Ben Buchanan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC

Equine Leadership

Board‑certified equine internist and criticalist advancing clinical care, multidisciplinary teams, and innovation across hospitals and industry.

A meticulously organized equine intensive care stall, viewed from just outside the open doorway, featuring fresh, pale shavings on the floor and smooth, padded walls in neutral gray. At the center stands a sturdy, empty stall with an IV pole and fluid lines coiled neatly, a portable ventilator unit parked beside a rolling stainless steel cart arranged with labeled syringes, monitoring cables, and carefully folded towels. A large wall-mounted monitor displays clean vital sign waveforms and numeric readings against a dark background. Soft, cool daylight enters from a high, frosted window, supplemented by warm, adjustable exam lights that create a balanced, reassuring glow. Captured at eye level with deep focus, the composition conveys readiness, advanced critical care, and calm professionalism in a realistic, clinical photographic aesthetic.
Dr. Ben Buchanan, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC

Meet Ben Buchanan, DVM

Ben Buchanan is a board‑certified equine internist and criticalist whose career centers on intensive care, neonatal medicine, and hospital leadership. A graduate of Texas A&M University, he earned his DVM in 2001, completed a rotating internship and internal medicine residency at the University of Tennessee, and completed an emergency and critical care residency at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Large Animal) and the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, and was named Texas Equine Veterinarian of the Year in 2012. Today he serves as CEO of Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals and is founder and CEO of Biophage, Inc.

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