Specialists
Specialists
All studies are reported by board-certified specialists.
- We understand each referring veterinarian has preferences for who they would like to read their cases. At AIS®, we give referring veterinarians the ability to select “Preferred” board-certified specialists.
- Our goal is to build close working relationships between referring veterinarians and board-certified specialists. With Antech Imaging Services, you can work with a single board-certified specialist or a group of board-certified specialists based on your preferences.
- Helping you provide the best care for your patient is our priority. If the selected “Preferred” board-certified specialist is not on duty, or their caseload is such that your consult will not be read within the specified turnaround time, the consult will be read by the first available board-certified specialist.
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Specialty
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Lisa Ziemer – Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Ziemer obtained her bachelor’s degree with honors from Bryn Mawr College. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1998. She then performed a one-year fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, performing research in the field of noninvasive imaging of hypoxia. She went on tocomplete a residency in radiology, becoming board certified in 2003. After her residency, Dr. Ziemer spent one year as a postdoctoral fellow in oncology at the University of Pennsylvania. After spending several years in private radiology practice, she joined Antech Imaging Services, where she is currently the Chief Medical Officer for AIS. -
Diane Wilson – Director of Academic Affairs
Dr. Wilson was awarded her doctorate of veterinary medicine from Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine; after which she completed her residency in radiology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. After a year as a research fellow at the Scott-Ritchey Research Center, she returned to teach at Tuskegee. Dr. Wilsonleft academia in 2012 and joined the AIS team where she serves as the AIS Director of Academic Affairs. As the Director of Academic Affairs Dr. Wilson works closely with universities throughout the United States and Europe to develop a variety of programs that benefit the university, the radiology profession, as well as AIS. She also serves on the AIS Advisory Committee, and currently manages the AIS resident program. -
Ahmed Abdellatif
Dr. Abdellatif graduated from the Assiut University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. Following graduation, he completed a small animal master’s study in surgery and diagnostic imaging in Egypt. He was then accepted into a four-year Ph.D. study supported by DAAD at Giessen university in Germany and completed the program in 2016. His four-yearradiology German specialization at the University of Giessen allowed him to study all imaging modalities, including Us, CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine. He has been a certified expert for Hip and elbow dysplasia since 2017. His residency program started in 2018. He became an ECVDI specialist in 2022. He joined Antech Imaging Services in 2022. He also supervises residents through the educational program in the role of European Residency Liaison. He loves to spend his free time with his family and friends. He likes football and traveling. -
Donna Almondia
Dr. Donna Almondia graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. She completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital in 2005. She practiced general medicine and surgery for three years, and then completed a residency in radiology at theUniversity of Georgia in 2011. She became board certified in 2012. Dr. Almondia performs examinations in general radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasonography, CT, and MRI. Her professional interests include business and management, iodinated contrast media, general radiography, and computed tomography. Outside of work, Dr. Almondia enjoys cooking, dancing, history/religious studies, horseback riding, and Disney amusement parks. She is originally from Torrance, CA. -
Benedicte Amphimaque
Dr. Amphimaque is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI). She was born in the French Caribbean Island of Martinique where she spent her early childhood. She then moved to the seaside city of Arcachon, Southwest of France. She is a 2017 graduate of VetAgroSup, Campus Vétérinaire de Lyon in France. After a year ofERASMUS at the University College Dublin and multiple externships in European and North American veterinary hospitals, she completed a small animal rotating internship in Paris, in one of the busiest French referral centers. Right after, she was accepted into a four-year radiology residency at Bern Vetsuisse Fakultät in Switzerland. She is the author and co-author of scientific publications in international veterinary journals with a special focus on neuroimaging.
Bénédicte spends her time either scuba diving in the clear blue waters of her native island or hiking the snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps. Her hobbies include music, fashion and art. You’ll find her either hopping on a plane or riding her Dutch warmblood stallion called Quick Jet. -
Agustina Anson
Dr. Agustina Anson graduated in 2007 from the University of Veterinary Medicine of Murcia (Spain). I was working during 2 years in private practice as general practitioner and after that I returned to the University of Murcia to perform an internship. I completed a Master in Veterinary Diagnostic techniques in 2010. I started my residency inDiagnostic Imaging in 2011. During my residency I spent 9 months of supervised clinical work in Dublin (Ireland), Glasgow (UK) and North Carolina (US) universities. I got my diploma of the ECVDI in 2014. After that I joined the Radiology department of the University of Vienna and AIS team. I got my PhD degree on February 2016. I previously managed an ECVDI residency program at the university of Vienna (Austria). Award to the best resident oral presentation in IVRA meeting 2012 in Turkey and best poster in IVRA meeting 2015 in Australia. Currently, I am on the faculty at Tufts University. I love to spend my free time with my dog “Trufa”, my husband and my friends. I like traveling, dancing and skiing. I’m always planning the next trip. -
Polly Baik
Dr. Baik graduated from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. Following graduation, she completed a small animal rotating internship at BluePearl-Georgia Veterinary Specialists and an imaging internship at the Veterinary Imaging Center of San Diego. She was then accepted into a four-year diagnostic imaging residencyat the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and completed the program in 2021. When not working, Dr. Baik enjoys baking, photography, and taking her dog Skip to the beach. -
Debra Beard
Dr. Beard is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. After earning her undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University, she completed a radiology residency and a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences at Auburn University. Dr. Beard served as an Associate Clinical Professor at Auburn University until 2010,where she taught Diagnostic Imaging to scores of veterinary students. She began working with VCA ANTECH in 2011. In addition to telemedicine consultation, she enjoys teaching Ultrasound and Radiology to graduate veterinarians. -
Kerri Beck
Dr. Beck obtained her Bachelor’s degree and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis. Her interest in radiology developed early in her career. During her junior year in veterinary school, she received the Thomas Millman Radiology Fellowship. She also spent time dedicated to Ultrasound and wasinvolved in a project in the area of nuclear medicine.
After graduation, Dr. Beck did a one-year rotating internship in Emergency Medicine, Radiology and Surgery at the California Animal Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Her four-year radiology residency was performed at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, which provided her the opportunity to study all imaging modalities including CT, MRI and nuclear medicine.
Dr. Beck then taught at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine as a Clinical Instructor for one year. After practicing in the Chicago area for three years, she moved to Tucson, Arizona, where she has spent the last seven years in both private practice and mobile radiology.
Dr. Beck was raised in Alaska and enjoys the warmth of the Arizona desert, swimming, amateur photography and taking care of her “herd” of Chihuahuas. -
Simon Bertram
Simon graduated from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich in 2013, and after two years working in research and as a clinician in the department of neurology and neuropathology in Munich, he undertook an internship in South Germany. The next three years he spent as a Neurology and Neurosurgery resident as at the Royal Veterinary Collegein London and became a boarded specialist in the spring of 2020. Since July 2019, he has worked for Cave Veterinary Specialists in Somerset, UK.
Simon is especially interested in Neuroimaging and spinal neurosurgery with a focus on of breed-associated congenital vertebral malformations and their treatment. -
Jennifer Bouma
Dr. Bouma received her VMD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. She then went on to complete a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, MA before returning to Philadelphia for a three-year residency in radiology at the Veterinary Hospitalof the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bouma achieved Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Radiology following completion of her residency in 2001. Before entering private practice, she stayed on for a year as a lecturer in the section of radiology at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bouma has worked in the states of Colorado, Delaware and New York. She grew up in Jamestown, NY and currently lives in Rochester, NY. -
Sarah Bouyssou
Dr. Bouyssou graduated from Alfort Veterinary School (France) in 2014. Following graduation, she completed a small animal internship at the same institution, followed by three years in small animal practice in France. Then, she enrolled into a small animal rotating internship at the University of Glasgow (Scotland) in 2018 and joined their medical imagingresidency program in 2019. She became an ECVDI specialist in 2022. She moved back to France and joined Antech Imaging Services in 2022. -
Keely Brewer
Dr. Keely Brewer, a native Texan, graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor’s degree. She was awarded her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree with honors as well as the Outstanding Student in Diagnostic Imaging Award from St. Matthew’s University School of Veterinary Medicine in Grand Cayman, BWI. She completed her residencywith VitalRads Veterinary Imaging Specialists, becoming board certified in 2019. She joined the Antech Imaging team in 2021. Dr. Brewer enjoys travel, caring for her saltwater tank, tennis, pickleball, spending time with her geriatric quarter horse Duke, scuba diving, teaching, and exotic species. -
Justin Cardwell
Dr Cardwell received his veterinary degree from Murdoch University in 2010. After graduation, he worked in general practice before moving to Sydney University in 2012 to complete a rotating small animal internship. In 2013, he then moved internationally and completed a 3-year residency in diagnostic imaging at Cornell University. He was named a Diplomate of
the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2016Following his residency, Dr Cardwell has worked in both specialist private practice and as a teleradiologist. He enjoys all aspects of diagnostic imaging, with a particular fondness for ultrasound.
Dr Cardwell currently resides in Perth, Western Australia
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Andrea Carloni
Andrea originates from Perugia, in the center of Italy, where he underwent his veterinary studies. He graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine of Perugia in 2015. Once he moved in 2016 to Bologna, he joined the diagnostic imaging department of the Veterinary Hospital “I Portoni Rossi”, Anicura Italy. In 2018 he obtained a master’sdegree in small animal diagnostic imaging at the University of Teramo. In 2020 he started his residency program in small animal diagnostic imaging under the supervision of Dr. Swan Specchi at the Veterinary Hospital “I Portoni Rossi”, Anicura Italy. In 2023 he passed his certifying exam and became an ECVDI boarded specialist.
