The Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, a 52-year-old family owned and operated referral center, located on the central coast of California, is seeking a board-certified surgeon to join our team.

The ideal applicant has experience in all facets of equine surgery as well as lameness and other specialties such as respiratory, laparoscopic, and ophthalmic procedures.  You will be joining a talented team with nine other full-time veterinarians including two boarded surgeons, two boarded internists and four ambulatory veterinarians.

You will enjoy an unmatched suite of technologies available to you, synergistic modalities used individually or together to augment your ability to accurately diagnose even the most complex issues in the horse.  These include a High Field Siemens 1.5 Tesla MRI, BodyTom CT, Hallmarq standing MRI and standing CT, Nuclear Scintigraphy, and LongMile PET Scan in addition to digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy and fluoroscopy.  Our facilities include a surgical suite with two recovery stalls, a recovery pool, hyperbaric oxygen, motion camera gait analysis system, 12 ICU stalls, three exam rooms, and 50 indoor stalls.

For ambulatory service we serve an area within a 20-mile radius of the hospital and referrals coming from throughout California and surrounding states.

The caseload is widely varied consisting largely of Quarter Horses, Warmbloods, Thoroughbreds and Arabians.  The surgeries we perform coincide with this variety of horses and their uses. We operate the hospital with the support of five interns on a rotating internship, and a full team of technicians, grooms and assistants to help with procedures. The role is primarily hospital oriented including involvement in ambulatory service on the nights of primary emergency duties, alternating with the other veterinarians on the team.

Compensation is production based with a guaranteed minimum.  We offer two weeks of Paid Time Off annually, 401k, health, dental and vision insurance.  Licensing and professional insurance are included, as well as professional dues for ACVS, AAEP, and AVMA.

Please visit us at, www.alamopintado.com, for a full virtual tour of our facility, introduction to our team and information about our background and culture. Applicants should submit a CV and list of four references via email to Dr. Troy Herthel - [email protected]

About Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center

Alamo Pintado, family owned and oriented for 52 years provides 24/7 service to our local area as well as a wide referral base in central and southern California. The state-of-the art hospital campus has a full surgery suite, ICU and neonatal unit, CT, Siemens high field 1.5 tesla MRI, Hallmarq standing MRI, nuclear scintigraphy, lameness motion detection system, ultrasound, digital radiography, endoscopy, shockwave, therapeutic laser, water treadmill and many other features. The central coast and the Santa Ynez Valley have various outstanding offerings for recreational outdoor activities and equestrian events, We are located 30 miles from a moderate sized airport in Santa Barbara, near two community colleges and two universities that offer many cultural and educational opportunities. Our climate is warm semi-arid with nearby ocean beaches, low lying mountains full of hiking trails, campsites and a nearby lake.

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