Degree in Veterinary Medicine with Honours in 1987. From 1993 to 1995 attended a non Conforming Residency Program in Neurology at the University of Berne, institute of Animal Neurology, and obtained the Diplomate status in Veterinary Neurology (ECVN) in Liege (Belgium) in September 1995. Presently he is responsible for the Neurology referral service at Valdinievole Veterinary Clinic, Pistoia, Italy. Past-president of the European Society of Veterinary Neurology(ESVN), President of the Italian Society of Veterinary Neurology (SINVET). Past President of The Italian Society for Companion Animal (SCIVAC).
Author of publications concerning small animal neurology, he presented more than one hundred neurology lectures at national and international meetings. Special interests: Advanced Neuroimaging, Neurosurgery.
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).
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.
Mike Herrtage is Emeritus Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Cambridge. He is a former Dean of the Veterinary School and was in charge of the small animal medicine and diagnostic imaging services at the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital.
He was awarded the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Woodrow Award in 1986 and the BSAVA Blaine Award in 2000 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of small animal medicine. In 2014, he was awarded the World Small Animal Veterinary Association International Award for Scientific Achievement. In 2016, he received the Kennel Club International Canine Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of a career dedicated to improving canine health and welfare. In 2019, he was awarded the BSAVA Bourgelat Award for really outstanding international contributions to the field of small animal practice.
He has been President of the BSAVA, President of the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS) and was until President of the ECVIM. He was awarded the EBVS Award In 2018, for ‘outstanding contributions to the course of Veterinary Specialisation in Europe’.
He has published over 200 articles in refereed journals.
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.
Founder & partner in VetRad - a Telemedicine, Education and Consulting company in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging www.vetrad.de. Board Member of the German Hip & Elbow Dysplasia Council (GRSK). Since 2013. Head of Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, VetSchool, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Germany.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.