Dr. Steve Mehler received his DVM degree from the Michigan State
University College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed an internship in
Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, as well as his residency in Small
Animal Surgery at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
in Philadelphia, PA. He spent the following three years as a part of the
faculty at Michigan State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital and split
his time between soft tissue surgery and interventional radiology. Dr.
Mehler served as the Chief Medical Officer of Infiniti Medical from 2011-
2013, a veterinary medical device company that developed and distributed
stents, catheters, stapling devices, and wound healing devices for the use
in animals.
Currently, Dr. Mehler is one of the founders of the surgical service at Hope
Veterinary Specialists and is actively practicing surgery at that facility. Dr.
Mehler is the Chief Medical Officer of Veterinarian Recommended
Solutions, a Philadelphia based company that develops and distributes
nutraceuticals and premium and therapeutic pet food.
Dr. Mehler has extensive research experience and has published many
scientific articles and in numerous textbooks on surgical diseases of cats,
dogs and exotic species. His research and clinical interests include
minimally invasive surgery, the role of nutrition in inflammation, and the
development of nutrition based products for the improvement of animal
health.