Dr. Bob Ridgway graduated from Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California-Davis. After graduation, he worked at a veterinary hospital in Topeka, Kansas. He entered the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and became Director of the Animal Medicine Division on Okinawa. He later completed a Comparative Medicine residency at the Madigan Army Medical Center. He graduated from Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He was Treasurer of the District of Columbia Academy of Veterinary Medicine for 14 years. He served as Secretary-Treasurer and President of the District of Columbia Veterinary Medical Association. He was the first Army officer to be in charge of the Department of Defense Military Dog Veterinary Service at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He completed a Master’s of International Management degree at the University of Maryland, University College. After retiring from the Army, he worked at Covance Laboratories, Banfield Pet Hospital, and Orange County Animal Services in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Ridgway is a diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.