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Lowell Ackerman, DVM, DACVD, MBA, MPA Track: Practice Management Dr. Ackerman received his veterinary degree from Ontario Veterinary College and is board-certified in Dermatology. In addition to his veterinary credentials, Dr. Ackerman also holds a Masters in Public Administration (Harvard University), a Masters in Business Administration (University of Phoenix), and a Certificate in Veterinary Practice Administration (Purdue). Before joining Pfizer Animal Health, Dr. Ackerman was engaged in clinical practice, consulting, writing, and teaching. He has authored several books (including Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult, The Genetic Connection, and Atlas of Small Animal Dermatology), book chapters and journal articles, and has lectured extensively on topics in both medicine and management. |
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Christopher Adin, DVM, DACVS Track: Pet Animal Dr. Adin received his DVM with Distinction from Cornell University in 1996. After completing a rotating internship and a fellowship in renal medicine and hemodialysis, he was accepted into a small animal surgery residency at UC Davis. Since becoming Board Certified in 2002, Dr. Adin has held faculty positions at the University of Florida and more recently, at the Ohio State University, where he practices soft tissue surgery. His primary interests are in the areas of surgical oncology, urinary incontinence and organ transplantation. |
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Jack Advent, CAE Track: Shelter Animal Jack Advent, CAE is the Executive Director of the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association, a post he has held since 1998. He previously worked for two Ohio trade associations prior to joining OVMA. Advent is a past president and board member of the American Society of Veterinary Medical Association Executives, and the Ohio Society of Association Executives. He earned his certified association executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives in 1994. He has also served on two AVMA task forces and presented on public policy issues at national and state veterinary educational programs. |
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A. Rick Alleman, DVM, Ph.D., DABVP, DACVP Tracks: Pet Animal, Technician Dr. Alleman received his DVM from Louisiana State University and practiced companion animal medicine and surgery for 9 years in private small animal practice. Dr. Alleman then completed a clinical pathology residency at the University of Florida and completed his Ph.D. degree in molecular biology of vector-borne diseases. He is a board certified diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practioners (Companion Animal Practice) and the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Clinical Pathology). He is currently a Professor, Service Chief and Director of Laboratories at the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine. |
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David Anderson, DVM, M.S., DACVS Track: Food Animal Dr. Anderson is a professor and Head of Agricultural Practices at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University. He earned both a B.S. degree in Animal Science and a DVM from North Carolina State University. He then completed an intensive rotating internship in large animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia and a Residency in Food Animal Medicine, Surgery, and Reproduction at Kansas State University under Dr. Guy St-Jean. Dr. Anderson became a board certified specialist in surgery (Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons) in 1995. Dr. Anderson founded the International Academy of Farm Animal Surgeons and is the current Director of that organization. |
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Mark Armfelt, DVM, DABVP Track: ABVP Evening Session Dr. Armfelt graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1977. He completed the Michigan State University Dairy Health Management Certificate Program in1998 and achieved Board Certification in Dairy practice that same year. He was in private practice in Knox County, Ohio from 1977 until the summer of 2000 when he joined Monsanto Dairy Business. He spent 8 years working with Monsanto and came to Elanco with the purchase of the Posilac business. He currently holds the position Dairy Technical Consultant for Elanco Animal Health. He is a board member of the Ohio Dairy Industry Forum, and has been an Adjunct. Associate Professor of Veterinary Preventive Medicine at The Ohio State University. He also was co-founder and served 10 years as president of the Ohio Dairy Veterinarians. Dr. Armfelt resides in Gambier, Ohio with his wife Teresa and 5 of his 7 children. |
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Clarke Atkins, DVM, DACVIM Track: Pet Animal Clarke Atkins, DVM, the Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professor of Companion Animal Medicine at North Carolina State University, is a 1972 graduate of U.C.Davis, an Angell Memorial Animal Hospital intern, and is board-certified by the ACVIM (Medicine & Cardiology). Known for his research and teaching in small animal cardiology, he is a Norden Award recipient and the author of over 150 publications. His research involves heartworm disease and treatment of cardiovascular disease in dogs, cats, and horses. |
| Jennifer Au, DVM, DACVS, CCRT Track: Technician, Hands-On Labs Dr. Jennifer Au was first introduced to the benefits of physical rehabilitation during her surgical residency at Texas A&M. She received her Therapist Certification in Canine Rehabilitation from the Canine Rehabilitation Institute in Florida in 2010. She is currently an assistant professor in small animal surgery-orthopedics and Director of the Veterinary Rehabilitation Service at Ohio State University. |
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| Matthew Barnhart, DVM, M.S., DAC Track: Hands-On Labs MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets- Worthington, OH |
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Chris Bessent, DVM Track: Holistic & Integrative Medicine Chris Bessent, DVM presently practices holistic veterinary medicine in southern Wisconsin. She received a bachelor’s degree in animal science in 1984 and a veterinary degree in 1988 from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Following five years of traditional veterinary practice Bessent pursued postgraduate training in veterinary chiropractic, veterinary acupuncture and Chinese veterinary herbology. She is certified in all three. Following years of use of Chinese herbal combinations and acupuncture in her holistic veterinary medical practice, Dr. Bessent founded Herbsmith, Inc., a full service TCVM supply house. Presently, she divides her time between her practice and Herbsmith. |
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Danelle Bickett-Weddle, DVM, MPH, Ph.D., DACVPM Track: Public Health Dr. Bickett-Weddle received her DVM from Iowa State University in 1999. She has practiced as a small animal veterinarian and a dairy nutritionist. She has worked at the Center for Food Security and Public Health at ISU since late 2002. She has a MPH from the University of Iowa, a Ph.D. in Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, and is a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. She is the Associate Director for the CFSPH and manages projects related to the USDA-APHIS National Veterinary Accreditation Program, development of a Secure Milk Supply Plan, and ISU’s Biological Risk Management. |
| Mark Bohling, DVM Track: Hands-On Labs Assistant Professor Surgery, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee |
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Michael Borowitz, CPA Track: Practice Management Michael Borowitz is a Shareholder and CPA with Clark, Schaefer Hackett & Co., CPAs. He has 20+ years experience working with owner-operated businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Michael has experience with fraud investigations, internal control design and litigation support. |
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Andrew Bowman, M.S., DVM Track: Public Health Dr. Andrew Bowman received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Veterinary Preventive Medicine, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from The Ohio State University. He practiced food animal medicine and surgery for three years in north central Ohio before retuning to The Ohio State University to pursue a Ph.D. in Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. His research program focuses on the One-Health concept using type A influenza virus activity at the human-animal interface, especially at the human-swine interface, as a model. |
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Jade Braman, MPH-VPH Track: Public Health Jade Braman graduated with her B.S. in Biology from the University of Findlay in 2005. In 2001, she earned her Master of Public Health degree with a specialization in Veterinary Public Health from The Ohio State University. She currently works as an Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory training fellow at the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets sponsored by the APHL and the CDC – in preparation for a career as a scientist in a public health laboratory. |
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Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM Track: Public Health Dr. Edward B. Breitschwerdt is a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is also an adjunct professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, and a Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM). Dr. Breitschwerdt directs the Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory in the Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research at North Carolina State University. He also co-directs the Vector Borne Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory and is the director of the NCSU-CVM Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory. He is chief scientific officer for Glaxy Diagnostics. |
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Matt Brokken, DVM, DACVS Track: Equine Dr. Brokken is a 2003 graduate from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, he participated in an equine ambulatory internship at The Ohio State University. At the conclusion of the internship, Dr. Brokken performed a three year equine surgical residency at Washington State University. Dr. Brokken returned to his alma mater after his residency, became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, and headed the Lameness and Imaging service at the University of Florida for 3 years. Dr. Brokken is currently staff surgeon at Cleveland Equine Clinic. |
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Philip Bushby, DVM, M.S., DACVS Track: Shelter Animal, Hands-On Labs Phil Bushby is a 1972 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and a Board Certified Veterinary Surgeon. He holds the Marcia Lane Endowed Chair of Humane Ethics and Animal Welfare at Mississippi State University where he has been on the faculty for 33 years. He has taken veterinary students to shelters for the past 18 years. Dr. Bushby’s primary goal is to make sure that the next generation of veterinarians understands the problem of overpopulation of unwanted dogs and cats and recognizes their role in assisting in addressing this problem. |
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Christopher Cebra, DVM Track: Small Ruminants Dr. Chris Cebra has been working with camelids for twenty years. He has focused on digestive and metabolic disorders, and has written or co-authored over 50 scientific articles concerning camelids, 45 of which are listed on MedLine, and been involved with over 30 camelid research projects. He is currently the Head of the Department of Clinical Sciences at Oregon State University. He also teaches in the veterinary curriculum and works in the Large Animal Hospital, seeing internal medicine cases of all large animal species. |
| Christa Chadwick, CAWA Track: Shelter Animal Christa Chadwick guides the strategic use of the ASPCA Animal Stats Database in the ASPCA Partnership, the ASPCA $100K Challenge, and ASPCA Research and Development in order to increase the effectiveness of ASPCA programming. Christa is a Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA) and has held leadership positions in the animal welfare field for over 13 years. Christa also held the position of Director, North American Shelter Outreach for Pethealth Inc. and was the Director, Animal Care for the Ontario SPCA, where she provided leadership and guidance to over 50 animal welfare organizations in Ontario. |
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| Kristen Collins, M.Sc. Kristen Collins is the ASPCA Director for Anti-Cruelty Behavior Services. |
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Marco Coutinho da Silva, DVM, M.S., DACVO Track: Equine Dr. Marco da Silva obtained his DVM from Sao Paulo State University in Brazil. He then attended Colorado State University where he obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Reproductive Physiology. From 2006 to 2009, Dr. da Silva was on faculty at Cornell University before joining the faculty at The Ohio State University in the Theriogenology and Reproductive Medicine Service. At OSU, Dr. da Silva has been working to develop a comprehensive assisted-reproduction program including semen freezing and embryo transfer. Dr. da Silva is a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists. |
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Jing Cui, DVM, M.S. Track: Small Ruminants Dr. Jing Cui is a Veterinary Microbiologist and the section head of Bacteriology Section at the Animal Disease Diagnositic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture. |
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Sheila D'Arpino, DVM, DACVB Track: Animal Behavior Dr. Sheila D'Arpino completed a residency in behavior with a focus on shelter animal behavior in 2005. She currently works for the behavior department and the Center for Shelter Dogs (CSD) at the Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston, where she sees behavior appointments with private clients, creates and manages behavior programs for ARL dogs and CSD, and contributes to other CSD programs and research. |
| Melanie deHaan, DVM Track: Hands-On Labs Dr. deHaan is the founder and Medical Director of SOS of Ohio. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, class of 2006. Dr. deHaan was the founder and president of the University's Shelter Medicine Club, a co-chair of the Community Service Committee, and received the American Veterinary Medical Association's award for Outstanding Senior Service her graduating year. Dr. deHaan is a member of the OVMA, AVMA, and Association of Shelter Veterinarians. She does relief work for private practices across the city, but her special interest is Shelter Medicine with a focus on high-volume spay and neuter surgery. |
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Stephen DiBartola, DVM Track: Pet Animal Dr. DiBartola received his DVM degree from the University of California, Davis in 1976. He completed an internship at Cornell University in June 1977. He was a resident in Small Animal Medicine at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine from 1977 to 1979. He was Assistant Professor of Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois from 1979 until 1981. In August 1981, Dr. DiBartola returned to the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the Ohio State University as Assistant Professor of Medicine. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1985 and to Professor in 1990. |
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Amanda Donnelly, DVM, MBA Track: Practice Management, Staff Development Dr. Donnelly owns ALD Veterinary Consulting in Rockledge, Florida. She works with veterinarians who want to grow their practice and create a work environment where everyone looks forward to coming to work. Her areas of consulting include strategic planning, human resources, marketing, financial management, client service training, employee development and leadership coaching. Dr. Donnelly is the author of a new book, 101 Practice Management Questions Answered, available from AAHA. Dr. Donnelly is a frequent speaker at state and national veterinary conferences. In 2007, Dr. Donnelly was voted "Practice Management" Speaker of the Year. |
