LUIS A CASTRO, D.V.M.

Luis A. Castro received his DVM degree from the University of Florida in 1988 and joined Teigland, Franklin & Brokken in 1991 after working in an ambulatory practice in Miami-Dade County, Florida.  He has been a full partner at TFB since 1996, and currently practices 6 months at Palm Meadows Training Center in Palm Beach County, Florida, and 6 months at Saratoga Racetrack in upstate New York.

Dr. Castro's interests include lameness and diagnostic imaging as well as upper respiratory disorders.  He has performed more than 2,000 surgical procedures to correct the dorsal displacement of the soft palate (Lewellyn procedure).

Dr. Castro has served on the Executive Committee of the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners (FAEP) since its inception in 2005 and was the President of this organization in 2006, in addition to being a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).  He has also authored several papers that have been published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research.

Dr. Castro was born in Caracas, Venezuela and was raised in Maryland.  He is fluent in Spanish and English, enjoys traveling, golf and scuba diving.  He and his wife, Sharon, are the proud "persons" to 3 Australian Shepherds - Kona, Hilo and Kai.