Dr. Connolly is an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Technology and Equine Science at Pierce College. He is a graduate of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and did his graduate work in biochemistry and molecular biology at UCLA, where he studied transmissible antibiotic resistance and determinants of bacterial infectivity. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Marion duPont Equine Medical Center at Virginia Tech. He has practiced companion animal and equine medicine, in both primary care and referral centers. His interests include small animal and equine clinical nutrition, and preventive medicine.