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Robert Dudley, DVM, M.S., DACVS Track: Pet Animal Dr. Dudley is a soft tissue surgeon with a passion for Surgical Oncology. He currently works at the MedVet Medical and Cancer Center for Pets in Columbus, OH. Dr. Dudley received his DVM from Kansas State University. He completed a rotating internship at the University of Minnesota and a surgical internship at the Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center. He then completed his residency and Masters Degree at The Ohio State University, and was a faculty member for one year. Dr. Dudley worked at a specialty practice in Kansas City prior to returning to Columbus in 2010. |
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Karen Felsted, CPA, M.S., DVM, CVPM Track: Emerging Issues, Staff Development Dr. Felsted is a CPA and a veterinarian, has a Master's degree in business and is a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager. She has practiced small animal and emergency medicine and spent over 15 years in business consulting with veterinary practices and the animal health industry. She has written numerous articles for Veterinary Economics, Trends and other veterinary publications and has spoken extensively at national and international veterinary conferences. She is the current Treasurer of VetPartners and Catalyst and sits on the CVPM board of directors. In 2011, she was given the WVC Practice Management Continuing Educator of the Year award. |
| Nancy Ferguson, DVM Track: Hands-On Labs Dr. Nancy Ferguson is a 1985 graduate of Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. She practiced mixed animal medicine and surgery along with her husband of twenty –four years in Bloomington , Indiana. Her intense love of and interest in spay/neuter surgery was kindled by her employment at the F.A.C.E. Spay/ Neuter Clinic in the late 1990’s. She is now in her thirteenth year of devoting her veterinary skills to the advancement of safe, affordable, efficient sterilization procedures for cats and dogs. As a member of both the National Spay/Neuter Task Force and the Task Force For the Advancement of Spay/Neuter practices, Dr. Ferguson has had the opportunity to present information and teach wet-labs for other interested veterinarians. She has shared affiliation with The Humane Alliance group based in Asheville, North Carolina and has participated as a member of their veterinary-training staff. For the second year Dr. Ferguson is working with Purdue University’ School of Veterinary Medicine students to provide clinical/surgical experience in spay/neuter technique for the shelter medicine block participants. |
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John Fiocca, J.D. Track: Practice Management John Fiocca is a partner in the law firm of Smith, Rolfes & Skavdahl in its Columbus office. He is a 1972 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Miami University, and a 1975 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He has been defending civil law suits of all kinds for over 36 years. Since 1999, he has devoted a large portion of his practice to successfully defending Ohio veterinarians in hundreds of veterinary malpractice suits and disciplinary proceedings in state and federal courts throughout Ohio, at both the state and federal level. |
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Tony Forshey, DVM Track: Food Animal, Public Health Dr. Tony Forshey currently is Chief of the Division of Animal Health, Ohio Department of Agriculture. Dr. Forshey received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from The Ohio State University in June, 1977. Dr. Forshey was an honor student undergraduate at The Ohio State University. Dr. Forshey practiced veterinary medicine for 27 years with a major interest in swine production involving much of the Midwest. Dr. Forshey has served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine for the past 10 years. |
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Fredric Frye, DVM, B.Sc., M.Sc., CBiol, FSB, FRSM Track: Pet Animal Dr. Frye earned his degrees from the University of California, Davis. He held a five- year Surgical Residency at USPHS Hospital, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Frye worked in small animal and exotic practice from 1966 to 1990 and was a professor at numerous universities located in North America, Europe and Japan. Some of his awards and honors include the AVMA Practitioner Research Award, 1969; Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine; Institute of Biology (London); Linnean Society, Italy; First Dr. Fredric L. Frye Lifetime Achievement Award ARAV. He’s authored & co-authored or contributed to approx. 60+ texts and 367 scientific papers as well as 29 training CD-ROMS. He’s an organic farmer, photographer & artist. |
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Richard Gary, Ph.D. Track: Hands-On Labs Dr. Richard Gary received his Ph.D. in entomology from The Ohio State University and is currently the State Public Health Entomologist with the Ohio Department of Health Zoonotic Disease Program. At ODH, he oversees state-wide surveillance for vector-borne diseases. His primary focus has been on WNV and other mosquito transmitted arboviruses, but his program also conducts passive tick surveillance and has done so for over 20 years. It is this surveillance which has provided early evidence that disease carrying ticks once considered rare or incidental in Ohio are becoming more common and expanding their range in the state. |
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Dr. Anne Gemensky Metzler Track: Equine Dr. Metzler was born in Wheeling, WV where she received her B.S. in biology at Wheeling Jesuit College in 1991. At The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, she received her DVM in 1995. After an internship at Michigan Veterinary Specialists and a year in general practice in Ohio, she returned to OSU to complete her Ophthalmology Residency and M.S. degree and achieved board certification in 2000. She’s been a faculty member since then and is currently a Professor in Comparative Ophthalmology. She resides in Dublin, Ohio with her husband, 6-year-old daughter and pets. |
| Meaghan Glowacki, MPH-VPH Track: Public Health Meaghan Glowacki is currently a 2nd year veterinary student at Ohio State. She recently completed her MPH Spring 2011 and was commissioned as a US Army 2LT in the Veterinary Corps. |
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Amanda Goeman, DVM Track: Shelter Animal, Hands-On Labs Dr. Goeman graduated in 2003 from Michigan State University. She practiced in rural PA for 5 years in mixed animal practice. In 2008, she moved to Boston where she practices at the Animal Rescue League of Boston in the shelters, on the high quality high volume spay neuter vehicle, and also in collaboration with the law enforcement and rescue departments. |
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Eric Gordon, DVM, DACVPM Track: Small Ruminants Dr. Eric Gordon received his DVM from The Ohio State University in 1997. Following graduation he practiced at Lisbon Veterinary Clinic in northeast Ohio. In 2006, he joined the faculty at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is an assistant professor - clinical at the OSU Large Animal Services in Marysville, Ohio. In 2010, he successfully completed diplomate certification by the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. His interests include small ruminant medicine and surgery, dairy production medicine and surgery, and ruminant reproductive ultrasound. |
| Thomas Graves, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM-SAIM Track: Pet Animal Dr. Thomas Graves received his DVM from Cornell University in 1991. He received his MS from the University of Rochester in 1999 and his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 2002. Dr. Graves is currently the Assistant Professor and Chief of Small Animal Medicine Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His professional interests are endocrinology and small animal geriatrics. Dr. Graves has conducted research funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Animal Hospital Association, the Feline Winn Foundation, and the American Association of Feline Practitioners. |
