Hoyt Cheramie, DVM, MS
- Dr. Hoyt Cheramie
- Sponsored by Merial, LTD
Large Animal Veterinary Professional Services Manager
Background
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Dr. Hoyt Cheramie, DVM, MS, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, received his Bachelor of Science in Dairy Production from Louisiana State University in 1990. During this time he worked in the laboratory of world renown, equine parasitologist, Dr. Tom Klei. Dr. Cheramie also received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from LSU in 1993. After acquiring some experience in private practice in Central Kentucky, he completed a large animal internship at the University of Tennessee in1995. There he was able to work with equine gastric ulcer expert, Dr. Frank Andrews in some of the original omeprazole work in horses.
Dr. Cheramie then completed a combined Large Animal Surgery Residency and Masters program at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. He remained at VA Tech as a clinical instructor in Large Animal Surgery and research assistant in Biochemistry for a year. Dr. Cheramie became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2000.
Between 1999 and February 2007, he practiced performance horse medicine and surgery in the New Orleans, Atlanta and Chicago areas working on horses in a variety of disciplines including Thoroughbred racehorses, hunter/jumper, dressage, eventing, barrel racing, gaited horses, and various western performance events.
He joined Merial in February 2007 as a member of the Equine Veterinary Professional Services team with responsibilities for the eastern US. Merial is a world-leading animal health company, producing pharmaceutical products and vaccines for livestock, pets and wildlife. Currently Dr. Cheramie serves as the Large Animal Veterinary Professional Services Manager for the Mid-West Region, equine consultant for the eastern US and veterinary technical leader for Equioxx® and the equine anthelmintics.
Dr. Cheramie and his family currently reside in Georgetown, KY. His professional interests include surgical and medical colic management, guttural pouch disease, sustainable parasite control, podiatry and performance limiting problems including subtle lameness, EGUS and upper airway obstruction.