Dr. Todd Tams

Dr. Tams received his DVM from The Ohio State University in 1977.  After working in mixed animal practice in Vermont and then completing an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group, he completed a residency in internal medicine at Colorado State University.  Dr. Tams was a staff internist at the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston and clinical assistant professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine from 1981-84, and achieved board certification in internal medicine in 1982.

Dr. Tams returned to Los Angeles in 1984 to rejoin the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group as a staff internist and gastroenterologist.  In January 1987 West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group became the first VCA hospital. For more than 30 years he served as Chief Medical Officer for VCA, as well as being on staff as a part-time internist at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. In 2020 Dr. Tams transitioned to his new role as Mars Veterinary Health VP for External Affairs.  At MVH Dr. Tams focuses on university liaison, advanced educational programs (student extern and preceptor programs and internship and residency training programs), and liaison with industry, while working with and representing the various Mars hospital business units.

Dr. Tams was named as a Distinguished Alumnus of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000.