From diabetes and seizure disorders, to organ dysfunction and cancer, our internal medicine service provides the next level of veterinary care through the use of state-of-the-art tools such as ultrasound, echocardiography, critical care monitors, endoscopy and colonoscopy as well as an extensive laboratory.

A veterinary internal medicine specialist such as Dr. James Hummel is a veterinarian who completes a  residency program in internal medicine after a rigorous selection process and is board certified through examination by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM). The ACVIM is sanctioned and supported by the American Veterinary Medical  Association (AVMA).

The residency program for an internal medicine specialist candidate includes training and supervision  by board certified specialists and focused classroom training.  Residents are trained in managing difficult or complicated medical cases, providing advanced diagnostic procedures and tests, and interpreting test results in conjunction with a patient's clinical  signs.  

Residents who have completed the program are proficient in a variety of medical conditions including gastrointestinal diseases, renal diseases, liver diseases, endocrine diseases, immune mediated diseases, infectious diseases, cardiac diseases, respiratory diseases, neurological diseases, and oncologic diseases.  Some residents may choose to further specialize in areas such as neurology, cardiology, or oncology.