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Julia Beatty
BSc(Hons) BVetMed PhD FACVSc (Feline Medicine) MRCVS
Dr Julia Beatty co-runs the feline medicine referral service at the Valentine Charlton Cat Centre, University of Sydney. Her career has been devoted to improving the health of cats. Jules graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1989 then, after a period in practice, moved to the University of Glasgow where she completed a PhD and post-doctoral studies on Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. She has practiced feline medicine in primary and referral facilities and became a registered Specialist in Feline Medicine in 2002. She is currently Associate Professor in small animal medicine at the University of Sydney. Her group's main clinical research interests are feline infectious diseases. Jules has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. She presents clinical research and continuing education seminars internationally.
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Katherine Belov
BSc(Hons) PhD
Associate Professor Kathy Belov is an ARC Future Fellow at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney. She heads the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group and works in the area of comparative genomics, with a special interest in the evolution of the mammalian immune system.
She has been involved in the opossum, platypus and wallaby genome projects and is playing a key role in understanding the spread of a new disease which is decimating Tasmanian devils. Kathy won the 2009 Eureka People’s Choice Award.
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Mark Bilson
BVSc PhD DVOpthal DipVetClinStud MRCVS
Mark graduated from the University of Sydney in 1990. He developed an interest in eyes early on in his career that led to research into a bacterial eye disease in cattle and Mark was awarded his PhD in 1996. Mark then moved to the University of Glasgow to undertake clinical training in Veterinary Ophthalmology and obtained the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Diploma in Veterinary Ophthalmology in 1999.
After taking up a post as Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology at the University of Glasgow he returned to Australia in 2003 and has been working in private referral practice. Mark is a recognised specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology.
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Chris Boulton
Chris Boulton has been a veterinarian since 1993 and has been training and working in internet marketing since 2009. Realising the power of the internet and how effectively it was being used in other industries, he became interested in finding new ways for veterinarians to harness this power. This led to the creation of www.TheInternetVets.com. With a truly international team (Australia, the US, the UK, the Philippines and Serbia) Chris helps vets online in Australia and the United States. His aim is to create a strong internet presence for his clients, with special interests in ranking highly in Google, generating traffic to practice websites, market research and how to use social media like Facebook…always with an eye on practice profitability and making the internet easy for busy practices.
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Sam Bowden
BVSc
From the start Dr Sam Bowden had a gift for building revenue and profit. He grew his first mixed animal practice from zero to $160,000 a year profit in three years (only two years after graduating). It was no fluke. In 2004 he bought another practice turning over $170,000 in a low socioeconomic region, and turned it into one of the fastest growing practices in Australia, achieving one of the highest profit margins for a vet practice in the southern hemisphere. He sold his practice for many multiples of what he paid for it and he now shares his passion for growing profitable practices with other vets and their key staff all across Australia.Sam will fire your imagination with what’s possible in your practice and his where-the-rubber-meets-the-road practical wisdom will have a profound impact on you and your practice.
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Mandy Burrows
BVMS MACVSc FACVSc Vet Dermatology
Dr Mandy Burrows is a consultant and lecturer in veterinary dermatology at Murdoch University Veterinary Hospital, Western Australia and teaches in the distance education course at Massey University, New Zealand. She lectures in dermatology at both national and international scientific meetings. Mandy is currently the Assistant Chief Examiner and serves on the Board of Examiners of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists, the Board of the Journal of Veterinary Dermatology and is the Oceanic representative for the World Veterinary Dermatology Association. Mandy was also involved with the 7th World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology held in Vancouver in 2012. (WCVD's Facebook page.)
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Laura Brockley
Dr Laura Brockley obtained her Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Melbourne. She then worked in a variety of small animal and mixed practices in Victoria and the United Kingdom, including volunteering her services in an underprivileged area in the Baltics.
Laura completed an internship and residency in Veterinary Oncology at the Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre in 2011. In 2009 she achieved membership of the Small Animal Medicine Chapter of the Australian College Veterinary Scientists and received the Chapter Award.
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Fiona Campbell
BVSc(Hons) PhD MACVSc DipACVIM (Cardiology
Fiona graduated with BVSc from the University of Queensland in 1996. After graduation, she worked in small animal practice in the UK and Australia for two years before undertaking a PhD at the University of Queensland. In 2001, she became a Member of the ACVSc (small animal medicine) and worked as a clinician in the University of Queensland Veterinary Teaching Hospital. She began a 3-year residency program in 2003 in all-species cardiology at the University of California, Davis and become a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) in 2006. Fiona completed an externship during 2006 at the paediatric cardiology facility of Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School before returning to the Cardiology Service at UC Davis where she was employed as a specialist veterinary cardiologist. She returned to Australia in 2007 to be the only American board certified cardiologist and one of only three specialist cardiologists in Australia.
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Gabrielle Carter
BVSc(Hons) MSc MACVSc (Behaviour) DACVB
Dr Carter returned to Australia in 2008, after completion of a three-year residency program and masters degree in veterinary behaviour at Purdue University in the USA. She gained admission to the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in animal behaviour, and has 20 years’ experience as a small animal practitioner.
Gabrielle currently offers behaviour consultations in Melbourne through Advanced Vetcare, as well as providing educational opportunities for veterinary students, practicing veterinarians and veterinary nurses.
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Brendan Carmel
BVSc MVS MANZCVS(Unusual Pets) GDipComp CMAVA
Brendan is the owner of an exotics referral and primary accession practice in Warranwood, Victoria. He is an associate editor of the Australian Veterinary Journal; lecturer in small mammals and wildlife and Senior Fellow of the University of Melbourne, and visiting lecturer at James Cook University. Brendan is one of the first successful candidates in the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists examinations in Medicine and Surgery of Unusual Pets. He is a committee member and past president of the Unusual and Exotic Pet Special Interest Group of the AVA. Brendan is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.
