Dr. Joya Griffin – Dermatology
About Joya Griffin, DVM, Dip ACVD
Dr. Joya Griffin is an Ohio native and graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. While attending Cornell, she earned numerous awards, including the Dermatology Service Award for her aptitude in clinical dermatology and her research on Malassezia otitis externa. It was at Cornell that she saw firsthand the amazing transformation a dermatologist could make in the health and quality of life of the patients they treated. After graduation, she completed an internship at VCA Berwyn and Aurora Animal Hospitals in Chicago where she was awarded the Intern Abstract Award for her presentation on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Dr. Joya returned to Cornell University for a residency in dermatology and after completing her residency-training program served one year as an instructor of dermatology. She taught fourth-year clinical students as well as lectured to underclassmen on bacterial, fungal, and immune-mediated skin diseases.
Dr. Joya became a Diplomate of the College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) in August 2010 and joined the Animal Dermatology Group. She has a special interest in fungal and immune-mediated skin diseases as well as feline dermatology. She enjoys lecturing to fellow veterinarians, mentoring residents, and teaching the students who extern with her. Dr. Joya is the star of Nat Geo WILD television series, “Pop Goes the Vet with Dr. Joya,” which highlights the challenging and mysterious cases she encounters in veterinary dermatology. She is excited to tell her story and show the tremendous impact her practice makes on the community they serve in Kentucky and Indiana. She has been a featured guest on The Doctors as well as other local and national news channels, radio stations, magazine publications and podcasts. She was awarded the Most Admired Woman award for her entrepreneurship in 2022. She consults with industry leading animal health companies and is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker.
Dr. Joya always strives to care for her patients as if they are her own pets and loves building long-lasting relationships with their pet parents. Outside of work, Dr. Joya enjoys spending time with her family and pets. She is happily married to Dr. Forrest Cummings, a veterinary internal medicine specialist, and they have 3 children- Caden and boy/girl twins, Coby and Carter. They have two fancy cats, Donut and Coffee, and two dogs, Guri and Magic. She loves traveling and entertaining, eating the delicious meals her hubby cooks, and spending time with the people she loves.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Treating the Itch that Won’t Quit: Diagnostic Approach to the Pruritic Pet
2. Cytology Skill for Skin Cases
3. Beyond Skin Deep: Utilizing Histopathology as part of Your Dermatologic Work Up
4. Polyps, Pain & Pus- Yuck!: Treating and Preventing Recurrent Ear Disease
5. End-Stage Otitis: When to Treat, When to Refer
6. Beyond the Bubbles: Barrier Repair Therapy in Atopic Dermatitis
7. A BAD Hair Day for Poodles, Doodles, & Ocherese- Oh My! A Review of Sebaceous Adenitis
8. Dermatologic Conundrums: Immune-mediated Diseases
9. Dermatologic Conundrums: Fungal Cases that Make You Scratch your head
10. Food for Thought: Choosing the Right Diet for Derm Cases
11. Leveraging and Utilizing Your Staff for Efficient Dermatologic Workups
12. A Pain in the A$%: Anal sacculitis, fistulas, and abscesses
Feline Specific:
1. Why I Married an Internist: Feline Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Disease
2. Polyps, Pain & Pus- Yuck!: How to Diagnose and Treat Feline Otitis
3. Kitty Dermatologic Conundrums: Cases That Make You Scratch Your Head
4. Purring & Pruritic: How to Avoid a “Catopy” Catastrophe