Dr. Nicole A. Heinrich is a board-certified veterinary dermatologist with nearly two decades of full-time clinical experience in specialty referral practice. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota following her undergraduate studies in biology at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Dr. Heinrich completed a small animal rotating internship in Chicago and went on to complete her dermatology residency at McKeever Dermatology Clinics in Minnesota.

Dr. Heinrich serves as the residency director for McKeever Dermatology Clinics and is deeply committed to training the next generation of specialists.  She has an extensive record of clinical research and publication, contributing to leading resources including Veterinary Dermatology, Veterinary Record Case Reports, Merck Veterinary Manual, Clinical Small Animal Internal Medicine and Plumb’s Pro, as well as co-authoring the textbook Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat.

An experienced educator and dedicated clinician, Dr. Heinrich has delivered numerous lectures to veterinary audiences and continues to be actively involved in advancing dermatologic education through research, publishing, and mentorship. Her clinical and academic interests include allergic skin disease and complex otitis.