Milinda Lommer, DVM, DAVDC

After graduating from Indiana University in 1991 with a B.S. in Biology and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Milinda moved to California to attend U.C. Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree with Phi Zeta honors in 1995.

After a one-year internship, Dr. Lommer returned to U.C. Davis, where she became the first veterinarian to complete UCD’s three-year residency program in Dentistry & Oral Surgery in 1999. She received the 1999 Peter Emily Outstanding Candidate Award from the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC), and became a Diplomate of the AVDC in 2000, earning the title Board Certified Veterinary Dentist™.

Dr. Lommer is an Associate Editor of the Veterinary Dentistry and Oromaxillofacial Surgery section of the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science. In addition, she serves as Chair of the Resident Education Committee for the AVDC and is a volunteer Associate Clinical Professor at U.C. Davis, where she assists with training residents in the Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service and participates in clinical research projects.

Dr. Lommer has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to community service through extensive volunteer work. From 2014 to 2021, she ran the Boston Marathon four times, raising over $45,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In 2023, she volunteered more than 150 hours to the AVDC, U.C. Davis, and the SF and Oakland Zoos.

In August 2023, Dr. Lommer successfully completed the AVDC certifying examination for Zoo and Wildlife Dentistry.

Although Dr. Lommer graduated from U.C. Davis, home of the Aggies, the practice is actually named after her first cat, who joined the family when Milinda was 9 years old. Aggie was a devoted companion for over 19 years.