Meet Dr. Pinchbeck: Dr. Pinchbeck was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from Tom C. Clark High School. In 1993, she graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Psychology and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and the University Cottage Club. Though intending to continue her swimming and water polo career at Princeton, Dr. Pinchbeck became a member of the cross-country and fencing teams. After college, she returned to San Antonio to train with the United States Modern Pentathlon Team. She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in June of 2002, and completed a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at the Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk, CT. Dr. Pinchbeck then completed her dermatology residency at The Ohio State University, during which she attained a Master’s of Science degree, concentrating on the genotypic relatedness among staphylococcal isolates. During her residency, Dr. Pinchbeck was trained in the most advanced diagnostic techniques and treatment modalities used in veterinary dermatology. In addition to her interest in Staphylococcal infections in dogs, her special interests include the diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in dogs, the treatment of autoimmune diseases, and the comprehensive management of patients with atopic dermatitis. Dr. Pinchbeck provides high quality veterinary dermatology to the pets of San Antonio and South Texas. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American College of Veterinary Dermatology, the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology, the Texas Veterinary Medical Association, and the Bexar County Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Pinchbeck lives with her husband Greg in San Antonio. While at the Ohio State University, they adopted a retired racing greyhound, “Hudson” (a.k.a. JD’s “Silly Puddy”). In their spare time, the Pinchbeck’s enjoy traveling and sports. Most often you will find them escaping to New York and Southern Vermont to visit family or to be near the sea, surf, and sun. Go Ohio State Buckeyes!

Pinchbeck’s publications

1. Pinchbeck LR, Cole LK, Hillier A, Kowalski JJ, Rajala-Schultz PJ, Bannerman TL, and York S. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and antimicrobial susceptibility phenotypes for coagulase-positive staphylococcal isolates from pustules and carriage sites in dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis. AJVR. 
2. Cole LK, Pinchbeck LR, Hillier A. Isolation of non-staphylococcal organisms from pustules and carriage sites in dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis. AJVR. 
3. Robinson CS, Robertson JT, Reed SM and Pinchbeck LR. Treatment of a Conidiobolus coronatus infection in a mare. Equine Vet J. Submitted for publication April 2006.
4. Hillier A, Pinchbeck LR, Cole LK. Efficacy of Cefpodoxime in the treatment of superficial pyoderma in dogs. Presented at the North American Veterinary Dermatology Forum, Palm Springs, April 2006.
5. Pinchbeck LR, Cole LK, Hillier A, Kowalski JJ, Rajala-Schultz PJ, Bannerman TL, and York S. Genotypic relatedness of staphylococcal strains isolated from pustules and carriage sites in dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis. AJVR.   
6. Pinchbeck LR, Hillier A. Scabies, Notoedric Mange, and Cheyletiellosis In: Birchard SJ and Sherding RG Eds. Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice, 3rd Ed. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company. 2006;465-473.
7. Pinchbeck LR, Hillier A, Kowalski JJ, Kwochka KW. Comparison of pulse administration versus once daily administration of itraconazole for the treatment of Malassezia pachydermatis dermatitis and otitis in dogs, J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2002;220(12):1807-1812.
8. Hillier A, Kwochka KW, Pinchbeck LR. Reactivity to intradermal injection of extracts of Dermatophagoides farinae, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, house dust mite mix, and house dust in dogs suspected to have atopic dermatitis: 115 cases (1996-1998), J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2000;217(4):536-540.
9. Kwochka KW, McCall CA, Hillier A, Stedman KE, Riester LE, Cole LC, Bevier DE, and Wassom DL. Flea salivary antigen rush immunotherapy for flea allergy dermatitis in dogs: a double blind placebo-controlled clinical study, in Proceedings 14^th Annu Meet Am Coll Vet Derm/Am Acad Vet Derm, 1998;107-108.
10. Hillier A, Kwochka KW, McCall CA, Riester LE, Stedman KE. Intradermal skin test reactivity and serum IgE levels to native der p I and der p II in atopic and non-atopic dogs, Abstract.

Meet Kimberly Thoma: Kimberly is the dermatology technician and client communication liaison at South Texas Veterinary Allergy & Dermatology. She was born and raised in Mission, Texas, but spent her most recent years in Germany where she and her husband J.P. were stationed with the United States Air Force. They have a son, Levi, and a poodle named “Herman” and "Bratwurst." STVAD was fortunate to add Kimberly to the team in 2006 when the Thoma’s returned to the United States. If you are a client with STVAD, you will get to know Kimberly very well, as she keeps the service running behind the scenes and during patient appointments. Kimberly formulates all of the allergy specific immunotherapy vaccines (allergy shots), and will manage your prescription refill requests. Kimberly has developed expertise in all the diagnostic techniques for veterinary dermatology and ensures that the STVAD clinical practice runs efficiently. Therefore, if you have a technical question, Kimberly will likely be the one to provide the answer.

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