Joseph J. Bertone, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
Dr. Bertone is currently a Professor of Equine Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and an adjunct professor at California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, California. He received his DVM and BS degrees (nutrition concentration) from Cornell University (1983) and completed a residency-training program and earned an MS degree at Colorado State University. Dr, Bertone served on the faculties of Louisiana State University and The Ohio State University in addition to the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine. He speaks around the globe and has received multiple national and international speaking awards as well as the Zoetis Teaching Award.
Dr. Bertone is interested in areas of pharmacology and physiology that directly affect clinical veterinary medicine and the health of horses. His preference is that these areas be investigated with spontaneous disease in clinical cases. He is also interested in developing new teaching methods for students that increase learning by practice without risk to animals.
Professional Experience
•08/03-present: Professor, Equine Medicine. College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA.
•10/03-present: Adjunct Professor. California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona CA.
•03/02: AVMA Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents.
•08/98â “05/00: Equine Internist and Regulatory Consultant. Idaho Equine Hospital, 16080 Equine Drive, Nampa, ID 83687.
•03/94-07/98: Veterinary Medical Officer. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, HFV-114, 7500 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855
•03/94-07/98: Equine Internist. Equine Medical Consultant, 3815 Baker Valley Road, Frederick, MD 21071. Monacacy Equine Veterinary Associates, Mouth of Monacacy Rd, Beallsville, MD 20839
•11/89-03/94: Assistant Professor, Equine Medicine and Surgery. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, the Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210
•1988: Board certification, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Washington, DC
•07/87-01/90: Assistant Professor. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Affiliate member. Department of Physiology and Toxicology, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
•May 1987: MS, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Fort Collins, CO
•07/84-06/87: Resident, Large Animal Medicine. Colorado State University, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Fort Collins, CO 80523
•May 1983: DVM, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
•05/82-05/83: Large Animal Clinical Student Internship. New York State, College of Veterinary Medicine Large Animal Clinic, Ithaca, NY l4853