Dr. Rick’s love for animals started at a young age and grew as he got older. His three dogs (Dela, Koda and Bodie) are all rescues, this shows his devotion to giving every animal a loving chance. The doctor also has a wide range of celebrity cliental. His aptitude to swiftly operate on a loved pet and have it back on its feet in no time has got everyone’s attention.
Dr. Rick’s Education,
Dr. Rick Garcia obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1995 from the University of Miami, concentrating his pre-veterinary training in Biology, Chemistry and Microbiology. During these years he worked as a part-time veterinary technician in a Small Animals and Exotics veterinary emergency hospital in Miami, Fl. He then finished his core veterinary training in England where he obtained his Veterinary degree in 2000 and became a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 2003 he pursued further training to become certified in T.P.L.O. (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) which is an orthopedic surgical technique to repair torn cruciate (knee) ligaments in dogs. He is a member of the AVMA MRCVS, CVMA and AAV. He has particular interests in small animal soft tissue and orthopedic surgery and exotic medicine and surgery.
