Dr David Dutton is board certified in surgery. His veterinary career began with undergraduate studies in animal science at New Mexico State University. He then completed veterinary medical school at Colorado State University and received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1995. He furthered his education by completing a large animal internship at the University of Georgia. Dr Dutton then went on to complete a three year surgical residency at Texas A&M University with research focused on tarsal valgus, incomplete ossification of tarsal bones, and suprascapular nerve injury. Dr Dutton continued on staff at Texas A&M as a large animal lecturer. Dr Dutton became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2000 and has owned and practiced at Hill Country Equine since 2000.