Volition DVM Presenters

Dr. Heather Wilson-Robles received her DVM from the University of Tennessee in 2003. She completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Minnesota in 2004 and a residency in Medical Oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007. Dr. Robles joined the Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences Department at Texas A&M University in 2007 as a Clinical Assistant Professor, converted to a tenure track position in 2008 and was awarded tenure in 2014. She currently holds the rank of Professor and serves as the assistant department head of research.

Dr. Robles’ research has several main foci- bench based discovery targeting tumor initiating cells while exploiting common drugable pathways between canine and human cancers, diagnostic development in the area of nucleosomics and clinical research using dogs as a model for human pediatric cancer. She has received over $8.1 million in external funding from a variety of sources. She has written over 40 peer reviewed publications, 21 book chapters and authored 40 scientific oral abstracts at national meetings. Dr. Robles was recently awarded the TVMA Medical specialist of the year award (2019) as well as the TAMU-CVMBS Outstanding Achievement in Science Award (2022) and is the President of the Veterinary Cancer Society.

Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, is the chief veterinary officer for dvm360®—an MJH Life Sciences Company™—who oversees content strategy and development and is the brand voice and personality for dvm360®’s multimedia channels. As a charismatic leader, he brings wit, humor, and authenticity to animal health care as the host of dvm360 Live!™ a new web-based talk show, The Vet Blast Podcast, continuing education webinars, and live media broadcasts.

Christman has also been in private practice and shelter medicine for 18 years and is currently a member and Treasurer of the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. He received his DVM degree from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and his MBA from Aspen University.
Christman is a national thought leader, speaker and author on practice management, social media, and rehabilitation, and co-authored, Honey, Have You Squeezed the Dachshund? A Pet Owner’s Guide for Owners Who Are Terrified of IVDD—a book on dogs with disabilities. He has been featured in multiple publications and appeared on various multimedia shows throughout the country sharing his expertise and passion on all things veterinary medicine.

As an avid social media influencer for animal health care, he has over 800K followers on TikTok and 53K followers on Instagram. He loves to engage with fellow pet parents and veterinary professionals across social media. Christman is an advocate of Pride VMC and Pawsibilities. He is also the proud dog dad to 4 dachshunds and believes no one should be deprived of the incredible human-animal bond.