Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)

Following graduation from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University, Dr. Herndon completed internship training at the Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pa. He finished residency training in cardiology at the Veterinary Referral Center, Little Falls, N.J., and the Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pa. His areas of interest include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, therapy of heart failure, diastolic dysfunction, and electrophysiology.

Dr. Herndon is a board certified cardiologist and provides full service cardiovascular diagnostics and therapeutics-including pacemaker implantation, balloon valvuloplasty, and coil occlusion for patent ductus arteriosus. He is a featured consultant in cardiology on the Veterinary Information Network (VIN).

Dr. Herndon is conducting clinical research to develop blood tests for dogs and cats that may aid in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. Before joining California Veterinary Specialists, he was in a large specialty practice in the Washington D.C. area.

 

Dr. Tony Basher is the only practicing veterinarian who is a Diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He is also a Diplomate of the Small Animal Surgery (soft tissue) in the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr. Basher has special interest in soft tissue surgery with emphasis in ophthalmic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and head and neck surgery. He is skilled in soft tissue procedures, microsurgical techniques and cryosurgery. In addition to managing medical and surgical eye diseases, Dr. Basher provides eye certification examinations (CERF) for dogs.

Dr. Basher graduated with distinction from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1981. He completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania, and a three-year surgical residency with a Masters degree at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. For several years, Dr. Basher was a tenured professor of surgery at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island.

Dr. Basher has authored numerous scientific articles, reviews, and book chapters in surgery and ophthalmology. He maintains a research interest in wound healing. Dr. Basher is a reviewer for the journal of Veterinary Surgery, serves on committees for the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and speaks at international, national and local meetings.