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Georgina Child
BVSc DACVIM (Neurology)
Dr Georgina Child graduated from the University of Sydney in 1980. She completed a residency in neurology and neurosurgery at University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in 1985 and became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology) in 1987. From 1986 to 1995 she was a research associate at Colorado State University. Georgina is a registered specialist in veterinary neurology and has worked in small animal specialist practice in Sydney since 1995. She is currently at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital, North Ryde and the University of Sydney Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
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David Church
BVSc PhD MACVSc MRCVS
Professor David Church graduated with a BVSc from the University of Sydney in 1975. After graduating he was appointed as a small animal clinical instructor there, and enrolled in a PhD program in the Faculty of Medicine looking at various aspects of the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus. In 1983 he was appointed as Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine at the University of Sydney, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1991 and Associate Professor in 1999. David obtained membership (small animal medicine) of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in 1990, and was Hospital Director of the University Veterinary Centre from 1991 until his departure in 2001 to take up the Chair of Small Animal Studies at the Royal Veterinary College. Soon after his arrival the Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery and the Department of Farm Animal and Equine Medicine and Surgery merged to form the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. David was head of the new department until August 2009, and has recently been appointed Vice Principal (Academic and Clinical Affairs) at the Royal Veterinary College. David is the author of numerous scientific articles and book chapters, and joint editor of the soon-to-be-released textbook Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology. He is a recipient of the Betts Prize alongside Lynne Hill for establishing VCS and the QMH as a powerhouse of veterinary clinical service, training and education.
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Gabrielle CooperGabrielle is Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Canberra.
She is an evaluator of the VCPN ATLC grant.
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Maureen Cooper
Dr Maureen Cooper is originally from Canada however she now proudly has dual citizenship with Australia. She obtained her veterinary degree at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She completed a rotating small animal internship at Purdue University in Indiana, USA. Dr Cooper then spent time in both general and referral practice in New York and later in Melbourne. She completed her residency in Veterinary Oncology at the Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre and then became a Fellow in the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Oncology in 2010. Given the deep human-animal bond, Dr Cooper feels passionate about providing complete cancer care for families who elect to treat their pet's cancer. Her other passions include AFL footy and being a mum of three kids.
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Amanda Craig
BVSc MVetClinStud MACVS (Canine Medicine)
Amanda completed a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine, from the University of Sydney. She was Director of Veterinary Dermatology Services in Canberra for eleven years, before taking up research again at the Veterinary School of Toulouse, France. In 2006 as the Director of the Clinical Investigation Centre, at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) she directed the development, set up and initiation of a Phase II clinical trials unit to VICH GCP. She sat on the RVC Animal Ethics Committee (AEC). Since returning to Australia she continues in this field, as the Director of Companion Medicine (a private Contract Research Organisation), and sits on the Animal Ethics committee at the Australian National University and has been a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Trials at the University of Canberra (UC), Discipline of Pharmacy. Her research interests lie in pharmacogenomics and primary practice evidence based medicine. Amanda is an executive member of the Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Network (VCPN) and a CVE councillor.
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Terry Marie Curtis
DVM MS Diplomate ACVB Clinical Behaviorist
Dr Curtis graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. Following completion of a residency in Veterinary Behaviour and the University of Georgia and a Master of Science in Psychology, she joined the team at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, heading up the Clinical Behavior Service. Dr Curtis is one of 50 board certified veterinary behaviorists – a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. She currently teaches behaviour courses at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine. Author of a number of articles, including a book chapter in Veterinary Clinics of North America, Dr Curtis has worked with the Hemingway House cats in Key West and spoken on the NBC Today Show about fears and phobias in dogs.
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Jane Day
BVSc MACVSc MVS
Dr Jane Day graduated from the University of Queensland in 1994. After graduation Jane worked in small animal private practice Australia and UK. She completed a Masters in Veterinary Studies from Murdoch University in 2003 and was awarded Membership in the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Radiology also in 2003. Following her interest area, Jane began teaching radiology and ultrasound at Queensland University in 2005, and currently teaches Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging at James Cook University. She is working towards completing her specialist training in the field, and has recently returned from several months training in the United States.
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Glenn Edwards
BVSc MACVSc (Surgery)
Glenn Edwards is Associate Professor in Small Animal Surgery at the University of Melbourne, School of Veterinary Science, teaching all aspects of small animal surgery, but has a particular interest in soft tissue surgery.
He has extensive collaborative research interests in biomaterial development, including artificial hearts, vascular prostheses and stents, wound management and urinary tract conditions.
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Jason Eisner
Founding Principal, creator of BrandQuest
Jason has over 15 years of strategic marketing and operations experience in both a senior management and marketing consultant and advisory capacity. He has a strong mix of both online and offline business experience having worked extensively in Australia and the US. Over this time he has worked for large corporates as well as numerous SME companies providing him with a unique business perspective. He has gained extensive strategy and marketing consulting experience from both Andersen/Accenture and The Cambridge Group (Chicago and New York based boutique marketing strategy). Jason was also Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for a VC backed consumer promotions start-up based in New York City. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from the UNSW and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago where he majored in Marketing, Organisational Behaviour and Entrepreneurship.
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Anna Galloway
BVSc(Hons) MACVSc
Dr Anna Galloway graduated with a BVSc(Hons) from the University of Queensland in 1981. After a few years in small animal and mixed practice, she joined the staff of the University of Queensland (UQ) as a small animal clinician. She started working in veterinary imaging in 1986 as a university tutor and gained MACVSc (radiology) in 1988. Annabelle continued working in imaging at UQ as a radiology registrar and in 1992 spent extended study leave in the USA, developing ultrasound skills in North Carolina, Colorado and California. Since 1993 she has continued to work part time in imaging at UQ while raising a large family. She was a locum at The Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, UK, in 2005. She has been a membership examiner for the ACVSc on five occasions and radiology chapter president for the period of 1999 to 2002. Annabelle continues to enjoy teaching and diagnostic imaging, particularly abdominal ultrasonography.
