ABOUT Dr. Erin Paster

Dr. Erin Paster

Dr. Erin Paster graduated from the University of Minnesota, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2001, completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine, surgery and emergency at Michigan Veterinary Specialists, and a surgical internship at Veterinary Specialists of Rochester, in New York. She then pursued a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, where she ran the PennHIP clinic and pursued research interests in PennHIP screening, hip dysplasia and orthopedic disease. She co-authored scientific research articles from the Nestle-Purina life-long study in Labrador retrievers. Dr. Paster’s surgical residency training was completed at UC Davis in 2008, and she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2009. Her clinical interests include soft tissue surgery for critical patients, small exotic animal surgery, airway surgery for brachycephalic (short muzzled) breeds, and orthopedics, especially for sporting dog breeds. Dr. Paster’s personal interests include the outdoors, fishing, rock hounding, gardening, studio art, and eating cheese. She lives with her husband and two children, their enthusiastic Doberman pinscher and German shorthaired pointer, a cat and two guinea pigs. To learn more about our family-owned practice, visit our About page.
Dr. Erin Paster

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Dr. Erin Paster Highlights

EDUCATION

• University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
• Michigan Veterinary Specialists, Small Animal Medicine, Surgery and Emergency
• Veterinary Specialists of Rochester, Surgical Internship
• Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania
• Small Animal Surgical Residency at UC Davis
• PennHIP Certification

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SPECIALITIES

Preventative Surgery
Urgent Care Surgery
• Osteoarthritis Management
• PennHIP Evaluations
• Soft Tissue Surgery
• Small Exotic Animal Surgery
• Airway Surgery for Brachycephalic Breeds
Orthopedic Surgery
• Oncologic Surgery

MEMBERSHIPS

• Board-certified surgeon
• PennHIP
• Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons
• California Veterinary Medical Association
• American Veterinary Medical Association