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Dennis Chew, DVM, DACVIM Internal Medicine Dr. Chew is a 1972 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. He did a one-year internship at South Weymouth Veterinary Associates and a two-year residency in internal medicine and nephrology at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1977. Dr. Chew was an attending veterinarian at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital for 36 years and is now Professor Emeritus. Most of his work in clinics, research and publications involves urology/nephrology in small animals. He has special interest in disorders of calcium metabolism, chronic kidney disease and vitamin D metabolite dynamics, idiopathic/interstitial cystitis of cats, and diagnostic urinary endoscopy. He has been the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 2 editions of the Manual of Nephrology and Urology in Small Animals. |
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Sharon Center, DVM, DACVIM
Signature Lecturer Internal Medicine Sharon Center, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) is a remarkably skilled clinician and brilliant researcher. She has in-depth knowledge of hepatology, having achieved clinical brilliance and making significant scientific contributions to the field of small animal hepatology in the past three decades. She was recognized as the Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of 2012 by the Association for Women Veterinarians Foundation. She is one of only six James Law professors at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. Her clinical and research studies have been documented in more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, 50 scientific abstracts and 50 book chapters. Center has served as a teacher and mentor to many veterinary students and ACVIM Diplomates and she was awarded the Norden-Pzifer Distinguished Teaching Award. She has served on numerous national association and ACVIM committees. She also serves on multiple medical/editorial/advisory boards. Center’s dedication to the field of small animal hepatology makes her a truly distinguished contributor to the field of veterinary medicine and to the ACVIM. As one of her supporters wrote, “She is quite simply one of the best all around small animal clinicians on the planet. She is superlative teacher who fosters the development of both students and veterinarians.” Center has made significant contributions to her specialty through clinical research, academic expertise, teaching and impact on the veterinary field worldwide. |
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Barbara Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM
Oncology Dr. Barbara E. Kitchell graduated from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1979. Dr. Kitchell completed an internship at the University of Minnesota, then residencies in Small Animal Medicine and Oncology at UC Davis from 1981-1985. She started an Oncology referral practice at Special Veterinary Services, Berkeley, California in 1985, and continued to manage that practice on a full time basis until 1989, when she embarked upon her graduate studies while continuing to work part time as a clinical oncologist. She received her Ph.D. degree (emphasis in Cancer Biology) from the Department of Comparative Pathology at UC Davis in 1994. In addition, Dr. Kitchell completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford Medical School from 1990-1994. She returned to academic medicine in 1994 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine, where she rose to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. Dr. Kitchell joined the faculty of Michigan State University in 2004 as Full Professor and Director of the Center for Comparative Oncology, and held this post until joining VCA Vet Care in August, 2013. Dr. Kitchell is an ACVIM Diplomate in the specialties of Internal Medicine and Oncology. She has received numerous awards including the National Cancer Institute Physician Scientist Award, the Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship Award at Stanford, and the Gaines Cycle "Golden Fido" award for Veterinarian of the Year at the American Animal Hospital Association Annual Conference in 1993. Dr. Kitchell has served veterinary and comparative medicine in many capacities, including committee membership on the Morris Animal Foundation Scientific Advisory Board, the Nestle Purina Nutrition Council, NCI-F Manpower and Training Study Section of NCI, the Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium, and is a consultant and key opinion leader for several veterinary pharmaceutical companies. She is past president of the Veterinary Cancer Society and was elected Vice-President and Member of the Board of Regent of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2013. Dr. Kitchell is the author of over 100 scientific publications, abstracts, proceedings, book chapters, handbooks in her field of veterinary and comparative oncology. Like most veterinarians, she has a menagerie of dogs, cats, birds, and reptiles. Dr. Kitchell also keeps busy as a single mom of 5 wonderful young people, and has been active in adoption, foster care and Transition to Independence for foster adolescents in Lansing, Michigan. |
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Matt Beal, DVM, DACVECC