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Graeme Gladman
Founding Principal, creator of BrandQuest
Graeme has been Creative Director for such Australian icon brands as Myer/Grace Bros, Beaurepaires, Amcal Chemists, Composite Buyers, Mazda, BP, OPSM, Katies Fashions, Bendigo Bank, Commercial Union Insurance and Optus Retail to name a few. From large multinational brands to independent locally owned companies Graeme has helped develop winning strategies and business building campaigns with consistency. With 25 years' experience as Director, Managing Director, Creative Director and Marketing Consultant in multinational advertising agencies such as Young & Rubicam Mattingly, George Patterson Bates, Luscombe & Partners, and as a partner and Managing Director of his own internationally-owned advertising agency, Batey Gladman, Graeme has launched, extended and created multi-channel brands across a diverse range of categories, from retail to business-to-business across the spectrum of media and non-media communication channels.
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Richard Gowan
BVSc(Hons) MACVSc (Feline Medicine) CMAVA
Dr Richard Gowan graduated in 1998 and soon found his way into feline only practice. He spent six years working at the Creek Road Cat Clinic in Brisbane with Dr Vic Menrath. It was here and from Vic that he developed his passion for general feline practice and in particular preventative medicine & geriatric patient care. He gained his Membership of the Australian College in Feline Medicine in 2003. In 2005, he moved to Melbourne and started The Cat Clinic in Prahran. He runs the 3 Vet practice with his partner Amy Lingard who is sitting her Fellowship exams in Feline Medicine this year. Richard's goals are to promote the profile of feline medicine in general practice.
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Thomas Graves
DVM PhD DACVIM
Dr Graves received the DVM degree from Cornell University in 1991, and completed an internship at The Ohio State University followed by a residency in small animal internal medicine at Michigan State University. A diplomate of ACVIM, he also holds MS and PhD degrees in pharmacology from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Currently he is Associate Professor and Chief of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine where he also serves as Assistant Department Head for Curriculum and Instruction. He has published more than 50 refereed journal articles, 30 book chapters, and more than 140 proceedings and abstracts, mostly in the area of small animal endocrinology.Dr. Graves has lectured extensively throughout North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. His research, focusing on geriatric medicine and endocrinology, has been funded by the American Association of Feline Practitioners, the American Animal Hospital Association, the Feline Winn Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health.
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Hall Griffin
DVM President IMEX Veterinary Inc
IMEX™ Veterinary, Inc. was founded in 1989 to provide the veterinary surgeon with new product innovations related to intramedullary and external skeletal fixation.
Dr Griffin has coordinated all continuing education and product evaluations in addition to being involved in excess of 50 external fixation courses.
As president, Dr Griffin provides veterinary practitioners with surgical consultations on a daily basis.
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Marcus Gunew
BVSc(Hons) BSc(Vet) MACVSc
Marcus discovered his love for cats whilst still at the University of Sydney and upon graduating he moved to Brisbane to fulfil his dream of working at the largest Feline Only practice in Australia. His interest in internal medicine has led to advanced diagnostic imaging skills, which allows him to implement effective treatments.
Armed with the knowledge of treating hundreds of cases of hyperthyroidism, liver disease and renal disease, Marcus is a skilled and unique individual who always delivers very powerful presentations.
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Alison Gunn
BVSc MACVSc (Dairy Cattle Medicine) MVS
Dr Alison Gunn is a past president of the Australian Cattle Veterinarians. She graduated in the UK but has spent most of her professional career in Australia. In the mid-90s she spent four years at Maffra as the University of Melbourne tutor in dairy cattle medicine whilst studying for memberships and a Masters degree. She has worked in cattle practice in every state of Australia and has a wide-ranging knowledge of many aspects of Australian dairy and beef production systems. In 2004 she commenced a consultancy for Meat and Livestock Australia investigating the impact of calf scours on the suckler beef industry. This was the first of several MLA funded projects that resulted in the production of extension materials for veterinarians and producers on the prevention and control of neonatal calf scours. In 2006 Alison jointed the University of Sydney as a lecturer in ruminant health. She has extensive clinical experience and a diverse range of research interests (calf scours, heifer rearing, bovine abortion, pink eye and mastitis). Currently she is co-ordinating another MLA-funded project developing molecular methods for the diagnosis of calf scours.
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Sarah Haldane
BVSc BAnSc MACVSc DACVECC
Dr Sarah Haldane has worked in emergency referral practice for the last eleven years, both in private practice and university hospitals. She completed her residency in Emergency and Critical Care at the University of Illinois and The Ohio State University and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.She is also President of the Anaesthesia, Emergency and Critical Care chapter of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists. Sarah is currently Section Head of Emergency and Critical Care at the University of Melbourne.
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Peter B. Hill
BVSc(Hons)PhD DVD DipACVD DipECVD MRCVS MACVSc
Dr Peter Hill graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1986 and has undertaken residency and tenure at the Universities of Wisconsin-Madison, Edinburgh and Bristol combining clinical, teaching and research activities.
He currently works at the Veterinary Specialist Centre in North Ryde. Peter is the only veterinary dermatologist in the world to have been board certified in the UK, Europe and the USA as well as having a PhD.
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Steven Holloway
BVSc MVS PhD MACVSc DipACVIM
Steven graduated from the University of Sydney in 1983. He then worked for two years in private practice in Sydney followed by a medical internship at the University of Melbourne after which he was awarded an MVS and obtained membership of the ACVSc (Feline Medicine). Steven then undertook an internal medicine residency at the University of Florida followed by two years as a clinical instructor. In 1990 he became a diplomate of the ACVIM (SAM). He worked in an internal medicine referral practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1992 and then returned to Australia in 1994. He was awarded a PhD from the University of Melbourne in 1998. Steven has lectured in Veterinary Virology at the University of Sydney in 1998 and was a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1999-2009. He is currently a registered specialist in small animal medicine and works at Advanced Vetcare in Melbourne. His interests include clinical and genetic aspects of disease and the interaction between infectious diseases and the host immune response. Steven was winner of the 2011 Tom Hungerford Award.
