Gaines, DVM

Chief Veterinary Officer

Education: University of Tennessee, 1990
Accreditation: DVM
Hometown: Kingsport, TN

Dr. White, who was raised in Kingsport, Tennessee, has been practicing veterinary medicine for nearly 30 years. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Wake Forest University in 1986. In 1990 he graduated from the University of Tennessee with his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. He moved to Conyers and become an associate at Conyers Animal Hospital in 1991. in 1996 he became a partner and then sole owner in 2010. Dr. White purchased Social Circle Veterinary Hospital in 2016 to help expand services to neighboring Social Circle.

Dr. White is married to Kay Cook the owner of Body Tech Fitness center. Dr. White has two wonderful children, Erin and Colin, along with his step children, Timothy and Lauren.

Dr. White is a member of the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association. He is a resident of Conyers and has been involved in a variety of organizations to help he community including the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Conyers Rotary Club, Prevent Child Abuse Rockdale, Walk of Hero’s Veterans Memorial Park, Leadership Rockdale, Conyers/ Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, Hands Across Rockdale and the Rockdale Hospital Foundation. He was named a 5-Star Veterinarian by clients and peers in Atlanta Magazine, November 2010 and Voted “Best Veterinarian” in Rockdale and Newton County 2018.

His interests include hiking, hunting, fishing, woodworking, restoration.