SRVS

What SRVS does

Southern Regional Veterinary Specialists (SRVS) is a privately held, family-owned veterinary surgical specialty referral practice headquartered in Dothan, Alabama, founded in 2008 by Dr. Robert Martin, a dual board-certified veterinary surgeon (ABVP, ACVS) with prior faculty tenure at Virginia Tech. The firm serves referred pet owners across the Wiregrass region of southeast Alabama, providing advanced surgical services that exceed the capabilities of general veterinary practices across five core service lines: orthopedic surgery (including total hip replacement, fracture repair, and cranial cruciate ligament repair), soft tissue surgery, neurosurgery (including intervertebral disc disease treatment and spinal surgery), minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy and endoscopy), and diagnostics and physical therapy. Access to the practice is by veterinary referral during regular business hours, with after-hours emergency coverage provided through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern Regional Veterinary Emergency Services (SRVES), established in 2009.

Revenue is generated on a per-procedure professional services basis, with no public pricing disclosed; the firm mitigates out-of-pocket payment friction for pet owners through third-party financing partners (Scratchpay, CareCredit, and All Pet Card). The operating model is sales-led within a tightly defined referral channel: primary veterinarians in the region initiate cases, and SRVS converts those referrals into scheduled specialty procedures executed by board-certified surgeons using an in-house technology stack that includes CT imaging, myelography, digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, laparoscopy, rhinoscopy, and therapeutic laser equipment. The practice holds AAHA Accredited Referral Hospital status and is an American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) Practice Partner, which function as credentialing moats supporting its referral relationships.

The business is concentrated in a single physical location (301 Westgate Parkway, Dothan, AL), employs 11-50 staff, and operates without external institutional funding or a parent company. There are no disclosed financials, no published revenue or headcount trajectory, no mobile application, no public API or software products, and no evidence of AI/ML capability. Marketing is limited to organic presence on Facebook, Google Reviews, and Yelp. The go-to-market is exclusively referral-based, with no indication of direct-to-consumer acquisition or geographic expansion beyond the Wiregrass region.

Name

SRVS

Legal name

Southern Regional Veterinary Specialists

Website

https://srvetspecialists.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SRVS is a family-owned veterinary surgical specialty referral practice in Dothan, Alabama, founded in 2008 by Dr. Robert Martin, serving referred pet owners across the Wiregrass region with orthopedic, soft tissue, neurosurgery, minimally invasive, and diagnostic services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Specialty Surgical Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Specialty Referral Hospitals (Multi-specialty) (HLAMACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Veterinary Surgery Centers (Soft Tissue/Orthopedic/Neuro) (HLAMACAC)

Keywords

• Veterinary surgery
• Orthopedic surgery
• Soft tissue surgery
• Veterinary neurosurgery
• Minimally invasive surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Dothan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Veterinary Surgical Services: The practice generates revenue through providing specialized veterinary surgical procedures including orthopedics, soft tissue surgery, neurosurgery, and minimally invasive surgery. Services are rendered on a per-procedure basis following veterinary referrals. Payment options include Scratchpay, CareCredit, and All Pet Card financing plans.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SRVS is a referral-only veterinary specialty surgical practice providing advanced surgical care for companion animals. The practice delivers board-certified surgical services in orthopedics, soft tissue surgery, neurosurgery, minimally invasive surgery, diagnostics, and physical therapy. Services are accessed by appointment through primary veterinarian referrals, with after-hours emergency coverage provided through its affiliated service SRVES.

Product overview

Southern Regional Veterinary Specialists (SRVS) is a veterinary specialty surgical practice operating as a single integrated hospital with multiple surgical service lines. The practice offers five core surgical services: Orthopedic Surgery for bones and joints, Soft Tissue Surgery for complex organ and tissue procedures, Neurosurgery for spinal and neurologic conditions, Minimally Invasive Surgery using advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic techniques, and Diagnostics and Physical Therapy to support surgical planning and post-operative rehabilitation. All services are provided through referral from primary veterinarians, with Board Certified surgeons and specialized equipment including CT scanner for advanced diagnostics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopedic Surgery

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)coreOthersSRVS is an AAHA Accredited Referral Hospital, demonstrating compliance with the association's standards of excellence in veterinary medicine and referral care.
• American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS)coreOthersSRVS is designated as an ACVS Practice Partner, recognizing the practice's surgeons and surgical capabilities as meeting the standards set by the college.
• ScratchpayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScratchpay is a pet payment plan provider that allows pet owners to finance veterinary care costs through installment payments.
• CareCreditminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCareCredit provides healthcare financing solutions, allowing pet owners to pay for veterinary services through credit-based payment plans.
• All Pet CardminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAll Pet Card offers a pet health financing card that enables pet owners to access credit for veterinary care expenses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carolina Veterinary Specialists: Regional multi-specialty veterinary referral hospital group in the Carolinas providing surgery, internal medicine, oncology, and emergency care. Directly comparable to SRVS as a multi-specialty referral hospital group with multiple locations in a defined region.
• Animal Medical Center (AMC): Large non-profit multi-specialty veterinary teaching hospital in New York offering advanced surgery, neurology, and diagnostic services. Comparable to SRVS as a multi-specialty referral center with board-certified surgeons, though at academic-hospital scale.
• Pieper Veterinary: Multi-specialty veterinary referral and emergency practice in the Northeast with board-certified surgeons, internists, and neurologists. Operates the same multi-specialty referral model as SRVS, with comparable scope across orthopedics, neurosurgery, and soft tissue.
• BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital: One of the largest U.S. networks of multi-specialty veterinary referral and emergency hospitals. Directly comparable to SRVS in offering orthopedic, soft tissue, neurosurgery, and minimally invasive surgery on a referral basis, though at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• MedVet: Veterinary specialty and emergency hospital network offering multi-specialty referral services including surgery, internal medicine, and emergency care. Closely comparable operating model to SRVS, with the difference being regional footprint and corporate backing.
• Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists: Specialty and emergency veterinary hospital in Houston offering surgery, neurology, internal medicine, and advanced diagnostics. Comparable to SRVS as a multi-specialty referral hospital serving a defined regional catchment.
• Hope Advanced Veterinary Center: Specialty and emergency veterinary hospital in the greater Philadelphia region providing surgery, internal medicine, and emergency services. Directly comparable multi-specialty referral operating model to SRVS.

Broad incumbents

• VCA Animal Hospitals: Nationwide network of animal hospitals including primary, specialty, and emergency care under Mars Veterinary Health. Comparable to SRVS for specialty/emergency service lines, but operates as a broad incumbent across the full veterinary spectrum rather than a referral-only niche.
• Thrive Pet Healthcare: Multi-site veterinary hospital network offering primary, specialty, and emergency care across the U.S. Comparable to SRVS for specialty and emergency service lines, but operates as a broad incumbent across the full veterinary spectrum.

Emerging players

• Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG): Rapidly growing emergency-focused veterinary hospital network. Partially comparable to SRVS through its emergency service line and surgical capabilities, but with a narrower specialty mix and emergency-first orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SRVSpecialists

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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