Raul Bras, DVM, CJF

Dr. Bras is an equine podiatrist who spent the first 18 years of his career in Lexington, Ky., with Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital before joining the faculty at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine as a clinical veterinarian of equine podiatry in October 2023. Currently based in Raleigh, N.C., Dr. Bras remains a shareholder of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and continues to provide his expertise on a regular basis at its Wellington, Fla., location.

Dr. Bras received his veterinary degree from Ross University in 2005. A graduate of the farrier program at Cornell University in 2007, Dr. Bras became a Certified Journeyman Farrier of the American Farriers Association in 2010. He achieved induction into the International Equine Veterinarian Hall of Fame in 2015.