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William Hornof
DVM MS DACVR
Professor Hornof received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from the University of California, Davis. He was named a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1979 and joined the faculty of the University of California Davis that same year. He had a distinguished academic career with over a hundred publications in imaging and informatics. In 2004 he retired as head of Radiology and Hospital Computing at UC Davis to his current position as Chief Medical Officer for Eklin Medical Systems.
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Simon Hurn
BVSc MVS MACVSc (Small Animal Surgery) FACVSc (Veterinary Ophthalmology)
Dr Simon Hurn graduated from the University of Queensland in 1998. Shortly after graduation, he undertook internships in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital. In 2002 Simon achieved Membership of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in Small Animal Surgery. Simon graduated with a Masters of Veterinary Studies from the University of Melbourne in 2003. He started a residency program in Veterinary Ophthalmology in 2002 and achieved Fellowship of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in 2006. Simon practices in a veterinary ophthalmology only clinic, All Animal Eye Services, in Mount Waverley Victoria. Simon is a registered Veterinary Specialist in the discipline of Ophthalmology, has presented scientific papers overseas and published peer reviewed scientific papers in Australian and international Veterinary Journals, and is the Secretary and President-Elect of the Ophthalmology Chapter of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists.
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Nick Kannegieter
BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc
Graduating in veterinary science at Sydney University in 1983, Dr Nick Kannegieter undertook an internship at the Rural Veterinary Centre, University of Sydney in 1984. He spent the next four years at Massey University in New Zealand as a junior lecturer/lecturer undertaking a PhD in laryngeal hemiplegia and receiving post-graduate training in equine surgery.
In 1988 Nick was admitted as a member of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in equine surgery.
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Heide Kloeppel
Dr Med Vet CertVA DVM
Heide graduated from the vet school in Hanover, Germany in 2002 and moved to Switzerland where she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Berne and also developed an interest in anaesthesia and analgesia. Heide undertook an internship at the University of Vienna, followed by a residency in anaesthesia and analgesia at the Animal Health Trust in the UK. She gained her RCVS certificate in 2008 and she joined the anaesthesia team at the UVTHS in February 2011.
Heide’s main interest is pain management in small animals and critical care.
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Chand Khanna
DVM PhD
Dr Chand Khanna completed his training at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. He then received specialty training in the fields of veterinary internal medicine and oncology first at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph and then the University of Minnesota. Khanna is a board certified diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology). Following this, Khanna received a PhD in Pathobiology from the University of Minnesota and then postdoctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda Maryland. Khanna is currently Head of Pediatric Oncology Branch's Tumor and Metastasis Biology Section, and Director of the Center for Cancer Research, Comparative Oncology Program at the National Cancer Institute.
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Robert Johnson
BVSc MACVSc (Feline Medicine) CertZooMed BA Grad Dip Asian Studies CMAVA
Robert Johnson graduated from the University of Sydney in 1977. As well as running a small animal, wildlife and reptile practice in Penrith NSW, he works as a clinical veterinarian at Taronga Zoo. Robert is a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Feline Medicine) and holds a Certificate in Zoological Medicine from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (UK). He is the President of the Unusual and Exotic Pets Group of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), committee member of the Feline Chapter of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists and a member of the Policy Council of the AVA. Robert’s research interests include the in situ conservation of the Fijian Crested Iguana, Brachylophus vitiensis, the collection of baseline haematological and biochemical data of captive and free living Australian herpetofauna, anaesthesia of frogs and coccidiosis in echidnas. Robert also lectures in reptile and wildlife medicine (Year 4) and veterinary professional studies (Year 1) at James Cook University Townsville. His pets include Spike the skink (in the picture at right), Cecil the Carpet python and Potty the cat. In his spare time Robert draws cartoons.
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Terry King
BVSc MACVSc (Brisbane)
Terry King was born and raised in Townsville, North Queensland. He graduated with his Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Queensland in 1975. Over his 19 years in private practice in Brisbane’s north western suburbs, Terry accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in small animal practice. After a year’s sojourn in the USA and Brisbane’s Animal Emergency Centre, Terry joined the University of Queensland Veterinary Teaching Hospital in late 1995 as a medical resident. He went on to become the Director of the Clinic and Hospital in 1997 and again in 2002. Terry joined the team at Veterinary Specialist Services as a Director in 2003. Terry’s real passion arises from the emergency side of veterinary practice, particularly the intricacy of understanding and treating the critically ill. He is highly committed to family veterinary medicine, emergency and critical treatment and prolonging the human-animal bond.
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Ben Landon
Dr Ben Landon graduated from the University of Sydney in 1994 and then worked in private emergency and referral surgical practice in Melbourne for a number of years. He undertook a surgical residency at the University of Melbourne from 2003. During this time he completed research involving scintigraphic evaluation of portal circulation of dogs undergoing cellophane banding of portosystemic shunts. He was also involved in a study on the development of a novel axial pattern flap for closure of facial defects in dogs. He gained Fellowship of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Small Animal Surgery and specialist registration in 2009. He enjoys all aspects of soft tissue, neurologic and orthopaedic surgery and has particular interests in minimally invasive interventional radiologic techniques (with particular application to intrahepatic portosystemic shunts). Ben has recently moved to Singapore.
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Gary Landsberg
BSc DVM MRCVS DACVB DipECVBM-CAbr
Dr Gary Landsberg received his DVM from the Ontario Veterinary College and offers a behaviour referral service at the North Toronto Animal Clinic dermatology and behaviour specialty practice in Thornhill. He is also a partner in two veterinary practices in Thornhill, where he also works as a companion animal practitioner. Gary is also a behaviour consultant for VIN and is on the scientific advisory board for a number of companies including CANCOG, PetTV, and imRex. Dr Landsberg appears regularly in the media on TV, radio and in print and has been the host of both radio and television shows related to pet care. He holds board certification and is a past president of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (DACVB) and is also board certified and a member of the executive board of the European College of Veterinary Behaviour Medicine (ECVBM-CA). Gary is co-author of the Handbook of Behaviour Problems of the Dog and Cat (2nd edition), the AAHA Behaviour handouts and the Lifelearn Client (ed) online behaviour handouts. In 2000 he was the recipient of the American Animal Hospital Association companion animal behaviour award.
