SPEAKERS

European and RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

Honorary Associate Professor, University of Nottingham

Abby graduated from Cambridge Veterinary School in 2001. During five years in a busy small animal practice, she developed an interest in radiology and ultrasound, and gained the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. She returned to Cambridge in 2006 to undertake a Residency in Diagnostic Imaging, and gained the European Diploma in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2009. She is an active member of the British and Irish Division of the European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and a member of the Board of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. Abby is interested in all aspects of imaging, in particular MRI, trauma imaging and muscuoloskeletal ultrasound. She has published articles and book chapters in the field, and enjoys teaching students and general practitioners.

Dr. Adam Breiteneicher received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He then completed a clinical internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Additionally, he continued advanced surgical training by completing a small animal surgery residency at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Breiteneicher recently presented his scientific research on the Sliding Humeral Osteotomy (a procedure used to treat canine elbow dysplasia), at the Veterinary Orthopedic Society’s National Meeting and also has a publication on this topic. He continues to collaborate with researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine to explore improved techniques aimed at treating cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs. Dr. Breiteneicher has special interests and experience in minimally invasive fracture repair, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, and other minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Dr. Rudinsky is part of the Small Animal Internal Medicine service at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center.  He provides the service with a specialized interest, clinical perspective and clinically applicable research in gastroenterology, pancreatology, hepatology and immunology.  Dr. Rudinsky received his DVM degree from The Ohio State University, completed a small animal rotating internship at Purdue University, a combined residency in internal medicine and MS degree at The Ohio State University, a fellowship in mucosal immunology at The Ohio State University, and a fellowship in microbial pathogenesis at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He is now on faculty at Ohio State as a faculty internist and research scientist. His current clinical and research interests include chronic enteropathies, pancreatic and hepatic disease, mucosal immunology, and the intestinal microbiome as it relates to small animal gastrointestinal disease pathophysiology and treatment. During his time at Ohio State he has received several teaching awards and hospital service awards.

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology and Pathology

University of Bristol

Aiden studied biology and veterinary science at the universities of Nottingham and Bristol. He trained as a veterinary dermatologist at Bristol where he gained a PhD and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA); gaining his Diploma ACVD in 1998.

He is a Honorary member of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology reflecting his contributions to the discipline including 14 years as the senior editor for the journal Veterinary Dermatology. He served on the ESVD board for 10 years including a term as president.

He is the editor of Veterinary Record Open, a member of the editorial board of In Practice and president of the British Deer Veterinary Association (a BVA specialist division). He is honorary associate professor in veterinary dermatology at the University of Nottingham.

He teaches students at the University of Bristol on the Veterinary Nursing and Veterinary Science degree programmes; covering deer, dermatology, parasitology and pathology.

Aiden has extensive experience of training and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate veterinarians about veterinary dermatology. He has published a wide range of articles including coverage of dermatological conditions in a wide range of species.  

Dr Alasdair Hotston Moore is an internationally recognized veterinarian. His career of nearly thirty years has focussed on his passion for soft tissue surgery in dogs and cats, including the supporting diagnostic disciplines. The first two decades of his career were in academia, with a final post of Head of Small Animal Surgery at the Bristol Vet School, UK. Since then he has worked in private referral practice in the UK and elsewhere.  

Dr Alasdair has taught at all levels of education, from specialists to students, across Europe and in North America. He has delivered lectures at national and international meetings in the UK, in Europe and in the United States. He has edited several textbooks, including the Clinical Manual of Small Animal Endosurgery and the BSAVA Manual of Advanced Veterinary Nursing. He has written many book chapters, articles in professional magazines and papers in scientific journals.

He has post-graduate qualifications from the UK in small animal cardiology, veterinary radiology, small animal surgery and medical education.

His status in the UK veterinary profession was recognized in 2017 by the award of Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for his Contribution to Clinical Practice.

Dr. Alasdair is enthusiastic about sharing his experiences and skills with professional colleagues to improve the service they provide to their clients and advance the welfare of pets.  His clinical and teaching interests include soft tissue surgery, endoscopy and the application of CT.

His international speaking commitments for 2019 include visits to Europe (Greek National Small Animal Congress) and to Japan (Improve International).

