Kazushi Asano, DVM, PhD, Charter DJCVS, Professor (bio + R pic coming soon)
Michael Q. Bailey, DVM, DACVR, AAAS/AVMA Fellow (bio + L pic coming soon)
Brian S. Beale, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Brian Beale received his DVM from the University of Florida in 1985. He completed an internship at Friendship Hospital for Animals in Washington, D.C., and a surgical residency at the University of Florida. He became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1991.
Dr. Beale was an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine prior to joining Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in 1992. In 2018, Dr. Beale was named a Founding Fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery – Small Animal Orthopedics (arthroscopy and fracture repair) by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 2020, Dr. Beale founded Beale’s Best and Bark City Veterinary Specialists.
Pedro Boscan, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVAA
Dr. Pedro Boscan earned his DVM degree in 1996 at the veterinary school of Barquisimeto, Venezuela. After a small animal anesthesia internship at Utrecht University, Netherlands, he did a neuroscience MSc at University of Andalucia (Spain) with strong emphasis in pain processing. Dr. Boscan obtained a PhD from University of Bristol, UK working on CNS integration of pain, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. He did his veterinary anesthesia residency at UC Davis and worked for an additional year as clinical fellow. Currently, Dr. Boscan is a professor of anesthesia and service chief at CSU.
Jacob Brown, VMD, CCRP, cVMA
Dr. Jake Brown earned his Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the College of William and Mary and his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, he pursued further training by completing an intensive internship at the large specialty/emergency hospital in North Carolina. Upon finishing, he stayed on as an emergency clinician for an additional year. Seeking a change in pace, Dr. Brown and his wife moved to Maui in 2014. He initially worked relief emergency shifts at Veterinary Emergency+Referral Center of Hawaii (VERC) before eventually transitioning to general practice at a progressive small animal hospital on Maui. During his varied experiences, Dr. Brown developed a strong interest in the field of veterinary pain management and canine physical therapy. To further these interests, he subsequently obtained his certification in Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians (cVMA) and Canine Rehabilitation (CCRP) through the University of Tennessee. He is currently seeking certification from the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management to become a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner. He owned and operated a pain management and rehabilitation clinic on Maui for six years before returning to VERC to begin a rehabilitation department.
Travis Bruns, CVT, VTS (bio + L pic coming soon)
Ariel Fagan (bio + R pic coming soon)
Richard B. Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM (hon) (L pic)
Following graduation from The Ohio State University, Dr. Richard Ford practiced small animal and equine medicine for 3 years. Subsequently, he completed an internal medicine residency at Michigan State University, then joined the faculty at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine before becoming a professor of medicine at NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where he is an emeritus professor. He also recently retired from the Air Force Reserve as a brigadier general, where he was assigned to the Office of the Surgeon General at the Pentagon.
Dr. Ford is a coauthor of both the American Animal Hospital Association Canine Vaccine Guidelines and the American Academy of Feline Practitioners Feline Vaccine Guidelines. For almost 15 years, he has provided continuing education seminars to veterinarians on infectious diseases and immunization. He has published more than 200 papers and textbook chapters pertaining to infectious disease in companion animals.
Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, DACVS
Dr. Hendrickson received his DVM from Colorado State University in 1988, and completed an Equine Surgery and Medicine Internship at the University of Sydney, Sydney Australia in 1989. He was accepted into and completed the three year combined Large Animal Surgery Residency and Masters of Science program at Cornell University in 1992. He became a faculty member in the Department of Surgical Sciences at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in August 1992. He joined the Department of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University in December 1994. As an Equine Surgeon at CSU he is involved in all aspects of Equine Surgery including orthopedics and soft tissue. He has spoken internationally on topics including wound care, minimally invasive surgery and orthopedics. He completed a textbook on Equine Wound Care and the 4th Edition of Turner and McIlwraith’s Large Animal Surgical Techniques.
Don A. Hulse, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Hulse graduated from Texas A&M in 1970 and completed his surgical training at Kansas State University in 1973. Commencing in1970 and continuing until his appointment as a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Texas A&M University in 1984, Dr. Hulse served as a clinician in general practice and as a Staff Surgeon at Louisiana State University and Oklahoma State University. He successfully fulfilled the requirements for admission into the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1977. He is a recognized leader in veterinary orthopedics and is frequently an invited speaker at National and International Veterinary conferences. He has developed techniques commonly used for treatment of bone and joint disorders in dogs and is a co-author of Small Animal Arthroscopy. His clinical research interests focus on minimally invasive surgery for joint disorders and for fracture treatment.
Kumiko Ishigaki, DVM, PhD (bio + R pic coming soon)
Yukiko Kuwahara, DVM, DRIC, CVA
Dr Yukiko Kuwahara, (also known as Dr. Youkey) received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University. She has a vast 46 years of experience in the pet industry including a Hospital Administrator of a busy 24 Hour Emergency & Referral hospital, President of a pet toy manufacturing firm, operating a humane animal breeding facility providing pets for the pet stores, starting a non-profit charity to help the pets of the homeless, and a radio talk show host of the “The Wild & Wacky World of Pets & Animals” on two syndicated radio stations. She has also been an On-Set-Vet ensuring that the animals used on movie sets & commercial shoots are not harmed but treated humanely. Currently, she is a mobile laser acupuncturist helping patients in 7 states. She also sells over 33 lasers from 13 companies and distributes many other select veterinary equipment.
She continues to lecture worldwide teaching other vets how to select their lasers and to use them properly. She has authored 4 books and created an app that helps to use their laser to its optimum level. If you catch her at one of her live lectures, she will entertain you & you won’t be bored when you sit in one of her joyous lectures. She enjoys WATCHING others hike while she participates in the more relaxing world of books and movies.
