Dr. Zarah Hedge, MPH, DACVPM, DABVP - As Chief Medical Officer and VP of Shelter Medicine for San Diego Humane Society, Dr. Zarah Hedge oversees a team of over 100 shelter medical staff who provide lifesaving specialized surgeries, progressive treatments and long-term care and rehabilitation for animal patients in the care of San Diego Humane Society. Dr. Hedge is one of less than 30 veterinarians in the world who hold the distinction of being certified in shelter medicine by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. She brings more than a decade of experience working in shelter medicine, high quality, high volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN), and community medicine and is a graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, where she was also an assistant professor after graduating.
