Dr. Benjamin Brunson
Board-Certified Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Benjamin Brunson is a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist in Asheville, NC. He is available to serve general practices and emergency animal hospitals throughout his service area in the Asheville metropolitan region.
Biography
Dr. Benjamin Brunson grew up in the Sunshine State and earned his undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degrees from the University of Florida. Following a small animal rotating internship at Colorado State University, Dr. Brunson moved to the Pacific Northwest and completed a three-year small animal internal medicine residency at Oregon State University. While he enjoys all aspects of medicine, his favorite cases include infectious, immune-mediated, and hepatobiliary diseases as well as endoscopic and interventional radiology procedures.
He married his wife, Katie, in 2015, and together have 2 children along with 1 dog and 2 cats, plus an ever rotating set of foster kittens. His hobbies include the goal of visiting every national park, scuba diving, watching all Gator sports, and home brewing. They chose to move back to the east coast to be closer to family and currently call the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina home.
CV
- 2024
Joined MOVES - 2020-2024
Staff internist at private practice in North Carolina - 2021
Achieved board certification through ACVIM. - 2020
Completed internal medicine residency at Oregon State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Corvallis, OR). - 2017
Completed small animal rotating internship at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Fort Collins, CO). - 2016
Earned DVM from University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine (Gainesville, FL). - 2012
Graduated from University of Florida, with a M.S. in Toxicology (Gainesville, FL). - 2009
Graduated from University of Florida, College of Agriculture and Life Science (Gainesville, FL).
Brunson BW. Immune-mediated neutropenia in a miniature poodle. J Am Anim Hosp
2019; 55:e551-03. DOI 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6832
Brunson BW, Case JB, Ellison GW, Alvarez WA, Kim SE, Winter M, Garcia-Pereira FL, Farina LL. Evaluation of surgical time, complications and short-term survival in dogs undergoing preoperative computed tomography angiography for diagnosis of an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt: 124 cases (2005-2014). Can Vet J 2016 Jan;57(1):59-64
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What is a board-certified veterinary internal medicine specialist?
A veterinary internal medicine specialist is a veterinarian who has completed advanced training in internal medicine (including a one-year internship and three-year residency) following graduation from their veterinary college. The residency training culminates with a comprehensive examination covering all aspects of veterinary small animal internal medicine. Once these requirements have been fulfilled, the veterinarian is considered to be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM).
The umbrella of small animal internal medicine includes many sub-disciplines including gastroenterology (esophageal, stomach and intestinal disease), hepatology (liver and pancreatic disease), endocrinology (hormonal disease), infectious diseases, urology (urinary tract disease), nephrology (kidney disease), respiratory medicine (nose, airway and lung disease), and hematology (blood cells) & immunology (immune diseases). In many cases, the signs of a patient may include many of these organ systems. Due to their holistic approach, internal medicine specialists may also manage cases of patients with neurologic, cardiovascular or cancerous diseases, especially when these patients also share diseases within the scope of internal medicine.
Adapted from “What is a Board-Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist?” on vetspecialists.com.