Professional background — clinic-reported
Pet Medical Center reports a Virginia–Maryland veterinary degree in 1990 and a move to Boca Raton in 1998. Hughes previously worked in Northern Virginia and at Banfield, including a regional medical-director role. That historical employment does not establish Banfield ownership of his current practice. Current-office tenure and full beneficial ownership remain unresolved.
MISSING_IMAGE: no confirmed headshot selected for this exact doctor. No substitute was used.
This is a summary of the clinic’s captured material. A complete independently confirmed career history has not been established.
Training & clinical focus
Clinical interests and career details are in the professional background. A stated interest does not establish board certification.
DVM / Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; VMD / Veterinariae Medicinae Doctor. Board credentials must be checked against the relevant specialty college.
License & discipline
VM7602; raw status C/A; original Florida license 10/16/1998; expiration 05/31/2028; candidate name/profession match; current-office identity needs corroboration
Discipline: UNKNOWN. No complete individual disciplinary-order history was captured.
Tenure & continuity
Clinic tenure: UNKNOWN unless the professional biography gives a start date. Original Florida licensure is not current-office tenure.
Fee Schedule & Public Comments
Doctor-specific independent billing or clinical pulse: UNKNOWN. Clinic-level anecdotes are not attributed to an individual doctor.
Wellness exam: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained. Sick same-day exam: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained. Core vaccines: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained. Senior bloodwork: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained. Grade-one dental with anesthesia and full-mouth x-rays: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained. Spay/neuter by weight: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained. Written Chewy/Costco prescription policy and fee: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained.