Dr. Byron Maas is a graduate of Washington State University and has practiced companion animal medicine for 29 years. He has been instrumental in establishing Bend Veterinary Clinic as Central Oregon’s premier animal hospital. Dr. Maas is dedicated to compassionate care, education, and community outreach, promoting the human-animal bond through his work. He has volunteered with World Vets in Honduras, focusing on endangered species care, and served many years with the Board of Chimps Inc. He was the first veterinary volunteer to establish the Esther Honey Foundation, the only veterinary clinic on Cook Island in the South Pacific, dramatically changing the lives of the people and their animals.
Dr. Maas is an advocate for humane animal population control with traditional surgical and non-surgical techniques. He has been at the forefront of injectable male sterilization with Zeuterin TM, educating his peers with injection technique training and field use. He actively serves as the Medical Director of Spanky Project USA, providing sterilization campaigns in Cuba, and volunteers with Animal Balance, providing high-quality, high-volume sterilization programs to developing nations and Hawaii.
Locally, Dr. Maas initiated the shelter medicine program at Central Oregon Humane Society and Brightside Humane, increasing the adoption of sterilized and healthy companions. He co-founded the Bend Spay and Neuter Project and served to establish Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife rehabilitation facility. He provided medical care for the High Desert Museum and continues to collaborate and volunteer with Vet Ventures, Oregon Outback Humane, and Animal Synergy [citation].