1^st Edition of MRI & UltraSound in Veterinary Medicine

Valeria Busoni

Born in Italy, Valeria graduated in Veterinary Medicine in Pisa (Italy). After a few months spent in the UK, she moved to France to train at the Equine Clinic of Maisons Alfort under the supervision of Pr.Denoix. There she entered a residency programme in diagnostic imaging and obtained the ECVDI Diploma.
At the moment Valeria works as senior radiologist at the Veterinary Faculty of University of Liège where she is in charge of the large animal imaging service, she is Associate Professor of diagnostic imaging and Director of the ECVDI Large Animal and Small Animal Residency Programmes.
Valeria is also a certified yoga and mindfulness teacher and organizes a short mindfulness elective short course for the veterinary students.
Recently, she started a new a coaching activity both as a specialist in radiology (via a Web App) for vets and as a systemic and strategic coach (following the Palo Alto model) for anyone seaking help in solving life problems.
Valeria’s main interest in diagnostic imaging is ultrasonography (in equine, but also in bovine and small animal patients).

Claudio Bussadori

Graduated Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (1982).
ECVIM-CA (Cardiology) Diplomat (Founding Diplomat) 1993. Graduated Medical Doctor (2001), PhD in Cardiovascular phatophisiology (2007) Specialist in cardiovascular diseases (2016) National Scientific Qualification as full professor in Veterinary Internal Medicine and Pharmacology. 2016 (D.D. 1532/2016). Numeric indicators: Median exceeded 3/3 Honorary member of the ESVC.
Director of Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso in Milano Italy, and Director of an ECVIM Residency program (Cardiology) based in the same clinic.
Researcher at paediatric cardiology department of S. Donato Hospital S. Donato Milanese Italy.
Speaker on Cardiology and Echocardiography in various International meeting in Human and Veterinary Cardiology.
Teacher and instructor in courses on advanced echocardiography held in several different University and private Institution. Author of several original articles (250 articles from 1984 to 2020) and book chapters on Human and Veterinary Cardiology.
From 2012 to the present Lecturer on Small Animal Cardiology University of Naples, Federico II Faculty of Veterinary Medicine From 2012 to the present Lecturer on Echocardiography, University of Milan Faculty of Medicine Field of research: Diagnosis, epidemiology and interventional treatment of congenital heart diseases in dogs Echocardiography and pathophysiology of congenital cardiac diseases in humans, application of new echocardiographic technologies (2D Strain and 3D echocardiography) in human and veterinary cardiology.

Cristian Falzone

Nel 2001 si laurea in Medicina Veterinaria a Perugia. Fino al 2003 lavora tra Umbria e Toscana e collabora con il dip. di chirurgia dell'università di Veterinaria (PG). Dal 2004 al 2007 svolge un Residency in Neurologia con il dr. M.Baroni, presso la Clinica Veterinaria Valdinievole(PT). Nel 2006 si reca all’estero per continuing education. Nel 2007 si diploma a Berna al College Europeo di Neurologia Veterinaria (ECVN). È autore di relazioni e pubblicazioni nazionali ed internazionali. È membro della Società Europea di Neurologia Veterinaria (ESVN) e di quella Italiana (SINVet), della quale è attualmente presidente senior.
Nel 2007-10 svolge attività neuro-specialistica presso la Clinica Valdinievole con particolare interesse per la Risonanza Magnetica (RMI). Nel 2010-12 lavora come neurologo-neurochirurgo alla Davies Veterinary Specialists, UK. Oggi è co-proprietario della Diagnostica Piccoli Animali (VI) dove lavora come specialista in neurologia e neurochirurgia e della Vet Rad Firenze, dove si occupa di consulenza neurologica e risonanza magnetica; è inoltre membro della commissione d'esame del college europeo di Neurologia e consulente esterno per altre cliniche private, con riferimento soprattutto alla Risonanza Magnetica e alla neurochirurgia avanzata.