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William Greentree, DVM, DACVO Track: Pet Animal, Technician Dr. Greentree is a 1986 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He was an associate veterinarian at Graber's Animal Hospital in Toledo, Ohio for four years and then returned to academia for a one year Small Animal Internship at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. He then completed a Residency in Comparative Ophthalmology at Iowa State University and became Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Ophthlamologists in 1997. He is currently staff ophthalmologist at VCA South Shore Animal Hospital outside of Boston. |
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Kurt Grimm, DVM, M.S., Ph.D., DACVA, DACVCP Track: Pet Animal A former assistant professor of anesthesiology and pain management at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. He owns Veterinary Specialist Services which provides anesthesia specialist support to private practices in the Denver Metro area. Dr. Grimm earned his DVM from Iowa State University in 1995 and later his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He is double boarded in Veterinary Anesthesia and Clinical Pharmacology. Dr. Grimm is co-editor of several texts including Pain Management Made Simple; Lumb and Jones Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia 4th Edition; and the upcoming Essentials of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia 2nd Edition. |
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Fraser Hale, DVM, FAVD, DAVDC Track: Pet Animal, Hands-On Labs Fraser Hale is a board-certified veterinary dental specialist in private referral practice. He has authored many journal articles, book chapters and provides continuing education programs at home and abroad. His website (www.toothvet.ca) has a wealth of information for veterinarians and owners, and he is an active consultant on the dental discussion board of VIN. |
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Alex Hamberg, VMD, Ph.D. Track: Public Health Dr. Alex Hamberg has been a pathologist at the ODA ADDL since 2009. Dr. Hamberg obtained his veterinary degree from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. After a short time as a small animal practitioner, Dr. Hamberg entered the anatomic pathology residency program at The Ohio State University. In 2009, he completed his pathology residency as well as a Ph.D. in Veterinary Biosciences. Dr. Hamberg’s doctoral thesis focused on the pathogenesis of porcine circovirus 2-associated disease. |
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Bernie Hansen, DVM, M.S., DACVECC, DACVIM Track: Critical Care, Hands-On Labs Dr. Hansen was trained as an internist at The Ohio State University and has worked as a critical care specialist at NCSU since 1988. His clinical and research interests include physical examination, sepsis, and recognition and treatment of pain. He lives and works on a small farm with his wife Trudi, a primary care practitioner who helps keeps him real, and three energetic daughters aged 2, 7, and 20 years. |
| Lore Haug, DVM, M.S., DACVB Track: Animal Behavior Texas Veterinary Behavior Services |
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| Kyle Held Track: Shelter Animal ASPCA- Jackson, MO. |
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Meghan Herron, DVM, DACVB Track: Shelter Animal, Technician Dr. Herron graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Zoology in 1999 and is a 2005 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Herron completed a 3-year residency program in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine in July of 2009 and became board certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behavior in October 2009. She currently heads the Behavioral Medicine Clinic at the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center. |
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Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB Track: Animal Behavior, Staff Development, Hands-On Labs Dr. Suzanne Hetts is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist and co-owns with her husband Dr. Dan Estep, Animal Behavior Associates, Inc., in Littleton CO. For over 25 years, Suzanne has helped thousands of pet owners resolve their pets behavior problems, lectured to pet professionals on 5 continents, is an award-winning speaker and author, and consults with major corporations in the pet industry. In 2009, Dr. Hetts and Dr. Estep launched the BehaviorEducationNetwork.com and PetProWebinars.com to provide online behavior education to help pet professionals provide more effective behavior services and incorporate scientific behavior knowledge into all pet related services. |
| Lawrence N. Hill, DVM, ABVP Track: Hands-On Labs Associate Professor – Clinical, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University |
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W. Michael Hockman, DVM, M.S. Track: Public Health Dr. Hockman is the Chief of the Division of Meat Inspection, Ohio Department of Agriculture. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University receiving where he earned his B.S., DVM and M.S. degrees. Prior to joining the Ohio Department of Agriculture in 1997 as the Assistant Chief, he worked for the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection service for 32 years. He is a past President of the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association and currently serves as the Treasurer of the Central Ohio Veterinary Medical Association. |
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Armando Hoet, DVM, Ph.D., DACVPM Track: Public Health Dr. Hoet is a DVM graduated from "La Universidad del Zulia", Venezuela (1991). He also has a Ph.D. in Veterinary Preventive Medicine from The Ohio State University (2002), and is a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. Dr. Hoet has been teaching, researching, and publishing in the field of infectious diseases since 1993. Since January 2005, Dr. Hoet has been the Director of the Veterinary Public Health program at The Ohio State University. His current research interest is on the epidemiology of Zoonotic and foodborne pathogens such as MRSA. |
| Sgt. David Hunt Track: Shelter Animal David Hunt has worked dog fighting investigations for the Franklin County Sheriff's Office since 2002. A court recognized expert on the topic, he has testified before the Ohio legislature and U.S. Congress to strengthen animal fighting laws. His efforts have been recognized by the ASPCA, Buckeye State Sheriff's Association, Ohio Attorney General, and U.S. Attorney for southern Ohio. He has been interviewed by USA Today, New York Times Magazine, CNN, ESPN, Animal Planet, and National Geographic channels. David retired as a Sergeant in August 2011 after 30 years, but still carries a commission to work animal fighting cases. |
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Ted Janusz Track: Personal Improvement Because of his insights, Ted Janusz was invited to appear on Geraldo at Large on the Fox News Network. A former Territory Manager for Pfizer Animal Health, Ted has conducted nearly 500 full-day seminars in 49 of the 50 United States (lone exception: Wyoming), and in Puerto Rico and across Canada. He is also a runner who has covered over 30,000 miles. Ted is a member of the National Speakers Association of Ohio. He earned his MBA in marketing from the University of Pittsburgh. |
| Renee Jessen, RVT Track: Practice Management |
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| Anne Kaup-Fett, R.S., M.S. Track: ShelterAnimal Anne Kaup-Fett has worked for the Clark County Combined Health District in Springfield, Ohio as a registered sanitarian for almost fourteen years, and has worked with many nuisance investigations involving "hoarding" behavior. She formed the Clark County Hoarding Task Force in 2005 in association with many county agencies and continues to work actively with the members of that group to respond to and manage hoarding situations. She encourages other health districts and agencies involved with hoarding to actively consider forming their own local task force. |
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Tim Kolb, DVM Track: Practice Management 1982 graduate, Ohio State. Current president of the OVMLB. Past President of the OSU Veterinary Medicine Alumni Society. OVMA Board of Trustees, District 5 Rep. Advisory Board member, the Bradford School. Practice owner: Northwest Animal Hospital & Banfield Pet Hospital Charter owner. Grandfather to two cute little Buckeyes. |
