Current Professional Activities

• Associate Professor of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
  Trauma Center Director

Past Professional Activities

• 2003-2004, Emergency Associate Veterinarian, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Red Bank, NJ

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• PennVet Excellence in Teaching Award - 2016
• Small Animal Resident Abstract Award, 12th International Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Symposium - 2006
• Phi Zeta National Veterinary Honor Society

Memberships

• American Veterinary Medial Association (AVMA)
• Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Society (VECCS)
• Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA)

Current Research/Clinical Interests

• My research and clinical interests involve the stabilization and treatment of the emergent and critically ill patient. Specific research interests include treatment strategies in feline urethral obstruction, shock (lactate, shock index and fluid therapy), trauma, and minimally invasive diagnostic testing including glucose monitoring and the use of emergency ultrasound.

Relationships

• I am married to my husband Sean and we have 2 sons, Robert (8 yo) and Kevin (6 yo)

Pets

• 2 cats

Hobbies

• When I am not playing Pokémon with my boys, I am catching up on sleep and traveling!

Favorite Book

• Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye

Favorite Quote

• "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well have not lived at all, in which case, you have failed by default."
  - J. K. Rowling
• "The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day."

What I like Most About VIN

• The amount of knowledge available at our fingertips any time of day or night! The VECCS/VIN webinars.