Dr. Thomas J. Divers earned his DVM from the University of Georgia in 1975 and completed an internship in large animal medicine at the University of California at Davis. Dr. Divers returned to the University of Georgia for a residency in large animal internal medicine and ambulatory practice followed by 2 years as an assistant professor in the large animal medicine and ambulatory practice at the College. Dr. Divers then moved to the University of Pennsylvania for 10 years where he was an associate professor of large animal medicine and served as chief of the section of medicine at the New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania. In 1990 Dr. Divers  moved to Cornell University where he is the Rudolph J. and Katharine L. Steffen Professor of Medicine in the Section of Large Animal Medicine. He is a diplomat of both the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.  Dr. Divers retired recently but still consults on cases, conducts research projects and provides lectures to veterinarians and students. He has been the recipient of teaching awards at four universities and has received the Educator of the Year Award from both the AAEP and ACVECC.