Dr. Sarah Schmid received her veterinary degree (DVM) from the University of Wisconsin Madison, after which she completed a rotating internship at the University of Pennsylvania. She went on to complete a small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Tennessee. After spending three years as an internist in a large private practice, Dr. Schmid returned to academia as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before returning to the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine as an assistant professor. She also completed a clinical trials fellowship with the Dog Aging Project from 2021-2022 out of Texas A&M University. Dr. Schmid enjoys teaching and applying physiology/pathophysiology to the clinical practice of veterinary medicine. Her clinical interests include gastroenterology, hepatobiliary diseases, endocrine diseases, endoscopy, and protein-losing nephropathies. Her other interests include hiking, traveling, painting, musical theater, and spending time with her brachycephalic cats.