He joined Concordia Petcare in 2018.

Alessandra graduated from the University of Perugia (Italy) in 2003, after which she worked in general veterinary practice in Italy for three years. During this period Alessandra really enjoyed the challenge of facing a variety of cases every day, but soon became keen on anaesthesia and felt that she wanted to specialise in the subject.

Alessandra decided to visit Anaesthesia departments in a number of veterinary institutions, mostly in North America. Alessandra then undertook an Anaesthesia Internship at the Royal Veterinary College in London followed by a three s Residency in Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the Royal Veterinary College during which she gained her RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia.  Alessandra then joined Willows Veterinary Referrals in 2011 and became a Diplomate of the European College of Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2012.

Alessandra is particularly interested in the anaesthesia of the critically ill patient and of the patient with cardiac disease. She enjoys working as part of the team of highly qualified and dedicated specialists at Willows and helping to keep the veterinary and clinical support staff up to date with the latest anaesthetic and intensive care techniques.

Alessandra is the daughter of a dog breeder and a diplomat. She grew up mostly in Italy, but also lived in Australia and Switzerland and always with several dogs and cats.

In her spare time, Alessandra loves to spend time with her ‘boys’ Sheldon and Hector, her two miniature wired haired dachshunds. Lately Alessandra has the new passion for running but mainly ‘social running’ with her friends. Although Alessandra misses the Italian sun and food, her family and Italian friends, she feels as though she has gained a second family at Willows!

I have recently immigrated to Singapore to join VES Hospital after a career which has so far seen me practice in California and New York, USA; Zanzibar, in East Africa, and various London-based clinics. I was born in Geneva, Switzerland, where I studied at the International School of Geneva in my formative years prior to completing my higher education in the United kingdom. This began with a transition at the tender age of 12 to an international boarding school from which I later graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK) in 2010 (with Honours). I then completed a one-year internship in a 24 hour Hampstead (London, UK) practice and a further 2 years at another Central London Hospital: Clerkenwell Animal Hospital (often sole charge overnight), sparking my interest in ECC. Between 2013 and 2014, I was an ECC intern at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. Following this, I went on to complete a highly competitive three-year residency position in Emergency & Critical Care with the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. From here I returned as Clinical Director to Clerkenwell Animal Hospital (London) for 8 months (prior to its corporate takeover by Medivet) where I then moved to London Veterinary Specialists for just over a year. I was always keen to work in a 'warm' country, hence the transition to Asia at that stage!

Alex Lynch graduated from the University of Bristol Veterinary School, England, in 2009 with honors. After a period in general and specialty practice in the UK, he moved to Tufts University in North Grafton, Massachusetts, to undertake further clinical training in emergency and critical care. He became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2015. Following his residency, he joined the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida as a Clinical Faculty member in emergency and critical. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Emergency and Critical care at North Carolina State University. He splits his time between clinics, research and teaching. He is particularly interested in coagulation, transfusion medicine and trauma.

Alice qualified as a nurse in 2012 and went on to study with The Royal Veterinary College to achieve her Graduate Diploma in Professional and Clinical Veterinary Nursing, which really advanced her clinical knowledge and critical thinking. 

A lifelong cat owner, Alice has a special interest in feline medicine, behaviour and nursing which has been supported by her role as Head Nurse at The London Cat Clinic since 2017.  The London Cat Clinic is an independent, purpose built, feline only veterinary practice that Alice has been a founding team member of. An integral part of her role here has been the development of our protocols to incorporate the highest standards of care for feline patients and providing support and training of the nurses. In 2018, Alice studied with the International Society of Feline Medicine to complete the Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour. 

"Alison graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1991, and after five years in general practice completed The Blue Cross Residency in Oncology at the Animal Health Trust in 2000. Alison continued as Senior Clinical Oncologist at the Trust until 2008, was awarded an MSc in Clinical Oncology from the University of Birmingham School of Medicine in 2005 and the defacto specialist status in Oncology by the ECVIM in 2007. After a period of time away from the profession working in the charitable sector, Alison returned to veterinary practice in 2017 and joined the vet school team in 2021 as Clinical Veterinarian in Oncology. Alison is interested in all things oncological, in particular the safe use of chemotherapy in veterinary patients and devising multimodal approaches tailored to the individual patient and client needs. She regularly provides practical advice for colleagues managing complex or unusual cases in practice."

