Meet the Team at South Cherokee Veterinary Hospital

Dr Michael J Grasso

Veterinarian

Dr. Michael J. Grasso joined South Cherokee Veterinary Hospital in May 2021. Prior to this, he was the Medical Director and CMO of Cobb & Cherokee Emergency Clinics before they transitioned ownership in August 2019. He stayed on as Medical Director under the new ownership until transitioning to primary care veterinary practice in 2021. He is native to Dubois, PA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA in 1995, where he graduated with honors with a double major in biology and chemistry and a minor in psychology. He is a member of Lambda Sigma National Honor Society as well as Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. His undergraduate thesis in the field of behavioral ecology entitled Badges of Status and Their Effects of Status Signaling in Dark-eyed Juncos was published in August, 1995 edition of The Condor. He graduated from veterinary medical school at The Ohio State University in 1999 with honors. He is a member of Phi Zeta National Veterinary Honor Society as well as Omega Tau Sigma Veterinary Fraternity. He completed an official rotating internal medicine, surgery, and emergency/critical care internship at The University of Minnesota in 2000. During this time, he published an article entitled Portosystemic Shunts Can Be Congenital.

He has professionally prepared and presented the clinical conference entitled Wound Healing and Wound Management and has presented continuing education sessions amidst the community. After decades of providing quality and evidence-based emergency, surgical, and critical care service while helping to bring a teaching and learning environment to a practical setting, he is now enjoying the nuances of the primary care setting including getting to know the clients, consistent follow-up, working together as a team with the other great doctors and staff at South Cherokee Veterinary Hospital, and helping the hospital’s clients know they can count on his knowledge and experience at their primary care vet’s hospital. Emergency abdominal/thoracic surgery, cytology, immune-mediated disease, and avian/exotic medicine are professional interests.

Outside work interests include: spending quality time with his wife, Sarah, and son, Jarod; fishing; outdoors; baseball; racquetball; tennis; playing poker; music, and fine dining.