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PhD, DVM, DACVD

Laura Stokking

Laura Stokking

PhD, DVM, DACVD

Laura Stokking

About

Dr. Laura Stokking is a graduate of Texas A&M University, where she received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. She completed both an internship in Small Animal Surgery and Medicine and a residency in Veterinary Dermatology at the University of Illinois. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. Veterinary medicine is a second career for Dr. Stokking, who holds a PhD in Earth Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. At the University of Illinois, she combined her prior training in fine-particle magnetic interactions with cutaneous neoplasia in a study of electron paramagnetic resonance of melanin in equine melanomatosis.

Dr. Stokking has a special interest in allergy and takes a multifaceted therapeutic approach to the management of allergic disease. She has strong interests in cutaneous manifestations of internal disease, comparative dermatology of immune-mediated disease, and the links between skin cancer and infectious disease. Dr. Stokking’s practice is not limited to dogs and cats, but also includes horses and other large animals.

Education

Texas A&M University - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Scripps Institution of Oceanography - PhD in Earth Sciences

University of Illinois - Small Animal Surgery and Medicine Internship

University of Illinois - Veterinary Dermatology Residency

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology - Board Certified in Veterinary Dermatology