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'''Robert L. Rooks''' is an [[United States|American]] [[veterinarian]]. He is the founder and current medical

director of All-Care Animal Referral Center in [[Fountain Valley, California|Fountain Valley]], [[Orange County,

California]]. He is a diplomate of both the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and the American College

of Veterinary Surgeons.

Rooks developed a surgical procedure and specialized implant for the treatment for [[Hip dysplasia (canine)|hip

dysplasia in dogs]]. He also created an artificial beak for injured pelicans.<ref>

[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9kscAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E2EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5686,6344733&dq=robert+rooks&hl=en UPI,

October 25, 1982, published in the Pittsburgh Press]</ref>

He is a co-author of the books ''Canine Orthopedics''<ref>Robert Rooks, Connie Janowski, and Suzanna Lee,

''Canine Orthopedics'', Howell Books, 1997, ISBN 978-0876057209</ref> and ''Veterinary Cancer Therapy Handbook:

Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Surgical Oncology for the Practicing Veterinarian''.<ref>Barbara Kitchell,

Susan M. Larue, and Robert Rooks, ''Veterinary Cancer Therapy Handbook: Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and

Surgical Oncology for the Practicing Veterinarian'', 2nd edition, American Animal Hospital Association, 2000,

ISBN 978-1583260081</ref>

Rooks has been recognized by the [[American Animal Hospital Association]], which awarded him the Charles E. Bild

Practitioner of the Year Award, the highest award given by the Association.

He is also part of the management team of Edgewater Foods.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.acarc.com All-Care Animal Referral Center website]
*[http://www.edgewaterfoods.com/management.html Edgewater Foods website]

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