Dr. Frederic Gaschen is a graduate of the University of Bern, Switzerland. After a few years in mixed practice, he trained as a veterinary internist in North America (Ontario Veterinary College, Canada, and University of Florida, USA). He is a specialist in small animal internal medicine and a Diplomate of both the American and the European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVM and ECVIM-CA). After teaching for 15 years at his alma mater, he moved to Louisiana in 2006 where he is currently a professor and chief of small animal medicine at Louisiana State University. Frederic has a passion for the canine and feline gastroenterology. He has directed research and published on chronic enteropathies of the dog and digestive motility of dogs and cats. He loves to share his passion with his students at LSU and with colleagues at congresses worldwide. He has been involved in professional associations for many years. Currently, he is the Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the annual Congresses of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA).