Our Veterinary Team Animal Eye Care of Richmond

Michael Blair, MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVO

Dr. Blair has owned and operated Animal Eye Care of Richmond since 1999.

He graduated from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994 with honors. He then completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal and equine medicine and surgery at Michigan State University. After an internship, he completed a three-year residency in Comparative Ophthalmology at Purdue University.

Dr. Blair also has a BS in Pharmacy and an MS in Pharmacology, both from St. Johns University, and he was a practicing Clinical Pharmacist for 13 years before going to vet school.

He enjoys raising Scottish Deerhounds with his family.

Jonathan Hirsch, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Hirsch has joined Animal Eye Care of Richmond to complete his three-year comparative ophthalmology residency in conjunction with the Animal Vision Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach. He has become an integral asset and a welcomed member of the Animal Eye Care family.

Dr. Hirsch grew up in Charlottesville and attended Randolph-Macon College before completing veterinary school at Virginia Tech. He completed a large animal surgical residency at UC Davis and is a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He comes to us with a significant amount of veterinary and surgical experience and has served as a staff surgeon for practices in California and Virginia for the past 12 years.

Dr. Hirsch enjoys running, going to the beach, and spending time with his family.