About the author
Phillip E. Cochran, M.S., D.V.M., is a graduate of Oregon State University with a B.S. in Zoology, an M.S. in Genetics with a minor in Biochemistry. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) degree from Colorado State University.
He recently retired from his position as Department Chair of the Veterinary Technology Program at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon. He has returned to private practice in small animal medicine and surgery.
Dr. Cochran is a published author and has several veterinary appliances registered with the U.S. Patent office. He is listed in Who’s Who in Veterinary Science and Medicine (1992) and Strathmores’ Who’s Who in America, Centennial Edition (2000). He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, the Portland Veterinary Medical Association, and the Oregon Veterinary Emergency Response Team (OVERT). He is on the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association’s Leadership Council for Emergency and Disaster Planning and Relief. His non-veterinary public service is with the United States Civil Air Patrol, Oregon Wing, Washington County Composite Squadron, where he has the rank of Major and has served as Deputy Squadron Commander.
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