Dr. Scott Ahlschwede graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and began his veterinary career in Lexington, Kentucky as an intern at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in 1996. He practiced in the Lexington area for 15 years as an ambulatory veterinarian specializing in reproduction, primary and preventative care, and sales evaluation. In 2012, Ahlschwede moved to upstate New York to develop Rood and Riddle's first practice outside of Lexington, Kentucky.

Dr. Ahlschwede joined the Zweig Committee in 2016