Ross Massimiano, DVM
@rossimiano.bsky.social
Veterinary Futurist 🤖
Talent Director 🎬 @veterinary_emergency_group
Be Excellent To Each Other ✌🏽
📸 Photographer
📍California
🔗linktr.ee/Rossimiano
Talent Director 🎬 @veterinary_emergency_group
Be Excellent To Each Other ✌🏽
📸 Photographer
📍California
🔗linktr.ee/Rossimiano
Reposted by Ross Massimiano, DVM
It's 3 days until my 33rd birthday & all I want is to be able to go back to vet school
For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money
gofund.me/9164dd5c
For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money
gofund.me/9164dd5c
Donate to Help Kristina with Veterinary School, organized by Kristina Muise
Hi everyone!
As many of you know, becoming a veterinarian has always been a dr… Kristina Muise needs your support for Help Kristina with Veterinary School
gofund.me
July 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's 3 days until my 33rd birthday & all I want is to be able to go back to vet school
For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money
gofund.me/9164dd5c
For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money
gofund.me/9164dd5c
🚨 Vet to the Future #9: 🐝 Triage Bots, Shrinking Nemo, and Bee-Hive Heat Maps
🤖 AI triages pets in 4.7 s
🐑 Pig-smart CNN spots lamb pneumonia (91 %)
🦮 Dogs + mid-IR lasers sniff cancer @ 96 %
🐝 BroodScan gives beekeepers a 3-week varroa warning
🐠 Clownfish “shrink to live” during heatwaves
🤖 AI triages pets in 4.7 s
🐑 Pig-smart CNN spots lamb pneumonia (91 %)
🦮 Dogs + mid-IR lasers sniff cancer @ 96 %
🐝 BroodScan gives beekeepers a 3-week varroa warning
🐠 Clownfish “shrink to live” during heatwaves
🐝 Triage Agents, Shrinking Nemo, and Bee‐Hive Heat Maps
This week a purpose-built AI triage system eclipses GPT-4o in ER tests, hyperspectral sensors quantify bee hive health, and clownfish adapt to marine heat by shrinking.
vet2future.beehiiv.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🚨 Vet to the Future #9: 🐝 Triage Bots, Shrinking Nemo, and Bee-Hive Heat Maps
🤖 AI triages pets in 4.7 s
🐑 Pig-smart CNN spots lamb pneumonia (91 %)
🦮 Dogs + mid-IR lasers sniff cancer @ 96 %
🐝 BroodScan gives beekeepers a 3-week varroa warning
🐠 Clownfish “shrink to live” during heatwaves
🤖 AI triages pets in 4.7 s
🐑 Pig-smart CNN spots lamb pneumonia (91 %)
🦮 Dogs + mid-IR lasers sniff cancer @ 96 %
🐝 BroodScan gives beekeepers a 3-week varroa warning
🐠 Clownfish “shrink to live” during heatwaves
🚨 Just dropped: Vet to the Future #8 - 🌀 Doctors Train with AI, Flamingos Engineer Vortexes, and Vets Take Note
🧠 AI assists, not replaces
📚 GPT-4 joins med school
🦩 Flamingos engineer whirlpools
🧬 Personalized CRISPR therapy
🗣️ AI begins decoding animal vocalizations
🔗👇
🧠 AI assists, not replaces
📚 GPT-4 joins med school
🦩 Flamingos engineer whirlpools
🧬 Personalized CRISPR therapy
🗣️ AI begins decoding animal vocalizations
🔗👇
May 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🚨 Just dropped: Vet to the Future #8 - 🌀 Doctors Train with AI, Flamingos Engineer Vortexes, and Vets Take Note
🧠 AI assists, not replaces
📚 GPT-4 joins med school
🦩 Flamingos engineer whirlpools
🧬 Personalized CRISPR therapy
🗣️ AI begins decoding animal vocalizations
🔗👇
🧠 AI assists, not replaces
📚 GPT-4 joins med school
🦩 Flamingos engineer whirlpools
🧬 Personalized CRISPR therapy
🗣️ AI begins decoding animal vocalizations
🔗👇
🚨 Vet to the Future #7 – Biotech Gets Weird (and Useful)
🧬 Dog-grown organs
🤖 Robots fish can eat
🎮 Zoology as a game
📊 Insurance → outbreak alerts
💊 FDA trusts AI
🐌 Snail lays egg… from its neck
Weird? Yes. Useful? Absolutely.
