Dr. Daniel Gebhart received his BA in Biology from UC Santa Cruz, received his DVM at Ross University, and completed his clinical year at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gebhart went on to do a research fellowship at Texas A&M Institute of Preclinical Studies from 2009 to 2010 and then completed a surgical and medical veterinary internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. He moved to Chico in 2011 and has been at Valley Oak since. He is the co-medical director with Dr. Portillo. Dr. Gebhart's professional interests include emergency medicine, critical care, and ophthalmology.

Dr. Gebhart is married to Dr. Sierra, and they have a beautiful family together. They also share their home with two dogs and one cat. His hobbies include snow skiing and fly-fishing.