Dr. Valerie Fadok has been intimately involved in veterinary dermatology for over 40 years.  Her desire is to make dermatology less frustrating and more rewarding for veterinarians, pet owners, and pets.  She 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 veterinary dermatology in 1982.  She earned a PhD in Experimental Pathology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences center in 1991; her thesis centered around programmed cell death and control of inflammation.  Dr. Fadok has worked on faculty at University of Tennessee, the University of Florida, Texas A & M University, and National Jewish Health.  Prior to joining Zoetis in 2016, she worked in private specialty practices in Denver, Colorado, and Houston, Texas.  Dr. Fadok retired from Zoetis as a field specialist in January 2023.  She concurrently provides support to Nextmune for veterinarians about allergy testing, immunotherapy, and disease management. She also provides dermatology consults for Zoetis Diagnostics and 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)