FLORIDA VETERINARIAN TAKES AAEP PRESIDENTIAL REINS
Equestrian News Release
Thomas D. Brokken, DVM, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was installed as the 52nd
president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) during
the group’s annual convention in Seattle, Wash., Dec. 3 - 7. He will serve
through 2006.
Dr. Brokken has devoted his veterinary career to the care of the
Thoroughbred. He is the senior partner of Teigland, Franklin & Brokken,
DVMs, P.A., a 12-veterinarian equine medicine and surgery practice dedicated
exclusively to Thoroughbred racehorses. Dr. Brokken began working at the
practice in 1970 following the completion of an internship in equine
medicine and surgery at the University of Saskatchewan.
An active member of the AAEP, Dr. Brokken has served on numerous committees
and task forces since first joining the association in 1969. His volunteer
service includes terms on the Biologic and Therapeutic Agents, Racing,
Emergency Care, Ethics, Educational Programs and Nominating committees. He
also works with the media and racing public as a veterinary spokesperson for
the AAEP’s On Call program. In addition, Dr. Brokken is a frequent
contributor to the AAEP’s annual convention as a panel participant and table
topics facilitator. He previously served on the AAEP board of directors
from 1985 - 1990.
Dr. Brokken’s involvement in veterinary medicine extends to his work with
the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium and his role on the Florida
Veterinary Medical Association’s Advisory Committee to the University of
Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a former member of the
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation’s Research Advisory Committee.
A native of Harmony, Minn., Dr. Brokken attended Augustana College in Sioux
Falls, S.D., and received his veterinary degree from the University of
Minnesota in 1969. He and his wife Sally have two sons, Todd and Matt, who
are following in his footsteps as equine veterinarians.
The American Association of Equine Practitioners, headquartered in
Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 as a non-profit organization dedicated
to the health and welfare of the horse. Currently, the ReAAEP reaches more
than 5 million horse owners through its 8,500 members worldwide and is
actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and
continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry.
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