Chip McDonell is a highly qualified veterinarian with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from North Carolina State University, obtained in 1999, and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from the same institution, completed in 1994. McDonell has garnered professional experience as a Technical Veterinarian at ELANCO Animal Health and Novartis Animal Health, as well as serving as an Associate Veterinarian at Lexington Large Animal Medicine and Surgery.