Yanlie Furman

Dr. Furman has a bachelor degree in Neurophysiology from the University of California, Davis. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis in 2012.
Afterward, she completed a one-year rotating small animal internship at the Veterinary Medical Surgical Group in Ventura, CA followed by a three-year residency in small animal neurology/neurosurgery in Colorado. She also has a Master%u2019s degree from Colorado State University in Clinical Sciences.
Dr. Furman is happy to be back in sunny California and has been practicing since 2016. She is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology).

Javier Green Lazo

Small Animal Medicine certified (University of Chile). Basic of MRI certified (Catholic University of Chile).
MRI Fellowship (MRIVets, Texas, USA, online program) Exclusive dedication to neurology, neurosurgery and magnetic resonance imaging in small animals.
Specialist veterinarian staff at NeuroVet Clinic and University of Chile Veterinary Hospital.
Sedivet Diagnostic Centre medical director.
Professor for postgrades and certified programs of different universities Speaker of congress and courses in different Latin America’s countries.

Konrad Jurina

Dr. Konrad Jurina qualified from the Free University of Berlin in 1991. He worked as a university assistant at the Small Animal Clinic of Berlin and finished his thesis on a neurosurgical and radiological topic. In 1995 he went to the Small Animal Clinic of the University of Leipzig, where he was responsible for neurology and neurosurgery, as well as teaching. In 2000 he became the head of the MRI unit. Since 2003 he was co-founder of the „Tierklinik Haar“, a small animal second opinion clinic close to Munich. Since 2017 he is managing director for AniCura in this hospital.

His focus is on neurology and neurosurgery as well as advanced imaging techniques. He is responsible for the MRI and CT.

Why neurology?

In neurology and neurosurgery, I like the logical and structural approach in evaluating neurologic diseases in animals.

It is a mixture of using your mind and your hands in treating the patient. It is really rewarding, seeing a dog suffering from a disc disease walking out of the clinic sometime after surgery.

Grant Myhre

Grant D. Myhre grew up raising and training quarter horses in southern Minnesota, USA.

After completing his doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1975, he completed a large animal internship at Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and a surgical residency at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. He launched his career as a surgeon and later, hospital director, leading the Rochester Equine Clinic to the forefront of veterinary medicine and transforming it into the Myhre Equine Referral Hospital. Dr. Myhre has specialized in MRI, diagnostic scintigraphy, lameness and treatment including soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Dr. Myhre enjoys fox hunting, traveling, flying, sailing, skiing and many other outdoor sports. He has partnered with his son, Dr. Michael Myhre, the other full-time surgeon at the practice. Dr. Myhre actively solicits his four grandchildren to pursue his love for horses and to hopefully extend his legacy to the third generation.

Augusta Pelosi 

Dr. Pelosi was born and raised in Italy. She attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at Universita’ di Pisa and the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Erasmus program) and earned her DVM degree from the Universita’ di Pisa.
Upon moving to the US in 2001, she has obtained the ECFVG certification. Dr. Pelosi completed a small animal rotating internship at the Cumming’s School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
She has continued her education with a surgery and cardiology residency at Michigan State University where she remained as a professor in cardiology until 2016. She is boarded in both surgery and cardiology.
She has taught veterinary students, interns and residents for over 18 years, she has contributed to research advancement in human and veterinary cardiac surgery and has being actively involved in several leadership positions. Dr. Pelosi also created and directed the Michigan State University – Open Heart Team. She has worked as both a surgeon and cardiology consultant
for several companies.
In South Florida, she has founded the Veterinary Heart Institute. She is part of the Idexx Laboratories Telemedicine cardiology team. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota – Department of Surgery. She has authored several publications and book chapters. Her primary focus is cardiac and cardiovascular surgery.
Outside of work, she is a certified yoga teacher, she enjoys spending time with her kids and friends, golfing, traveling, cooking, and learning languages.

