A longtime resident of St. Petersburg, Dr. Dan Jones’ first memories involve growing up around family pets. “Pets have always been an important part of my family. First as a child, and then as a parent raising our own family.” “For me the decision to become a veterinarian seemed like a natural thing to do, like it was meant to be.”
Dan has been a veterinarian for 40 years and still enjoys helping the pets and pet parents every day. His primary interests involve surgery and dentistry. When not practicing, Dr. Jones enjoys spending time with his wife Cassie and his children and grandchildren.
Dr. Victor Povis is a native of Peru. He studied at the University of Zaragoza, Spain (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) and graduated in 1971. He had owned a small animal hospital in Castelldefels, Barcelona until 1981, when he moved to the United States and settled in Florida.
Dr. Povis is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Florida Veterinary Medical Association, the Pinellas County Veterinary Medical Association, and the Hillsborough County Veterinary Medical Society.
Dr. Povis has been practicing at Skyway Animal Hospital part-time since August, 2013.His personal interests include traveling and the opera, but also quiet moments practicing Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of Devotion).
Dr. Roy Faulkner is a 1971 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University.
Following graduation from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Faulkner spent two years in general small animal practice in Jacksonville, Florida.
In 1973, Dr. Faulkner entered the US Army Veterinary Corp and served as Chief of Surgery at the U.S. Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Frederick, Maryland and Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Clinical Investigation Service, Ft. Gordon, Augusta, Georgia.
In 1976, Dr. Faulkner attended the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine where he completed a one year small animal surgical internship, a three year small animal surgical residency and completed a master’s degree in small animal veterinary surgery and anesthesia.
In 1982, Dr. Faulkner came to the St. Petersburg area and set up his surgical practice. He has acted as the chief staff veterinary surgeon at Skyway Animal Hospital since then and is one of the most respected veterinary surgeons in the country.
