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A market in transition: Is profession ready to seize the opportunities?
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DVM
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August 1, 2008
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PORTLAND, ORE.-Dr. Hugh B. Lewis shared a big vision during his career.
And he had the opportunity to see it become reality.
The former Purdue University veterinary school dean was one of the key architects behind Banfield's DataSavant - now at some 20 million pet records strong - and a collaboration with Purdue's National Companion Animal Surveillance Program.
Lewis' retirement marks the end of his career, and development of the most comprehensive pet disease-surveillance system available to veterinary medicine. In collaboration with Purdue University's National Companion Animal Surveillance Program, the database can provide a type of early-warning system on the spread of ...