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# Santa Monica doctor named top dog By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-doctor-named-top-dog-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2004-01-21T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:37:34.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Health, Marina del Rey, #archive-import

A Santa Monica doctor has been elected to the top position overseeing veterinarians in Southern California.

Dr. Robert Goldman, a California small animal veterinarian, has been elected 2004 president of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association and was installed into office in ceremonies held aboard the Fantasy One Yacht in Marina del Rey this month. With more than 1,300 members, the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association is the largest local veterinary association in the nation.

A native of Massachusetts, Dr. Goldman received his primary education in Brookline, Mass., a suburb of Boston, followed by an undergraduate degree at the Cornell University in New York. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tufts University, Massachusetts School of Veterinary Medicine in 1990\. Following graduation, he moved to California where he completed an internship at a West Los Angeles Animal Hospital.

Dr. Goldman is currently the medical chief of staff for the City of Los Angeles mobile animal spay and neuter unit. The program serves pets of residents in low-income communities within city boundaries.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 21, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/012104.pdf?ref=smdp.com)