Sarah Puchalski, DVM, DACVR

Dr. Puchalski is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology whose specialty includes the interpretation of all diagnostic imaging techniques. 
 
Dr. Puchalski is from Gibsons, British Columbia Canada.  Her professional interests and education have taken her from there, earning a Bachelor Science from Simon Fraser University to the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon where she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. Puchalski interned in Field Service and Sports Medicine at New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001, and completed her residency in radiology at UC Davis in 2005.  She stayed on in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California in their Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, earning tenure in 2012.   

In 2013, she started Puchalski Equine Inc. which was based in Petaluma, California at Circle Oak Ranch and in Wellington, Florida during the Winter Equestrian Festival.  Currently, she lives back in her home town of Gibsons, just north of Vancouver in the Pacific Northwest.  Puchalski and Associates Equine Diagnostic Imaging now headquartered in B.C. and employs 6 radiologists located around the USA and the world.   
 
Dr. Puchalski has devoted her career to advancing our knowledge of equine lameness and diagnostic imaging, particularly in the sport horse. She has contributed to several text books on the topic of equine lameness and / or diagnostic imaging. She also has contributed to numerous scientific articles concerning the diagnosis of equine lameness to many periodic journals.  

Sarah is actively involved with show jumping, owning several horses, and most recently starting a Riding School for children in her hometown.