Dr. Rubash began his veterinary career in 1975 as a technician at an animal hospital. He graduated with honors from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1981 and has practiced in emergency and critical care medicine since that time. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 1995. He has served on the ACVECC examination committee, as a journal editorial consultant and a reviewer for the the International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society. In his free time he enjoys hiking with his wife and Labrador, "Tipps," enjoys the company of their four grandchildren, birdwatching and wilderness areas. Dr. Rubash's clinical interests lie in multiple aspects of emergency medicine and surgery, including shock resuscitation, toxicology and trauma.