Dr. Patrick Gorden is a 1993 graduate of Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.  After graduation, he joined the staff of the Platteville Veterinary Clinic (PVC), in Platteville, WI primarily doing dairy work.  While practicing in WI, he had an adjunct appointment with the Agriculture Department at University of Wisconsin – Platteville, teaching courses in Animal Science from 1996-2000.  While with PVC, the practice became one of the ambulatory practices for UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. In 2000, Pat joined Dairy Veterinary Services (DVS), a 100% dairy practice in Chandler, AZ. DVS is a full service practice, serving farms ranging in size from 400-9000 cows.  In practice, Pat participated in all aspects of typical dairy practices, but his real passion is in the development of quality milk programs and milking equipment evaluation. During his tenure with DVS, he achieved board certification with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, certified in Dairy Practice. 
In 2007, Pat and his family relocated back to Ames, IA when he joined the faculty at ISU’s College Veterinary Medicine. He is currently a Clinical Professor, specializing in dairy production medicine, for the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM). In May 2010, he was appointed as Director of Food Supply Veterinary Medicine for VDPAM. He currently splits his time between providing clinical service to dairy clients, teaching dairy production medicine to veterinary students, collaborative research, and departmental administration.  In academia, his passion for milk quality and milking equipment performance has continued. However, quality milk programs have now morphed into the prevention of drug residues in milk and dairy beef; and the biology of drug metabolism in the health compromised cow. He is a frequent speaker at local and national veterinary and dairy industry meetings discussing the changing face of drug use expectations and the development of prudent drug use programs. He is currently working on his PhD focusing on drug metabolism in disease challenged animals.
Pat has been an active AABP member since veterinary school. He has served on the Milk Quality and Udder Health Committee, serving as committee chair for three years; and the ad-hoc Strategic Long Range Planning Committee. He currently serves on the Pharmaceutical and Biologics Committee and the Antibiotic Stewardship Task Force. has been the AVMA/AABP liaison to the National Conference of Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) since 2012, where he serves on the Appendix N subcommittee, which develops drug testing programs for milk.  Also within NCIMS, he serves on the organization’s Executive Board as the University Liaison, being the first veterinarian to serve in this role. He is an active member in the National Mastitis Council and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, serving as the Antibiotic Council Co-chair. 
Pat and his wife of 26 years, Kelly, are the proud parents of three typical teenagers.