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Diane Rhodes

DVM, DACVIM

ABOUT

Diane is originally from the Bay Area. She discovered her love for horses after her family moved to the Belgian countryside when she was 12 years old. She started cleaning stalls in exchange for lessons and spent most of her free time learning more about horse husbandry. By the time she was ready to go to college, she knew she wanted to work with horses, but wasn’t sure in what capacity.

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Diane attended the university of California, Davis and majored in Animal Science. She was lucky enough to land a job working in a research lab with several amazing veterinarians who, along her bestie, inspired her to apply to veterinary school.

Diane completed an internship at Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center prior to returning to UC Davis for her medicine residency, which she completed in 2014. Diane’s professional interests including equine medicine, ophthalmology and critical care. When not at the clinic, Diane loves to travel and enjoys many outdoor activities including hiking, cycling, skiing, running and soccer.

SPECIALTIES & AREAS OF INTEREST

EQUINE MEDICINE

OPHTHALMOLOGY

CRITICAL CARE

ARTICLES by DR. RHODES

impression Dr Diane RhodesSuccess StoriesImpression’s Battle of the Potomac
January 30, 2018

Impression’s Battle of the Potomac

This is the story of Impression, a 20-year-old Arabian mare. Impression is retired and spends most of her time in Northern California in a small town close to Lake Almanor.…
sand-colic-beach Dr Diane RhodesDr Langdon FieldingEducation LibrarySand Colic doesn’t happen at the beach
January 28, 2018

Sand Colic doesn’t happen at the beach

ARTICLE  |  VIDEO If you have owned horses long enough, you have likely had to deal with an episode of colic. Colic is a general term used to describe a…