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Mike Lappin
DVM PhD
After graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1981, Dr Lappin completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia. After two years in small animal practice in Los Angeles, Dr Lappin returned to the University of Georgia where he completed a small animal internal medicine residency and a PhD in Parasitology. Dr Lappin was board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1987. He is currently an Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University and directs the Toxoplasma gondii Serology Laboratory. He has had multiple research grants funded and is the author of more than a hundred research papers and book chapters. Dr Lappin is an associate editor for the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the Compendium for Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian. Dr Lappin has received the Beecham Research Award and the Norden Distinguished Teaching Award.
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Rick LeCouteur
BVSc PhD DACVIM (Neurology) DECVN
Dr LeCouteur received his veterinary degree (BVSc) in 1975 from the University of Sydney. After a year in small animal practice in Sydney, he did an internship and a residency in surgery at the University of Guelph in Canada (1976 to 1978). He completed his Neurology/Neurosurgery residency training and a PhD in comparative pathology at the University of California, Davis and then joined the faculty of Colorado State University from 1984 to 1989. In 1989 he returned to Australia and established a Neurology/Neurosurgery specialty practice in Sydney. Rick returned to the USA in 1995 to assume the position of Professor of Neurology/Neurosurgery at the University of California, Davis. In 1996 he also became the Director of the Neuromuscular Disease Laboratory and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory. He was the chairman of the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences from 2000 to 2004. Rick is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology), and a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology. From 1996 to 1999 he was President of the ACVIM specialty of Neurology, and is currently the President of ACVIM. Rick’s research interests include brain tumours and neuromuscular disease. He has three orange cats (Sam, OB and Benito).
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Peter Lees
CBE BPharm PhD DSc CBiol FIBiol DrHc(Gent) HonAssocRCVS HonFellowECVPT
Professor Peter Lees graduated from the Chelsea School of Pharmacy, University of London with a Bachelors in Pharmacy in 1961. He began his PhD straight after, moved to the RVC in 1962 and took up the post of Research Student. In 1964 he attained the post of Assistant Lecturer; over the following years he became a Lecturer, Reader, Professor, Head of the Veterinary Basic Sciences Department from 1992 to 1997, Vice-Principal for teaching and Deputy Principal from 1997 to 2002 and Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology. Peter's main research interests lie around the mechanisms and mediators of acute inflammation in species of veterinary interest. He is currently collaborating with Dr Ali Abadi (Iran), Professor Landoni (Argentina) and Professor Toutain (France).
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Anne Lencioni
Anne has worked in a diverse number of business fields, and has also owned her own veterinary clinic in the UK. She graduated as a veterinary surgeon and has subsequently completed multiple business degrees. She attained a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Edinburgh and a Masters in Professional Accounting from the University of Southern Queensland. She has completed her CPA examinations and is a Fellow of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants. She is a founding partner of APL accountants and has a special interest in tax.
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Paolo Lencioni
Paolo has worked as a veterinary surgeon prior to working in public accounting. He has attained a Masters in Professional Accounting through the University of Southern Queensland. He has also completed a City and Guilds in C programming. He is a member of the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants, a founding partner of APL Accountants and has a special interest in improving business performance.
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Sam Long
BVSc MVM PhD DipECVN MRCVS Senior Lecturer for Neurology
Dr Sam Long started work at the University of Melbourne's Veterinary Clinic and Hospital in January 2009 as senior lecturer. As Senior Lecturer he is responsible for teaching undergraduate lectures, teaching undergraduate students on clinical rotation and resident training. He is also responsible for the neurology service which treats patients referred from primary clinicians with neurological conditions. Finally, Sam is also pursuing his research interests through a number of research projects and through collaborations with other researchers around Melbourne and internationally. He is currently the only certified specialist neurologist and neurosurgeon practicing in Australia. Before taking up this position, Sam was an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, an academic position he held for three years following seven years in Glasgow, Scotland, during which he completed a residency in veterinary neurology before fulfilling a PhD in canine cancer.
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Beth McDonald
BVSc(Hons) MVetClinStud MACVSc (Small Animal Medicine) DACVD
Dr Beth McDonald graduated from the University of Sydney in 1988. For six years, she worked at the North Shore Veterinary Hospital, during which she completed her Masters in Veterinary Clinical Studies through Murdoch University and gained her MACVSc. In 1995 she began a residency at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. In 1998, she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatologists. Since then, Beth has worked as a specialist in Veterinary Dermatology, with interesting management of allergic patients, demodicosis and immune mediated disease.
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Catriona MacPhail
DVM PhD Diplomate ACVS
Dr MacPhail is a 1996 graduate of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a small animal internship, surgical residency and surgical fellowship in soft tissue surgery and surgical oncology all at Colorado State University. Dr MacPhail became an ACVS diplomate in 2002 and has been on faculty at CSU as a soft tissue surgeon since 2004. She completed her PhD in cardiovascular surgery in spring of 2007. Dr MacPhail's primary clinical and research interests include upper and lower respiratory disease, wound management and reconstruction, gastrointestinal surgery, and minimally-invasive surgery.
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Stuart Mason
BVSc(Hons)
Dr Stuart Mason graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1999. After two years of mixed practice work in West Gippsland Victoria, Stuart moved to small animal practice at Monash Veterinary Clinic in the South East suburbs of Melbourne. Whilst working at Monash Veterinary Clinic, Stuart developed a keen interest in Canine and Feline Theriogenology. In 2005 Stuart became a partner of the practice. Stuart has been instrumental in developing TCI (transcervical insemination) in dogs in Australia, a procedure he has been conducting since 2004 in his practice. Stuart undertakes all facets of canine and feline reproductive work for his clients, including artificial insemination with fresh, frozen and chilled semen, infertility investigations, obstetrical management, prostate disease and pyometra management in breeding animals.
