VetVine Member
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First Name:
Richard
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Last Name:
LeCouteur
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Profession:
Veterinary Specialist
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Degree(s) Earned:
BVSc - Bachelor of Veterinary Science, PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
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Species Contact or Interest:
Canine, Feline
Employment Information
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Current employment status:
Full Time
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Employment:
Academia
Academia:
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Veterinary School:
USA - University of California, Davis
Employment Address
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Hospital or Business Name:
University of California School of Veterinary Medicine
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Country:
United States
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State:
California
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City:
Davis
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Zip Code or Postal Code:
95616
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Languages Spoken :
English
Tell us more about you and your practice!
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Brief Bio (include professional interests, hobbies, etc.):
Dr. LeCouteur graduated from the University of Sydney, Australia, in January 1975. After a year in private small animal practice in Sydney, Australia, he completed an Internship and Residency in Surgery at the University of Guelph in Canada. Dr. LeCouteur then completed a Residency in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of California, Davis.
From July 1980 through January 1984, Dr. LeCouteur completed a PhD in Comparative Pathology at the University of California in Davis. The area of study was Spinal Cord Injury.
From January 1984 through August 1989, Dr. LeCouteur was a faculty member at Colorado State University.
In September 1989 Dr. LeCouteur returned to Sydney, Australia, to establish a Specialty Practice in Neurology and Neurosurgery.
In January 1995 he returned to the USA to assume the position of Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of California at Davis.
Dr. LeCouteur is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology), and a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN). He currently is Past Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM), and serves on the Board of Directors of the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC).
