Dr. Datz earned his veterinary degree at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and his master’s degree at the University of Missouri. He spent 14 years in private companion animal practice and 11 years on the faculty at MU working in the areas of Community Practice and Clinical Nutrition. He then joined Royal Canin USA as a teaching, clinical, and research nutritionist. Dr. Datz is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Nutrition) and is board-certified in canine/feline and feline practice by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners