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Dr. Anson J. Tsugawa graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. Following graduation, he completed a one-year internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital (Akron, OH) and a three-year residency in Dentistry and Oral Surgery at the University of California-Davis, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. During the final year of his residency, he was elected as Chief Resident of the Small Animal Clinic.

In 2002, Dr. Tsugawa returned to the University of Pennsylvania as a Lecturer in Dentistry. Before opening Dog and Cat Dentist, Inc., in Culver City, Dr. Tsugawa was the veterinary dentist at the California Animal Hospital Veterinary Specialty Group in West Los Angeles. His clinical and research interests include surgical oral oncology, maxillofacial fracture repair, jaw reconstruction and dentomaxillofacial radiology.

Dr. Tsugawa became board certified in veterinary dentistry (Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College) in 2004. He is the previous Chairman of the American Veterinary Dental College Examination Committee (2007-2008), and served as President of the North Bay Westside Chapter of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association in 2007. Among his many accolades, Dr. Tsugawa was the 2005 recipient of the American Veterinary Dental College Outstanding Candidate Award (sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health), a national award presented to a highly qualified and productive veterinarian who has recently achieved board certification in veterinary dentistry.

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