Alison graduated from Writtle College in 2005 with a BSc (hons) in Equine Science and qualified as a small animal VN in 2009 whilst working in mixed practice in Bristol.  In 2010 she moved to Langford Vets to work as a surgical nurse.  During this time she has achieved the Dip AVN (small animal).  For a few years she worked as a clinical teaching nurse for the University of Bristol, teaching practicals and lectures to undergraduate VNs in the Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary degree course. She moved back into clinical nursing in 2018, returning to the theatre team, becoming Head Theatre Nurse in 2019. In 2021 Alison started working for Linnaeus group as a Professional Development Manager which is part of the groups central Veterinary Nursing support. 

Dr Amelia Allen is an emergency Veterinarian at the Animal Emergency Service in Australia. Amelia is driven by her passion for helping sick animals to get better and finds her fascination in the science behind vet medicine to be a key driver in her dedication to her career. Her pathway to emergency medicine was a result of her thirst to learn more.

Amelia has some memorable stories from the emergency room. Her most unusual case to come through was a cat whose misadventure involved swallowing $2 AUD coin. Amelia loves her job and is often amazed at an animal’s ability to recover. She recalls one patient that was close to death – suffering from severe shock and electrolyte abnormalities. Within a few hours under the care of AES staff, the patient was up and about and walking – for Amelia it was an incredible recovery to witness.

Dr. Amelia White received her DVM from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010 followed by a one year internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Auburn University.  She was accepted to a Dermatology residency at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana the following year where she completed three years of specialty training and a Master’s Degree in 2014.  Dr. White completed her board certification exam in Veterinary Dermatology in the fall of 2014, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.  She has authored or contributed to various abstracts, case reports, primary research, and a book chapter in her short career.  Her research interests include allergic skin and ear diseases, as well as infectious diseases.

Ana graduated from the University of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain in 1998 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine which she followed with a PhD in platelet function in dogs with neoplastic disease. She finished her PhD in 2003 and following this moved to Ohio State University in the USA where she first completed an internship in oncology, and then a residency in haematology and oncology, obtaining her  diploma in Veterinary Oncology by the American College of Veterianry Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in February 2008. She also holds the Oncology diploma by the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM-CA)  in December 2008 and is an RCVS recognised specialist in Veterinary Oncology.

Ana was a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology and the Director of the Royal Veterinary College’s ACVIM oncology residency training programme and the Vice-President of the European Society of Veterinary Oncology until 2017. 

Ana Lara currently works at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. UK and is also director of Lara Oncology Veterinary Experts Ltd.. Ana does research in veterinary and comparative oncology, currently her focus is canine and feline lymphoma, mesothelioma, mast cell tumors, quality of life in pets with cancer and hemostasis and cancer. Their most recent publication is 'Prognostic significance of clinical presentation, induction and rescue treatment in 42 cases of canine centroblastic diffuse large B-cell multicentric lymphoma in the United Kingdom'

Veterinary School- Oregon State University (2001-2005)

Internship-Oregon State University (2005-2006)

Residency in cardiology-North Carolina State University (2006-2009)

Assistant Professor at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine-(2009-2011)

Staff Cardiologist at Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group (Brooklyn,NY) from 2011-2016

Staff Cardiologist at Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners (Paramus, NJ) 2016- present

Lecturer for International Veterinary Seminars (2009-present)

Telemedicine Consultant for IDEXX-(2009-present)

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus lives and works in New York City.  She is a graduate of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and completed her specialty training at the Animal Medical Center in New York City.  Dr. Hohenhaus is board certified in both Oncology and Small Animal Internal Medicine by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.  She is also a Certified Veterinary Journalist and has written for diverse news outlets such as WedMD, Real Simple Magazine, and Vetstreet.com.  Currently, she hosts the monthly Ask the Vet radio program on SiriusXM Radio.   Dr. Hohenhaus is a staff veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center and her research interests focus on hematology and oncology.

