Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Mark Salemi graduated from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine after earning his degree in biology from St. John's University in Queens, New York. At Ross, his training included large animal medicine and surgery at England's University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Medicine and small animal medicine and surgery at Ontario Canada's University of Guelph Veterinary School. He additionally held a preceptorship with the New York State Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo prior to his graduation with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in January 1987. His family consists of his wife Ann and his 2 children Marissa and Nicholas. He is a member of the New York State and New York City Veterinary Medical Associations, Association of Avian Veterinarians and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Read more 2004 New York State Veterinary Medical Association President's Citation 2004 NYC Veterinary Medical Association's Veterinarian of the Year for 2003 April 2011 "NYC VMA Merit Award" April 2012 "Outstanding Service to Veterinary Medicine" March 2013 "Service to the Veterinary Community and the Welfare to Animals" Dr. Salemi is presently an active member of the VMA of NYC as a member at large and acts as a liaison to the board as an NYC VERT member. Dr. Salemi is very active in his home community as the Vice President of his town's Board of Education (a publicly elected official), both Health and Office of Emergency Management, a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) member and Boy Scout leader. In 2008 he was named president of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine's Alumni Association and continues as an active member of the Alumni Council. Dr. Salemi's goals include promoting Ross as a primary university to achieve the dream of becoming a veterinarian, facilitate communication between prospective as well as current students and alumni as well as keeping alumni actively involved in that support. He strives to be active in both his professional and private communities while continuing to promote veterinary medicine as a career and facilitating the roles of practitioners in organized veterinary medicine.
