ABOUT
Dr Rachel Pollard
Dr. Pollard attended the University of Washington in Seattle for her undergraduate work and Washington State University for her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. She then moved to New York for a 1-year general rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center. Dr. Pollard moved to Davis, CA in 1997 to complete the 4-year residency in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of California, Davis. She then completed a Ph.D. in Comparative Pathology and began as an Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at UC Davis in April 2005.
Between 2005-2021, Dr. Pollard advanced to Associate and then Full Professor of Diagnostic Imaging and spent 5 years as the vice-chair for the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences. Dr. Pollard has been voted ‘favorite teacher’ at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine several times during her 15 years of teaching.
Dr. Pollard has served as a member of the American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) exam committee and as the ACVR president. She is currently the Director of Residency Standards for the ACVR.
Dr. Pollard is retired from UC Davis and is working with Digital DIVA and VETS (Veterinary Educators and Team Scientists) from her home (back) in Davis, CA. She has a clinical interest in small animal ultrasound and dynamic imaging techniques such as contrast fluoroscopy for the diagnosis of swallowing disorders. During her free time, Rachel enjoys spending time with her husband Kal, two children (Ty and Hunter) and two (poorly behaved) dogs, Zeus and Venus.