Dr. Heather Brookshire
Animal Vision Center of Virginia
521 Old Great Neck Rd., Ste. 2
Virginia Beach
VA
23454
United States
Website: www.animalvisioncenterva.com
Year boarded: 2013
OFA Eye Certification Exams
This ACVO Diplomate is available for conference speaking.
Speaker topics: General ophthalmology topics, especially glaucoma and feline ophthalmology
Biography:
Dr. Brookshire grew up in northern Michigan and obtained her undergraduate degree (BS, Biology with Honors) at the University of Michigan in 2002 before moving west to Colorado, where she completed her general veterinary training at Colorado State University. After receiving her doctorate of veterinary medicine (DVM, Cum Laude) in 2008, she completed a rotating medicine and surgery internship at North Carolina State University. Following a 6-month ophthalmic internship, she completed a 3-year combined residency program in comparative veterinary ophthalmology with Animal Eye Care Associates and North Carolina State University. She became a Board Certified Veterinary Ophthalmologist after passing the national American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology (ACVO) board examination in 2013.