Anna graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2004 and, after a short stint in mixed practice, returned to the RVC to complete an equine internship and equine medicine fellowship. After completing a residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Centre, she gained her DipACVIM in 2009. Anna worked as a medicine specialist in private practice in Ireland and the UK until 2015, when she joined the Animal Health Trust as a senior clinician in equine oncology. She became the first (and only) equine veterinarian to achieve a MSc in clinical oncology in 2019. In June 2020 she joined the University of Cambridge as Director of Equine Services where she continues to offer an equine oncology referral service alongside a routine internal medicine caseload. Outside work Anna can usually be found exploring the countryside with her dogs or trail running in the British countryside.

Dr. Carr received his veterinary education at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich Germany. After 3 years in practice he returned to the US to complete an internship at the University of Missouri-Columbia and a medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since then he has worked as an emergency clinician, telemedicine consultant with Dr. Larry Tilley and traveling endoscopist before moving to Saskatoon. He is a professor of small animal medicine in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. His main areas of interest are hard to pin down other than it is all clinically relevant.  He is widely published in the US and Europe and is co-editor of three books.

Dr. Gonzalez is a graduate of Cornell University and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tuskegee University. Following an internship, he completed a residency in Emergency & Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gonzalez worked in a busy specialty-emergency hospital in Los Angeles before joining CUVS in 2018. He is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.

Dr. Gonzalez has expertise in both emergency care and in managing critical patients. His special clinical interests are focused on pulmonary medicine and trauma. He believes strongly in practicing the highest level of medicine, going above and beyond for his patients. His warm approachability and authentic connections with his patients’ families ensures that these families are engaged in the care of their pets every step of the way.

Dr. Ashley Saunders is a Professor of Cardiology and Assistant Department Head for Teaching at Texas A&M University.  She is board certified in the specialty of cardiology by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.  Dr. Saunders has a PG Cert Vet Ed from the Royal Veterinary College, London and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and fellow of the Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices.  She is a recipient of the Texas A&M Association of Former Students College and University Level Teaching Awards.  Her research interests and publications are in cardiovascular imaging, interventional techniques for congenital heart disease, heart failure management and novel teaching methods. 

Audrey Petite 

DrMedVet, DVDI, DipECVDI, MRCVS  

EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging 
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging 

Audrey Petite graduated from Liege Veterinary School, Belgium, in 1999. After a couple of years in small animal practice and a one-year internship in radiology, she completed her residency program at the Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, UK. She became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2005. Following her residency, she worked for several years in large multi-disciplinary referral centres in UK. She then started a mobile diagnostic imaging service in 2011 providing on-site imaging services to a large number of veterinary practices and zoological parcs. She has provided an imaging service to Fitzpatrick Referrals (Oncology and Soft Tissue) since 2015. During all these years, she developed a particular interest in ultrasound and CT, particularly in the fields of oncology and medicine. She especially enjoys all aspects of imaging-guided techniques, ranging from challenging biopsies to assisting in interventional radiology procedures.  

Barbara graduated with an integrated Master’s in Veterinary Medicine from the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal in 2009. After graduation, she worked for a year in a small animal practice in Portugal. In 2011 Barbara moved to the United Kingdom to undertake a one-year rotating internship at a referral practice in Swindon followed by three years working in general practice. In 2015, she began a four-year senior clinical training scholarship in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital. During her residency, Barbara obtained the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Diagnostic Imaging in 2017 and a Master’s degree investigating canine oesophageal disease in 2019. After completing the residency Barbara moved to the northeast of England to work in a multidisciplinary small animal referral practice and gained a Diploma in Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging in February 2020.

Dr Barbro Filliquist is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a DVM from the University of California, completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and returned to UC Davis to complete a Small Animal Surgical Residency. Dr. Filliquist became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2012 and a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2013. Her main areas of interest are minimally invasive surgery, including arthroscopy and fracture repair, traumatology and joint disease. 

Dr. Telle is a graduate from the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She did her small animal rotating internship at the University of Tennessee and residency in comparative ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since finishing her residency in 2019, she has been teaching as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Mississippi State University. She is board certified and is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.
Becky´s research and clinical interests include ocular manifestations of systemic disease, infectious disease, corneal and cataract surgery, and glaucoma. She loves teaching and engaging with students as well as referring veterinarians.