| Nick Koval Track: Personal Improvement Nick Koval has been working in technology since he was 13 years old. He's worked for The Ohio State University and Apple Inc. giving him a unique insight into both education and Apple. |
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Candi Krisch Track: Staff Development Ms. Candi Krisch was hired in July 2008 as an Intercultural Specialist-Liaison to American Indian/Indigenous students at The Ohio State University (OSU). Ms. Krisch earned a Master of Arts in U.S. History with a concentration in Non-Western women from Cleveland State University. She is currently in her 2nd year of a Ph.D. program in Workforce Development and Education with a focus on distance education. She has spent most of her adult life working in diversity and social justice issues which include educational equity and cultural competency. |
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Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, J.D. Track: Practice Management Dr. Charlotte Lacroix owns and manages Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., a national consulting firm which advises veterinarians and attorneys on veterinary business and legal issues, with a focus on veterinary business transactions. With over 20 years of experience in the veterinary industry, she assists veterinarians in all quadrants of the profession, including small animal and large animal practices, as well as single and multi-specialty practices. |
| Michael Lappin, DVM, Ph.D. Track: Pet Animal Dr. Lappin graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1981, then completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia. After 2 years in a small animal practice in Los Angeles, he 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 Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. |
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| David LeBourveau, DVM Track: Public Health Food Safety and Inspection Service- Madeira, OH |
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| Jeff LeJeune, DVM, Ph.D., DACVM, DACVP Track: Food Animal Dr. LeJeune worked for the Canadian Food Inspection Service as a veterinarian in Meat Hygiene for 2 years after receiving his DVM from the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. He completed a Ph.D./ Resident in Veterinary Microbiology at Washington State University and worked as postdoctoral scientist there before the faculty of The Ohio State University in the Food Animal Health Research Program, within the Dept. of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. He is board certified in both Microbiology and Preventive Medicine. His current research and outreach focuses on pre-harvest control of E. coli O157 and other foodborne pathogens. |
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| Cheryl Lopate, DVM, M.S., DACT Track: Pet Animal Dr. Lopate received a M.S. in reproductive physiology from The Ohio State University in 1987, and she graduated from the same in 1991 with her DVM. She completed a residency in comparative theriogenology at Purdue University in 1997 and became board certified in the same year. She has worked in a variety of practice settings including general mixed practice, referral practice and academia. She is currently a co-owner of a reproductive referral practice serving companion animal and equine patients and a co-owner of a seven-doctor general small animal practice. |
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| William Lynch, B.S., M.S. Track: Aquaculture Bill Lynch received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in fisheries management from The Ohio State University in 1980 and 1982. Upon graduation, he remained at OSU attaining the positions of senior research associate and extension program specialist until his retirement in 2011. His work focused on fish management, aquatic plant management, as well as aquaculture. He co-started an aquaculture venture, Millcreek Perch Farm, LLC, in 2001 and now devotes most of his time to that venture as co-owner and general manager. He is chair of the Industry Advisory Council for USDA's North Central Regional Aquaculture Center. |
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John Mattoon, DVM, DACVR Track: Pet Animal, Hands-On Labs Dr. Mattoon graduated from the Washington-Oregon-Idaho program in Veterinary Medicine in 1984. Following two years in small animal practice, he attended the University of California, Davis, earning ACVR Diplomate status in 1989. He worked as a specialist in San Francisco before beginning his academic career at Oregon State University in 1991. He has been on faculty at the Atlantic Veterinary College, The Ohio State University, and is currently Professor of Radiology at Washington State University. Dr. Mattoon's research interests are broad, with over 75 scientific publications. He is co-editor of the textbook Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound. |
David McCormick, M.S. Mr. McCormick is involved nationally in veterinary practice management education with a focus on practice valuation, ownership issues and buy-sell transaction facilitation. He has recently presented at most of the regional and national meetings, including the Western Veterinary Conference, the North American Veterinary Conference, the American Animal Hospital Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Southern European Veterinary Conference. He has also spoken at many state associations, management groups and VBMA Chapters at the veterinary schools and colleges. |
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Melinda Merck, DVM Track: Shelter Animal Dr. Melinda Merck is a forensic veterinarian consulting on cases involving animals. Dr. Merck assists investigators of animal cruelty with crime scene investigation as well as the examination of live and deceased victims. She helps with large scale operations including exhumations of burial sites and examination of skeletal animal remains. She frequently testifies as a veterinary forensic expert for animal cruelty cases around the country, including cases involving animal fighting, neglect and trauma. She is the author of the textbook, "Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigation," by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing with the 2nd edition due out in 2012. |
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Suzanne Millman, B.Sc., Ph.D. Track: Food Animal Dr. Millman joined the faculty at Iowa State University in 2008, as Associate Professor of Animal Welfare in the Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences departments. Millman received her PhD in applied ethology from the University of Guelph, Canada, where she holds an adjunct appointment in Population Medicine. Millman?s research interests include animal welfare assessment, pain management, care of convalescent livestock, and practical solutions to address animal welfare in production environments. Millman chairs the IVMA Animal Welfare Committee and the Iowa Animal Cruelty Response Task Force and co-Chair for the AVMA Model Animal Welfare Curriculum Working Group. |
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Laurie Millward, DVM, M.S. Track: Shelter Animal Dr. Laurie Millward received her DVM from The Ohio State University in 2006. She later completed a residency in Veterinary Clinical Pathology as well as a Master's degree in Veterinary Biosciences at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. After a short time in practice, she took a joint position as Chief Veterinarian at Capital Area Humane Society and as Clinical Assistant Professor of Shelter Medicine for the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. |
| Bill Minton, DVM Track: Food Animal Bill Minton is a swine consulting practitioner from Chickasaw, Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University and acquired a B.S. degree in Animal Nutrition and DVM degree in 1985. He has a swine consulting practice servicing clients in Ohio and surrounding states. He also serves as District 1 representative for AASV, swine subcommittee for OLCSB, a veterinary advisor for two pharmaceutical companies and other industry related organizations. |