Emergency & Critical Care Matthew Beal is a 1996 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. After internship, residency, and board certification in Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC), Dr. Beal returned to Michigan State University where he directs the Emergency and Critical Care Service at the Veterinary Medical Center. Dr. Beal completed a fellowship (2007) in Veterinary Interventional Radiology (IR) and he now divides his time at MSU between the Emergency and Critical Care Medicine and IR Services. His clinical and research interests focus on developing IR techniques that aid in the management of critically ill small animal patients. Outside of work, Dr. Beal is a proud father and enjoys running very long distances with friends in beautiful places. |
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Craig Mosley, DVM, MSc, DACVAA
Anesthesia Dr. Craig Mosley graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph where he also completed a residency and Master’s of Science program in veterinary anesthesia. Dr. Mosley has been actively involved in many facets of veterinary medicine since graduation including; mixed animal practice, critical care medicine, veterinary education, practice management and of course, anesthesia in both private and academic practices throughout North America. Dr. Mosley has been working as a Staff Anesthesiologist at the 404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital since 2014.Dr. Mosley has written several book chapters, peer reviewed articles and has lectured extensively at local, national and international conferences on a variety of topics and issues related to veterinary anesthesia. His interests in veterinary anesthesia are diverse, encompassing everything from wildlife and zoo animal anesthesia through to the equipment used to maintain and monitor anesthesia; and from the management of perioperative pain to the issues surrounding chronic pain and palliative care. His wider interests in veterinary medicine include the role of veterinary medicine in society, the science of clinical decision-making and medical errors. In his spare time, Dr. Mosley keeps bees, dreams of sailing the world and spends time re-exploring his home province with his veterinary anesthesiologist wife and two young daughters. They share their home with several furry and scaly friends. |
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Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, LCPC
Compassion Fatigue Michele Gaspar is a veterinarian and a psychotherapist. She is a 1994 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and was certified in the Feline Specialty of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in 2002. Michele received her Master’s in pastoral counseling from Loyola University/Chicago in 2012 and is currently a third-year analytic candidate at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. She is a consultant in feline internal medicine with the Veterinary Information Network (VIN), where she also is a member of Vets4Vets, a free service of the VIN Foundation that helps veterinarians with professional and personal challenges. Michele facilitates an annual mindfulness meditation course on VIN and an annual mindfulness meditation retreat for veterinarians each October in Chicago. She maintains a private psychotherapy practice for adults in Chicago. |
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Jessica Johnson, Chief Legislative Officer, Animal Protection Voters
New Mexico Legislative Process Jessica leads Animal Protection Voters’ legislative and political efforts for the protection of all New Mexico’s animals and oversees programmatic and legal work to prevent wildlife cruelty. With more than eight years experience in government relations on behalf of animal protection, her expertise includes citizen advocacy training, legislative analysis, campaign strategy, and digital communications. Prior to her current position, Jessica served as a Senior Manager of Grassroots Advocacy in the ASPCA’s Government Relations department in Washington, DC, where she led efforts to organize citizens support for state and federal legislation, ballot measures, voter registrations and get-out-the-vote efforts. Jessica earned a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, where she specialized in environmental and animal law, and received the Animal Law Leadership Award upon graduation. She lives in Santa Fe, NM with her husband and daughter, her beloved flock of companion chickens, and intrepid rescued canines, Zelda and Edwin, with whom she enjoys hiking across New Mexico’s fabulous landscapes. |
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Carol Stewart, DVM
Sponsored by NMVMA Dr. Carol Stewart graduated from the University of Guelph in Canada in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She attended the Ontario Veterinary College, where she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1995. She most recently served as the New Mexico State Public Health Veterinarian with the Department of Health, and has a keen interest in zoonotic diseases, public health and education. She has lived and worked as a general practice and emergency veterinarian in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico since 2007, following twelve years of private practice in Alaska and British Columbia. In addition, she served in a government role as a public health officer and veterinarian in remote Arctic villages. In her spare time, she enjoys ultrarunning in the mountains with her husband and overly enthusiastic dog, Copernicus |