Dr Brad Case is an Associated Professor at the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a DVM from the University of California and gained his Masters in clinical science from Colorado State University

He did his Small Animal Surgical Residency at Colorado State University and after became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2012.

He is a ACVS Founding Fellow for Minimally Invasive Soft Tissue Surgery (Small Animal) since 2017.

His areas of main interest are Laparoscopic surgery, Video assisted thoracic surgery and Vascular interventional surgery.

• DVM – University of Minnesota 1974

• Small Animal Internship & Residency – University of Illinois, 1974-1977

• Diplomate ACVIM (Subspecialty of Internal Medicine) 1980

• Member of the medicine staff in the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois in Urbana, IL for 24 years, having served as professor and Head Small Animal Medicine Section prior to leaving in 1998. Dr. McKiernan's responsibilities included teaching in all years of the veterinary professional curriculum, in house veterinary technician training, house officer training (over 275 interns, residents and graduate students), research and clinical service. Founder (1978) and first President (1978-1985) of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society. He is best known for his research, numerous publications (including over 90 scientific articles and book chapters), his clinical expertise and local, national and international seminars on respiratory problems in companion animals.

• Dr. McKiernan moved to Denver, CO in 1998 where he joined the Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital as staff internist with the Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists, a large full service general, emergency and specialty referral practice (staff total ~ 130). During these years he also was an Affiliate Faculty member of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University. In 2007 Dr. McKiernan became a partner in the Southern Oregon Veterinary Specialty Clinic in Medford, Oregon and served as their Staff Internist. He was involved in house officer training programs in both private specialty practices and continued to present scientific lectures at veterinary meetings while continuing his research and clinical work in Internal Medicine and on respiratory problems in dogs and cats.

• In 2011 Dr. McKiernan returned to the University of Illinois and to be closer to his extended family in the Midwest. He was a Professor of Small Animal Medicine and Directory of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital until his retirement in April, 2015. He returns to the VTH as Professor Emeritus where he continues to provide his expertise dealing with respiratory cases and specifically his interest in brachycephalic dogs and cats

Dr. Beale received his veterinary degree from The University of Florida (UF) in 1985. He completed an internship at Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, D.C., and a surgical residency at UF. He is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1991. He was an assistant professor of surgery at the UF prior to joining Gulf Coast Veterinary Surgery in 1992. Dr. Beale is an adjunct assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, and is a co-author of the industry-defining textbook, Small Animal Arthroscopy

Carlos graduated from the University Autonomous of Barcelona (UAB) (Spain) in 2008. In 2010, he completed a general rotating internship at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital of the UAB. In 2011, Carlos moved to UK, where he completed a one-year Neurology internship at the Animal Health Trust. In 2012 he started a three-year ECVN-approved residency in Neurology/Neurosurgery at the Small Animal teaching Hospital of the UAB. After completing his residency, Carlos moved to Valencia, where he works as Clinician in Neurology/Neurosurgery in the Small Animal Teaching Hospital of the Catholic University of Valencia (Spain). He is an associated professor of the Medicine and Surgery Department of that University. In October 2018 Carlos successfully passed the examination for the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN).

Caroline started nursing at a first opinion practice in Liverpool in 2000 and qualified in 2002. 

She joined Northwest Veterinary Specialists, a multidiscipline referral centre in 2007. She became a dedicated medicine nurse in 2014 and the dedicated oncology nurse in 2016. 

She passed the Certificate in Small Animal Nutrition in 2010 and became a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2014 after travelling to Nashville to sit the examination. In December 2020, Caroline passed the application process for the VTS in Oncology and will be sitting the exam in June 2022 in Texas. 

Excellent patient care is a real passion of Caroline’s, she loves to look after patients as she would like someone to look after her own pets. At home Caroline has two cats, Abby and Ziva, who she hand-reared, and two rabbits, Fluffy and Wyatt. 

ACC Dip PBC, VCA, Cert Pet Bereavement BC, Adv Dip BCT, MACCPH, Member of the CMA, NLP Practitioner, Master NLP Practitioner. 

Carrie is a former Veterinary Care Assistant who decided to leave her position and set up an independent business. Carrie uses her years of working in veterinary practice, along with over 20 years of experience as a Companion Animal Bereavement Counsellor to assist clients pre and post pet loss. 

