Addressing the National LGBTQ+ Crisis in the Veterinary Profession

Dr Wolff (they/them) comes from Washington, DC originally and is a board-certified internal medicine specialist at BluePearl NE Portland. They are President-Elect of ASVNU, PrideVMC Industry Liaison, and currently serve on the scientific design review committee and IRB for BluePearl. They completed a PhD in vertebrate paleontology in 2007, and got their DVM from UW Madison in 2011. They completed a rotating internship at UW in 2012, and did a partial specialty oncology clinical trials internship at UW. They started their internal medicine residency at Massey University and completed their residency at Purdue University. They then completed an ACVIM Advanced Clinical Training Fellowship in nephrology and urology in 2017 and received their certificate of achievement in hemodialysis from UC Davis in 2018. Since finishing their fellowship they have practiced in Florida, Montana and Oregon. They have mentored undergraduates, graduate students , professional students, specialty interns and residents and served as an internship director at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists. Currently they are a research mentor for residents and teach regional and national CE, as well as being a research assistant faculty member at UNM Honors College. Outside of daily practice and veterinary research, Dr. Wolff is involved in innovation work at BluePearl and advocacy for gender diverse individuals in the veterinary profession. They also continue to work on paleopathology research in their spare time.

Dr. Dane Whitaker has been practicing veterinary medicine in the San Francisco area for over 25 years. He completed his Masters in Preventive Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis in 2017 and is currently providing small animal clinical relief services across central California. He is also a relief veterinarian at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito CA, and he provides clinical as well as field support for marine mammal research projects. Although a Bay Area native, he grew up in Florida and graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. After graduation, he completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at the Santa Cruz Veterinary Hospital. His veterinary interests include small animal medicine, clinical pathology, marine mammal medicine and One Health. Dr. Whitaker is the immediate past president of the Pride Veterinary Medical Community and takes an active role in promoting the ideas of inclusion and acceptance for all members of the community in the veterinary profession.

Mo Miller (they/them/their) is a general practice small animal veterinarian based in Chicago. Having grown up in California, they pursued their undergraduate and veterinary education at Colorado State University. Their interests lie in teaching, fostering enduring connections with clients, and advocating for diversity and inclusion. When not engaged in veterinary medicine, they find pleasure in spending time with their cat Tonks, playing board games, and indulging in craft beer.

Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, is the Chief Veterinary Officer for dvm360®—an MJH Life Sciences Company™—who oversees content strategy and development and is the brand voice and personality for dvm360®’s multimedia channels. As a charismatic leader, he brings wit, humor, and authenticity to animal health care as the host of dvm360 Live!™ a new web-based talk show, The Vet Blast Podcast, continuing education webinars, and live media broadcasts.


Christman has also been in private practice and shelter medicine for 18 years and is currently a member and Treasurer of the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. He received his DVM degree from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and his MBA from Aspen University.

Christman is a national thought leader, speaker and author on practice management, social media, and rehabilitation, and co-authored, Honey, Have You Squeezed the Dachshund? A Pet Owner’s Guide for Owners Who Are Terrified of IVDD—a book on dogs with disabilities. He has been featured in multiple publications and appeared on various multimedia shows throughout the country sharing his expertise and passion on all things veterinary medicine.

As an avid social media influencer for animal health care, he has over 800K followers on TikTok and 53K followers on Instagram. He loves to engage with fellow pet parents and veterinary professionals across social media. Christman is an advocate of Pride VMC and Pawsibilities. He is also the proud dog dad to 4 dachshunds and believes no one should be deprived of the incredible human-animal bond.