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Deborah Mitchell, DVM, M.S. Track: Holistic & Integrative Medicine Dr. Mitchell has practiced in the Chicago area since graduation in 1983. Her interest in CAVM began in 1986, when she completed an externship in neurology and cardiology at AMC, and was first exposed to acupuncture. In 1993 she achieved Certification as a Veterinary Acupuncturist, and opened her own small animal hospital. She has since become certified in chiropractic, Reiki, Chinese herbal medicine, and orthopedic manipulation, while maintaining an active interest in Western medicine. Her hospital, Knollwood Hospital for Pets, has consistently achieved AAHA's highest ranking, and it continues to confound AAHA by offering a unique blend of integrative veterinary services. |
| Ray Nebel, Ph.D. Track: Food Animal VP of Technical Service Programs at Select Sires Inc, Dr. Ray Nebel coordinates the Select Reproductive Solutions program. His activities range from conducting seminars to the development and training of Select Sires personnel to evaluate and consult with dairies. He also develops training materials and conducts applied research. Dr. Nebel developed the RePRO Analysis Program, SelectCheck large herd technician training schools, and is product manager of the SelectDetect heat detection system. Dr. Nebel was a professor and the dairy extension coordinator at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for 20 years. He has authored over 400 articles. |
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Glen Needham, Ph.D. Track: Public Health, Hands-On Labs Dr. Needham is a native Oklahoman, earning a Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University. He has been on the OSU entomology faculty for almost 34 years, spending much of that time conducting research on ticks, dust mites, bee mites, bed bugs and fleas. Glen is a co-organizer and lecturer in the Acarology Summer Program, which just celebrated its 60th anniversary. They will be offering an intensive two-week medical-veterinary acarology workshop this July. He is currently focused on determining the Ohio Lyme disease risk while working with the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine, and Ohio Departments of Health, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
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Andrew Niehaus, DVM, M.S., DACVS Track: Technician Dr. Andy Niehaus is a surgeon at Ohio State’s Hospital for Farm Animals. He was raised on his family’s Angus farm, in West Virginia. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from WVU in 1999 and a DVM from OSU in 2003. He completed an internship and residency in farm animal surgery at OSU in 2007. Dr. Niehaus is currently a large animal Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He has been married to Dr. Laurie Kennedy since 2004, and the two of them have a four year old daughter and a one year old son. |
| Barbara Oglesbee, DVM, DABVP Track: Technician Dr. Oglesbee has over 20 years of experience with treating pet birds and exotic pets. In addition to private practice, she serves as an Associate Professor, Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. At OSU, she previously served as head of the Companion Avian and Exotic Animal clinical services for over 15 years, and has continually taught courses in avian, rabbit and ferret medicine for the past 20 years. She is one of only about 100 veterinarians world-wide who are board-certified in Avian Medicine and Surgery (Diplomate ABVP- Avian Practice), and has been board certified since the specialty began, 13 years ago. |
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| Natasha Olby, VetMB, Ph.D., DACVIM Track: Pet Animal Dr. Olby obtained her veterinary degree from Cambridge University, UK in 1991 and worked briefly in mixed practice before returning to Cambridge to do a Ph.D. and post doc on spinal cord injury in addition to further training as a surgeon. In 1996, she moved to NCSU to do a residency in neurology and neurosurgery and became board certified in neurology in 1999. Dr. Olby has remained on the faculty at NCSU ever since and has a particular interest in spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases. |
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| Terence Olive, DVM Track: Staff Development Columbus State Community College |
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Mark Opperman, CVPM Track: Staff Development Mark Opperman and Sheila Roe Grosdidier, BS, RVT, PHR have more than 50 years experience between them in the field of Veterinary Practice Management. You’ve heard them speak at conferences such as CVC, NAVC, and Western Veterinary Conference; and you’ve seen their articles in Veterinary Economics, First Line, DVM and many others. Together they have consulted with over 1000 veterinary hospitals throughout North America, and they are renowned for providing timely and practical assistance in such matters as hiring associate veterinarians, establishing partnerships, exit strategies, employee issues, staff training, profitability and efficiency. |
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Jeanette O'Quin, DVM Track: Public Health Following several years in private practice and animal shelter medicine, Dr. Jeanette O Quin joined the Ohio Department of Health Zoonotic Disease Program as a Public Health Veterinarian. While there, her primary responsibilities included state-wide rabies surveillance, disease prevention education, and individual consultations on rabies and other zoonotic disease concerns. Dr. O Quin is currently employed as a Clinical Assistant Professor with the OSU Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. |
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Gary Patronek, VMD, Ph.D. Track: Shelter Animal Dr Patronek received his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Purdue. He founded the Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium (HARC) which has published the bulk of literature on animal hoarding. He was the Director of the Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy and has held leadership positions in sheltering organization. He was an author and one of four editors of the Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters recently published by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. |
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Carlos Pinto, Ph.D., DACT Track: Small Ruminants Dr. Carlos Pinto obtained his DVM equivalent degree from the Sao Paulo State University in Brazil. He worked as a solo practitioner for 9 years before completing a residency and Ph.D. programs in Theriogenology, from 1995 until 2001 at the Louisiana State University. He became an assistant professor at the North Carolina State University in 2002, and in 2008, he joined the faculty at the Ohio State University as an associate professor and service head of Theriogenology and Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Pinto is board-certified by the America College of Theriogenologists. |
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Ann Rashmir, DVM, M.S., DACVS Track: Equine Dr. Rashmir is an equine surgeon with a long standing interest in equine dermatology. For the past 14 years her research focus has been on diseases of the equine skin. For her work relating to HERDA she was awarded the Editor’s Choice Award by Quarter Horse News. Her teaching interests are focused on the use of technology to improve critical thinking in veterinary medical students. She has authored over 100 manuscripts, book chapters and conference proceedings, one United States Patent and has received over three-fourths of a million dollars in research and education grants. |
| Stephen Reed, DVM, DACVIM Track: Equine Dr. Stephen Reed earned his veterinary degree from Ohio State University. He is currently working at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY. Dr. Reed is the author of over 60 articles, book chapters and abstracts. His primary research interests include cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy and its association with osteochondroses and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. |
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Chris Reeder, DVM, DACVD Track: Pet Animal, Technician Dr. Chris Reeder graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to pursuing a dermatology residency he was in private practice in Louisville, KY for 3 years. He is a board certified dermatologist and completed his residency training with Animal Dermatology Clinic. Dr. Reeder is currently co-owner of Animal Dermatology Clinics Louisville and Indianapolis. He is published nationally and internationally and has lectured at numerous local, state and national meetings. Dr. Reeder's main interests are chronic allergic skin disease, otitis externa and zoo animal dermatology. |
