Leslie Bauer, DVM, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice), wins the 2025 dvm360 Veterinary Hero award in the emergency category.
Dr. Bauer is the medical director of
Thrive Pet Healthcare Specialists in San Antonio, Texas, director of Thrive’s House Officer Steering Committee, and the national director of Thrive ER Academy, an emergency internship program. Since graduating from veterinary school, Bauer has dedicated all 23 years of her career to emergency medicine.
Her commitment to the profession stems from making a difference in patients’ and people’s lives, she shared with dvm360. “How often do you get to help somebody you know, every single day, and make a difference in their lives?” she posed. “There [are] not many other professions that get to do that—especially from an emergency medicine situation.”
