Dr. Dilip Bhalerao is an award-winning veterinarian with over 40 years of experience. He has worked in both the academic and clinical sides of veterinary medicine and provides continuing education programs and mentorship to veterinary students. He is a proud member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Southern California Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Bhalerao was trained at the Department of Clinical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Oklahoma State University and is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Pennsylvania, Nevada, and California. He obtained a doctorate in transfusion medicine and has had special training in hereditary diseases of companion animals and genetic counseling [citation].