What are Dr. Meleses credentials for treating behavior cases?
Dr. Patrick Melese is a board-certified Veterinary Behaviorist. He is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and former founder and head clinician of the behavior program satellite of the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Melese is currently the only board-certified Veterinary Behaviorist with a private specialty practice in Southern California. Candidates for Board Certification must already be experienced both in general medicine and surgery, and have advanced training and experience specifically in clinical animal behavior. They must have substantial experience and possess very specific qualifications before being allowed to take an extensive set of examinations. Once the examinations have been passed, the veterinarian is then allowed to be admitted to the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists as a diplomate Dr. Melese brings 15 years of experience with behavior cases here in San Diego, along with cutting-edge material from the