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Paul Mills
BVSc PhD MACVSc GCEd MPhil (Vet Ed)
Dr Paul Mills was awarded a PhD following an investigation of drug pharmacokinetics in racing animals. He travelled to the Animal health Trust in the UK and continued his interest in veterinary pharmacology by publishing novel findings on the role of nitric oxide in exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage and thermoregulation. Dr Mills returned to Australia in 1997 and worked as a NHMRC Senior Research Officer investigating human hepatic drug uptake, a senior government veterinary officer and as an emergency clinician. He also completed his MACVSc in veterinary pharmacology, with subsequent roles as examiner. He was appointed as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland in 2001 and is now Associate Professor for Veterinary Pharmacology.
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Antony Moore
BVSc MVSc Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology)
Tony received his veterinary degree from the University of Sydney in 1981 and a Master’s degree in feline haematology in 1986. He completed a residency in veterinary oncology at the University of California, Davis, and in 1988 joined the faculty at Tufts University. During his 15 years at Tufts, Dr Moore established and directed the Harrington Oncology Program and achieved the rank of full professor. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology) since 1991. After returning to Australia in 2003 Tony and Dr Angela Frimberger established Veterinary Oncology Consultants, a web-based consulting company providing advice for veterinarians treating cancer patients. Tony is currently also an Adjunct Full Professor at the University of Sydney.
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Jason Mouatt
BVSc FACVSc (Gold Coast)
Jason Mouatt became a Small Animal Surgery Specialist (FACVSc - Fellow of the Australian Collage of Veterinary Scientists in Small Animal Surgery) in 2003. Dr Mouatt graduated from the University of Queensland (BVSc) in 1991, spending the next five years in general practice. His enthusiasm for surgery progressed to a residency in Small Animal Surgery at the University of Queensland. From there, Dr Mouatt spent four years as the Clinical Head of Small Animal Surgery at University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital before joining the team at VSS in 2004. His surgical interests include neurosurgery, surgical oncology and joint surgery.
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Gary Norsworthy
DVM DABVP
Dr Gary D Norsworthy is a full-time feline practitioner with nearly 40 years' experience in private practice. In addition, he is the editor of five feline textbooks, including four editions of The Feline Patient, and a frequent lecturer at veterinary conferences. He is a charter Diplomate of the Feline Practice Category of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and an Adjunct Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University.
In spite of his diverse career directions, professionally, his first love is the care of feline patients.
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Stephen Page
BSc(Vet)(Hons) BVSc(Hons) DipVetClinStud MVetClinStud MAppSc(EnvTox) CVSc(Pharmacol)
Stephen is Director of Advanced Veterinary Therapeutics providing investigative and analytical skills in the areas of clinical pharmacology, toxicology, risk assessment and public health. He has had a long standing interest in the appropriate use of veterinary medicines and vaccines and has participated in conferences and training programs on this subject in Australia, North America, Europe and Asia. He is chair of the AVA Therapeutics Advisory Committee, a role he first accepted in 1989, and was an examiner for the ACVSc Chapter of Pharmacology for 13 years. Currently he is involved in distance education facilitation for the University of Sydney MVPHMgt, design of a new approach to pharmacology teaching and learning, and a variety of gripping projects for pharmaceutical companies, MLA, AWI, FAO and OIE.
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Reg Pascoe
BVSc MVSc FRCVS FACVSc DVSc
A world renowned equine surgeon and dermatologist, Dr Reg Pascoe graduated from the University of Queensland in 1951, completing his fellowship with the Royal College London (1973), Australian College of Vet Scientists (1975) and gaining his Doctorate in Vet Science (1984). He founded the Oakey Veterinary Hospital in 1952, specialising in equine practice from 1966. Reg has published over 70 referred articles and is the author of five texts on Equine Dermatoses. He has held positions with the AVA, AEVA and ACVSc throughout his career and received distinguished awards including the Gilruth Prize (1986), TG Hungerford Award (1987), Order of Australia (1987) and EVA Award (2008).
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Ludovic Pelligand
DrMedVet CertVA MRCVS PhD (pending) DipECVAA
Ludovic graduated from École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort then completed two years' small animal internal medicine internship. He then completed an anaesthesia residency at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) with successful attainment of his European boards in Veterinary Anesthesia. Ludovic Pelligand is currently employed in the Pharmacology Department, RVC, London, UK after just completing his PhD with Professor Jonathon Elliott, Emeritus Professor Peter Lees and Professor Pierre Louis Toutain as his supervisors. His project looked at a new pain medication for cats: a PK/PD approach using tissue cages. He remains an active clinical pharmacologist with an anaesthesia and intensive care focus.
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Gaille Perry
BVSc MACVSc (Animal Behaviour) PhD DipEd BEd Studies CMAVA
Gaille worked in mixed practice for ten years, as well as breeding, training and showing Border Collies, Old English Sheepdogs and Arabian horses. She completed a DipEd in 1982 then a BEdSt in 1983. Her lifelong interest in animal behaviour led to membership of the ACVSc in 1993 and a PhD in behaviour in 1999.
Gaille is Director of Studies for the Delta Society Australia Canine Good Citizen™ Instructors Course, principal teacher at Brisbane North Institute of TAFE, consults at Sydney Animal Behaviour Service and is a consultant to the RSPCA Queensland and the Halcyon Retirement Group. She regularly speaks at local, national and international behaviour conferences.
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Tom Poland
Tom is an internationally recognised Marketing Strategist who at last count has trained 1,476 clients across 173 different industry types including professional practices, small business and multinational corporations.
Tom had started and sold a series of his own businesses, two of which he took international.
He has been published in 27 countries and the second edition of his latest book has recently been released in North America, Europe, Great Britain and Australia.
