Biographical Sketch for Edmund Sullivan, DVM
Dr. Sullivan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology at Montana State University in 1981 then received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1986 from Oregon State University. During his educational years he spent time studying and working both in England and Argentina. After completing veterinary school he moved to northwest Washington State and worked with his wife and veterinary partner as a mixed animal practitioner for 14 years.
During these years of general practice, some of the important deficiencies of the availability of veterinary care became clear. These needs included the inconsistent access to 24 hour care, insufficient blood products for dogs and cats in need of transfusions, and dismal outcomes for pets diagnosed with cancer. In an effort to reconcile some of these deficiencies, Dr. Sullivan co-founded one of the first 24 hour veterinary hospitals in northwest Washington. Services provided by this hospital were augmented with the establishment of the Northwest Veterinary Blood Bank in January 2001—the only volunteer animal blood bank in western Washington. This blood bank now routinely provides transfusion products for veterinary hospitals throughout Western Washington and beyond.
In the last 6 years, Dr. Sullivan has been partnering with human cancer research centers to develop new cancer treatment protocols for pets. These protocols include bone marrow transplants, anti-cancer vaccines, and novel chemotherapy agents.