Federica Rossi

Dr. Federica Rossi graduated from the University of Bologna with 110/110 cum laude in 1993 and received the “Rotary Degree Award” from the Rotary International Institute for the best academic curriculum in Veterinary Medicine of the year. 
She started working in private practice alternating periods of training in diagnostic imaging in Italy and in other European countries. From 1995 to 1997, she attended the Specialization School of Veterinary Radiology at the University of Turin, obtaining the Diploma in 1997 with 70/70 cum laude.
In 2000 she spent a period of training in the radiology department at the University of Munich (Germany) working with radiology and CT.
Between late 2000 and 2003 she completed the residency in diagnostic imaging at the University of Bern (Switzerland) under the supervision of Prof. Johann Land and Prof. Luigi Pozzi and obtained the Diploma of European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging  in 2003. 
Since 2003 she has been working in her Referral Center in Diagnostic Imaging (Sasso Marconi, Bologna) and is one of the founders and part of the team of the first Italian Veterinary Radiotherapy Centre (COV), located in Sasso Marconi - Bologna. 
She is intensively involved in continuing education activities in Italy and Europe and has been invited as speaker at many international meetings.
Her dynamic scientific and editorial activity has led to more than 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and contribution to several radiology, ultrasound and CT books. In 2013, she chaired as Editor the “Manuale di Ecografia Veterinaria” (EV edition).
She is responsible of the SCIVAC Diagnostic Imaging Group, Master of the SCIVAC Ultrasound and CT Course and Lecturer many diagnostic imaging courses in Italy and Europe. She was Lecture at the Radiology Department of Pennsylvania Veterinary Faculty, University of Bern (CH) and University of Murdoch (WA), at the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Pisa, Torino and Teramo (Italy).
Between 2006 and 2009, she was President of the European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (EAVDI) and between 2010 and 2013, President of the Italian small animal Association (SCIVAC).
In 2014, Federica Rossi received the prestigious carrier award “Fortunato Rao” from the Veterinarian Italian Council.
In 2017, she obtained the Academic Professorship Habilitation and in 2018 the ECVDI qualification in Radiation Oncology (Add-on).
Dr. Rossi’s main interests are Computed Tomography, Abdominal Ultrasound, Imaging in Oncology, with special research field regarding the application of ultrasound contrast media in small animals, and interventional radiology.

Kurt Selberg

EDUCATION

• 2011 Master of Science, Colorado State University
• 2007 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
• 2002 Master of Science, University of Florida
• 2000 Bachelor of Science, Animal Science University of Idaho
• 2012 Diplomate American College of Veterinary Radiologists

POSITIONS

• (2010-present) Owner/partner Inside Information Radiology
• (2016-present) Large Animal Radiology, Colorado State University
• (2012-2016) Assistant Professor, Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging, University of Georgia
• (2011-2012) Clinical Instructor, Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Colorado State University
• (2008-2011) Resident, Radiology, Colorado State University

SELECT PUBLISHED WORKS

Stewart, H.L., Kawcak, C.E., Inscoe, C.R., Puett, C., Lee, Y.Z., Lu, J., Zhou, O.Z. and Selberg, K.T., 2021. Comparative evaluation of tomosynthesis, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging findings for metacarpophalangeal joints from equine cadavers. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 82(11), pp.872-879.

Kurt Selberg

Susanne Stieger-Vanegas received her veterinary degree from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria in 1995. Afterwards Dr. Stieger-Vanegas worked part time as a practioner in a small animal clinic in Vienna before she completed a doctoral thesis about gallbladder disease in dogs at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria. Following her graduate time, she completed a combined diagnostic imaging residency at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria and the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland in 2001. Following her residency, she worked as a lecturer at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden. From 2003 to 2007 she performed a PhD focused on ultrasound imaging of tumor angiogenesis and using ultrasound to enhance the vascular permeability in the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine and in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. From 2009-2015 she was an Assistant Professor and since 2015 she is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging at the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University in Corvallis, USA. She has published in peer-reviewed journals, written several book chapters focused on imaging, and lectured both nationally and internationally. She is training residents and young radiologists, performs clinical research and teaches veterinary students. She is recipient of the Camden endowed Professor in Radiology. Her clinical research interests include cancer imaging, thoracic and abdominal CT imaging in small animals and New World camelids. Outside of the veterinary world, Susanne enjoys spending time outside and especially in the mountains including skiing in the winter, and hiking in the summer.

