Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Richard McComick grew up in the Gettysburg area of Pennsylvania and developed his love for horses taking care of them at the family farm and showing jumpers. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1976 ( with a Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris degree hence his title of VMD). After working in a mixed practice in Maryland for a year, he headed west and purchased a small animal practice in Mill Valley, CA were he worked for five years. After selling that practice in 1982, he came to Valley Animal Hospital while it was still in Morgan Hill and ultimately, purchase it from Eugene Carroll, DVM in 1984.While most of his time is spent at the equine practice--Valley Animal Hospital, now located in Gilroy, he will often assist Dr. Kayashima at Orchard with complicated soft tissue or orthopedic surgeries. In his spare time, he can sometimes be seen riding one of his horses on the local trails at Mt. Madonna with his wife Dr. Lori Kayashima, out on SF Bay fishing for halibut in his wooden Devlin Dipper that he built or duck hunting with his Labrador, Girl (he is still waiting patiently for Z to figure out how to swim).
