Peter Heidmann DVM, MPH
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
heidmanndvm@me.com
OCCUPATION:
2006 – Present Hospital Director, Owner and C.E.O., Montana Equine Medical & Surgical Center, Logan, MT
2013 – Present Affiliate Faculty, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
2009 – Present Adjunct Faculty, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2005 – 2006 Associate Veterinarian, Equine Veterinary Associates, Belgrade, MT
SPECIALTY EXPERTISE:
Sept 2005 Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Large Animal
TRAINING:
2002 – 2005 Resident, Large Animal Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
2001 – 2002 Clinical Fellow, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2000 – 2001 Intern, Equine Medicine and Surgery, Arizona Equine Centre, Gilbert, AZ
1993 – 1995 Environmental Health Specialist, Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources, Halifax Co, NC
EDUCATION:
1996 – 2000 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, N. Grafton, MA
1996 – 2000 Masters of Public Health (Epidemiology): Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
1995 – 1996 Post-Baccalaureate Education: Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
1988 – 1992 Bachelor of Arts in English: Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences, Medford, MA
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
2005 – Present American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
2005 – Present Montana Veterinary Medical Association
1999 – Present American Association of Equine Practitioners
1999 – Present American Veterinary Medical Association
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2014 – Present: Board of Directors: Bioregions International, Bozeman, MT
2010 – Present: Equine Advisory Committee, MSU College of Animal & Range Sciences, Bozeman, MT
2008 – 2011: Board of Directors, Montana Horse Council, Bozeman, MT
2008 – Present: Expert Witness Consultations and Services, Rocky Mountain Veterinary Professionals
2012 – Present: Internal Medicine Locum Tenens Consultation Services, Rocky Mountain Veterinary
Professionals
2014:
May – June: International Outreach: Veterinary Health Training, Disease Prevention & Research
Assessment, Bioregions International & MSU-Bozeman, Orkhon Soum and UlaanBaatar, Mongolia,
2013:
May: Instructor in Advanced Internal Medicine Didactic and Wetlabs, 7th International Congress,
EQCOVET, Guadalajara Mexico
October: Seminar Presentation: Equine Myopathies, Circle Oak Equine Health Fair, Petaluma CA
2012:
March: Seminar Presentation: Antibiotic Therapy, Montana Equine Continuing Education Program, Three
Forks, MT
April: Seminar Presentation: Equine Respiratory Disease, MSU-Bozeman Equine Conference, Bozeman, MT
2011:
April: Seminar Presentation: Equine Metabolic Disease, MSU-Bozeman Equine Conference, Bozeman, MT
October: Attending Veterinarian for Internal Medicine, Pan-American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico
2010:
February: Lay Publication/Interview: “Vet Shortage” for Farm Bureau Newsletter
June: Seminar Presentation: Equine Respiratory Disease, Farm Bureau Conference, Missoula, MT
August: Lay Publication/Interview: “Colitis” for Barrel Horse News
2009:
April: Seminar Presentation: Streptococcus Equi, MSU-Bozeman Equine Conference, Bozeman, MT
2008:
February: Seminar Presentation: Equine Neonatology, Montana Equine Continuing Education Program,
Three Forks, MT
April: Seminar Presentation: Metabolic Syndrome & Cushing’s Disease, MSU-Bozeman Equine Conference,
Bozeman, MT
May: Seminar Presentation: Backcountry First Aid, BackCountry Horseman, Belgrade, MT
September: Seminar Presentation: Equine Lameness & Imaging, MSU-Bozeman Undergrad Curriculum,
Bozeman, MT
October: Seminar Presentation: Performance Horse Lameness, YRHA, MSU-Bozeman Equine, Pray, MT
2007:
October: Seminar Presentation: Equine Pain Management, Montana Equine Continuing Education Program,
Three Forks, MT
2006:
September: Seminar Presentation: Equine Disease Prevention, 4-H Regional Congress, Bozeman, MT
2005:
April: Seminar Presentation: Preventative Care in New World Camelids, 4-H Local Chapter, Woodland, CA
June: Resident Research Presentation: Juvenile Hyper-Reactive Airway Disease in Foals, ACVIM
Conference, Baltimore, MD
2003:
April: Resident Research Presentation: “Measurement of laboratory parameters of hemostasis and
fibrinolysis after intravenous administration of ε-Aminocaproic Acid in normal horses and Ponies, UC Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA
July: Seminar Presentation: Working Horse Ailments, Carriage Operators of North America, Sacramento, CA
2001:
April: Seminar Presentation: Equine Colic, AAEP Student Chapter at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2000:
January: Externship Training (3 weeks): Arizona Equine, Gilbert, AZ
February: Externship Training (1 week): Mesa Verde Equine, Mesa Verde, AZ
March – April: Externship Training (6 weeks): Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
March: Seminar Presentation: Equine Streptococcus, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
April: Externship Training (2 weeks): Idaho Equine, Nampa, ID
May: Sylvia Mainzer Public Health Achievement Award, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, N.
Grafton, MA
May: Large Animal Proficiency Award, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, N. Grafton, MA
1999:
February: Externship Training (2 weeks): Winterport Veterinary Hospital, Winterport, ME
August: Externship Training (3 weeks): Littleton Equine Hospital, Littleton, CO
August – October: Research on Zoonotic Diseases of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (6 weeks), Greater
Yellowstone Coalition, Bozeman, MT
October: Externship Training (1 week), C-E Ranch, Springerville, AZ
October: Externship Training (1 week), Hopi Reservation, Window Rock, AZ
1998:
June – August: International Research: Tuberculosis and Brucellosis of Domestic Ruminants in the
Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Nepal (MPH Thesis)
1997:
June – August: International Research: Bioaccumulation of Lead in Plant and Animal Species of the
Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Nepal (DVM Thesis)
PUBLICATIONS:
Heidmann P, The Skin: Environmental Dermatoses/Wounds and Wound Healing (Book chapter) In: Equine
Manual, 2nd Ed, Editors: Drs. Andrew Higgins, Jack Snyder. Harcourt, Brace and Co, 2006
Myers CJ, Aleman M, Heidmann P, Wilson WD, Madigan JE. ”Myopathy in American Miniature Horses,”
Equine Vet J. 2006 May;38(3):272-6.
Heidmann P, Madigan J, Watson, JL. “Rhodococcus Equi Pneumonia” In: Clinical Techniques in Equine
Practice: Respiratory Disease, Elsevier, 2005
Heidmann P, Tornquist SJ, Qu A, Cebra CK. “Measurement of laboratory parameters of hemostasis and
fibrinolysis after intravenous administration of ε- aminocaproic acid in normal horses and ponies” AJVR,
2005 Feb;66(2):313-8.
Heidmann P, Saulez MN, Cebra CK. 2004 “Pyloric Stenosis with reflux esophagitis in a yearling
Thoroughbred filly” Equine Vet Ed: Vol 16, No 4, 272-276
Wong SK, Feinstein LH, Heidmann P. 1999 “Healthy Pets, Healthy People: Innovations in Health
Promotion” JAVMA: Vol 215, No 3, 335-338
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