📩 Read: vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/biotech-ge...
🧬 Dog-grown organs
🤖 Robots fish can eat
🎮 Zoology as a game
📊 Insurance → outbreak alerts
💊 FDA trusts AI
🐌 Snail lays egg… from its neck
Weird? Yes. Useful? Absolutely.
📩 Read: vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/biotech-ge...
🧬 Biotech Gets Weird (and Useful)
Dog-grown livers and fish-friendly robots show how strange biology is becoming the blueprint for smarter, safer, and more sustainable innovation.
vet2future.beehiiv.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨 Vet to the Future #7 – Biotech Gets Weird (and Useful)
🧬 Dog-grown organs
🤖 Robots fish can eat
🎮 Zoology as a game
📊 Insurance → outbreak alerts
💊 FDA trusts AI
🐌 Snail lays egg… from its neck
Weird? Yes. Useful? Absolutely.
📩 Read: vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/biotech-ge...
🧬 Dog-grown organs
🤖 Robots fish can eat
🎮 Zoology as a game
📊 Insurance → outbreak alerts
💊 FDA trusts AI
🐌 Snail lays egg… from its neck
Weird? Yes. Useful? Absolutely.
📩 Read: vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/biotech-ge...
New Vet to the Future just dropped: 🎯 Bullseyes in Drug, Data, & Diagnosis.
💊 Needle‑free capsule dosing
🐍 One vial to tame 13 of the deadliest venoms
🤖 AI that shaves SOAP‑note time (but adds prompt chores)
🎓 AR glasses + cloud mentors = borderless vet school
🔗 ⬇️
💊 Needle‑free capsule dosing
🐍 One vial to tame 13 of the deadliest venoms
🤖 AI that shaves SOAP‑note time (but adds prompt chores)
🎓 AR glasses + cloud mentors = borderless vet school
🔗 ⬇️
May 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New Vet to the Future just dropped: 🎯 Bullseyes in Drug, Data, & Diagnosis.
💊 Needle‑free capsule dosing
🐍 One vial to tame 13 of the deadliest venoms
🤖 AI that shaves SOAP‑note time (but adds prompt chores)
🎓 AR glasses + cloud mentors = borderless vet school
🔗 ⬇️
💊 Needle‑free capsule dosing
🐍 One vial to tame 13 of the deadliest venoms
🤖 AI that shaves SOAP‑note time (but adds prompt chores)
🎓 AR glasses + cloud mentors = borderless vet school
🔗 ⬇️
⏳ Time > Tools.
Vet to the Future #5 is out now—and it’s packed with game-changing tech for busy clinics:
🧠 AI charting
🦴 3D bone guides
🩸 CBC cuffs
🤖 Clinic robots
🐻 Hibernation biology, meet vet med
These aren’t just cool—they’re useful.
Full issue → vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/building-t...
Vet to the Future #5 is out now—and it’s packed with game-changing tech for busy clinics:
🧠 AI charting
🦴 3D bone guides
🩸 CBC cuffs
🤖 Clinic robots
🐻 Hibernation biology, meet vet med
These aren’t just cool—they’re useful.
Full issue → vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/building-t...
🦾 Building the Vet Hospital of 2030: Time, Tech, and the Human Touch
A new AI playbook, custom 3D bone guides, streaming hematology cuffs, and bipedal robots aren’t sci-fi anymore—they’re shaping the next generation of veterinary care.
vet2future.beehiiv.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
⏳ Time > Tools.
Vet to the Future #5 is out now—and it’s packed with game-changing tech for busy clinics:
🧠 AI charting
🦴 3D bone guides
🩸 CBC cuffs
🤖 Clinic robots
🐻 Hibernation biology, meet vet med
These aren’t just cool—they’re useful.
Full issue → vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/building-t...
Vet to the Future #5 is out now—and it’s packed with game-changing tech for busy clinics:
🧠 AI charting
🦴 3D bone guides
🩸 CBC cuffs
🤖 Clinic robots
🐻 Hibernation biology, meet vet med
These aren’t just cool—they’re useful.
Full issue → vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/building-t...
Vet to the Future #4 is Live!
💼 AI in animal health hits $2.11B
🩺 AI spots lung cancer—no skin contact needed
🎗️ Human cancer drug brings hope to dogs
🧬 Chip models tumor growth in real time
🦭 Seals = fertility + metabolism research goldmine
vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/moose-medi...