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Chris Preston
FACVSc Dip ACVS
Dr Chris Preston is a registered specialist in small animal surgery and runs a stand-alone referral practice in central metropolitan Melbourne. Chris completed his BVSc at Melbourne University in 1993 followed by two years of small animal practice. In 1995 he moved to Brisbane to work as a surgical intern at Queensland Veterinary Specialist Centre. From 1997 to 2000 Chris completed a three year formal residency training program at the University of California, Davis. He gained Fellowship of the Australian College in 2000 and also became a Diplomate of the American College the following year. Chris started the Animal Surgery Centre in 2001 and enjoys neurosurgery, soft tissue surgery and oncologic surgery. His special interests include stifle arthroscopy, total joint arthroplasty (hip, knee and elbow) and intraoperative fluoroscopically-guided fracture repair.
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David Robson
BVSc(Hons) MACVSc (Canine Medicine) FACVSc (Dermatology)
Graduating from the University of Queensland in 1992, Dr David Robson spent over a decade in dermatology referral practice with the Animal Skin Ear and Allergy Clinic, Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre.
He gained his ACVSc Fellowship 2005 and is a foundation member of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists Dermatology Chapter. He has practiced clinical dermatology, published and lectured both in Australia and overseas.
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Annie Rose
BVSc(Hons) BVetBiol MVS MACVSc (Radiology) GCert (ClinEd)
Dr Annie Rose graduated from the University of Queensland in 1994, and spent the next two years in small animal practice in Canberra. Annie then completed a two-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at The University of Melbourne Clinic and Hospital, and during this time she developed an interest in veterinary diagnostic imaging. Annie worked in the radiology sections at the University of Melbourne and the Ohio State University during 1999. Annie has been working at the University of Queensland Veterinary Teaching Hospital since 2000. She is currently a registrar and her duties include clinical radiology and undergraduate teaching.
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Thomas Schubert
DVM ACVIM Neurology ABVP Canine/Feline
Dr Schubert graduated from the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1977. An internship at Auburn University was followed by a neurology residency at the University of Florida between 1978 and 1981. Over the next 25 years with the assistance of his CVT wife, the practice grew to 35 employees and four additional veterinarians and won the Veterinary Economics Practice of Excellence Award in 1995. During this time he became board certified in two specialties, The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine as a neurologist and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners as a specialist in canine and feline medicine. Since 2001 he has been an adjunct professor at St Georges University School of Veterinary Medicine in Grenada. Since selling the practice in 2006, he has taken the position of Clinical Professor and Chief of The Neurology Service at the University of Florida Veterinary Medical Center.
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Howie Seim
DVM DACVS
Dr Seim is a 1975 graduate of Washington State University. He completed an internship at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and a completed a two year surgical residency at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. From there he went to Colorado State University and has been on the surgical staff since 1978. He is currently Professor and Chief of Small Animal Surgery. Howard obtained Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1983. Dr Seim has presented numerous papers and published several articles and chapters in gastroenterology and neurosurgery. He is currently involved in several research projects concerning the development of spinal fusion models. Dr Seim received a University award for instructional innovation in 1995. Howard authored the neurosurgery section of the text Small Animal Surgery, Fossum editor, Mosby Yearbook, Inc. April 1997. Howie Seim's DVDs are available from our Vetbookshop.
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G. Diane Shelton
DVM PhD DACVIM
Dr Shelton is a 1979 graduate of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis. Following an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Michigan State University and a residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, she became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She returned to UC Davis where she completed a PhD program in Comparative Pathology in 1985. Pursing an interest in myasthenia gravis, Dr Shelton was a post-doctoral fellow in the Receptor Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute in La Jolla from 1985-1990. Dr Shelton then moved to UC San Diego where she became a member of the Department of Pathology and established the Comparative Neuromuscular Laboratory. She is currently Professor in the Department of Pathology and Director of the Comparative Neuromuscular Laboratory.
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Kenneth Simpson
BVM&S PhD Diplomate ACVIM Diplomate ECVIM
Kenny Simpson is a 1984 graduate of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh. In 1989 he received his PhD (pancreatic and Intestinal function) from the School of Medicine at the University of Leicester in England and completed an internship at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the Ohio State University in 1991. Dr Simpson is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He has been a faculty member at the College of Veterinary Medicine since 1995 and has been a mentor, supervisor, and adviser to many interns, residents, and graduate students. He is currently Chief of the Section of Small Animal Medicine. He has received several awards including the National Phi Zeta Award and Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, and is a past-President of the Comparative Gastroenterology Society.
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Jane Sykes
BVSc(Hons) PhD DACVIM
Jane Sykes is a Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis. She has a special interest in small animal infectious diseases, and has coauthored over 50 publications on the subject. She is co-founder of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases.
Her research interests include canine and feline hemotropic mycoplasma infections, tick-borne infectious diseases, leptospirosis, antimicrobial resistance and deep mycoses of dogs and cats.
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Jane Sykes
BVSc(Hons) PhD DACVIM
Jane Sykes is a Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis. She has a special interest in small animal infectious diseases, and has coauthored over 50 publications on the subject. She is co-founder of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases.
Her research interests include canine and feline hemotropic mycoplasma infections, tick-borne infectious diseases, leptospirosis, antimicrobial resistance and deep mycoses of dogs and cats.
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Terry Theakstone
BA BVSc MACVSc (Feline Medicine) and (Animal Behaviour) CMAVA Dipl Pract Management MAppl Ling
After graduation in January 1970 Terry’s experience has primarily been in general small animal practice as a practice owner and manager. He has started two successful veterinary practices. This has been interspersed with lecturing at Macquarie University, tutoring at Sydney University and participating in cardiac research at North Shore Hospital. Since graduating in Veterinary Science his studies have been varied including qualifications in Statistics, Genetics, Linguistics and Practice Management. Terry has passed his ACVSc membership exams in both Feline Medicine and Animal Behaviour.