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Romaine Cavrenne
Dr. Cavrenne graduated from the Veterinary School of Liege (Belgium, Europe) in 2002. He completed a rotating general small animal internship at the Veterinary School of Liege. Dr. Cavrenne worked 2 years in private practice as a small animal general practioner in the area of Paris and Montpelier (France, Europe). He completed a twoyear radiology internship in small and large animals at the University of Liege. He pursued his residency program in Diagnostic Imaging at the Veterinary School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. He conducted his research project on MR Angiography, supervised by Dr W. Mai. He became ACVR and ECVDI Diplomate in 2010. Dr. Cavrenne joined the team of ANTECH in 2011. He works part time in teleradiology and as a lecturer in the Diagnostic Imaging department at the Veterinary School of Liege. He also performs mobile ultrasonography and gives continuing education lectures to general practioners in radiology and abdominal ultrasonography. Dr. Cavrenne enjoys all the fields of diagnostic imaging with a special interest for transverse imaging (CT and MRI) and ultrasonography of small animals. Dr Cavrenne enjoys tasting a good beer, playing and watching soccer games, travelling around the world with his wife and son and watching his son Noah growing. He lives in Belgium with his wife and his son. -
Kelsey Cline
Dr. Kelsey Cline is an Iowa native who earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. She then completed a one-year small animal rotating internship in Chicago at VCA Aurora and VCA Berwyn. She spent the following three years completing a residency in diagnostic imagingat Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also obtained her Masters of Science degree. Dr. Cline earned her status as a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2017. Following her residency, Dr. Cline moved back to the Midwest and currently resides in Indianapolis, where she works full time in a large specialty practice and joined the ANTECH Imaging Service team part time in 2018. Her favorite imaging modalities are radiography and computed tomography. Outside of her interests in imaging, Dr. Cline enjoys spending time with her family including a husband and two scruffy dogs, trying new restaurants, reading novels, and shopping for her ever-growing shoe collection. -
Marika Constantaras
Dr. Marika Constantaras grew up in Germany, Maryland, and Japan before attending the University of Illinois where she earned her undergraduate and concurrent DVM and MS degrees. After five years of general practice in Chicago, she completed a three-year residency in dentistry and oral surgery and became a diplomate of the AmericanVeterinary Dental College. Hawaii is now home and she enjoys working in both clinical practice as well as assisting with radiograph interpretation and subsequent case management through AIS. Core to her investment in the growing field of veterinary dentistry is educating veterinarians on the recognition and treatment of dental disease, whether through formal lectures, wet labs, in-hospital training, or remote consultations. -
Francois Crevier
After finishing his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the Ontario Veterinary College, Dr. Crevier worked in small animal practice in New England for three years. He then completed a radiology residency at Colorado State University and earned a Master’s degree in Radiological Health Science. Dr. Crevier returned to the referral practice in centralConnecticut and was staff radiologist there for 11 years before he moved to the warmer climate of Florida, where he can work from home with AIS, which he joined in the summer of 2013. After five years, he moved back to Connecticut to work from home there. He now lives in central Connecticut with his wife and 2 children as well as a young golden retriever, three cats and a rabbit; he is happy. -
Nicole Culwell
Dr. Culwell received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University in 2003. She completed a 1-year Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at Oklahoma State University in 2004. In December 2007, she completed a 3-year residency and earned a Master of Science degree in cardiology at The Ohio State University. She served as a ClinicalAssistant Professor at Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences from 2008 to 2011. Following her move to Texas in 2011, she was employed as a full-time clinical cardiologist at a private practice until 2021. In 2021, she left clinical practice to pursue a consulting career. She originally hails from New York and currently lives in Texas with her husband.
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Lise Daniaux
Dr. Daniaux is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) and the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECDVI). She obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the National Veterinary School of Lyon in France. She completed a one-yearinternship in small animal medicine and surgery at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (France), then a one-year small animal surgery internship at the DMV Center in Montreal. She did her 4-year Radiology residency at the University of California, Davis. Dr Daniaux has a strong interest in neuroimaging and ultrasound, especially of the GI tract of small animals. She joined the AIS team as a full-time radiologist in 2013. She now lives in the French Alps and offers a CT service for a local veterinary clinic. -
Halise Diamond
Dr. Halise Diamond is a board certified veterinary radiologist living in Arizona. Her education includes Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, with a double major in biology and environmental studies from Tufts University, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Colorado State College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences with thedistinction of Magna Cum Laude.
Dr. Diamond did a one year rotating internship in medicine and surgery at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, and a three year diagnostic imaging residency at the University of Georgia, in Athens, GA.
Publications and research focus on nuclear medicine imaging of the kidney, evaluation of ultrasound guided renal biopsies, and radiographic diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis. -
Pamela Di Donato
Dr. Pamela Di Donato is a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and she owns a PhD degree. She studied at the Veterinary School of the University of Bologna from 2003 to 2008. She graduated with honors in veterinary medicine in November 2008. In 2009 she won a grant and she spent 3-monthperiod at the department of Diagnostic Imaging of the Tufts University/Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. In January 2010 she started a 3-year PhD program in Ultrasonography in Human and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bologna obtaining the PhD degree on December 2012. Pamela Di Donato worked as veterinary clinician in different small animal practices in Italy and UK (2013-2016). She also completed 1-year (2014-2015) multidisciplinary internship program in a referral hospital in UK. Dr. Di Donato joined Giessen University (JLU-Germany) in 2016 to complete 3-year ECVDI residency program. During her ECVDI residency program she perform additional periods of training at other Universities (Gent, Bern, Zurich). She achieved the title of European Diplomate in February 2020. She worked for 1-year as veterinary radiologist and resident supervisor at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging of the Royal Veterinary Collage University (UK). She lectures in several diagnostic imaging courses annually (Belgium, UK, Norway). -
Brandy Drury
Dr. Brandy Drury graduated from Western University of Health Sciences in 2014. After graduation, Dr. Drury completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at The Animal Medical Center in New York, NY. Following her internship, she moved to Mississippi and completed a three-year residency in radiology atMississippi State University. During that time she also completed a master’s degree and published her resident research project “Diaphragmatic dysfunction in dogs with cervical spinal disorders before and after surgery using fluoroscopy, motion-mode ultrasound and radiography was not different than a group of control dogs” in the journal Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound. Following her residency, she worked for PetRays Veterinary Telemedicine Consultants, a subsidiary of BluePearl Veterinary Partners, for 3 years and then joined ANTECH Imaging Service. -
John Dwan
I am originally a native of New Haven CT, but have lived in 8 different states. I completed my doctorate in veterinary medicine at Colorado State University in 2018. I am completing my residency at Oregon State University in the summer of 2023 and looking forward to moving back tothe mountain west. I became a boarded radiologist in the fall of 2022 and am excited to be joining Antech Imaging Services. I like all imaging modalities, but cross-sectional imaging is my favorite. In my spare time I like to go hiking and camping with my dog in the mountains and the desert. I also like to road bike, kayak, ski and go wine tasting. -
Bunita Eichelberger
Dr. Eichelberger began her veterinary career at the University of California, Davis. In addition to the rigorous demands of the veterinary medicine program, Dr. Eichelberger was actively involved in many extracurricular activities. During her veterinary training, Dr. Eichelberger was recognized with many scholarships and awards for her academicachievements. Dr. Eichelberger’s decision to pursue advanced training in diagnostic imaging occurred while a veterinary student at the University of California, Davis. Following graduation from veterinary school in 2004, Dr. Eichelberger completed a one-year internship followed by a three-year diagnostic imaging residency. She completed her residency training in diagnostic imaging and master’s degree in Radiological Health Sciences at Colorado State University in 2008. Dr. Eichelberger’s long career has spanned small and large animals in both private specialty practices and academia. Dr. Eichelberger is well-published and is an ad hoc reviewer for Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound and Wiley Publishing. She is a respected national and international speaker. Dr. Eichelberger enjoys all aspects of diagnostic imaging with specific interests in cross-sectional computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and musculoskeletal imaging. Dr. Eichelberger and her husband actively enjoy the outdoors, traveling and spending time with their three German Shorthaired Pointers (Lola, Passion and Rev) and horse (Balou). -
Mike Ensor
Dr. Ensor’s journey to becoming a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology started in the Caribbean at Ross University before transferring and ultimately graduating from Kansas State University with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 2016. From there, a rotating internship at Mississippi State University and a radiologyinternship at Washington State University landed him a three-year Radiology residency at North Carolina State University, completed in 2021.
Originally from the Philadelphia area, he is an avid Sixers, Eagles, and Phillies fan despite the year-round stress induction secondarily. Otherwise, he enjoys working on 1960s classic cars, keeping active at the local gym, and playing the occasional video game in his spare time. Currently, Dr. Ensor lives along the southern coast of North Carolina with his fiancé Frankie, their son Lee and their two ridiculous large breed dogs, Boomer, and Cooper.
