Internal Medicine About Our Internal Medicine Specialists

The Internal Medicine Service assists primary care veterinarians to treat pets afflicted with challenging non-surgical, medical diseases. This service was established in 1998 when Dr. Catherine Daley joined Metropolitan Veterinary Specialists. Since that time Dr. Scott Campbell and Dr. Forrest Cummings have also joined the Internal Medicine Service.

A wide range of advanced diagnostic and treatment options are available, including echocardiography with color-flow and pulsed-wave Doppler, abdominal ultrasound, rhinoscopy, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, computed tomography (CT or CAT scan), in-house laboratory testing, chemotherapy and immunotherapy for cancer, and many other services.

Appointments are available with the Internal Medicine Service on a referral basis,
Monday through Friday.

Examples of diseases managed by our Internal Medicine Service:

• Heart disease
• Liver disease
• Cancer
• High blood pressure
• Diseases of the kidneys and lower urinary tract
• Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases
• Infectious diseases

Procedures commonly performed by our Internal Medicine Service:

• Ultrasonography
• Endoscopy (gastrointestinal and airway)
• Ultrasound-guided tissue aspiration and biopsy
• Feeding tube placement
• Systemic chemotherapy