Susanne Stieger-Vanegas

Susanne Stieger-Vanegas received her veterinary degree from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria in 1995. Afterwards Dr. Stieger-Vanegas worked part time as a practioner in a small animal clinic in Vienna before she completed a doctoral thesis about gallbladder disease in dogs at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria. Following her graduate time, she completed a combined diagnostic imaging residency at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria and the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland in 2001. Following her residency, she worked as a lecturer at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden. From 2003 to 2007 she performed a PhD focused on ultrasound imaging of tumor angiogenesis and using ultrasound to enhance the vascular permeability in the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine and in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis. From 2009-2015 she was an Assistant Professor and since 2015 she is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging at the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University in Corvallis, USA. She has published in peer-reviewed journals, written several book chapters focused on imaging, and lectured both nationally and internationally. She is training residents and young radiologists, performs clinical research and teaches veterinary students. She is recipient of the Camden endowed Professor in Radiology. Her clinical research interests include cancer imaging, thoracic and abdominal CT imaging in small animals and New World camelids. Outside of the veterinary world, Susanne enjoys spending time outside and especially in the mountains including skiing in the winter, and hiking in the summer.

Martin Waselau

• 2001 Graduation in Veterinary Medicine, Free University of Berlin, Germany
• 2002 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, (Dr.med.vet.); Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 2002 – 2003 Internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery; Kansas State University, USA
• 2003 AO/ASIF Fellowship; Texas A&M University/Ohio State University, USA
• 2004 – 2007 Residency in Equine Surgery; The Ohio State University, USA
• 2007 Master of Science in Equine Surgery (MS); The Ohio State University, USA
• 2007 – 2009 Staff Surgeon, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 2009 Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons; Diplomate European College of Veterinary Medicine
• 2009 – 2012 Clinical Teacher in Equine Surgery; University of Helsinki, Finland
• 2012 – 2013 Staff Surgeon; Equine Hospital Aschheim, Germany
• Since 2014 Partner and Senior Staff Surgeon; Equine Hospital Aschheim, Equine Diagnostic Center Munich, Germany

• Clinical Working Interests
• General and Orthopedic Surgery
• Osteosynthese and Arthrodeses
• Cervical Vertebral Interbody Fusion
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (CT, MRI, Myelogram)

Clinical Research Interests

• MRI of Stifles, Tarsi and Carpi
• Spinal/Vertebral Surgery
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Equine Wobbler Syndrom

Mary Beth Whitcomb

Dr. Mary Beth Whitcomb is a Professor Emerita from the Large Animal Ultrasound Service at UC Davis where she served as faculty from 1999-2020. She received her DVM from UC Davis in 1996, completed a private practice internship at Las Colinas Veterinary Clinic in Irving, Texas and studied Thoroughbred racing injuries at the JD Wheat Orthopedic Research Lab at UC Davis before completing the Large Animal Ultrasound & Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. After returning to UC Davis, Dr. Whitcomb established the second large animal ultrasound fellowship program in the United States in 2001 which has since trained several equine imaging specialists. She is a Large Animal Associate Member of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and has delivered over 700 presentations on equine ultrasonography throughout the world, relying on creative digital simulations to optimize learning for veterinarians at all levels. In 2013, Dr. Whitcomb earned an MBA from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and also speaks on business and gender issues in equine practice. In her spare time, she enjoys travel, live music and gardening.