Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Coleman graduated from the University of Florida in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. Dr. Coleman was a successful pitcher at Lassiter High School in Marietta, and played baseball through his undergraduate years at the University of Florida. Dr. Coleman was only the third player in University of Florida history to earn four straight SEC honor roll distinctions, and after battling back from elbow surgery, Dr. Coleman was drafted in the 24th round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2002He retired from baseball to pursue his career in veterinary medicine when he was accepted into veterinary school at the University of Florida. After earning a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2007, Dr. Coleman completed a one year small animal rotating Internship at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, CO, worked one year in small animal private practice in Cary, NC, and worked one year as a clinical veterinarian at the North Carolina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Dr. Coleman has advanced surgical training, completing his small animal surgical residency at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. During his surgical residency, Dr. Coleman studied pain assessment in dogs, owner satisfaction following canine limb amputation, and has lectured on canine hip dysplasia and medial patella luxations. Interested in canine sports medicine, Dr. Coleman completed his Certification in Canine Rehabilitation Therapy in 2014. Dr. Coleman is married to Dr. Amanda Erickson Coleman, a veterinary Cardiologist at the University of Georgia, and they have a Rottweiler named Gage, a black Lab named Birdie, and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Olive.