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Pamela Reid, Ph.D., CAAB Track: Shelter Animal Pamela Reid is a certified applied animal behaviorist and VP of the ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology, specializing in animal behavior, from the University of Toronto. She and her colleagues evaluate the behavior of cruelty case victims, primarily from puppy mills, hoarding, and bloodsports. Most notably, Pam assessed the Michael Vick and the Missouri 500 fighting dogs. Pam is adjunct professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, UIUC. Prior to joining the ASPCA, Pam established a behavior consultation practice in Toronto Canada and was assistant professor with the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. |
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Ilana Reisner, DVM, Ph.D., DACVB Track: Animal Behavior Dr. Ilana Reisner received her DVM from the Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. Dr. Reisner is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, and owner of Reisner Veterinary Behavior & Consulting Services, LLC in Philadelphia, dividing her time between clinical behavior cases in dogs and cats and consulting on dog bite safety. Dr. Reisner headed the Behavior Service at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine for 10 years. She has written and spoken extensively about behavioral medicine, and has research interests in canine aggression and public health. |
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Angel Rivera, CVT, VTS (ECC) Track: Technician, Hands-On Labs Mr. Rivera obtained his veterinary technician training in San Juan PR. He worked as an ER vet tech at the university of Pennsylvania and University of Wisconsin vet school. He obtained his VTS in emergency and critical care in 1994 and is currently the medical director at the Animal Emergency Center in Glendale, Wisconsin |
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Sheila Roe Grosdidier, BS, RVT, PHR Track: Staff Development Sheila Roe Grosdidier and Mark Opperman have more than 50 years experience between them in the field of Veterinary Practice Management. You’ve heard them speak at conferences such as CVC, NAVC, and Western Veterinary Conference; and you’ve seen their articles in Veterinary Economics, First Line, DVM and many others. Together they have consulted with over 1000 veterinary hospitals throughout North America, and they are renowned for providing timely and practical assistance in such matters as hiring associate veterinarians, establishing partnerships, exit strategies, employee issues, staff training, profitability and efficiency. |
| Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM Track: Food Animal Pamela Ruegg is professor and extension milk quality specialist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She received her undergraduate degree and DVM from Michigan State University and completed a residency in Food Animal Herd Health and Reproductive Management and Masters of Preventive Veterinary Medicine from the University of California - Davis. Her research and extension programs are focused on improving milk quality and safety and she enjoys bridging the gap between research and practical applications on dairy farms. Dr. Ruegg is a frequent speaker at conferences in the U.S. and internationally. |
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Kelly Scheuer, MPH-VPH Track: Public Health Kelly Scheuer is currently a research assistant in the Food Animal Health Research Program at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. She received her MPH with a Veterinary Public Health specialization from The Ohio State University in June 2011. Kelly’s background is in Biochemistry with a BS from Rochester Institute of Technology in May 2008. |
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Gilberto Serrano Track: Staff Development Gilberto Serrano is currently a Spanish professor at Columbus State Community College. He teaches all levels of Spanish language courses as well Spanish for the Professions with an emphasis on Spanish for Law Enforcement. In his session, he will get his audience acquainted with the sounds of the Spanish language along with basic expressions and key vocabulary terms that are useful when dealing with Spanish-speaking pet owners with limited command of the English language. |
| Judith Shoemaker, DVM Track: Holistic & Integrative Medicine, Hands-On Labs Dr. Judith M. Shoemaker graduated from the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1980. Dr. Shoemaker is currently licensed in 17 states, and is an international instructor and consultant in complementary veterinary therapies. She is a certified veterinary acupuncturist through IVAS and AAVA and is certified through AVCA, of which she is a charter/founding member. Dr. Shoemaker has an Integrative Medicine mixed practice with a focus on sports medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, farriery, dentistry, and adjunctive therapies for difficult conditions. Her patients include top-level competitors of many disciplines and wonderful companions as well. |
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| William Shulaw, DVM, DACVPM Track: Small Ruminants Dr. Shulaw graduated from OSU in 1971 and engaged in mixed animal veterinary practice in northwestern Ohio until late 1984 when he entered the Graduate School at OSU. Following Graduate School he worked in the Field Services section providing herd health services and instructing veterinary students until 1988 when he became an Extension Veterinarian with cattle and sheep responsibilities. He has been a diplomate of the ACVPM since 1986. He serves on several committees of the USAHA, is a board member of the AASRP, and is especially interested in infectious and parasitic diseases of cattle and sheep. |
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| Susan Skorupski, DVM, M.S. Track: Public Health Dr. Susan Skorupski received her DVM from The Ohio State University and is the Area Veterinarian in Charge for USDA, APHIS Veterinary Services. Previously, she served as Area Epidemilogist for the Ohio/West Virginia area, field Veterinary Medical Officer in several sections of OH, and Assistant AVIC in Indiana. Dr. Skorupski started her career in USDA with FSIS. Prior to government service, she was in a mixed animal practice doing predominantly dairy practice. |
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Kathleen Smith, DVM, MPH Track: Public Health Dr. Kathy Smith graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1978 and received her MPH from OSU in 1999. She has been the State Public Health Veterinarian at the Ohio Department of Health since 1988. Within the Bureau of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Smith supervises the Zoonotic Disease Program. The Zoonotic Disease Program deals with those diseases that are transmitted from animals to man such as rabies and WNV. |
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Christopher Snyder, DVM, DAVDC Track: Technician Dr. Christopher Snyder is Clinical Assistant Professor, and Section Head of the Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine. A 2004 graduate of The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Snyder completed residency training at the University of Wisconsin after participating in a one year internship in western New York. Upon completion of his residency training, he was invited to join the faculty at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Snyder’s research interests include: improving regional anesthesia techniques for oral surgery, maxillofacial trauma and reconstruction, and improving client compliance with dental homecare. |
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Rebecca Stepien, DVM, M.S., DACVIM Track: Pet Animal, Technician Dr. Rebecca Stepien graduated from the University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1987, and after an internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York, completed her residency and master's degree at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She taught at the Royal Veterinary College in London and at Virginia Tech before returning to the University of Wisconsin in 1994. She is a past president of ACVIM specialty of cardiology, and her research interests include therapy of heart failure, mitral valve disease in whippets and systemic hypertension. |
