Dr. Chew is a 1972 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. He did a one-year internship at South Weymouth Veterinary Associates and a two-year residency in internal medicine and nephrology at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1977.

Dr. Chew was an attending veterinarian at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital for 36 years and is now Professor Emeritus. He is an honorary member of the newly established ACVNU (American College of Veterinary Nephrology & Urology) and was granted the ACVIM Lifetime Achievement Award (Small Animal Internal Medicine) in 2024.  

Most of his work in clinics, research and publications involves urology/nephrology in small animals. He has special interest and expertise in disorders of calcium metabolism, chronic kidney disease and vitamin D metabolite dynamics, idiopathic/interstitial cystitis of cats, diagnostic urinary endoscopy and all things associated with urinalysis. He has been the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications, 2 editions of the Manual of Nephrology and Urology in Small Animals, and his latest book Urinalysis in the Dog and Cat.

Email Dr. Chew at: d_chew@veterinarylitigation.com