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Marlène Finck
Dr. Finck graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Lyon, France in 2011. She then enrolled into a small animal rotating internship at the University of Liege, Belgium; and completed an ECVDI approved residency programme at the University of Glasgow, UK. Dr. Finck became a European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imagingin 2015. After spending a short period of time in a referral centre in England, she moved to the south of France where she now works part time for Antech Imaging Services alongside my position in a private referral centre. -
Susan T. Finn-Bodner
Dr. Finn-Bodner’s formal training was completed at Colorado State University where she obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and performed a residency in Radiology. She also obtained a Master of Science degree in Radiation Biology. She has been a DACVR since 1991. Dr. Finn-Bodner spent several rewarding years in academiawhere she was an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Mississippi State University, and was promoted and tenured at Auburn University. She left academia to live in Seattle, Washington, as a private radiologist consultant. With her partners, she opened the highly successful Western Veterinary Specialist Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She returned to the United States to allow her daughter Hannah to graduate from an Arizona high school and pursue her dreams of university training in California. After working as a private practice radiology specialist in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Finn-Bodner joined ANTECH Imaging Service to allow her to work closely again with other radiologists and to give her the flexibility to be close to her daughter. Her personal interests are varied and eclectic: she loves recreation and adventure, she is a dancer, martial artist, equestrian and rock climber, and is currently dedicated to bodybuilding and preparing for a Masters Figure competition. -
Ella Fitzgerald
Dr. Fitzgerald graduated from University College Dublin in 2008. Following graduation, she worked for five years in mixed and small animal practice in Ireland and the UK. After which she completed an equine internship at University College Dublin and small animal internship at Davies Veterinary Specialists. Subsequently, she completed a three-year diagnostic imaging residency at the RoyalVeterinary College London in 2017.Following completion of the residency, she stayed on as a staff clinician and finally a lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College until February 2019. Currently she works in private practice in the UK at North Downs Specialist Referrals and part time for Antech Imaging Services.In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, horse-riding and is a keen gardener. -
Timothy Foo
Dr. Foo grew up in Sarawak, Malaysia and moved to Perth, Western Australia in 2005. He graduated from Murdoch University in 2010 and worked in general practice in Western Australia for a number of years before being accepted into the diagnostic imaging residency program at the University of Sydney Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Since 2014,Tim was accepted as a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists by examination (Radiology Chapter). He completed his residency training, a masters degree and European board examinations in 2019. Tim currently resides in Australia between Perth and Sydney and enjoys the sunny weather down under. -
Jason Francis
Dr. Francis grew up in Southern California and attended the University of California at Davis where he obtained his undergraduate degree in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior. He remained at UC-Davis for post-graduate work and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the School of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. He then completed aone-year internship at California Animal Hospital (now known as ASEC) in Los Angeles, California, followed by a radiology residency at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston, Texas. In 2007, he returned home to Southern California where he worked as a radiologist in varying capacities. He served as a staff radiologist at two large specialty practices, performed radiology rounds with several hospitals, and assisted in the development of digital radiology equipment. Currently, Dr. Francis is a proud member of the ANTECH Imaging Services team. Professional affiliations include the American Veterinary Medical Association. -
Paul Frank
I am a South Carolina native who graduated from North Carolina State University. I spent one year in a rural mixed animal practice in Texas and three years in small animal/exotics practice in suburban Colorado. Next was a radiology residency at the University of Georgia. I stayed on staff at UGA for the next 6 years. I then spent two years in a privatespecialty practice in Durham, NC and then teleradiology since 2010. I am married to a veterinary internist, and have two children. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and computers. -
John French
Dr. French is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR). After completing veterinary school in 2012 at Massey University in New Zealand, Dr. French went on to complete a rigorous one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.He then stayed at Angell for an additional year serving as a staff veterinarian before pursuing a residency in diagnostic imaging. He completed a combined residency and Master’s degree at Colorado State University in 2018. He currently resides in Fort Collins, CO with his old dog Alibi and enjoys hiking and traveling in his free time. -
Brett Fundak
Dr. Fundak is a native of Southern California. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, then a Master of Science Degree from Iowa State University. He then attended veterinary school at the University of California at Davis. Following graduation, he spent two years in general practice at a 24-hour Emergency and Specialist Clinic in Granada Hills, California, before he was accepted into a radiology residency program at the University of Minnesota at St. Paul. After his residency, he spent a year as a “road warrior,” performing mobile ultrasound studies for private practices in the metropolitan regions of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, before returning to Southern California for another two years as a mobile sonographer. When an opportunity arose to teach at Purdue University, Dr. Fundak moved to West Lafayette, Indiana. While there, he honed his skills in the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Purdue. He also developed his passion for microbrews and became a certified “hop head.” His wife, Lisa, gave birth to their first child, Katelyn, in Indiana as well. -
Laure Gatel
Dr. Gatel is a french dipECVDI, born and raised in Nice, French Riviera. She graduated from the veterinarian school of Lyon, did two internships (one in Paris-Maison Alfort and one in Ghent University). She followed with a 4 years residency at the Veterinarian Faculty of the University of Ghent. She is now working part time in a referral centernear Nice and is also working part time for AIS in teleimaging from her home. She is very active, loves spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys doing sport and traveling all around the world. Radiology is her favorite medical imaging part and she is always working with her cute little cat, who always keeps company during teleimaging. -
Henry George
Dr. George Henry obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University in 1973. After 10 years of mixed general practice, including 8 years as practice owner Dr. Henry obtained a radiology residency at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Following the 3-year radiology residency, he achieved Diplomate status inthe American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1987. In the following years, he worked and taught as a faculty member in the radiology sections of Oklahoma State University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Tennessee until retiring from academia as a Clinical Professor in 2014. Since “retiring” Dr. Henry reads imaging cases online at his home in Tennessee close to family, TVA lakes, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! -
Elisabeth Girard
Dr.Girard is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. She obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at The University of Montreal where she also completed a one year Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. She did her Radiology Residency at the University of Georgia. After her Residencyshe worked as a radiologist in Portland, OR for several years. She then moved to the Chicago area and worked as a radiologist for a large referral specialty practice for 9 years. She joined ANTECH Imaging Services as a staff radiologist in 2012. She is now back home living in Quebec, Canada, with her husband and two children. -
Nicole Gladwin
Dr. Nicole Gladwin earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Tennessee in 2008. She then completed a one-year rotating small animal internship at the University of Georgia followed by a one-year internship in diagnostic imaging at a private referral hospital in West Los Angeles. Dr. Gladwin entered a 3-yeardiagnostic imaging residency at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, MA and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2013. After completing her residency, Dr. Gladwin moved to Cary, NC and had been in private imaging practice for 2 years before joining AIS in the summer of 2015. Dr. Gladwin currently resides in Cary, NC with her husband, two dogs, and two cats. -
Pam Green
Dr. Green graduated from the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, she practiced for one year in a small animal practice in North Carolina, followed by a medical and surgical internship at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Group (now VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital). Following completion of theradiology residency program at the University of Pennsylvania, she returned to Southern California to work again for Veterinary Centers of America. From 1993 through 2010, she provided radiographic and ultrasound services at VCA West Los Angeles and the growing number of Southern California VCA hospitals. Dr. Green has been fortunate to be part of the growing AIS team since January 2011 and loves the collegial environment working closely with other radiologists striving to provide the highest quality service to our clients and ultimately the animals. -
Michelle Greer
Dr. Greer is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. After graduating from Ross University, she completed a 1-year clinical rotation at Colorado State University. She then completed a 1-year rotating internship at a specialty clinic in Tucson Arizona followed by a 4-year radiology residency at Virgina-Maryland College ofVeterinary Medicine. Dr. Greer works full-time in teleradiology while also providing in-clinic radiology services to local specialty hospitals part-time. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and traveling. -
Bill Gross
Dr. Gross became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2009 following 3 years of residency training at Iowa State University. He obtained his veterinary degree from Colorado State University and following that he completed an internship in small animal surgery and medicine at Kansas State University. Dr. Gross wasa submarine officer in the U.S. Navy for 5 years and had then spent 2 years imaging the surface of Mars with NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor satellite prior to returning to school to become a veterinarian. He spends much of his free time acting as companion animal to a demanding old doberman and enjoys running, swimming, sailing and cycling to keep the moss from gaining a toe-hold in his home of Seattle. Recent publication: Gross B, et al. Normal Canine Brain Maturation at Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2010; 51: 361-373. -
Amy Habing
Dr. Habing earned her DVM from The University of Illinois College of Veterinary medicine in 2004, then moved to Maryland to work in a busy small animal practice. After three years, she returned to academia to complete a radiology residency at Michigan State University. She received her board certification in Diagnostic Imaging in 2010 and took aposition as Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan until 2013. Currently, she is Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University where she teaches diagnostic imaging to veterinary students, interns and residents. She is married to Greg Habing, an epidemiologist at OSU. Together they have 3 daughters, a dog, and a cat. -
Elyshia Hankin
Dr. Hankin is originally from New Zealand and received her veterinary degree from Massey University School of Veterinary Medicine. Thereafter she completed a rotating internship at Veterinary Specialist Group in Auckland (NZ). Prior to veterinary studies Dr. Hankin completed a Master’s Degree in Anatomy and Radiology at Auckland School of Medicine in NewZealand. Dr. Hankin completed a 3-year diagnostic imaging residency at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2014. Following her residency, Dr. Hankin has worked in both specialty private practice as well as teleradiology.
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Josh Hobbs
Dr. Hobbs earned his veterinary degree from Louisiana State University. He completed a small animal internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists (now Blue Pearl Maitland), followed by a radiology residency at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Dr. Hobbs works as a clinical radiologist for a veterinary specialty practice in DC and alsoenjoys the varied teleradiology case load that working with AIS provides. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with his family and 2 cats. -
Bill Hornof
Dr. Hornof received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from the University of California, Davis. He was named a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1979 and joined the faculty of the University of California Davis that same year. He had a distinguished academiccareer with over a hundred publications in imaging and informatics. In 2004 Prof. Hornof retired as head of Radiology and Hospital Computing at UC Davis. Throughout his career he has been actively involved in teaching and curricular innovation. He has previously served as President of the ACVR, and is currently serving as Co-Chair of DICOM Workgroup 25. -
Tunbi Idowu
Tunbi completed a small animal medicine residency program in 2016. In 2020, Tunbi became a registered specialist in Australia. Tunbi has an affinity for cardiology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, haematology and immunology. She also enjoys performing sonography. -
Laura Johnson
Dr. Johnson obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at North Carolina State University. After a small animal rotating internship at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Johnson completed her diagnostic imaging residency at The Ohio State University. She enjoys travel, reading, yoga, thrifting, and plants (both edible and ornamental).Dr. Johnson lives with her mister and their pampered cats. -
Brian Jones
Dr. Brian Jones earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis and completed a 1-year small animal rotating internship at VCA West Los Angeles. He received his radiology residency training at The Ohio State University where he also earned a Master of Science with research work focused on MRI susceptibilityartifacts associated with cervical spinal implants. Following his residency, Dr. Jones joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, Madison as a clinical instructor. During his 2-year appointment, he collaborated on various research projects evaluating the effects of acupuncture and Lidocaine on gastrointestinal motility. He also helped UW Veterinary care to start an outpatient imaging service. In 2016, Dr. Jones joined the AIS team as a full-time teleradiologist. His current clinical interests include orthopedic and musculoskeletal imaging, computed tomographic angiography, and urogenital ultrasonography. -
Tim Kloer
Dr. Kloer graduated from veterinary school at Colorado State University. He has also received a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Biomedical Sciences from Colorado State. After veterinary school he completed a small animal rotating internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital outside of Denver, Colorado.He then returned to Colorado State for his diagnostic imaging residency thanks to sponsorship from Antech. Dr. Kloer and his wife Roni, who is also a veterinarian, own a small animal general practice in Northern Colorado. They share their lives with the most adorable cocker spaniels as well as a few cats. Dr. Kloer enjoys traveling and photography in his spare time. -
Kevin Koernig
Dr. Koernig received his Bachelor’s degree in History and Biology from Williams College. He then attended veterinary school at the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and earned his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. He also received a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Tufts University School of Medicine, with a particularfocus on biostatistics/epidemiology and using the human-animal bond to fight both canine and childhood obesity. Dr. Koernig completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk, CT. Following that, he then completed a radiology residency at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine and earned status as a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Radiology. Dr. Koernig also received a Master of Science degree at Auburn following research into the effect of collimation on image quality and radiation safety in veterinary digital radiography. In his free time, Dr. Koernig enjoys walking with his dog and distance running. -
Christopher R. Lamb
Chris Lamb graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1983. He was Resident in Radiology at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and continued there as Assistant Professor. In 1990 he returned to England to work in small animal referral practice in London. In 1992 he joined The Royal Veterinary College, University ofLondon. He became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2002. Chris has helped train many residents, has numerous publications covering most aspects of diagnostic imaging, has had various roles for the ACVR and ECVDI, and is an active CPD provider. He retired from The RVC as Professor of Radiology in 2019. He now works part-time for Antech Imaging Services. -
Cody Laas
Dr. Laas earned his doctorate of veterinary medicine from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. He then completed a rotating small animal and surgery internship and subsequent three-year radiology residency at the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiologyin 2009. Since then, he has worked in busy muti-disciplinary private specialty hospitals, provided traveling imaging services and online diagnostic consultations. Currently, Dr. Laas runs an out-patient ultrasound service and is a radiologist with the University of Georgia and Antech Imaging Service. -
Linda Lang
Dr. Lang is from rural south Texas. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University in 2002 and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M University in 2005. She worked for 6 years in small animal general practice before pursuing radiology specialization. She completed a 1-year Diagnostic Imaging internship at Gulf CoastVeterinary Specialists in Houston in 2012. She completed a 3 year radiology residency and earned her Master’s degree at Washington State University in 2015. After residency, Dr. Lang took a position as Assistant Professor at Colorado State University, with promotion to Associate Faculty in 2021. Dr. Lang has been a teleradiology consultant since 2016, now working in teleradiology full time. She lives in Colorado with her husband, son, and German Shorthair Pointer. In her free time, she enjoys running, biking, yoga, hiking, video games, and baking. -
Assaf Lerer
Dr. Lerer obtained his bachelor’s degree with honors (2003) and his Master of Science degree (2005) from the Ben-Gurion University in Israel. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Hebrew University in Israel in 2010. Following that, he moved to Canada and completed one year rotating small animal internship at theOntario Veterinary College, in Guelph.
Following his internship, Dr. Lerer practiced for a year and a half as a small animal emergency veterinarian in Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Lerer worked as a clinical associate in the radiology department of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatchewan and as a lecturer at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada before moving to Ithaca, New-York for his residency at Cornell University. In 2020, Dr. Lerer completed his four-year residency and started a joint position in AIS and Cornell University.
Currently Dr. Lerer lives in Ithaca with his wife, son, daughter and their four dogs. -
Susannah Lillis
Dr. Lillis received her veterinary training at Murdoch University in Western Australia, graduating with Honours in 2002. She completed a two-year rotating small animal internship and Master of Veterinary Science degree at The University of Melbourne. She enjoyed ten months in small animal general practice in Melbourne, Australia beforecommencing a Residency in Radiology at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr. Lillis became an ACVR Diplomate in 2011.
Following completion of her residency, Dr. Lillis enjoyed academic roles at The University of Tennessee, The University of Liverpool (UK), Murdoch University (Australia), and worked in a large specialty practice in the northern United Kingdom. During her time in the UK she completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and became a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
Dr. Lillis enjoys all aspects of diagnostic imaging and loves interacting with referring veterinarians. Dr. Lillis maintains an interest in education, being actively involved in continuing education for veterinary general practitioners.
Dr. Lillis’ personal interests are varied including enjoying the beautiful beaches of Australia, cycling, visiting the opera and orchestra, and travelling.
After years of globe trotting, Dr. Lillis now lives in her hometown of Perth, on the south-west coast of Australia with her husband, Simon, and her equally globe-trotting Philadelphia-born orange cat, Mikey. Dr. Lillis joined ANTECH Imaging Services in the summer of 2016. -
Monica Lobacz
Dr. Monika Lobacz graduated from University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland) in 2003. At the end of 2003 she did Italian Veterinary degree exams in Turin (Italy) to have her veterinary qualifications recognised in Italy. She worked for about 3 years in Rome in referral practice. In 2009 she completed General Internship in GlasgowVeterinary School followed by Diagnostic Imaging Internship in AHT Newmarket. At the end of 2012 she completed Diagnostic Imaging Residency in Glasgow Veterinary School (mixed track SA 70%, LA 30%) after which she worked for one year as an Assistant Radiologist in University of Bern. After that time she moved back to UK and worked for nearly 4 years in Oncology Referral Centre where she was responsible for most aspects of day-to-day management of the Diagnostic Imaging Department.
Monika passed her DipECVDI examination in February 2017. She joined the Davies Veterinary Specialists team in June 2017.
“I enjoy all the aspects of Diagnostic Imaging, especially ultrasonography, radiology, neuroimaging, and cross section Imaging. I love working in a happy environment with people full of passion and compassion towards our patients.
In my free time I enjoy long walks, sailing, travelling and photography. I also love to spend time with my super cat Salvo”. -
Maurizio Longo
Dr. Longo graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Milan in 2011. After a rotating and Imaging internship at the Istituto Veterinario di Novara, he was enrolled in a PhD program on soft tissue sarcomas, completed in 2016 (Doctor Europaeus).
Maurizio did a residency in Diagnostic Imaging at the RoyalSchool of Veterinary Studies – University of Edinburgh and is now a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. He has a strong interest in research especially focused on the urinary tract, neurodegenerative, oncological and cardiovascular diseases.
Maurizio joined the Antech Imaging Service team full time in 2020 and moved back to Italy to live in Milan.
Outside of his interest in imaging Maurizio enjoys spending free time travelling around the world while performing all sorts of sports from skiing and climbing to water sports. -
Nancy Love
Dr. Love is Board Certified in Veterinary Radiology by the American College of Veterinary Radiology. She attended the University of Illinois and received a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. She then graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tuskegee University with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Dr. Love completed a small animalinternship at Michigan State University, and was invited to remain for a radiology residency. She was working as a tenured Associate Professor at North Carolina State University when she left to join VCA/ANTECH. While in academia she authored multiple papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters on veterinary imaging. She has a strong interest in teaching and received the Norden Distinguished Teaching award and was instrumental in developing digital radiology teaching methods prior to leaving NC State University. When not interpreting images, Dr. Love spends time on the development of educational materials for AIS. Dr. Love was one of the founding members of DarkHorse Medical Imaging prior to purchase by VCA/ANTECH and subsequent evolution to ANTECH Imaging Services. She is married to Dr. Robert C. Sills, DVM, PhD Chief of Pathology at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Dr. Love works as a radiologist to support her passion of competing her PRE horse in local and regional Dressage competitions. -
Mariano Makara
Dr. Makara has a veterinary degree from the University of La Plata, Argentina. He undertook a radiology internship with Ross University, School of Veterinary Medicine, under the guidance and direction of Dr. Joe Morgan. He then moved to the University of Zurich in Switzerland where he completed a residency program in diagnostic imaging andpassed his certification exams for the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in March 2010. His research interests have centred around contrast medium injection techniques and scan trimming in computed tomography. Mariano is currently the Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging, at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science at Sydney University. -
Federica Marchesotti
Dr. Federica Marchesotti qualified in Veterinary Medicine in 2010 at the University of Milan (Italy). Her training as a cardiology specialist began at Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso under the supervision of Dr. Claudio Bussadori in 2010 and continued at Anicura Istituto Veterinario di Novara. In 2014 she started and completed the ECVIM-CA (Cardiology) residency
program at Anicura Istituto Veterinario of Novara, under the supervision of Dr. Oriol Domenech, and in 2021 obtained the ECVIM-CA (Cardiology) Diplomate status.
