After growing up in central Ohio, Dr. Bennett went off to Penn State to study Ag Engineering and found his love of cows and other large animals. He graduated from Penn State with a BS in Ag Mechanization in 1984 and then from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine with his DVM in 1988. After an externship at Lisbon Veterinary Clinic during his senior year, he was hired on after graduation. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (cattle vets), the Ohio Dairy Vets, and serves on the Ohio Department of Agriculture Cattle Health Advisory Board.
Dr. Bennett's outside interests include vegetable gardening, beekeeping, woodworking, running, and hiking. He's active in Salem First United Methodist Church including team teaching 5th & 6th grade Sunday School. His wife Yvonne is a music teacher by training. Their children are still in school - Emily is in medical school and Phil is studying mechanical engineering. Along with their honeybees, they share their house with a Greyhound, two cats, and tropical fish. Dr. Bennett spends four days a week going to farms and one day a week in the office. His primary focus is dairy and beef cattle health with a robust mix of small ruminants and equine. In-house he enjoys challenging surgeries. But, as he is often heard telling the pre-vet and vet students, "the best part of clinical practice is the long-term relationships we build with our clients."