Dr. Valerie Fadok received her DVM from Washington State University in 1978, after which she did an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group. A residency in veterinary dermatology followed at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Fadok became board-certified in 1982. She earned a PhD in Experimental Pathology at the Unversity of Colorado Health Sciences center in 1991. Dr. Fadok has worked on faculty at University of Tennessee, the University of Florida, Texas A & M University, and National Jewish Health. She has worked in private specialty practices in Denver, Colorado, and Houston, Texas. Dr. Fadok joined Zoetis in 2014 as a field specialist to help veterinarians treat skin diseases with more joy and less frustration. She retired from that position in January 2023, and now consults to Nextmune and Zoetis Diagnostics, as well as participating in the dermatology folder at the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). Dr. Fadok has lectured internationally, nationally, and locally on subjects relating to veterinary skin disease, immunology, and inflammation. Awards include the ACVD Award for Excellence (2010) and the Frank Kral Award (2018)