Jonathan Dear, DVM, MAS, DACVIM (SAIM), is a small animal internal medicine specialist at University of California, Davis, where he also completed his MAS in clinical research and a residency in small animal internal medicine. Dr. Dear is also president of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Disease. He earned his DVM from University of Georgia. His clinical interests include urinary and respiratory medicine, and his research interests include small animal infectious diseases.