DVM

Dr. Kady Gjessing continues to practice part-time in retirement as a small-animal veterinarian. Her focus has always been ensuring older cats and dogs are healthy, comfortable, and unafraid. Dr. Gjessing is the former owner of Quail Corners Animal Hospital in Raleigh. Dr. Gjessing has been a board member of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation Board (NCVMF) since 2016, serving on the executive committee as well as the current chair of the finance committee. She made the largest donation to the CVM by a graduate to establish the Dr. Kady M. Gjessing and Rahna M. Davidson Distinguished Chair in Gerontology, named for herself and her mother, an animal lover who once served on CVM’s NCVMF. Dr. Gjessing earned her veterinary degree from the CVM at NC State.