💼 AI in animal health hits $2.11B
🩺 AI spots lung cancer—no skin contact needed
🎗️ Human cancer drug brings hope to dogs
🧬 Chip models tumor growth in real time
🦭 Seals = fertility + metabolism research goldmine
vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/moose-medi...
🫎 Moose, Medicine, & the March of Progress
What do moose migrations, thermal cameras, and medical marvels have in common? They’re all shaping the future of vet med.
vet2future.beehiiv.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Vet to the Future #4 is Live!
💼 AI in animal health hits $2.11B
🩺 AI spots lung cancer—no skin contact needed
🎗️ Human cancer drug brings hope to dogs
🧬 Chip models tumor growth in real time
🦭 Seals = fertility + metabolism research goldmine
vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/moose-medi...
💼 AI in animal health hits $2.11B
🩺 AI spots lung cancer—no skin contact needed
🎗️ Human cancer drug brings hope to dogs
🧬 Chip models tumor growth in real time
🦭 Seals = fertility + metabolism research goldmine
vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/moose-medi...
🚨 Issue #3 of Vet to the Future is out now!
🐬 Google’s AI model for decoding dolphin vocalizations
🧬 AI-powered cancer detection via infrared light
🫁 Real-time lung ultrasound powered by machine learning
🐢 Critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
🐬 Google’s AI model for decoding dolphin vocalizations
🧬 AI-powered cancer detection via infrared light
🫁 Real-time lung ultrasound powered by machine learning
🐢 Critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
🐬 AI Is Learning Dolphin. And It’s Actually Working.
Inside Google’s vet-adjacent moonshots—plus a tortoise comeback!
vet2future.beehiiv.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚨 Issue #3 of Vet to the Future is out now!
🐬 Google’s AI model for decoding dolphin vocalizations
🧬 AI-powered cancer detection via infrared light
🫁 Real-time lung ultrasound powered by machine learning
🐢 Critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
🐬 Google’s AI model for decoding dolphin vocalizations
🧬 AI-powered cancer detection via infrared light
🫁 Real-time lung ultrasound powered by machine learning
🐢 Critically endangered Galápagos tortoises hatch at the Philadelphia Zoo
Issue #2 of Vet to the Future just dropped!
💡 AI tools
💉 Syringe-sized pacemakers
🧬 3DPrinted skin
🐺 Dire wolves?!
Let’s unpack what’s shaping the future of vet med 👇
🔗 Read the full issue: vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/are-we-rea...
Packed with tech, ethics, and some Ice Age science you didn’t expect.
💡 AI tools
💉 Syringe-sized pacemakers
🧬 3DPrinted skin
🐺 Dire wolves?!
Let’s unpack what’s shaping the future of vet med 👇
🔗 Read the full issue: vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/are-we-rea...
Packed with tech, ethics, and some Ice Age science you didn’t expect.
🔍 Are We Ready for AI Vets and CRISPR Canines?
AVMA launches its AI supplement, Texas A&M rolls out an AI assistant, and Colossal Biosciences eyes the dire wolf’s return.
vet2future.beehiiv.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Issue #2 of Vet to the Future just dropped!
💡 AI tools
💉 Syringe-sized pacemakers
🧬 3DPrinted skin
🐺 Dire wolves?!
Let’s unpack what’s shaping the future of vet med 👇
🔗 Read the full issue: vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/are-we-rea...
Packed with tech, ethics, and some Ice Age science you didn’t expect.
💡 AI tools
💉 Syringe-sized pacemakers
🧬 3DPrinted skin
🐺 Dire wolves?!
Let’s unpack what’s shaping the future of vet med 👇
🔗 Read the full issue: vet2future.beehiiv.com/p/are-we-rea...
Packed with tech, ethics, and some Ice Age science you didn’t expect.
For years, I’ve read everything I could find on veterinary medicine, tech, and science, but I've never really shared what inspired me most. I’m changing that.
Today, I’m launching 𝗩𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 — a weekly newsletter tracking where veterinary medicine is headed.
Today, I’m launching 𝗩𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 — a weekly newsletter tracking where veterinary medicine is headed.
April 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
For years, I’ve read everything I could find on veterinary medicine, tech, and science, but I've never really shared what inspired me most. I’m changing that.
