NYSVMS honors Dr. Laurel Kaddatz with its highest honor, Distinguished Life Service
Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Stephanie Quirini
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ALBANY- Laurel A. Kaddatz, DVM, has been recognized by the New York State Veterinary Medical
Society for his dedicated service to the field of veterinary medicine and his state society.
NYSVMS President Dean Snyder, DVM presented Dr. Kaddatz with the NYSVMS Distinguished Life
Service Award at the New York State Veterinary Conference’s Celebration Dinner in Ithaca October 17,
2015.
The Distinguished Life Service Award is the highest honor to be conferred upon a member of the
NYSVMS. It honors an individual of the highest caliber in the profession; one who has been a good and
faithful NYSVMS member for a period of 35 years and has actively and fully partaken in Society
activities.
Laurel Kaddatz, DVM was born and raised on a dairy farm in central Minnesota, earned his DVM from
the University of Minnesota, and completed an internship at Cornell University. He was a senior partner
for 25 years practicing in Rochester, NY. He became hospital director/co-owner at Pound Ridge
Veterinary Center in Pound Ridge, NY in 2003. Dr. Kaddatz has been named a Westchester County’s
TopVets multiple times.
Active at many levels in organized veterinary medicine, Dr. Kaddatz served as president of the New York
State Veterinary Medical Society in 2000 and was the recipient of their Veterinarian of the Year award in
2002. He is also the recipient of the NYSVMS Merit Award and Presidential Citation. He is a member of
Westchester/Rockland VMA. He chaired the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on
Veterinary Service, co-chaired the AVMA Governance Performance Review Committee, and is a New
York alternate delegate to their House of Delegates. In addition, through AVMA’s Committee on
International Veterinary Affairs, he is AVMA’s General Assembly representative at the World Small
Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Congress.
Committed to continuing education, Dr. Kaddatz is a past president and board of directors member of the
North American Veterinary Community. A nonprofit organization, the NAVC provides world-class
continuing professional development for the global veterinary healthcare community. Dr. Kaddatz is also
a board member and treasurer of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Foundation. The
WSAVA Foundation mission is to improve global companion animal care through science and education.
The New York State Veterinary Medical Society is a professional association that represents the more
than 5,000 licensed veterinarians in New York State. The NYSVMS’s mission is to lead New York State
veterinarians in the education, advancement and protection of animal wellness, public health and the
veterinary medical profession.