Dr. William Widmer is a board-certified specialist in diagnostic imaging and presently maintains a private consultation service in Indiana. He is also a Professor Emeritus in Veterinary Radiology at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, where he was a faculty member from 1988 to 2009. Dr. Widmer was in private practice for 15 years before returning to Purdue for a combined graduate program and radiology residency. He went on to earn his Master of Science in 1986 and completed his residency in 1987. He attained Diplomat status in the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1988. Dr. Widmer has been associated with the Broad Ripple Animal Clinic as a clinician since 1984 [citation].