Dr. Jonathan Dear is a graduate of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.

He completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery in southern California before completing his residency in small animal medicine at UC Davis. Dr. Dear is board certified in small animal internal medicine.

He currently serves as an assistant professor of clinical internal medicine, and provides the school with small animal internal medicine expertise in support of clinical teaching and service. His clinical interests include minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, lower urinary disease and the application of One Health principles to underserved communities. His research interests include canine blood-borne infections and systemic fungal disease. Dr. Dear is a scholar in the mentored clinical research training program at the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center.