Tom Riegel

Dr. Tom Riegel is thrilled to be back in the Upstate area. While his education brought him all over the country with veterinary school at Virginia-Maryland CVM in Blacksburg, VA, an internship in Seattle, WA and surgical residency at Iowa State University - the Upstate is where he truly feels at home. 

Dr. Riegel most recently served as faculty with Iowa State’s veterinary teaching hospital training veterinary students, interns, and residents in small animal surgery. He has a strong interest in orthopedic surgery including advanced fracture treatments, arthroscopy, and 3-D modeling. He also enjoys nearly all aspects of soft tissue, reconstructive, and oncologic surgery, and has robust experience with neurosurgery. As a board-certified specialist with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, he is extensively trained in all aspects of surgery, but Dr. Riegel also believes that knowledge of nonsurgical or less invasive procedures helps to provide complete care to his patients.

Outside of the hospital, Dr. Riegel enjoys cycling, running, camping, and has recently rediscovered a passion for ceramics and pottery. He has a full house shared with his family that includes (but is not limited to) three dogs, an orange cat named Funyun, a crested gecko, and plays a good horse-dad to wife, Melissa’s, horse.