Today, I’m launching 𝗩𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 — a weekly newsletter tracking where veterinary medicine is headed.
Today, I’m launching 𝗩𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 — a weekly newsletter tracking where veterinary medicine is headed.
How’s it going in everyone’s world with the UAP incursions?
We’ve had some reported in SoCal and friends of mine seeing them in NJ. It’s getting very strange.
We’ve had some reported in SoCal and friends of mine seeing them in NJ. It’s getting very strange.
December 14, 2024 at 1:41 AM
How’s it going in everyone’s world with the UAP incursions?
We’ve had some reported in SoCal and friends of mine seeing them in NJ. It’s getting very strange.
We’ve had some reported in SoCal and friends of mine seeing them in NJ. It’s getting very strange.
Saw a bunch of birds today.
December 9, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Saw a bunch of birds today.
What pandemic is likely to follow #H5N1? Will it be another strain of the flu, a version of SARS, or could we face something parasitic or fungal next?
December 5, 2024 at 2:55 AM
What pandemic is likely to follow #H5N1? Will it be another strain of the flu, a version of SARS, or could we face something parasitic or fungal next?
Reposted by Ross Massimiano, DVM
I’d appreciate a non-brachycephalic breed winning.
November 29, 2024 at 8:25 PM
I’d appreciate a non-brachycephalic breed winning.
Reposted by Ross Massimiano, DVM
2nd raw milk recall: @capublichealth.bsky.social reports a 2nd recall from Raw Farm LLC, after testing of commercially available milk by Santa Clara County Public Health finds a 2nd #H5N1 #birdflu contaminated batch. More testing of Raw Farm's products is underway. www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...
November 28, 2024 at 4:31 AM
2nd raw milk recall: @capublichealth.bsky.social reports a 2nd recall from Raw Farm LLC, after testing of commercially available milk by Santa Clara County Public Health finds a 2nd #H5N1 #birdflu contaminated batch. More testing of Raw Farm's products is underway. www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...
Out here saving lives.
Trying something new this Thanksgiving. I will ONLY be giving out medical advice to my extended family. You want to know how the kids are doing? Too bad Uncle Steve, let’s talk about your prostate instead.
November 27, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Out here saving lives.
I understand that raw dairy is trendy, but please take this seriously. I'm trying to help stop the spread. #H5N1
⚠️ BREAKING:
California state health officials confirmed that H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in sold raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
Santa Clara County public health officials collected the sample.
California state health officials confirmed that H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in sold raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
Santa Clara County public health officials collected the sample.
November 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM
I understand that raw dairy is trendy, but please take this seriously. I'm trying to help stop the spread. #H5N1
Reposted by Ross Massimiano, DVM
There have been two recent cases of HPAI in children. As a veterinarian in the public health sphere (and previous influenza researcher), I am becoming increasingly nervous about spillover and sustained transmission among humans.
www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/he...
www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/he...
Human-to-human transmission worries rise after Californian child potentially contracts avian flu from unknown source
Days after a Canadian teenager was diagnosed with the H5N1 avian flu virus, the United States’ California reported another potential case of bird flu in a child
www.downtoearth.org.in
November 23, 2024 at 12:52 PM
There have been two recent cases of HPAI in children. As a veterinarian in the public health sphere (and previous influenza researcher), I am becoming increasingly nervous about spillover and sustained transmission among humans.
www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/he...
www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/he...
Does anyone have an incredible wildlife encounter story to share? I’d love to hear about your amazing experiences with nature
November 23, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Does anyone have an incredible wildlife encounter story to share? I’d love to hear about your amazing experiences with nature
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I hate it when people tell me that age is just a number.
It's clearly a word.
It's clearly a word.
November 21, 2024 at 5:17 AM
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This site is growing fast. From 🐛 to 🦋
November 20, 2024 at 1:53 AM
This site is growing fast. From 🐛 to 🦋
Reposted by Ross Massimiano, DVM
Robins (2019) made a fascinating argument concerning the origins of the letter "A": that not only is it in the shape of a cow's head, but the shape of a cow facing the left side in particular. This is because cattle have lateralization and prefer humans approach them from their left ("near") side. 🧪
November 19, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Robins (2019) made a fascinating argument concerning the origins of the letter "A": that not only is it in the shape of a cow's head, but the shape of a cow facing the left side in particular. This is because cattle have lateralization and prefer humans approach them from their left ("near") side. 🧪
