Stevensville veterinarian Linda Kauffman, DVM, was recently named president of the Montana Veterinary Medical Association for the 2024-2025 term. Dr. Kauffman succeeds Scott Damby, DVM, of Lewistown, who will now serve as past president on the MVMA Executive Board.
Dr. Kauffman grew up on an Eastern Nebraska hog and cattle farm. It was caring for piglets and calves, as well as her involvement in 4-H, which motivated her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and graduated from Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1983. Because of Dr. Kauffman’s interest in large animals, an internship in Large Animal Medicine and Surgery followed at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
After completing her internship in Canada, Dr. Kauffman worked as a relief veterinarian in Montana and Nebraska, later joining a large and small animal practice in Coffeyville, Kan., for seven years. She returned to Montana in 1993 as a relief veterinarian, and started Burnt Fork Veterinary Clinic in Stevensville in 1999. In 2008, the practice moved into a new clinic and shifted from a large and small animal practice to primarily a small animal. Today, Burnt Fork Veterinary Clinic services large and small animals and employs four full-time veterinarians and Dr. Kauffman has gone to part time.
In addition to Dr. Kauffman’s appointment as president of MVMA, Barr Gustafson, DVM, Browning, will serve as president elect, Julie Oghigian, DVM, Bozeman, will assume the vice president position, and Alan Goldhahn, DVM, enters the secretary/treasurer role. Chelsey Petz, DVM, Three Forks, and Laurie Gaugler, DVM, Hobson, will serve as directors on the Executive Committee.
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