She is the author and co-author of books and papers published in peer-reviewed international and national scientific journals. She held several lectures at national courses and
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Chiara Mattei
Dr. Mattei graduated from the University of Parma in 2009. After a 4-year period working in Italy as internist, she moved to the University Animal Hospital of Uppsala (Sweden) to follow her passion for diagnostic imaging. After 2 years working as radiologist, she started her residency in 2016 and became board certified in 2020. She nowworks part-time for Antech Imaging Services and in a private referral centre in Bologna, Italy. Her professional interest are radiography and MRI.
Outside of work, Chiara likes spending time with her family and friends, gardening, reading fantasy novels and hiking. -
John Mattoon
Dr. John Mattoon graduated from Oregon State and Washington State Universities in 1984. Following small animal practice in Portland, Oregon, he began a radiology residency at UC Davis, earning Diplomate status in ACVR in 1989. Dr. Mattoon worked as a specialist in San Francisco before beginning an academic career at Oregon State in1991. He has since been faculty at the Atlantic Veterinary College, The Ohio State University, and WSU, and was Chief Radiologist with Antech Imaging Services from 2014-2016. He has returned to WSU as a Clinical Professor, focusing on resident and student training, and clinical practice while helping the AIS team with quality control and second opinions. Dr. Mattoon has been honored with numerous teaching awards and has served the ACVR in various positions for many years, including President. Dr. Mattoon is co-editor of Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound, has 90 scientific publications, chapters in several veterinary textbooks, and has had the pleasure of presenting at over 100 meetings worldwide. -
Lenice McCoy
Dr. Lenice McCoy joins Antech from the University of Florida, where she was an Antech sponsored resident. Lenice’s love of UF began when she began her clinical rotations as part of her DVM degree from Ross University in 2005. She then went on to work 2 years in private practice and 3 years working in Emergency practices on the southeastcoast, in Saint Augustine and Daytona Beach. She continues to live outside of Gainesville, in rural North Florida with her spouse, Bess Darrow, also a veterinarian, specializing in equine dentistry. Bess and Lenice have 4 horses, the cutest Nubian goat on the planet, Percy, and 5 Chihuahuas. The Chihuahuas , obviously, are in charge of the property. Lenice is newly into CrossFit (to counter the at-home-radiologist lifestyle) and an aspiring “backyard” polo player. Lenice’s other interests include architecture and regional cuisines. She’s thrilled to be part of the “AIS Hive”. -
Felix Meneses
Dr. Meneses has a veterinary degree from the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following small animal practice in Venezuela, Germany and Austria he moved to Switzerland to complete a residency in diagnostic imaging at the University of Bern. In 2022 he became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.Felix currently divides his time between the Anicura Animal Oncology and Imaging Center in Hünenberg and Antech Imaging Services. He enjoys spending his free time camping, hiking and skiing. -
Lenore Anderson Mohammadian
Dr. Mohammadian graduated summa cum laude from Bowdoin College with a degree in Biochemistry. She obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University with honors in 1998. She then completed a rotating internship at the Emergency Animal Hospital and Referral Center in San Diego. Dr Mohammadian subsequentlycompleted a combined radiology residency and Master of Specialized Veterinary Medicine degree program at North Carolina State University in 2003. Dr. Mohammadian become board certified and returned to her native California in 2003.
Dr. Mohammadian enjoys San Diego’s fine weather, time with family, friends, animals, a book and a glass (or 2) of wine. -
Melania Moioli
Dr. Moioli studied Veterinary Medicine at the Università degli Studi di Milano, graduating with honors in 2010. In January 2011 she started a PhD program in Veterinary Sciences with focus on Diagnostic Imaging at the Università degli Studi di Milano obtaining the PhD degree in March 2014.After spending few years in private practice,in July 2015 Melania enrolled in a 4-year ECVDI residency program at the Vetsuisse Faculty in Bern and she became an ECVDI Diplomate in February 2020.
Melania is author and co-author of scientific publications on Italian and international journals and presented her projects at different Italian and international congresses. -
Mohammad Molazem
Dr. Molazem graduated in Veterinary Medicine in July 2004 at the University of Tehran (Iran). From 2004 to 2008 he has completed a Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) and PhD at the University of Tehran. In 2022 he completed the training program for the European College of Diagnostic Imaging at the university of Bern (Switzerland)and obtained the Diploma of the European College in Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI) in the same year. He is assistant professor in the Radiology Department of the University of Tehran since 2009 and has numerous posters and scientific works at national and international conferences.
As of 2022, he is working as a teleradiologist for Antech Imaging Services. -
Lilah Moorman
Dr. Lilah Moorman grew up in Washington State. She completed her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis, before traveling to Scotland to attend the University of Glasgow, where she completed her veterinary degree. Subsequently, she did a one-year emergency focused rotating small animal internshipat the Emergency Animal Clinic in Arizona. She then worked in general practice as well as acquiring 9 months of additional ultrasound training prior to moving to Denmark. Here she completed a residency in diagnostic imaging at the University of Copenhagen. In 2022, she became board certified as a diplomate with the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
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Simona Morabito
Simona graduated in July 2010 and performed a PhD in Contrast Enhancement Ultrasound (2016-19) from University of Messina. After a brief experience in general practice, she underwent a rotating internship at Clinica Veterinaria Malpensa (Italy) in 2011 and she spent another year in Emergency and Critical care in the same referral centre. In 2013 sheperformed a specialistic internship in Diagnostic Imaging at the Istituto Veterinario di Novara (Italy). She worked for 4 years as a Radiologist in Italy and in UK.
In October 2018, she started an specialist internship in Diagnostic Imaging in AHT and the residency programme in October 2019 under the supervision of Dott. Ruth Dennis. In 2020 she continued the residency program under the supervision of Dr. Swan Specchi at the Veterinary Hospital “I Portoni Rossi”, Anicura Italy. In 2023 she passed the certifying exam and became an ECVDI boarded specialist. -
Tsuyoshi Murakami
Dr. Murakami received his veterinary training at the University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He then completed a rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He practiced for 2 years at a small animal general practice in MinneapolisMinnesota, before beginning a combined radiology residency and doctorate program at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Murakami became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2008. He earned his doctorate in 2010, after which he served as an Assistant Professor of Radiology at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He was responsible for clinical service and teaching. He left OSU after one year to be closer to his parents. He currently serves as a Staff Radiologist for ANTECH Imaging Services. Along with his wife Erikka and their son Ren, Dr. Murakami now resides in Tennessee. -
Julie Napier
Dr. Julie Napier is a second career veterinarian. After nine years with the Walt Disney Company in corporate management, she decided to pursue her passion for animals and conservation by attending veterinary school and graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. Julie worked in small animal private practice until she was hired in2001 by Zoo New England in Boston, where she worked at their two zoological facilities, The Franklin Park Zoo, and Stone Zoo as the Associate Veterinarian. In 2003, she moved to the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend Indiana, and assumed the positions of both Clinical Veterinarian and General Curator.
In 2006, Julie was hired by Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. As the Senior Veterinarian, she managed the medical care for the largest collection of animals in a zoological institution in North America, the Veterinary Internship Program, which offered a one-year training program for veterinarians in zoological medicine and surgery, and the student externship program for 4th year veterinary students. During her tenure, she established working relationships with local and national organizations to start an Animal Rescue and Disaster Response team for zoos and aquariums as well as a cardiac program for great apes with local hospitals
Dr. Napier is the editor of the first edition of the “Diseases of concern in captive and free ranging animals in North America” published in 2011, now in its third printing, is an author on 35 publications and presentations, has served as the President of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV), chair of the AAZV Infectious Disease committee, and was the Species Survival Plan (SSP) Veterinary Advisor for all tiger species, Amur and generic leopards, and the Prehensile-tailed porcupine. She was also an adjunct professor for Iowa State University Veterinary Medical School from 2010 to 2019 where she taught zoo and exotic animal medicine and disease to second- and third-year veterinary students. She has participated in field and conservation projects all over the world including, Madagascar, Belize, South Africa, and Botswana.
In her free time, Julie spends as much time as possible outdoors, enjoys camping, visiting National Parks, reading, college football, photography, and most especially, spending time with her family, friends, and her many rescue dogs.
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Lisa Neuwirth
Dr Neuwirth received her undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. She graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia in 1987 and completed her Radiology residency at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia in 1991. She was awarded specialty board certification as a Diplomateof the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1990. She received her MS degree in anatomy from the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia in 1991 and her thesis compared excretory urography and ultrasonography for detection of pyelonephritis in the dog. Dr Neuwirth was an Assistant Professor of Radiology in Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida from July 1991-July 1996 and was a Tenured Associate Professor of Radiology from August 1995-October 1996. She was a Radiology consultant for Radiopet of Floral Park, New York during August 1993-May 1995. From December 1996-August 2003 she was a tenured Associate Professor in Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. August 2003-June 2007 she was a radiologist at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute (formerly Hagyard, Davidson McGee & Associates in Lexington, KY where she had been a sales consultant for several years. She was in private practice from July 2007-November 2015 as a sole proprietor in the greater Lexington area in Kentucky. She sold her practice in July 1995 and was staff radiologist at MedVet Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky from November 1995-March 1997. She joined Antech Imaging Services in May 2017 and is licensed in Kentucky and Ohio. She currently resides in Gulf Breeze, FL and spends some of her time in Paris, KY. -
Melanie Otte
Dr. Otte received her DVM from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. After a rotating small animal internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists, Dr. Otte completed a three-year small animal internal medicine residency program at the University of Illinois – becoming a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2007.
From 2007 to 2022 she worked at Florida Veterinary Specialists and continued working there after it became BluePearl Veterinary Partners.
She started with Antech Imaging Services in 2022.
Dr. Otte resides in the Tampa, Florida, where she competes in triathlons, and she enjoys spending time in the outdoors with her family.
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Richard Page
Dr. Page is a 2000 graduate of Ross University in St. Kitts, West Indies. After his clinical year training at Purdue University, he went into small animal private practice in Buffalo, New York. His main interests were surgery, emergency medicine and critical care. He moved to Ithaca, New York in 2003 to pursue a radiology residency at CornellUniversity. Subsequently, he returned to Ross University to head the Diagnostic Imaging section for the next six years. During his time, at Ross University, he converted the curriculum and hospital from analogue to digital imaging format; he was actively involved in teaching and began a Diagnostic Imaging Internship Program. He served as the Department Head of Structure and Function for the last two years. He joined ANTECH Imaging Services in late 2010 as a Staff Radiologist. Dr. Richard Page’s interests include teaching, advanced imaging modalities and sport fishing. -
Ioannis Panopoulos
Dr. Panopoulos graduated from the university of Thessaly, Greece in 2007. In 2010 he completed a 2-year fellowship program in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging department of the University of Bologna, Italy. He trained in digital radiology, ultrasonography, computed tomography,magnetic resonance and fluoroscopy.
In 2010 enrolled in a PhD program at the department of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bologna university, supervised by Prof. Mario Cipone and Prof. Alessia Diana.
In 2011 Ioannis visited the department of Veterinary Diagnostic imaging of the University of Montreal, Canada supervised by Prof. Marc-Andre d’Anjou.
In 2013 he successfully concluded his PhD program with thesis in Anatomic study of the feline bronchial and vascular structures with a 64 detector-row computed tomography.
In 2016 he enrolled in an AIS Funded residency program of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI) at the veterinary clinic Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Italy.
In 2020 he achieved the diploma of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (DipECVDI) and is recognized as European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging from the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation.
In 2020 Ioannis became the chief of the Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Center ALPHAVET in Greece and works as radiologist in the Antech Imaging Services (AIS). Ioannis focuses his current research on protocols for abdominal and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Dr. Panopoulos enjoys hiking, mountain biking and watersports. During the week he always find time to spend with his dogs and cat. -
Andrew Parry
Dr. Andrew Parry graduated from the University of Cambridge and after several years in mixed and small animal practice he completed the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2005 and started a residency at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in 2007. He successfully completed the European College of Veterinary DiagnosticImaging (ECVDI) diploma examinations in 2010, becoming a European Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging the same year, and becoming an RCVS Recognised Specialist in 2012. He is Head of Service at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, in the UK.
Andrew has held a number of posts in the ECVDI and RCVS, including President of the ECVDI, a post that ended in 2020.
Andrew’s current research interests include computed tomography angiography and in particular, morphology of portosystemic shunts. -
Aaron Percival
Dr. Percival earned his Docter of Veterinary Medicine degree at the Ontario Veterinary College (Guelph, Ontario) in 2018. Following completion of veterinary school, he completed a small animal rotating internship at VCA Canada 404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital. The following year he began his residency in Diagnostic Imagingat the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. During his 4th year of residency, Dr. Percival successfully earned status as a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Radiology. In his spare time Dr. Percival enjoys cycling, hiking, and is an avid board game player.
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Pascaline Pey
Originally from France, she graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort – Paris. She worked in Belgium, at the University of Ghent, as a PhD student and Resident; in Canada, at the University of Montréal – Saint-Hyacinthe in the position of Medical Imaging Clinical Instructor, in Paris – Maisons-Alfort where sheheld the position of Assistant Professor and Head of the Medical Imaging Department and at the University of Bologna, as associate Professor. Her training program, which combines the qualifications of PhD and Diploma at the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI), is characterized by a constant commitment to the study of advanced imaging diagnostics. Pascaline Pey has been secretary of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging from 2017-2020. She is working full-time as radiologist for Antech Imaging Services and part-time as staff radiologist for the Ospedale Veterinario I Portoni Rossi (Bologna). She has been particularly dedicated to clinical research (> 40 publications on peer-reviewed journals) and education. -
Mauro Pivetta
Dr. Pivetta graduated in Veterinary Medicine from Bologna University in 2003. He earned a clinical Ph.D. in 2006. In this period, he developed a strong interest in radiology. In September 2009 he joined the Animal Health Trust and in September 2013 awarded the European Diploma Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. From 2014 to 2016 Mauro heworked as Clinical Radiologist at North Downs Specialist Referrals. Since 2016 to 2019 he worked at The Royal Veterinary College, University of London as Lecturer in Radiology. He became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2018. In 2019 Dr. Pivetta joined AIS. -
Stacey Randall
Stacy R Randall graduated from the University of Florida in 1990. After 2 years in private practice in Florida, she completed a 3 year internal medicine residency at Purdue University with special emphasis on renal, endocrine, ultrasound and oncology. She settled back in Florida and started the Internal Medicine service at Affiliated VeterinarySpecialists in 1996 and was there until 2004. Stacy began consulting in teleradiology in 2003. A move to San Antonio, TX in 2004 occurred to start an Internal Medicine Service at South Texas Veterinary Specialists and she was there until 2013. Stacy transitioned to a full time Antech position in 2011. -
John Reed
Dr. Reed graduated from UC Davis in 1977. After graduating, Dr. Reed completed his internship at Washington State in 1978. During the years of 1978 – 1980 he worked on his cardiology residency at UC Davis, in 1982 he became board certified in cardiology through ACVIM. Since 2000, Dr. Reed has been an adjunct professor in the UC DavisDepartment of Surgery and Radiology.Desde el 2000, el Dr. Reed ha sido profesor adjunto en el Departamento de Cirugía y Radiología de UC Davis. -
Jean Reichle
Dr Reichle (rhymes with MIchael) grew up in NJ with a variety of animals. She attended Ohio State University for her three undergraduate years as well as obtaining her DVM from the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. Jean completed her internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. After completing a RadiologyResidency and Master of Science degree at Colorado State University, she successfully completed the Americal College of Radiology (ACVR) exam to become a Diplomate (Board Certified Radiologist) of the ACVR. Following certification, she was a faculty member at the Ohio State University (1997-2000) and then Medical Director of Animal Imaging in Los Angeles. She has been working at a busy referral and emergency practice, VCA Animal Specialty & Emergency Center, ever since. Jean is an avid equestrian and currently owns and shows horses in the Hunter divisions, as well as fosters numerous dogs and cats for local rescues. -
Anna Revenaugh
Dr. Revenaugh is a 1989 graduate of the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to becoming a veterinarian, she completed the Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) program at Cosumnes River College (CRC). Sacramento County hired her as one of the first female Animal Control Officers with a RVT degree.
Working as a RVT in a surgery practice, she showed an aptitude for radiology. While attending veterinary medical school, those skills were recognized and rewarded. The University of Pennsylvania accepted her into their radiology residency program and board certification was awarded in 1996.
Returning to CRC, she instructed veterinary technician trainees on radiologic technique and theory. She also established successful mobile ultrasound practices, first in Northern California and then in Hawaii. Being the only radiologist in the state of Hawaii at that time meant working with everything from poi dogs and popoki to whales and dolphins. Now an Arizona resident, she is enjoying the contrast of her former life by the ocean to all things desert.
Dr. Revenaugh is married to Stephen, an avid hiker, runner and reader. They have a cat, “Radley”, who rules their lives. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, collecting antique Staffordshire pottery, hiking and listening to podcasts. -
Douglas Rohn
Dr. Doug Rohn has practiced soft tissue, orthopedic and neurologic surgery since 1997. He established the surgery service at VetCare Emergency and Specialty Care Center in California when it opened in 1997. He then founded Bay Area Veterinary Specialists in 1998, a large multidisciplinary specialty and emergency hospital in the SanFrancisco Bay Area. He was the Medical Director at Bay Area Veterinary Specialists from its inception through 2009. More recently, he has worked as a staff surgeon at Veterinary Emergency + Referral Center of Hawaii in Honolulu and Gallatin Veterinary Hospital in Bozeman, MT. When not working, Dr. Rohn enjoys adventurous outdoor activities such as rock and ice climbing and fly fishing. -
Marie Rush
Dr. Marie Rush is a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine. After graduating from Auburn University with a BS in Animal and Dairy Science and her DVM degree, she continued her pursuit of a career in wildlife conservation medicine with a rotating medicine and surgery internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Shefollowed this with a residency in clinical zoo and wildlife medicine and surgery at the Wildlife Conservation Society, with focused training in diagnostic imaging at AMC. Marie then worked in private practice and wildlife consulting, and served at the Birmingham Zoo as the Director of Veterinary Services and Curator of Ectotherms until 2008, when she went into academia. Marie has a passion for teaching, and has developed and taught curriculums in zoo, wildlife and exotic species medicine and surgery for over 16 years. She served as Assistant Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine and as the veterinarian for the Southeastern Raptor Center. She also worked with the Environmental Institute at Auburn University, and Alabama DCNR/FWS with a project to repatriate Eastern Indigo snakes to the southeastern United States. Marie serves as the veterinary advisor for the species survival plan (SSP) for Chinese Alligators. She serves as Associate Professor for St. George’s University’s School of Veterinary Medicine for 9 years, and continues to serve as a visiting professor and conservation wildlife and disease researcher for SGU SVM, and as a Senior Research Fellow and the WINDREF Institute. Marie has a strong desire to mentor others, to learn something new each day and inspire a passion for the natural world through conservation medicine, research and education. She also serves as the AVMA veterinary program advisor for Wild Sun wildlife rescue in Costa Rica. She joined the AIS team in 2015 and loves working with RDVMs for patient care. Although AIS is her primary career, Marie also continues to serve in private practice for domestic and zoo/exotic species, clinical student mentorship, serves as a lecturer for conferences, and still enjoys working with her zoo colleagues as a relief veterinarian. She has published over 20 peer reviewed manuscripts, presentations and book chapters.
In her free time, Marie enjoys spending time with her family, outdoor sports, observing and photographing wildlife in the rainforest and wilderness, reading, sketching, attending cultural events and going to Auburn football and basketball games. -
Val Samii
Dr. Samii obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992. She then completed a one-year internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Sacramento Animal Medical Group ending in 1993. She was accepted into a 4-yearVeterinary Radiology Residency Program at the University of California, Davis from 1993-1997 and became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1996. After completing her residency, Dr. Samii was a Lecturer in Veterinary Radiology at the University of California, Davis from 1997-2000. In 2000, Dr. Samii became an Assistant Professor of Radiology at The Ohio State University. She was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2005. She remained at The Ohio State University until 2009 at which time she retired from academia and became a full-time teleradiologist with PetRays. In July 2022, Dr. Samii joined the AIS team. -
Adam Schlax
Dr. Schlax is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. He was born and raised in Wisconsin where he completed his Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2015, after which he completed a one year small animal rotating internship and residency indiagnostic imaging at the same institute. He stayed on for an additional 2 years as faculty in clinical radiology before joining AIS at the beginning of 2022. Dr. Schlax currently resides just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife, two sons and three cats. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and listening to good music. -
Jennifer Schneiderman
Dr. Schneiderman received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree at Ross University in 2009 before moving back home to Long Island, New York where she completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists in March 2010. After that, she completed a three-yearresidency in Cardiology at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists in July 2013 and then stayed on there as a Staff Cardiologist until June 2014. Then, as a board-certified Veterinary Cardiologist, Dr. Schneiderman worked at a private practice in New Jersey until recently switching her career to full time telemedicine with AIS. -
M.C. Seward
Dr. Seward is a Colorado native that received his Bachelor’s degree in Biological Science and Masters in Business Administration from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. He worked in agriculture and the equine industry for nine years including roles as the Director of the Racing Challenge program at the American Quarter HorseAssociation and in racing promotion and regulation in the horse racing industry. Dr. Seward completed his clinical training at Colorado State University and received his DVM from Ross University in 2008. In 2009, he completed a fellowship in equine medicine at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. Following five years of general veterinary practice in Colorado, he headed to Blacksburg, VA where he completed a combined Master’s degree and four-year residency in radiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech University in 2018. Dr. Seward became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2018. Professional interests include ultrasonography and teaching. Dr. Seward resides in Sarasota, FL with his wife Shawn, and two youngest children, Chase and Dixon. -
Loren Shaiken
Dr. Shaiken received her DVM from Kansas State University. After 4 years of small animal practice in Houston, she did her radiology residency at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Shaiken then moved to the Kansas City area where she established a mobile ultrasound practice (largely dogs and cats but the occasional ferret, rabbit, andhorse as well as volunteering at the zoo), working there for 24 years. During that time, she also worked part-time with a number of specialists at a referral hospital as well as working as a reader for the OFA. She joined AIS part-time in December 2015 and became full-time in March 2016. Dr. Shaiken currently lives in Denver with her husband, a retired attorney. She has one son who is an engineer with a software company in Seattle. -
Gail Smith
Dr. Gail Smith is Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. He received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Materials Science Engineering in 1970, a VMD from the University ofPennsylvania in 1974, completed orthopaedic surgical residency training in 1979, and was awarded a PhD in engineering in 1982. Gail has traveled and spoken extensivel at both human and veterinary conferences worldwide. He has contributed to the scientific literature more than 150 research articles, book chapters and proceedings. Dr. Smith has received recognition for research excellence by notable institutions including Smith, Kline, Beecham, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Kennel Club, and the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Smith was awarded the prestigious Iams Saki Patsaama Award for excellence in Orthopaedics by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association. He is the third orthopaedist to receive this award. Among Dr Smith’s administrative responsibilities, he has served as Chief of Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Clinical Studies at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine, and president of the Veterinary Orthopaedic Society.
In his research, Dr. Smith has applied engineering principles to investigate the musculoskeletal system in both health and disease. His work has focused on orthopaedic problems of the spine, the knee and the hip. In 1993 Dr. Smith founded and directed PennHIP (which stands for the University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program). PennHIP is an evidence-based, stress-radiographic, hip screening method for canine hip dysplasia that has gained worldwide acceptance, particularly among working dog groups.
In 2013 PennHIP was acquired from the University of Pennsylvania by Antech Imaging Services (AIS) of Fountain Valley, CA and in 2018 AIS (VCAAntech) was purchased by Mars, Inc. Dr. Smith retired from his professorship at Penn in 2014 and he currently serves as Director of PennHIP within the AIS. -
Mauricio Solano
Dr. Solano received his training in Veterinary Medicine at La Salle University in Bogota, Colombia, in 1988. After three years of graduate work in Anatomy at the University of Georgia, he joined Tufts University in Massachusetts where he completed a radiology residency in 1994. He became a Diplomate of the American College of VeterinaryRadiology and has been in academia ever since. After three years as an Assistant Professor at the Atlantic Veterinary College of the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada, Dr. Solano returned to New England were he continued his academic pursuits. He is currently the Section Head of Diagnostic Imaging and the Residency Director of Tufts University’s Diagnostic Imaging Program. He enjoys teaching veterinary students during their clinical year and educating the next generation of veterinary radiologists. Dr. Solano’s contributions to veterinary literature cover all imaging modalities and a multitude of species. He is an avid ocean kayaker and has a particular interest in marine creatures. He has even managed to image many of them using his radiology training. -
Gioliola Spattini
Giliola studied veterinary medicine at Parma University, graduating cum laude with her DVM degree in 1998. She earned Diplomate status in the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2008, studying at the University of Pennsylvania, Tufts, and the Royal Veterinary College. She earned a PhD (ultrasound of the canine estrouscycle) in 2009. She has also been actively engaged in the EAVDI, serving as secretary from 2009-2012. Dr. Spattini is a Founding Member and Manager responsible for the Diagnostic Imaging Division at Clinica Veterinaria Castellarano, a Private Clinic for Companion Animals in Torino. -
Swan Specchi
Swan Specchi studied at the Veterinary School of the University of Bologna from 2002 to 2007. He graduated in veterinary medicine in July 2007. In January 2008 he started a PhD program in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Bologna obtaining the PhD degree in May 2011. Swan Specchi joined Montreal University on June 2011 to
complete a 3-years ACVR residency program. He became ACVR Diplomate in September 2014. He is now working as staff radiologist for Antech Imaging Service. He also supervises residents through the Antech educational program with the role of European Residency Liaison. He is head of the diagnostic imaging unit at the Anicura Ospedale Veterinario I Portoni Rossi, Bologna, Italy. Swan Specchi is author and co-author of scientific publications in international veterinary journals. He also takes activity in national and international congresses. -
Alan Spier
Dr. Spier, who is originally from Texas, obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas and earned his veterinary degree from Texas A&M University. He completed a small animal internship at Kansas State University, followed by a cardiology residency and PhD at The Ohio State University. After serving as section head of Cardiologyat the University of Missouri, Dr. Spier moved to Tampa in 2005 to start the cardiology service at Florida Veterinary Specialists (now BluePearl Veterinary Partners). Dr. Spier is an avid (and vocal) Texas Longhorn and Green Bay Packer fan, and enjoys spending his free time with his wife and 3 children. -
Dan Steinheimer
Dr. Steinheimer became a veterinarian after a rather circuitous route that included working in his home state of Nevada as a mechanic, truck driver, feed mill operator, shepherd and ranch foreman. Along the way he also earned two Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Nevada, Reno. Dan received his DVM from the Universityof Missouri, Columbia in 1990 and spent 2 years in general practice in St. Louis. In 1992 he moved to Ft. Collins, Colorado for his residency. In 1995 he joined the teaching faculty at Texas A&M University. His primary research interest during both his residency and academia years was in musculoskeletal disease. He found a great joy in teaching and clinical outreach.
In 1998 Dr. Steinheimer moved to Denver to enter the world of private practice. He became one of the owners of Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in 2004. When the practice was sold to VCA in 2007 he became the Medical Director. He was the Director of the Internship Program from 1999 through 2011. An interesting side note to his time at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital was being part of the Animal Planet reality television show Emergency Vets, a truly surrealistic experience!
In 2011, Dr. Steinheimer was promoted to Regional Medical Director for VCA hospitals in Colorado and parts of Washington and for a while, Oklahoma. In 2015 Dr. Steinheimer happily joined the team of radiologists at AIS.
Dan shares his private world with his wife Jackie, kids Noah and Megan, 4 dogs, 7 cats and 14 chickens and 20,000 honeybees. He enjoys working in his shop (including rebuilding a 1970 Jeep CJ-5 with his son), gardening and getting into the mountains whenever possible. -
Mathew Stewart
Dr. Stewart grew up in Burnsville, MN; a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul. He attended undergrad at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN where he majored in Biology with a minor in economics, during which he was also on the Division 3 national swim team. Dr. Stewart attended Kansas State University-College of VeterinaryMedicine where he graduated in 2014. He then continued his southwest migration when he spent a year at VCA ARECA during his rotating internship. Dr. Stewart completed his four year Diagnostic Imaging residency at LSU, and is very excited to have returned to the desert.
During his free time Dr. Stewart enjoys camping, training for triathlons, spending time with his wife, and their five cats and two dogs. -
Phillip Steyn
Dr. Steyn received his formal veterinary training at the University of Pretoria (Republic of South Africa), after which he spent two years as the Chief Veterinary Officer at the South African Defense Force Equestrian Center and then four years in general practice in Bloemfontein, RSA, before starting his radiology residency at TexasA&M University. In 1989, Dr. Steyn joined the faculty of the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences at Colorado State University as an Assistant Professor. He was involved in teaching, research and clinical duties and was responsible for the development of the Nuclear Medicine service that continues to play a significant role in the Comparative Oncology program at CSU. Phillip joined ANTECH Imaging Services in 2010, where he currently serves as Director of Professional Development. Phillip and his wife Heather, also a veterinarian, live on a small ranch in Northern Colorado where they raise sheep, horses, chickens, dogs and cats. They also enjoy trail riding and fly fishing as well as helping their neighbors with cow work. -
Carina Strohmayer
Dr. Strohmayer graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria in 2010 and addressed her doctoral thesis at the diagnostic imaging department to the question if there is a relationship of vertebral new bone formation and chronic intestinal diseases. She started a small animal residency program at theUniversity of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna in 2015. During her residency she did externships to the University of Zurich, Switzerland, the Royal Veterinary College, London, UK and the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, USA. In the beginning of 2019 she passed her exam to become a board-certified radiologist (ECVDI). She wanted to intensify her interest in research and is currently starting a PhD. She is happy to join the great team of AIS and work with radiologists from all over the world. She enjoys traveling the world and getting to know different cultures and people. -
Diana Stuckey
Dr. Diana Stuckey received her DVM from the University of Missouri in 1987. Following graduation, she completed a small animal internship and one year of radiology training at the University of Georgia. She returned to the University of Missouri in 1990 to complete her radiology residency. She has been an ACVR diplomate since 1992.
After 25 years of mobile ultrasound practice, Diana remains passionate about veterinary radiology and looks forward to continue to serve veterinarians, owners, and pets through teleradiology.
Diana shares her life with her partner, Paige (also a DVM), two young adult sons, too many dogs, two cats, and a budgie. She enjoys walking, spending time in nature, and traveling to mountains and beaches. She likes to read mystery and suspense novels, especially by Greg Iles and Dan Brown. Diana also enjoys cooking and baking, listening to music, and singing. -
Jennifer Tepavich
Dr. Tepavich graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 1996. After which, she worked for two years in private practice, small animal and exotics, in Chicago, Illinois. Deciding that she wished to pursue further training, she returned to the University of Illinois and completed a four year radiology residency in2002.
Dr. Tepavich moved to Portland after completing her residency and became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2003. She worked in the Portland area as a radiologist in private practice before joining VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists in 2011.
When not at NWVS, Dr. Tepavich enjoys spending time with her family, exploring the area, hiking, camping and skiing. -
Florence Thierry
Dr. Thierry DVM Dip.ECVDI graduated from the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, France in 2011. She undertook a general internship at the University of Bristol (UK), followed by a residency in diagnostic imaging at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies of the University of Edinburgh (UK) under the supervision of TobiasSchwarz. In 2019, she gained the diploma of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. She currently shares her time between a private referral practice in the south of France at the Clinique Vétérinaire Occitanie and teleradiology with Antech Imaging Services (USA). Florence focuses her current research on protocols for computed tomography angiography and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. -
Helen Thomas
Dr. Thomas is a 1992 graduate of Murdoch University School of Veterinary Medicine, Perth Western Australia. Following graduation, Dr. Thomas completed a rotating internship in large animal medicine and surgery at the Ontario veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada. She then completed a combined large animal surgeryresidency and DVSc degree, also at the Ontario veterinary College.
Dr. Thomas subsequently completed a combined radiology residency and Master of Specialized Veterinary Medicine degree program at North Carolina State University. She successfully obtained board certification with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons during that residency program. Dr. Thomas joined the faculty of the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences at the UC Davis veterinary school in 2001, also obtaining board certification with the American College of Veterinary Radiology that year.
Dr. Thomas has been working as a full-time teleradiologist since 2006 and appreciates the flexibility this allows her in spending more time with her family. After more than 21 years in North America, Dr. Thomas moved to the Sunshine Coast, Australia, in January 2014 where she resides with her husband Will and three young children Kate, Alex and Rachel.
In her spare time, Dr. Thomas enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, going to the beach and playing violin in a Symphony Orchestra. -
Merle Toom
I graduated from the Estonian University of Life Sciences, followed by a rotating internship at my local University’s small animal clinic. In 2014 I moved to New Zealand where I finished another rotating internship at Massey University where my interest for diagnostic imaging was rooted. From 2019-2023 I was the ECVDI resident (small animal track) at theUniversity of Ghent. In my free time I am an avid hiker and love all sorts of outdoor activities, from cycling to cross-country skiing. At the same time nothing is better than a good book. -
Chloe Touzet
I Graduated from the vet school of Lyon (VetAgroSup) in 2016, where I completed a rotating internship and then a specialized internship in diagnostic imaging, After that I worked in a private hospital in Paris where I subsequently completed an ECVDI residency program. -
Jennifer White
Dr. Jennifer White attended veterinary school at Massey University in New Zealand, graduating in 2008. After graduation, she completed a rotating internship at VCA Aurora/Berwyn and worked as an emergency clinician for one year in the Chicago area. In 2013 she completed a diagnostic imaging residency at Washington State University, graduating with amaster’s degree and also obtaining Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Radiology. Since completion of her residency, she has practiced in both large specialty hospitals as well as in teleradiology. She currently resides in the Austin area. -
Kevin Winegardner
Dr. Winegardner attended undergraduate and veterinary school at Michigan State University. His internship was followed by 1 year of primary care practice in Roanoke VA. After residency training at Cornell University Dr. Winegardner worked in specialty private practice for 5 years before joining AIS. He enjoys nature and travel with his wife,his 2 sons and their English Setter. He is an avid woodworker, nature photographer, fly fisher and sports car racing enthusiast. -
Stacy Winkelman
Dr. Stacy Winkelman is a Colorado native, but grew up in Northern Virginia outside of Washington, DC. She received a BA in Biology and Psychology from the University of Virginia in 2001 and obtained her DVM degree in 2005 from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation from veterinary school, Dr. Winkelmancompleted a one-year rotating small animal internship in medicine, surgery, and emergency at a large private practice in Charlotte, NC. She then worked as a small animal private practitioner for four years before deciding to specialize in diagnostic imaging. Dr. Winkelman received a MS in Biomedical Sciences and completed her diagnostic imaging residency in 2013 from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to starting her own veterinary imaging company, Vista Veterinary Imaging, she served as an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University and worked for a private veterinary imaging group in Colorado. Dr. Winkelman is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. While she enjoys all aspects of veterinary imaging, her passion is ultrasonography. Dr. Winkelman also works for several large veterinary teleradiology companies, has authored scientific articles, and presented diagnostic lectures for continuing education. In her spare time, Dr. Winkelman can be found skiing, hiking, or traveling. More than anything, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, especially her husband, twin daughters, cat, and dog.
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Meghan Woodland
Dr. Woodland graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College in 2007. She completed a large animal internship at the Ontario Veterinary College in 2008 before starting a residency in Diagnostic Imaging at the Atlantic Veterinary College. She became board certified in 2013. Since receiving her certification, she has been working in a specialtypractice in Newfoundland, Canada. When not working, Dr. Woodland enjoys spending time with her husband, her two young children and her cat Nutmeg! -
Aisha Young
Dr. Young grew up in Hawai’i, and has travelled around the world pursuing her veterinary education. She graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2010. She then pursued an internship at Purdue University, where she decided to follow her interest in diagnostic imaging. Dr. Young then completed an imaging internship at RossUniversity School of Veterinary Medicine before being accepted into a residency at the Atlantic Veterinary College. She now lives in Australia where she works at the University of Melbourne and part-time for Antech Imaging Services. Dr. Young enjoys travelling, reading, and knitting. -
Micaela Zarelli
Dr. Zarelli graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Perugia (Italy) in July 2003. From 2003 to 2007 she worked and spent several training periods in Italy and abroad. She completed an imaging diagnostic internship program at the University of Murcia (Spain) in 2008. She completed the training program for the European College ofDiagnostic Imaging at the University of Dublin (Ireland) in 2014 and obtained the Diploma of the European College in Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI) in September 2015. She presented numerous posters and scientific works at national and international conferences. From 2014 to 2017 she worked as a radiologist at NDSR (North Downs Specialist Referrals), a reference center in London. As of 2018, she is working as a teleradiologist for Antech Imaging Services. -
Lisa Zekas
Obtained Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis. Radiology residency performed at University of Wisconsin. Spent more than a decade in academia as Clinical instructor/Asst. Professor/Assoc.Professor in veterinary diagnostic imaging at University of Wisconsin, Colorado State University and The Ohio State University Veterinary. Involved inteleradiology for more than a decade in both part-time and full-time capacities. Have performed locums at both specialty veterinary hospitals and university teaching hospitals.