Dr Robert Bahr Diplomate, ACVR

Born in Houston, Texas, Bob moved with his family to a small town in New Mexico just as he was starting in Junior High School.  Bob enrolled as a Pre-Vet student in the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Following acceptance into the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University, Bob earned a BS degree in Pre-Veterinary Sciences and also his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Oklahoma State University in 1970.  He was already in the United States Air Force reserve, but his deployment was delayed for 9 months, so he entered a private small animal practice in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

In October, 1971, Bob was transferred to Ching Chuang Kang Air Bae in Taiwan where he became the Base Veterinarian for the United States Air Force attachment stationed on this Chinese Air Base.  His duties consisted of veterinary care for 6 Air Force Patrol dogs, conducting bi-weekly veterinary clinics for the private pets of base personnel and Food Quality and Safety inspections for all consumable food and drink products used, purchased by or passing through the US Air Force Command, the mission of which was to supply fresh food to the US forces deployed to Vietnam.

Bob left active duty in the US Air Force and was accepted into a Radiology and Internal Medicine Internship program at Kansas State University.  Following successful completion of this internship, Bob was accepted into the Radiology Residency training program of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis and spent the next two years there.

Following completion of his radiology residency, Bob took and successfully passed the Board Certifying Exam of the American College of Veterinary Radiology, becoming a Diplomate of the ACVR.

Immediately thereafter, Bob applied for and was admitted to the faculty of the College of Veterinary, University of Missouri where he taught veterinary students, mentored two Radiology residents, worked in the imaging section of the teaching hospital and participated in collaborative research projects.  He was there for 3.5 years and met his future wife there. 

Bob left academia for a time and entered a multi-specialist small animal private specialty practice in Santa Ana, California where he was the consulting radiologist. After two years there, he branched out on his own with his own private consulting practice.

In 1984, Bob was recruited by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University and accepted a tenure track faculty position in the college there.  He achieved tenure there and continued as an academic veterinary radiologist for slightly over 30 years, teaching veterinary students, training interns and residents, giving numerous continuing education seminars and participating in collaborative research projects, one being investigation of prophylactic ablation of canine intervertebral discs using a Holmium:YAG laser fiber to prevent subsequent intervertebral disc rupture.

Bob retired in July, 2014 and has spent his retirement doing local image consultations and imaging locums at various universities with veterinary colleges, including Oklahoma State University, Kansas State University, Oregon State University and Massey University in New Zealand.