Carrie has undertaken many courses over the years and continues to do so in an effort to maintain best practice for her clients new and old. 

She is very passionate about end-of-life support and is working hard to change the views people have regarding pet loss in general. 

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her children and husband and 4 rats and likes to read books and photograph nature. 

Carrie runs the All Creatures Great and Gone Podcast which is 9 episodes long so far, more to be added. She has been a guest on a few podcasts and the radio talking about her passion which is end of life support. 

Carrie has written three books which are self-published: The Last Visit – Carrie Ball. The other side of the table, we grieve too – Carrie Ball and Pet Loss we move forwards not on – Carrie Kearns

Dr. Catherine Milley grew up in western Canada where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Calgary and went on to earn her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006.  After graduation, she spent one year as a mixed animal practitioner in rural Alberta followed by six years practicing small animal medicine and surgery at a busy practice in St. Albert. Dr. Milley completed her residency in veterinary dermatology with the Animal Dermatology Clinic in Louisville, Kentucky and obtained her board certification and Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Dermatology in 2016. Dr. Milley moved to Portland, Oregon in 2017 and works full time at the Animal Dermatology Clinic Portland. She also works as a dermatology consultant on the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). Dr. Milley has a particular clinical interest in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies and infectious diseases in companion animals.

"Cat graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2014, having also completed a Masters in Veterinary Science. Following work in first opinion and emergency practice, Cat returned to the University of Liverpool to complete both a rotating internship and cardiology residency, before taking up the position of clinical cardiologist at the University of Cambridge. Cat loves all aspects of cardiology, in particular feline cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease, she also has a passion for teaching."

Dr. Céline Pouzot-Nevoret is the head of the SIAMU, the ICU of the Veterinary School of Lyon. She graduated from this School in 2002 and joint the SIAMU’s team one year later. After completing a PhD on acute respiratory distress syndrome, she became an associate professor in Emergency and Critical Care.

She is a European board-certified specialist (Dip. ECVECC) since 2018.

She is actively involved in French and European ECC societies, as she is actually the past-president of the European Emergency and Critical Care society (EVECCS) and the Vice-President of the French ECC society (GEUR).

Her main field of interest are the management of respiratory distress patient with high flow oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation.

Charly Pignon graduated in 2005 from Alfort National Veterinary School (France) and wrote his veterinary thesis based on a wildlife conservation project in Cambodia.  Following his studies, he worked in a wildlife rescue center in Alfort and in Paris Zoo (la Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes). In 2009 Charly Pignon completed an Exotic Medicine Internship at Tufts University and when he returned to France, he created the Exotic Medicine Service in Alfort National Veterinary School.  

Charly Pignon is a Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine (Small mammals), a board member of Yaboumba (French association for continuing education in exotic and wild animals), a past president of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV) and a member of the executive committee of the ECZM. His current field of research is in ear and orthopedic surgeries in small mammals, and blood transfusions in ferrets.  

Chris graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2007. After 2 years in small animal practice, he started his postgraduate first as an intern and then a resident in Veterinary Cardiology at the University of Liverpool. Chris is a European Specialist in Small Animal Cardiology and has been an RCVS recognised specialist in Veterinary Cardiology since 2016. He is currently working at Willows Referral Service in the West Midlands, U.K. His research and clinical interests are around interventional procedures and congenital heart disease.

Dr. Christos is a European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine. He graduated from the Veterinary Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) and then earned a Master of Science in Clinical Animal Behaviour from the University of Lincoln (UK). He then went on to complete a Residency for the European College of Behavioural Medicine in the Animal Behavioural Clinic at the University of Lincoln. He lectures at home and abroad on behavioral medicine topics and he runs the first veterinary behavior service for dogs and cats in Greece.

Nurse Dorey-Phillips graduated from the University of Bristol (Langford) in 2005 with a BSc (Hons) in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Administration. She then joined a multidisciplinary referral hospital where she went on to lead the surgical nursing department, became the lead medicine nurse, the head nurse and, finally, clinical nursing training manager. She left to work as Lead Medicine Nurse primarily in feline medicine at another multidisciplinary hospital, playing an instrumental role in obtaining the gold Cat-Friendly Clinic status.