Barak Benaryeh is a practicing veterinarian in Austin, Texas, and the founding partner of Spicewood Springs Animal and Spicewood Springs Cat Hospitals. Barak graduated veterinary school at the University of California, Davis, and then completed an additional year of training in Small Animal Medicine, Surgery, and Emergency at the University of Pennsylvania. He is board-certified in canine and feline practice and has been working in the veterinary profession for over thirty-five years, seeing dogs, cats, and the occasional monkey. D. Benaryeh speaks at conferences and is a regular contributor to veterinary journals.