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Bob Storey Track: Small Ruminants Bob Storey is a research scientist and the laboratory manager of the parasitology research labs of Dr. Ray M. Kaplan at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine. He is also the manager of the FAMACHA program for North America. Since joining “team Kaplan” in 2007, he has authored seven professional publications, made over 40 presentations at veterinary/professional conferences, trained hundreds of extension agents/producers in FAMACHA and Smart Drenching. His current research includes prevalence and mechanisms of anthelmintic resistance in small ruminants, novel approaches to parasite control, equine parasite resistance, as well as determining the Mycoplasma haemolamae prevalence in the US. |
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Steve Thompson, DVM, DABVP Track: Staff Development Dr. Steve Thompson is a diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, certified since 2000 in Canine and Feline practice. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at Purdue University where he heads up the primary care rotation for 3rd and 4th year veterinary students as well as veterinary technology students. He has clinical interests in dentistry, behavior, pediatrics and geriatrics and recently served on the AAHA panel developing Canine Life Stage Guidelines. A native of Columbus, Ohio, and alumnus of The Ohio State University, he always enjoys returning home, even during February winters. |
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Denise Tumblin, CPA Track: Practice Management, Hands-On Labs Denise Tumblin, owner of Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates, provides management, valuation, and transition services to independently-owned veterinary practices and teaching hospitals. She authors the Benchmarks Well-Managed Practice Study, and is the co-founder and facilitator of the WellMP Management Groups (equine, mixed, and companion animal). Denise is a graduate of The Ohio State University and a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Ohio Society of CPAs, VetPartners serving on the Board and Valuation Council, The National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board, AAHA, and the Capital Area Humane Society. |
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Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA Track: Practice Management Dr. Weinstein attended Cornell University before moving on to the University of Illinois to receive his DVM (1986). After graduation, he worked as an associate for a few years before opening his own practice. While running his practice, he identified a real need for enhanced business acumen to truly make his practice successful. So, while managing and practicing full time, he attended night school to receive his MBA from the University of Redlands (1993). As a result of this additional business knowledge, he was able to move his practice, expand his practice and then sell his practice to one of the corporate consolidators. Besides being a practitioner, Dr. Weinstein was also a practice management consultant with Catanzaro and Associates (nationally) and PAW Consulting (regionally). He served as President of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association and President of the California Veterinary Medical Association. Additionally, Dr. Weinstein is on the Board of Directors of the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundations, a private foundation. In September 2000, Dr. Weinstein stepped away from clinical practice to work full time as a practice management consultant and to run Veterinary Practice Consultants Brokerage®, a veterinary specific job placement firm that assists veterinarians find new associates and new associates find jobs. In September 2003, Veterinary Pet Insurance hired Dr. Weinstein to oversee their Claims Department as the Medical Director. Dr. Weinstein has returned to the world of practice management consulting for both veterinary practices and veterinary related corporations under his own company PAW Consulting. In December 2007, Dr. Weinstein was appointed Executive Director of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association and is focused on making the veterinary profession a better profession for all those affiliated with it. Above all else, his proudest accomplishments are a great wife and two amazing teenage girls. |
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Sara White, DVM Track: Shelter Animal, Hands-On Labs Dr. Sara White earned her DVM from North Carolina State University in 1998. In 2006, Dr. White started Spay ASAP Inc, a nonprofit MASH-style mobile spay/neuter clinic that collaborates with local humane organizations to provide low cost, high quality, high volume spay and neuter for shelter animals, low income pets, and feral cats. Since that time, she has spayed and neutered more than 22,000 cats and dogs in Vermont and New Hampshire. Dr. White currently serves on the board of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, and is a member of the Veterinary Task Force to Advance Spay Neuter. |
| Rhonda Windham, DVM, MVB Track: Shelter Animal ASPCA- New York, NY |
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| William Winsley, M.S., R.Ph. Track: Practice Management Ohio State Board of Pharmacy- Columbus, OH |
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Thomas Wittum, M.S., Ph.D. Track: Food Animal Dr. Wittum is a Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology in the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Wittum teaches a variety of topics related to veterinary epidemiology, veterinary public health, and zoonotic diseases in both the professional DVM and the graduate curricula at OSU. His current research is in the area of zoonotic diseases and includes investigations of the ecology of antimicrobial resistance in intensively managed livestock operations, the public health risk of veterinary antimicrobial use, as well as the direct and food-borne zoonotic transmission of enteric pathogens. |
| Fritz Wood Track: Practice Management H.F. “Fritz” Wood is a Certified Financial Planner™ who has been fully engaged in the veterinary industry for over 18 years. He has conducted important research into the business of veterinary medicine, including pet owner research and identifying the attributes of high-performing veterinary practices. Other research compared and contrasted the business of veterinary medicine with other medical professions. Fritz is the former Personal Finance Editor for Veterinary Economics, the monthly business authority for practicing veterinarians. He has authored more than 100 articles related to the business of veterinary medicine and personal finance. He has also contributed content to several books and on-line educational experiences, including the Veterinary Nutritional AdvocateSM and VetMedTeam.com. Fritz conducts 50 to 75 seminars each year, each very well-received and highly evaluated by attendees. He teaches annually at most veterinary medical schools, as well as local, state, regional, national and international venues. Fritz has presented in nearly every state and in more than a dozen countries. His presentations have positively impacted thousands of individuals and practices worldwide. Fritz was Treasurer and served on the Board of Directors of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF). He also served on the Pricing Subcommittee of the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues (NCVEI), and is a Founding Member of Vet Partners (formerly know as the Association of Veterinary Practice Management Consultants and Advisors). Fritz holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas (1986). His professional affiliations include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Veterinary Practice Management Consultants & Advisors. His previous experience included 10 years as a profit management consultant with a major global consulting firm. Fritz and his wife of 21 years, Cathy, have four children (aged 8 to 18) and a beloved 11-year old Labrador retriever named "Rascal". |
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