Patty Scharko earned a D.V.M. in 1983 from University of Georgia and a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill. She completed an internship at Tufts University Ambulatory and a residency in production medicine at North Carolina State University. Patty was on faculty at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada in the Ambulatory section. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine in 1994. In 1995, Patty became employed as the extension ruminant veterinarian at the University of Kentucky, Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center. In 2008, she joined Clemson University as an extension/field veterinarian at Livestock Poultry Health in Columbia, SC. She is currently involved with cattle, goats and sheep production/management/herd health. 

Patty is past president for AABP (American Association of Bovine Practitioners), ACVPM (American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine), AASRP (American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners), and AAEV (American Association of Extension Veterinarians). She served on Christian Veterinary Mission board of advisors and did a short term CVM shuttle to Mongolia and Haiti to teach about livestock health. 

When not behind a computer, Patty enjoys gardening at the office and home, and "Disney bounding" in Orlando with family. Email: pschark@clemson.edu