AAEP Virtual Wednesday Round Table 2021: Opening My Own Practice: Can I? Should I?

Dr. Kivett is a North Carolina native with a background riding hunter/jumpers and dressage horses. Dr. Kivett attended NC State University for both undergraduate and veterinary studies. During veterinary school, Dr. Kivett's research focused on equine reproduction and embryo transfer.

Following graduation from NC State in 2007, Dr. Kivett completed a rotating internship in equine medicine and surgery at Louisiana State University, followed by a three-year residency in equine internal medicine at Auburn University. As a resident, Dr. Kivett worked under the guidance of highly-trained specialists to hone her skills in neurology, cardiology, neonatology, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, musculoskeletal disorders, ultrasound, endoscopy, and more. During that time, she also earned a Masters degree in Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Kivett's Masters thesis involved a prospective scientific study of the effects of phenylbutazone (“Bute”) and firocoxib (“Equioxx) on equine lameness. She obtained board certification from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2013.

Dr. Kivett is an adjunct professor at NC State University and teaches veterinary students in their final year of training. She is currently a board member for the North Carolina Equine Assisted Specialized Transport and serves as the advisory veterinarian for Sandhills Horse Rescue and NC Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team. Dr. Kivett is an active member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the American Veterinary Medical Association. She lives with her husband, two children, three dogs, and five horses in Southern Pines. During her free time, she enjoys trail riding and spending time at the beach.

Originally from Las Vegas Nevada, Dr. Lindsey Smogor graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2013. She completed an equine internship at Arizona Equine Surgical and Medical Center. Shortly after, she started Jackpot, a mobile equine practice, with a partner in Tucson Arizona. In 2017 they purchased a small animal clinic as the business continued to grow.  Finally, in 2019, Jackpot Veterinary Center’s Equine Clinic was constructed. Currently she is the sole owner of the practice, and it has grown to 6 doctors, two small animal and four large animal veterinarians with both ambulatory and in clinic services.