David is a Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery at the RVC Equine Referral Hospital. He graduated from the Veterinary School of the University of Bern, Switzerland in 1994. He then spent 2 years at the Institute for Animal Pathology of the University of Bern earning a Master’s Degree (Dr. med. vet.). From 1997 to 1999 David completed a 3-year rotating program in Equine Medicine, Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging. In 2000 he entered a one-year rotating internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery at Louisiana State University where he stayed on for a 3-year Equine Surgery Residency and completion of a Master’s Degree program (MSc Vet Clin Sci). David moved to California where he completed a one-year Fellowship in Equine Surgery at UC Davis. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2005. Prior to joining the RVC in 2007, David spent 2 years at the Galbreath Equine Center of The Ohio State University as a Temporary Assistant Clinical Professor in Equine Orthopaedics.