Renee Andrea, DVM

Dr. Andrea was born and raised in the state of Washington where she held her first job cleaning kennels at the Gig Harbor Veterinary Hospital. She obtained her Associates Degree in Animal Health Technology and worked her way through college as a Certified Veterinary Technician. She then attended Washington State University where she graduated with a B.S. in Animal Science in 1990, and her DVM, with honors, in 1994. Dr. Andrea came to Arizona to complete an internship at Arizona Equine and thereafter, completed a residency in equine surgery at the University of California, Davis. She earned her Diplomate status as a Board Certified Equine Surgeon in 1999. Dr. Andrea joined Chaparral as an equine surgeon in 2001 and became a partner in the practice in 2003. She was grateful to help build the referral and surgical portion of the practice and the transition into Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center in 2008 was a dream come true. She has enjoyed growing with the practice over the years and continues to be a huge part of the Chaparral team.

Dr. Andrea has published research in equine orthopedics, as well as soft tissue reconstructive surgery. She specializes in all areas of lameness, sports medicine, and surgical conditions of the horse. Training in the southwest solidified her love of the acute abdomen (surgical colic), but her true passion is orthopedic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Andrea brings a unique perspective to diagnosing and treating conditions of the equine athlete, being a barrel racer herself and having years of experience working on horses from all disciplines with performance-limiting lameness issues. She strives to provide the most cutting edge treatment modalities to her patients, staying current with advances in regenerative medicine and combining these treatments with surgical therapy when needed.

Dr. Andrea and her family (husband Mike Freeland, and sons Canon and Shea) currently have 9 horses that complete their rodeo team. When not making a run herself, she is keeping the rope horses working. (Source)

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