DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (SAIM, SA nutrition)
Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine & Nutrition
Royal Canin Small Animal Clinic Nutrition Chair
Dr. Katie Tolbert is an associate professor in the Gastrointestinal Laboratory at Texas A&M University and is the Royal Canin Chair of Small Animal Nutrition. She completed her small animal internal medicine residency and Ph.D. at North Carolina State University and later completed an alternate-track residency in small animal nutrition at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Tolbert serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee and North Carolina State University, maintaining strong academic ties across multiple institutions. She is also an active member of the Dog Aging Project consortium, which contributes to groundbreaking research on canine longevity and health. Her clinical interests and research program are focused on the treatment of acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases in dogs and cats. She was the recipient of the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence and is an author on over 100 peer-review publications. She serves on the gastrointestinal scientific advisory board for Royal Canin, where she helps guide research and development initiatives that improve animal health outcomes. She is co-chair of the feline scientific advisory board for the Morris Animal Foundation and a member of the EveryCat scientific advisory board.
