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Our dermatologists enhance health and wellness for countless numbers of dogs and cats with various diseases of the skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body and is often the source of strange and confusing diseases.
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Dermatology
Dr. Griffin is a graduate of Cornell University and completed his residency at UC Davis in 1980. Dr. Griffin is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), has served on the Board of Directors and examination committee for the ACVD and was the President of the ACVD in 1999/2000. He also served as president of the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology and of the Western States Veterinary Conference. Dr. Griffin is the founder and co-owner of the Animal Dermatology Clinic.
Dr. Griffin is a frequent lecturer and clinical instructor of veterinary dermatology in this country and abroad. He has published many articles and books on small animal skin disease, including co-author of Muller and Kirks Small Animal Dermatology 5th and 6th editions and co editor of Current Veterinary Dermatology, The Science and Art of Therapy. Dr. Griffin received the ACVD Award for Excellence for outstanding contributions in veterinary dermatology in 2001.
Animal Dermatology Clinic
Dr. Heide Newton attended The Ohio State University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1988, summa cum laude, and continued her studies at The Ohio State University College of Law where she graduated with honors in 1991. After several years, she decided to change her career path and returned to school to become a veterinarian. In 2000 she graduated from the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in the top 10% of her class. From 2000-2003 she worked in general small animal veterinary practices in Arizona and Texas. Dr. Newton joined the Animal Dermatology Clinic in 2003 and completed her Residency in Veterinary Dermatology in 2005, which included a publication of her original research project concerning efficacy of otoscope cone cleaning and disinfection procedures. Dr. Newton obtained Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) in 2006.
Currently Dr. Newton is seeing cases at Animal Dermatology Clinic in San Diego and at our Temecula and Grand Terrace satellite locations. Dr. Newton also enjoys an extended pet family, which includes dogs, cats, chinchillas, birds, and tortoises.