Dr. Ryan G. Gates
Dr. Ryan Gates grew up in Cuyahoga Falls and is an alum of both Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy ('97) & Lipscomb University ('01). After graduating from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005, he immediately joined the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic. He especially enjoys the surgical and dental care areas of veterinary medicine.
Drs. Ryan and Jenn were married between their second and third years of veterinary school, and they have three children.
Dr. Ryan has been instrumental in mentoring future veterinarians. One of his students, the now Dr. Shelby Drogemuller, graduated from Wisconsin's College of Veterinary Medicine and became an associate at CFVC for a time before moving back to Wisconsin to live closer to family. A second, Iowa State graduate Dr. Leah Hayes, will soon be joining the practice! Others have graduated from colleges of veterinary medicine at Auburn, Minnesota, Purdue, and Georgia, while still others are in undergraduate pipelines around the country.
Veterinary medicine is not his identity, though, and he enjoys life outside of vet med through traveling, hiking, and photography. And if you need a fourth on the pickle ball court, give him a call. :)
Big Bend National Park
Lincoln on Hilton Head Island
4/8/24 Total Solar Eclipse, from Dr. Gates' backyard
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