Scott Sims (veterinarian)

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Scott Sims
Veterinarian, television personality
Years active1984–2015
TelevisionAloha Vet

Scott Sims

DVM (1955 – July 25, 2015) was an American veterinarian and television personality. He is best known for his factual television series Aloha Vet, which aired in 2015.[1]

Early life and education

Sims was born in New Jersey and raised in California. He took his first equestrian lesson at 4 years old and bought his first horse, with his own money, at 7 years old.[2]

He obtained his pilot's license shortly after graduating from high school.[3] He graduated from University of California, Davis in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in zoology. He then graduated from the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984.[1][4]

Career

Sims was a large and small animal veterinarian. He co-founded the Davis Wildlife Care Association shortly after graduating from the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. He also founded a

veterinary clinic, Pegasus Veterinary Clinic, in Novato, California.[1][2][5]

In 2001, Sims and his clinic moved to

US Fish and Wildlife Service in Hawaii with injured animals.[4] He estimated that his practice was 40% domestic pets, 50% farm animals, and 10% exotic animals.[2]

His clinic was the subject of a

Shine America, after he appeared in a segment of a reality show featuring professional surfer Laird Hamilton.[2] Filming began in 2014,[5] using a makeshift studio on his estate. The show premiered on March 21, 2015.[5] He was in talks for a second season when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer.[6][7]

Sims was writing a book, Eating Horses Don't Die.[2]

Personal life

Sims had no spouse or children, but did live with his grey parrot, Oliver.[1][2]

He founded The Pegasus Foundation to establish a nonprofit "Pay-what-you-can" animal hospital on Kauai.[4][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Meet Dr. Sims". Nat Geo WILD. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Miller, Gerri (March 20, 2015). "Meet the island-hopping doctor behind 'Aloha Vet'". Mother Nature Network (MNN). Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  3. ^ "Dr. Scott Sims, star of "Aloha Vet"". talkinganimals.net. Talking Animals. March 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dr. Scott Sims". The Pegasus Foundation. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Stallard, Brian (April 25, 2015). "Meet Hawaii's Tireless TV Veterinarian: The 'Aloha Vet'". Nature World News. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  6. ^ a b Gordon, Mike (July 27, 2015). "Kauai veterinarian, reality show star dies of cancer". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  7. ^ a b Hasslinger, Tom (July 26, 2015). "Goodbye, Aloha Vet". The Garden Island. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-08-02.

External links

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