VetVisionaries

You

Your input and feedback are essential to the evolution of our solutions. Thank you for being a visionary member of the team.

The Development Team

Content to operate behind the scenes in relative anonymity, the development team works tirelessly to interpret your suggestions into cutting-edge practice technology tools.

Paul Pion

Paul D, Pion is a co-founder and president of VIN, and co-owner of VetVision.

Paul received his DVM from Cornell University (1983). He then did an internship at The Animal Medical Center (1983-84), a post-doctoral fellowship in pharmacology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons (1984), and a cardiology residency at UC-Davis (1985-87). He became an ACVIM (Cardiology) Diplomate in 1988.

His veterinary practice career has included: a cardiology referral practice, staff cardiologist at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group, staff cardiologist at the Veterinary Cardiology Services (Sacramento, CA), and cardiology/physiology instructor at UC-Davis.

His other professional accomplishments include the NIH Physician Scientist Award, the Purina Small Animal Research award, the AAHA Special Recognition Award, co-authorship of Cats For Dummies, medical consultant for Dogs For Dummies, veterinary advisor for the Winn Feline Foundation, and discovery of the interaction between taurine deficiency and dilated cardiomyopathy.
He is married to Carla Weinberg, and has three children (Luca, Joel, and Silke Michelle).

John DeanJohn Dean is a co-founder and president of VetVision, and co-owner of VetVision.

Carrie Christner

Veterinary Relations Manager

Carrie Christner has a long and affectionate history with the veterinary industry, first working for several years in a veterinary hospital and then seguing into the world of veterinary client online gateway services. As our Veterinary Relations Manager, she does a little bit of just about everything, but her favorite thing is interacting with veterinarians and their support staff, listening to their great ideas and feedback and helping them to make the most of their VetVision services. Carrie is a country girl at heart, and her "farmette" is home to several dogs, cats, and even a small herd of Nigerian Dwarf goats.