Michael Merkhassine DVM, DACVIM

Dr. Michael Merkhassine graduated from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018. He continued his training at Ocean State Veterinary Specialists in Rhode Island, where he completed a general rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery and a speciality internship in Small Animal Internal Medicine. He returned to Cornell University in 2020 to complete a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Following residency Dr. Merkhassine worked as an internist at VCA Colonial Animal Hospital, before returning to Cornell in 2025 as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences.