Dr. MacPhail is a Professor of Small Animal Surgery. Dr. MacPhail received her undergraduate degree from Rice University and went on to receive her veterinary degree from Texas A&M University in 1996. Dr. MacPhail completed a rotating internship, surgery residency, soft tissue/surgical oncology fellowship, and PhD, all at Colorado State University (CSU). Dr. MacPhail is a frequent speaker at national and international meetings, has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters, and is a contributing author for the 4th and 5th editions of Fossum’s textbook, Small Animal Surgery. Dr. MacPhail is also the surgical laboratories coordinator for the third-year CSU veterinary students.

I am an enthusiastic and passionate veterinarian working as a veterinary technician at pet animals clinic in Dubai. Involved in continuing education development in Egypt and seeking to make a change in that field by creating new ways of education that can merge the theoretical parts with the practical ones to result in complementary programs to be teached. I founded IVSA Egypt and creates more than 10 chapters in Egypt ( in each veterinary college ) I founded the ESAVA and successfully chosed the key leaders in our market to be on ESAVA board as well as being the Member Representative of ESAVA .

Professor Mary Marcondes qualified as a Veterinarian from the University of São Paulo (USP), undertook a two-year Residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine and Surgery at the same University, completed her MSc in Clinical Veterinary Science at São Paulo State University (UNESP), and her PhD in Clinical Veterinary Science at USP. She held postdoctoral positions at USP Medical School, studying visceral leishmaniasis, and at Dr. Janet Foley’s Laboratory in Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis. Mary worked in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UNESP, Araçatuba, São Paulo State, from 1992 to 2018, teaching Small Animal Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Mary’s research interests include vector-borne and emerging infectious diseases and vaccinology. Currently she is a member of the WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines Group, the Co-Chair of the WSAVA Scientific Committee, a member of The African Small Companion Animal Network (AFSCAN) board, and a member of the Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD) World Forum.

I started working as a clinical veterinarian in 1983, and in 1990 I started an interesting project at the Guide Dog School for the Blind in Madrid. going through the clinical departments and then through the Breeding Service, always a defender of animal welfare and a lover of my profession, I have dedicated myself body and soul to veterinary medicine, I also teach reproduction classes at the Alfonso X El Sabio University, being teaching another of my passions. I am a father of 3 children and a grandfather of 6 wonderful grandchildren, and I love nature and hiking in the mountains.

Dr Alberto Martin Cordero received the degree of Doctor in Veterinary Medicine by the University of Guadalajara. He studied Veterinary Dermatology in the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies, University of Luxembourg. He attended courses in the NAVC Institute in Florida in Dermatology. Is a diplomate of the Latin American College of Veterinary Dermatology LACVD. He is a member of the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology and a founder member of the Latin American Society of Veterinary Dermatology, and currently is a member of the executive committee for the World Association for Veterinary Dermatology (WAVD). Is an assistant professor in University of Guadalajara, Department of Veterinary Medicine. He has been a speaker in over 600 conferences worldwide in Mexico, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and USA. Dr. Alberto has published articles and clinical cases national and international in peer reviewed journals; and author of 3 books. He works in private practice and it is the owner and founder of VETDERM: the first veterinary dermatology referral practice the west of Mexico. He has performed internships in the Animal Dermatology Clinics in southern California, the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich an Colorado State University.

Graduado en 1995 de la facultad de medicina veterinaria de la UNMSM. Director médico de Vetcardioimagen. Dedicado a la cardiología veterinaria desde hace 25 años. Pasantías en el servicio de cardiología en la Universidad del estado de Carolina del norte, 2003 y 2019. Miembro de la European Society of Veterinary Cardiology. Profesor de cardiología y enfermedades respiratorias en la segunda especialidad en medicina y cirugía de animales de compañía de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia desde el 2001. Profesor del diplomado en medicina de la Univesidad Científica del Sur, 2021 y 2022. Ex profesor de Diagnóstico por Imagenes de la escuela profesional de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Ricardo Palma.

Dr. Robert (Rob) McCarthy graduated from Tufts Veterinary School’s first class in 1983, pursued internship and surgery residency training at the University of Minnesota and became certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1993. Although he works primarily with companion small animals, Dr. McCarthy also performs surgery on exotic, wildlife and zoo animals. He has a special interest in reproductive control in both dogs and cats, as well as using alternative sterilization methods for management of feral cat populations. Dr. McCarthy has coordinated a feral cat control program on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands for many years. Dr. McCarthy lives in Grafton, MA with his wife, Paula, a staff member at the Tufts Wildlife Clinic. The couple has two adult children, Sara and Nick, and share their home with two elderly cats and three very elderly dogs. He plays tennis as often as he can and is an avid cyclist and SCUBA diver.

Dr. Mike McFarland was appointed executive vice president and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in November 2020. In this role, Dr. McFarland serves as a leading voice of our customers inside and outside the company. Previously, Dr. McFarland served as group president, Accelerated Growth Businesses, where he looked after a portfolio of Zoetis businesses, including Global Diagnostics, Genetics, BioDevices, Precision Livestock Farming and Platinum Performance. Dr. McFarland received his undergraduate degree in Animal Science from Texas A&M University in 1980 and his DVM from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M in 1985. Before joining Pfizer Animal Health (now Zoetis), he was an associate in a companion animal hospital for 10 years. In addition, he has 15 years experience in emergency medicine, including 5 years as the Medical Director for one of the country's first after-hours emergency practices in Dallas, Texas. During his corporate career, he led veterinary services and medical operations at Pfizer Animal Health and Zoetis, and he later moved into marketing leadership roles for companion animals and livestock in the U.S. Dr. McFarland served as Head of U.S. Cattle Marketing and Marketing Operations for Zoetis and had played a similar role for the U.S. Petcare business during a four-year period of key product launches and growth. Dr. McFarland serves on the board of directors for American Humane. He is also one of the Founders, and President of the board of trustees, for the Human Animal Bond Research Institute. In addition, Dr. McFarland was one of the co-founders for the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management. He was honored as an Outstanding Alumnus of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University in 2012 and received the National Humanitarian Medal from American Humane in 2016.

Monique has a passion for companion animal health and welfare. She dedicates much of her time to help raise awareness, to liaise between stakeholders and to help ensure companion animal health and welfare is high on the international agenda. Graduated from Utrecht University The Netherlands (1998), Monique started her career as a companion animal veterinary practitioner. In 2008 she sold her clinic to work as an independent project manager, consultant and executive. Monique has been involved in veterinary politics in Europe for many years, serving amongst others as the President of the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA). She was as member of the joint Union of European Veterinary Practitioners (UEVP) & Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) Animal Welfare Working Group responsible for the European veterinary position paper on stray dogs, the position paper on (il)legal dog trade and the position paper on responsible breeding of dogs. Currently, she is amongst others member of WSAVA’s Hereditary Disease Committee, a consultant to the Dutch Kennel Club and the chair of the International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs. In 2019 Monique moved from The Netherlands to Spain, where she enjoys the weather and beautiful countryside!

Assistant professor, veterinary faculty, Lisbon University. DVM, MsC, PhD, FAVD.

Mark A. Mitchell received his DVM in 1992 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MS in clinical epidemiology (wildlife medicine) from the University of Illinois in 1997. He completed his PhD in clinical epidemiology (Salmonella spp. in reptiles) at Louisiana State University (LSU) in 2001. From 1996-2007, Dr. Mitchell served as a member of the zoological medicine service at LSU, and from 2007-2016 served as a founding member of the zoological medicine service at the University of Illinois. From 2016-2020 he served as the Hospital Director of the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He has now returned full-time to his professorship and is the Director of the Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana. Dr. Mitchell has published over 800 book chapters, peer-reviewed articles, scientific abstracts, proceedings, and lay articles. Dr. Mitchell is a past-president (2000-2001) of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, and the first recipient of the ARAV Excellence Award (2016). He has served as the Co-Editor-in Chief of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine (2005-2019) and Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery (2009-2021), and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery (2021-present).

Dr. Beatriz Monteiro is an enthusiastic veterinarian passionate about research for the benefit of animals. After graduation from Sao Paulo State University (Unesp - Botucatu), Brazil, she moved to Canada where she completed two internship programs at the University of Guelph and obtained a PhD on chronic pain from the University of Montreal as a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar. More recently, Dr. Monteiro received an Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour from the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) and a Postgraduate Diploma in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law (IAWEL) from the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Monteiro is a licensed veterinarian in Quebec, Canada working as a research advisor at the University of Montreal in the laboratory that developed, among other things, the Feline Grimace Scale. At the same time, she works in partnership with the industry and is currently enrolled in a residency program of the American College of Animal Welfare. With nearly 60 publications in respected scientific journals, her research focuses on the assessment and treatment of pain in animals for improved welfare. She has authored several book chapters and lectured in some of the most important veterinary meetings in over 10 different countries. Dr. Monteiro is the chair of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association - Global Pain Council (WSAVA - GPC) and is part of the editorial board of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS) and JFMS Open Reports. She works to advance pain management and promote animal welfare worldwide.

CHRISTIAN DANIEL MORI ALVARADO MEDICO VETERINARIO CMVP 5834 • Egresado Universidad Alas Peruanas UAP • Egresado Segunda Especialidad en Animales de Compañía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia UPCH • Miembro de la Sociedad Americana de Teriogenología SFT • Miembro Directivo AMVEPPA Asociación de Médicos Veterinarios de Práctica en Pequeños Animales 2019-2022 • Director Médico de la Clínica Veterinaria ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER Lima-Perú • Candidato a Magister en Ciencias Veterinarias con Mención en Animales de Compañía Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia UPCH • Miembro Sociedad Latinoamericana de Endoscopia Veterinaria SLEV • Docente de la Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas UPC Área de interés en Reproducción Animal, Endoscopia, Laparoscopia, Medicina Interna y Cirugía de tejidos blandos

Professor in University of Brasilia, Small Animal Surgery Department and Small Neurology and Neurosurgery.

My name is Silvina Muñiz and I live in Martínez, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. I have two sons, a dog and two cats which I consider part of my family. I obtained my veterinary medicine degree at Universidad Nacional de la Plata in 1987 and, as the owner of a clinic, I specialize in internal medicine and veterinary surgery on small-sized animals. I have been working at this clinic for the past 35 years. VET Clinic has been operating in Martinez for over 35 years, focusing its efforts on animal well-being and preventive medicine practices. The practice also seeks to raise awareness of responsible pet ownership. Our team is convinced that prevention and education are crucial to achieving good health conditions and a better quality of life for pets as well as human beings: it is with this aim that the VET Clinic serves its community. I have created the educational television program #CanalVET, and which is dedicated to spreading awareness on disease prevention and animal healthcare among the general public. Since 2016, the program has been broadcast on numerous digital platforms. And last but not least, I have dedicated part of my work to low-income people, because I believe that solidarity and understanding are necessary to be able to practise veterinary medicine to the fullest. I feel I owe a lot to my profession: being a veterinarian has added happiness to my life.