VCA Animal Hospitals (www.vcahospitals.com) announced it has acquired MidWest Veterinary Specialists a Veterinary Specialty Hospital from Kansas State University. The purchase will allow VCA to expand Specialty Veterinary Services in the central United States; more specifically Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota and Iowa. VCA has named the new acquisition VCA MidWest Veterinary Specialists of Omaha. Along with this acquisition came the announcement a new Medical Director and Hospital Administrator.
Christopher Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ, who joined the AAHA-accredited practice in 2011, was named the Medical Director of the VCA MidWest Veterinary Specialists of Omaha. Dr. Byers received his Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences from Colorado State University in 1999, graduating as a University Honors Scholar. He then earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. He is board-certified in small animal emergency and critical care, as well as small animal internal medicine. He is also a Certified Veterinary Journalist in the American Society of Veterinary Journalists.
It was also announced that Heather Burwell, currently the Hospital Manager at VCA Animal Medical Center of Omaha (www.vcahospitals.com/animal-medical-omaha), has been named the Hospital Administrator at VCA MidWest Veterinary Specialists of Omaha. She will continue to manage both practices. Heather comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge. She oversees hospital operations, finances, human resources, facilities management and marketing. Her primary focus is quality patient care and excellent client service. Heather received her bachelor’s degree in business leadership (BLD) and her Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership (ML) from the College of St. Mary in Omaha, Nebraska.
VCA MidWest Veterinary Specialists of Omaha (www.vcaspecialtyvets.com/midwest) is Omaha’s only full-time, state-of-the-art hospital dedicated to specialty medicine, delivering the most progressive and appropriate treatment available in Cardiology, Critical Care, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Internal Medicine, Oncology and Surgery.