time in central Missouri serving swine clients across Iowa and Missouri.
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Dr. Taylor Spronk is originally from Iowa but grew up in Pipestone, MN. She attended the University of Minnesota for her undergraduate and veterinary degrees, participating in the VetFAST program. She graduated in 2020 and started with Pipestone Veterinary Services at that time. Dr.
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Dr. Barry Kerkaert is a native of southwest Minnesota and started at Pipestone Veterinary Services after graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1994. Dr.
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Dr. Gustavo Pizarro graduated from Universidad Mayor in Santiago Chile in 1995 with his degree in Veterinary Medicine, and later in 2010 continued his education by completing his Bachelor Degree in Agriculture Business Administration at the Universidad Catolica of Chile.
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Dr. Eduardo Fano Gonzalez leads our team in Mexico serving as Director of Health.
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Sebastian was born in Maracay, Venezuela where he obtained his veterinarian degree from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) in 1996. Sebastian has been working in different roles in the swine industry since 1986. From farm staff to manager, including a 3,000-sows multiplier, he has a passion for production excellence.
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Abraham was born in Guasave, Sinaloa, North West Mexico. His passion for animal production and agriculture was instilled by his family who still farm in the valley of Sinaloa. Abraham graduated as a veterinarian in 2020 from the Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON) in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora.
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Dr. Rafael was born in Cd Obregón, Sonora and studied veterinary medicine at ITSON, and began his career at Kekén as part of the Technical Veterinary Department, focusing on health and biosecurity for 45,000 sows.
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Dr. Paula was born in Bogota, Colombia. It was a passion for biology that led her to study veterinary medicine at UDCA in Bogota, Colombia graduating in 2011. She went on to attain an M.S. in Animal Medicine and Health in Cordoba, Spain in 2016.
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Mauricio was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He obtained his veterinarian degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, in 2018. Just a few weeks ago he obtained a Master’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics in the same university.
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