
Dr. Lance Roasa joins the podcast to talk non-compete clauses! There has been a lot of attention recently on FTC proposed rule makings around non-compete agreements,…
Dr. Jules Benson, Chief Veterinary Officer at Nationwide, joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss new research highlighting the health concerns present in brachycephalic and “extreme” brachycephalic…
Neurologist Dr. Sean Sanders joins the podcast to talk about what a re-division of labor among general practice veterinarians, specialists and support staff might look like.…
Tyler Grogan CVT, Creative Marketing Director at Uncharted Veterinary Conference, joins the podcast to discuss her favorite grocery store and how to turn veterinary clients into…
Dr. Ryane Englar joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss her new book Low-Cost Veterinary Clinical Diagnostics. A practical guide to maximizing the diagnostic value of in-house…
Ken Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC), (SAIM) joins Dr. Andy Roark to talk about how practices actually go through the process of increasing their delegation to…
Dr. Beth Venit, Chief Veterinary Officer at the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, joins the podcast to discuss veterinary board complaints in the United States…
Dr. Mary Gardner joins the show to talk about when pet owners don’t believe in euthanasia. This can be an emotional experience full of hard conversations…
Neurologist and Neurosurgeon Dr. Sean Sanders joins the podcast to talk about how General Practice is changing and must continue to change to both reduce veterinarian…
Susanne A. Heartsill, DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice) is the Director of Companion Animal Veterinary Services at Ceva Animal Health. She joins Dr. Andy Roark to…
Dr. Adam Little joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss what the recent launch of powerful AI tools like ChatGPT will mean for veterinary medicine in the…
In January, Dr. Cassi Fleming (of the Vetfolio Voice Podcast) interviewed Dr. Andy Roark on lessons he has learned in his strange and wonderful career. That…
Mira Johnson CVPM CPA joins Dr. Andy Roark to talk about opportunities many veterinary practices are missing to lighten their load and speed up their work…
Dr. Niccole Bruno joins Dr. Andy Roark to talk about an outstanding event she put on at the VMX conference, A Day in Veterinary Medicine, and…
The days of veterinarians owning the majority of veterinary practices seem to be permanently behind us. Does this mean that practice ownership by veterinary healthcare providers…
Dr. Bonnie Price, Director of Lincoln Memorial University’s Master of Veterinary Clinical Care Program, joins the podcast to discuss LMU’s new master’s program for technicians, its…
Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Anna McManamey joins the podcast to give us a quick and dirty refresher on the Congestive Heart Failure drugs just about every clinic…
Ken Yagi MS, RVT, VTS joins the podcast to talk about an unaccredited veterinary technician apprenticeship in the state of Washington, the quagmire that is technician…
Sheri Gilmartin, head of data services at Vetsource, joins the podcast today to break down data on what happened in 2022 at over 6500 veterinary practices…
Dr. Karen Felsted joins the podcast to explain the rollercoaster ride that has been the veterinary practice sale market over the last 5-10 years. If you…
Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Anna McManamey joins the podcast to talk about how she approaches the coughing cat. Is this a cardiology problem, or is it something…
Dr. Katie Cutter, co-founder of BoosterPet, joins Dr. Andy Roark to explain how her practices utilize in-person veterinary technicians and remote veterinarians to provide wellness care…
Dr. Tannetje’ Crocker joins Dr. Andy Roark to talk about the idea of “intentional discounting.” What happens when veterinarians are able to openly discount (or even…
The original Anesthesia Nerd, Tasha McNerney, is back on the podcast! In this pearl-packed episode, Tasha runs through her anesthesia crash cart and breaks down what…



ABOUT THE HOST
Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian, international speaker, author and media personality. He is the founder of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference and DrAndyRoark.com and loves to talk about life in veterinary medicine.
He launched the Cone of Shame Podcast in 2019 because he was craving a podcast that covers medical-related topics with help from experts in the veterinary industry.
Dr. Roark’s conversational interview style helps make medical topics easy to understand and the shorter format helps you learn about the up-to-date industry information as it’s happening.
