Craig M. Tockman, D.V.M.

Craig M. Tockman, DVM, is the owner of Veterinary Care Center, an AAHA certified full service veterinary hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. Veterinary Care Center, under Dr. Tockman’s direction, provides services such as in – office laboratory, endoscopy, laser surgery, diagnostic ultrasound, geriatric medicine, behavior consultation and full soft tissue and orthopedic surgical services.

Dr. Tockman is a 1989 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and began his veterinary career at a two-veterinarian practice in St. Charles County, Missouri. Today Dr. Tockman owns and operates Veterinary Care Center with five locations since 2000.

He is the past president, past vice-president and past membership chairman of the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. He is also a current member of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association Scope of Practice Task Force. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Animal Hospital Association, Missouri Veterinary Medical Association, and The Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Tockman is a member of the Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society and the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society. He was a two-time recipient of the Frank E. and Ena Hickerson Rhoads Scholarship in Veterinary Medicine. He particularly enjoys clinical pathology, orthopedic surgery and soft tissue surgery. He has been lecturing since 2001 on the benefits of in-hospital blood testing and the need for regular wellness blood testing.

Dr. Tockman lives in Wildwood, Missouri with his wife, Mindy, three wonderful children and (plus one due any day) his four dogs, four cats and several lizards, rabbits, birds and fish. He is a coach for his daughters' softball and soccer teams.