Janet Martin (bio + R pic coming soon)
Jörg Mayer, MS, DVM, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice), DECZM, DACZM
Dr. Joerg Mayer grew up in Germany where he received his primary education. He went to Budapest / Hungary to study veterinary medicine shortly after the “iron curtain” fell. During his studies he was fortunate to be able to work with veterinarians in South Africa and Namibia for 6 months. He always had a strong interest in exotic animal medicine. After he received his doctoral degree from the University of Budapest/Hungary, he went to the USA for an internship in ‘Zoological Medicine and Surgery’ at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI. At the end of the internship he was part of a research team to
study wild tree kangaroos in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea for 3 months. After this exciting experience, he went to the Royal veterinary College in London / England to study for his Masters of Science degree in wild animal health. The masters project which focused on lead toxicity in the common loon, brought him to the Tufts Wildlife Clinic in the USA. There he was hired to serve as a clinical associate professor and as the head of the clinical service for exotic animals. After 10 years at Tufts University he moved to Athens, Georgia in 2010. He currently is a Full Professor in Zoological Medicine at UGA.
He lectures regularly at large national and international conferences on all aspects of exotic animal medicine including Honey Bee Medicine. Dr. Mayer qualified with the first batch of specialists in Exotic Companion Mammals as a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, in addition he is also a Diplomate of the American and the European College of Zoological Medicine. He served as the president of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians from 2010-2012. Since 2012 he is also an International Fulbright Specialist in Zoological Medicine.
Dr. Mayer published many scientific articles, book chapters some of which have been translated into French, Spanish and Portuguese. His latest book the “Veterinary Clinical advisor for birds and exotic pets” was published in early 2013 and contains over 750 page. In 2013 and in 2024 he received the exotic speaker of the year award by the NAVC. In 2018 he was voted Continuing Educator of the Year in Exotics at the Western Veterinary Conference. In 2016 he received the Oxbow/AEMV Exotic Mammal Health Award, an annual award to recognize excellence and innovation in the field of exotic mammal health.
Kari Mundschenk, DVM, DACBVP (Feline)
Dr. Mundschenk graduated from Washington State University and is certified as a diplomate by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners specializing in feline practice. Her career experience includes 16 years in mixed- and small-animal practice, followed by 10 years of feline-exclusive practice. She is a past director of the American Association of Feline Practitioners and is coauthor of the 2014 AAFP Feline Inappropriate Elimination Guidelines. She serves as a Scientific Advisor on the EveryCat Foundation grant review committee. Though she enjoys learning and teaching about all species, her special interest is feline internal medicine, particularly hyperthyroidism, renal disease, oncology, and the role stress plays in the expression of behavior and disease.
Dr. Mundschenk currently serves as the Professional Service Veterinarian for the new Mountain West region for IDEXX. In addition, she is aligned with the feline product franchise and microbiology reference lab product team, and is part of the Global PSV training curriculum.
When she is not working, you can find Dr. Mundschenk at home in Nevada with her husband, two dogs, two cats, a horse, mule and many chickens. She loves outdoor activities, gardening, scuba diving and trail running.
Becky Murray, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Becky Murray was board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2012. Throughout her career in private practice, she has honed her passion and expertise in the removal of the cancers from nose to tail and everywhere in between as well as a variety of soft tissue surgeries. She especially enjoys head and neck tumors, chest surgery and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Murray graduated veterinary school at University of California, Davis in 2006, and after completing both general and surgical internships in California, she moved to Ohio for a rigorous surgical residency at MedVet Columbus in Worthington, Ohio. It was training at the MedVet Cancer Center, side by side with medical and radiation oncologists, that her passion for surgical oncologic cases truly developed and has continued at Bridge Animal Referral Center in Edmonds Washington when she started the Surgery Department. After moving to Tacoma Washington in 2012, this California native has fallen in love with the Pacific Northwest! The combination of water and mountains is perfect for all her outdoor adventures with her husband, daughter and their dog, Petal the Standard Poodle. She is excited to share her love of all things soft tissue surgery, with techniques that can be applied in general practice, in the beautiful state of Hawaii.
Carolyn Naun, DVM, CHVP (bio + R pic coming soon)
Satoko Nishimura (bio + L pic coming soon)
Judith Shoemaker (bio + R pic coming soon)
Rachel Venable, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)
Dr. Venable is a medical oncologist who has always been surrounded by animals growing up on a farm in the Midwest. She obtained her veterinary degree from the University of Missouri and graduated cum laude. After veterinary school, Dr. Venable pursued further training as a small animal intern at the University of Georgia. She then completed her 3-year medical oncology residency at the world-renowned Colorado State Flint Animal Cancer Center. During her residency, she achieved a master’s degree and studied new cancer therapies and clinical trials. She continues to seek out clinical trials and cutting-edge therapies for her patients. Dr. Venable has authored numerous publications and has been a speaker on local and national levels. She is the founder of Pet Cancer Care Consulting, an innovative teleconsulting service which consults with the family vet and pet owner together to give personalized responses and needed information to make an informed decision on treatments. She is also a VIN consultant, research consultant, and was an adjunct professor of veterinary oncology at Midwestern University. She is a member of many organizations and currently a director of the board of the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. Her oncology philosophy is one of a team-based approach with the family and referring veterinarians for compassionate, individualized care, and optimal quality of life for cancer patients and their families.
Dr. Venable enjoys the outdoors and being on the trail with her wonderful husband and their young daughters. Service opportunities are important to them as they volunteer at church and abroad as her husband works for a non-profit building schools in the developing world. Together they go on projects all
over the globe with Be the Change Volunteers.
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