Katie Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition, SAIM), Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist®
Director & Associate Professor of Veterinary Nutrition
Dr. Katie Tolbert completed her small animal internal medicine residency and Ph.D. at North Carolina State University. She is an associate professor in the Gastrointestinal Laboratory at Texas A&M University and is a member of the Dog Aging Project consortium.
She completed an alternate-track residency in small animal nutrition at the University of Tennessee. Her clinical interests and research program are focused on the treatment of acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases in dogs and cats. Her accomplishments include the 2018 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence and she has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.
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Ashley Self, MS, LVT, VTS (Nutrition)
Assistant Director of Veterinary Nutrition
Ashley is a licensed veterinary nurse with a specialty in nutrition. Prior to her current role, as the assistant director of veterinary nutrition, she had the privilege being a veterinary technician on the Nutrition Service at the University of Tennessee…
… from 2012 to 2024. She achieved her specialty in veterinary nutrition in 2018, and completed her master’s degree at Tennessee in animal science, focusing on equine nutrition in 2023. Her interests include gastrointestinal diseases, critical care nutrition, and chronic kidney disease. Looking forward, she hopes to advocate for the advanced use of veterinary technician specialists within nutrition, advance nutrition research, and support hospitalized and critical care patients.
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Contact Details
Tel: 979.862.2861
Fax: 979.862.2864
Email: vetnutrition@tamu.edu
Service Area: Worldwide
Our Hours
Monday–Thursday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Emergency consultations may be provided outside of normal business hours upon specific request and for additional fees.
Mailing Address
Veterinary Nutrition
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
4474 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4474
Physical Address
Nutrition Service
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
408 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy
College Station, TX 77845
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