Christina Gentry, DVM, DACVD, discusses how veterinary practitioners can work with these specialists and learn more about dermatology.
What is a key consideration about concurrent endocrine and dermatological disease? Christina Gentry, DVM, DACVM, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in College Station, Texas, provides information for general practitioners in a dvm360 interview recorded at the 2026 Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX) in Orlando, Florida. Gentry presented a series of lectures at VMX, hosted by the North American Veterinary Community, on dermatological topics that included education on dental radiographs.
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The following is a transcript of the interview portion shown in the video:
dvm360: What should other veterinary professionals know about dermatologists?
Christina Gentry, DVM, DACVM: Dermatologists, in general, are here to help you. We are a specialty that loves to talk about our specialty and loves to educate. And [dermatology] is ever-changing, right? We have new drugs coming out every few years. We change our minds about how long we should treat bacterial pyoderma based on new information. So it is a lot of information to keep up with, but we're here to help. We want to be referral partners for our [general practitioners] and our community.
There are several really awesome dermatologists [who] have platforms online where they do podcasts, webinars, and CE [continuing education] series. So if you want to learn more about dermatology, I really encourage you to check out some of the online offerings that other dermatologists have and go to as much [dermatology] CE as you can.
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