Jyothi Robertson, DVM

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Shelter Medicine Resident Alumna 2011

Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson was born in Switzerland and raised in the Midwest. After graduating from Princeton University in 1997, she began working at the Center for Comparative Medicine, UC-Davis on post-graduate doctoral research in molecular biology/physiology. Dr. Robertson completed her veterinary degree in 2005 from UC- Davis. Following graduation, Dr. Robertson worked at a private practice in Hayward, CA where she consulted for the Hayward Animal Shelter. After 2 years of consulting, Dr. Robertson decided to devote all her time to shelter medicine and began working exclusively at the Oakland Animal Services. Dr. Robertson's experiences as a shelter veterinarian in Oakland prompted her to pursue a residency in shelter medicine.

Dr. Robertson completed a Residency in Shelter Medicine in 2011.  She is currently the owner and principal consultant at JVR Shelter Strategies, where she consults with animal shelters on all things shelter medicine-related.  Jyothi continues to work with the KSMP team on specific projects.  She lives in the Bay Area with her husband, daughter, son, cat, and dog.  She can be contacted at www.shelterstrategies.com.