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Tony Thelander
BVSc MBA FAICD (Director ValuVet P/L)
Tony graduated from the University of Queensland in 1970 and was principal of the Chermside Veterinary Hospital in Brisbane for 35 years. Tony completed an MBA in 1996 and attained his FAICD by exam the following year. As a life member of the AVA, Tony has served in executive positions at Branch and Division level as well as the ASAVA. He was an inspector of the ASAVA Hospital Accreditation Scheme for 10 years and a director of Provet for 24 years. Tony became a consultant for ValuVet in 2003 and became Principal and Director in 2007 after retiring from full time clinical practice.
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Andrew Turner
BVSc FACVSc (Veterinary Ophthalmology)
Dr Andrew Turner graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1973. After working in mixed and equine practice for 20 years Andrew achieved Membership of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in the discipline of Surgery of Horses. In 1994 Andrew undertook a residency program in Veterinary Ophthalmology with Dr Rowan Blogg, the founder of Veterinary Ophthalmology in Australia. Andrew achieved Fellowship of the Australian College of Veterinary Ophthalmology by examination in Veterinary Ophthalmology in 1997. Andrew practices with Dr Simon Hurn in a specialty Veterinary Ophthalmology clinic called All Animal Eye Services, in Mount Waverley Victoria. Andrew is a registered Veterinary Specialist in the discipline of Ophthalmology, has presented scientific papers overseas and published peer reviewed scientific papers in Australian and international veterinary journals.
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David Twedt
DVM Diplomate ACVIM
David C Twedt graduated from Iowa State University and entered an internship and medicine residency at The Animal Medical Center in New York City in gastroenterology. David then joined the staff of the Animal Medical Center and was also a research associate at the Liver Research Center of Albert Einstein Medical School. David is currently a Diplomate of the ACVIM, Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University and small animal internal medicine. David is past President of the College of ACVIM as well as the Comparative Gastroenterology Society. Publication and research interests include liver disease, gastrointestinal disease and endoscopy. He has also been the recipient of several teaching awards. He is also the co-editor of Current Veterinary Therapy XIV.
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Dayle Tyrrell
BSc BVMS(Hons) BVetBiol MVS FACVSc Registered Specialist (Radiology)
Dr Dayle Tyrrell is a graduate of Murdoch University and has worked in university and private practice in Australia, England and Zimbabwe. She completed a residency training program in diagnostic imaging at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital in 2005. Dayle became a Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Radiology in 2007 and she is a registered specialist in Radiology.
Dayle is currently a senior registrar in diagnostic imaging at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital. As well as having a role in undergraduate teaching she is also actively involved in providing continuing education to veterinarians.
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Michael Ward
BVSc MSc MPVM PhD, FACVSc Sesquicentenial Chair, Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney
Professor Michael Ward is a veterinary epidemiologist with experience in analytical epidemiological methods, spatial epidemiology and simulation modelling. He has 25 years experience in conducting research on infectious diseases, including West Nile virus in the US, FMD in Argentina and bird flu in Romania. He currently serves as Associate Editor of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, and on the editorial boards of Zoonoses and Public Health. and Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology. Professor Ward is a graduate of the University of Queensland and has held positions within the Queensland Department of Primary Industries as well as the veterinary schools at Purdue University (Indiana) and Texas A&M University. Professor Ward returned to Australia from Texas in 2008 to take up the new position of Chair of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety within the Faculty of Veterinary Science, the University of Sydney.
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Natalie Watson
Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services
Natalie Watson has been working with shelter animals since 1996. Her passion in trying to reduce the number of dogs that end up in shelters led her to completing her Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services with the Delta Society in 2007. Natalie has been running her own dog training business 'What A Dog Needs' with her husband John since 2004 and has a strong interest in all aspects of both dog and cat behaviour. Natalie is an Assessor for the Delta Therapy Dogs Program and is a qualified Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Instructor and Assessor. Natalie is a member of the Association of Animal Behaviour Professionals (AAPB), Delta Professional Dog Trainers Association (DPDTA) and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).
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Sarah Webb
BVSc(Hons) MACVS
Dr Sarah Webb runs a specialist small animal surgical practice at Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital in Canberra. She graduated in 1976 with Honours from the University of Queensland and then worked in small animal practice for three years before doing an internship in small animal medicine followed by a residency in small animal surgery, also at the University of Queensland. In 1986 she moved to Canberra and started a small animal referral surgical practice before finally relocating to the new purpose built Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital in 2002. Sarah was also elected as president of the University of Sydney's Centre for Veterinary Education in May 2008.
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Richard Woolley
BVetMed DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology) MRCVS
Richard graduated from the Royal Veterinary College London in 2002 and also passed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination in the same year. After graduation he completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Edinburgh. Following this he remained at Edinburgh University completing a three-year cardiopulmonary residency including one year working in the small animal internal medicine department, passing the first part of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Companion Animals diploma in 2006. Richard remained at the University of Edinburgh after completing his residency where he was employed as a veterinary cardiologist. He has also completed externships in the veterinary cardiology departments at Cornell and Florida Universities.
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Robert Wrigley
BVSc MS DVR DACVR DECVDI
Professor Robert Wrigley completed his Bachelor of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney, his Masters at Colorado State University and Diploma in Veterinary Radiology from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He rejoined the Faculty after a 28-year appointment as Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging at Colorado State University. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and has an international reputation in diagnostic imaging, including ultrasonography, digital radiography, CT and MR imaging. The first installation of computed radiology in a veterinary facility in the USA was at Colorado State in 1991. He was instrumental in creating the first imaging protocols to optimise the equipment for veterinary radiography and this refinement has progressed over the last 17 years through four generations of Fuji equipment. He has also developed the imaging protocols for CR and DR imaging equipment distributed by OREX and IDEX Labs. PACs and filmless imaging has been used in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State since 2001. Professor Wrigley co-authored of the Handbook of Small Animal Radiological Diagnosis, has published many papers and made numerous presentations on diagnostic imaging including digital radiology.
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