Meet The Speaker

Antonio Giuliano (HK)

DVM,MS, GpCert(SAM), PgCert(CT), ECVIM (onc), MRCVS

Antonio Giuliano (HK)

DVM,MS, GpCert(SAM), PgCert(CT), ECVIM (onc), MRCVS

Dr. Antonio Giuliano graduated from the University of Messina in 2007. He obtained a master’s degree in Small Animal Oncology from the University of Pisa, a post graduate certificate in cancer therapeutic at Barts Cancer Institute and the GpCert (SAM) in internal medicine.
He completed a rotating internship and an oncology internship and residency at the Queen Veterinary School Teaching Hospital (QVSH), at the University of Cambridge.
He worked for one year as oncology clinician and supervisor at the QVSH. In the 2019 he moved to Hong Kong (HK) working as oncologist at CityU VMC, the largest multidisciplinary referral Hospital in HK.
He is currently associate Clinical professor in oncology at JCC College of Veterinary Medicine at City University of Hong Kong.
Dr Antonio Giuliano is a recognised European, RCVS and HK specialist in small animal oncology.
He is a member of the WSAVA oncology Group and of the ECVIM certify examination oncology committee. He is associate editor of Frontier in Veterinary Medicine session oncology, and in the editorial board of PeeJ Veterinary medicine and BMC Veterinary Research.
James Anthony (Canada)

BSc (Agr), DVM.MRCVS, FAVD, DAVDC, DEVDC, PAg.

James Anthony (Canada)

BSc (Agr), DVM.MRCVS, FAVD, DAVDC, DEVDC, PAg.

Dr. James Anthony has been involved in veterinary medicine for over 40 years. He is a graduate of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan and received his DVM degree in 1983. Dr. Anthony has been involved in clinical practice for 30 years at a number of veterinary practices; Cambie Animal Clinic (Vancouver), All Care Animal Referral (Los Angeles), Red Bank Veterinary Hospital (New Jersey) as well as referral practices in Victoria, Toronto, Kelowna, Montreal, Quebec City and Saskatoon. Dr. Anthony became focused on veterinary dentistry in 1984. In 1986 he became a Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry and in 1989 he was in the first group of veterinarians to become a Diplomate of the AVDC. He was one of the founding members of the EVDC and is a Diplomate of the EVDC.

Dr. Anthony has had an extensive academic career as well, having taught veterinary dentistry at the University of Guelph, the University of Montreal and the University of Prince Edward Island. He was also a Tenured Professor at the University of Saskatchewan (Western College of Veterinary Medicine) as the Head of Veterinary Oral Surgery and Dentistry.

Dr. Anthony has authored over 40 articles and book chapters, and throughout his career has lectured globally at veterinary meetings. Dr. Anthony is one of the most respected veterinary dental specialists in the world. He has also been a veterinary dental consultant for many zoos and aquariums throughout North America and Asia, and has mentored numerous individuals to become Diplomates in the AVDC.

Dr. Anthony recently retired from practicing advanced dental procedures at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. He is currently teaching advanced veterinary dentistry throughout the world, primarily in Asia and South America trying to avoid the Canadian winter. Dr. Anthony has also been The Chief Medical Officer – Veterinary for Elite Science, LLC for the last 11 years.

On a side note he has a vineyard at his farm in Princeton, British Columbia.
Douglas J. DeBoer, (USA)

D.V.M., DACVD

Douglas J. DeBoer, (USA)

D.V.M., DACVD

Dr. DeBoer is a graduate of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, and completed postgraduate training at Michigan State University and at UC Davis. In 1986, he joined the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is currently Professor of Dermatology. His research and clinical interests center on the immunology of recurrent and chronic skin diseases, with a focus on canine allergic skin disease. He is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology and has served on the scientific editorial boards of the American Journal of Veterinary Research and Veterinary Dermatology, and is former chair of the International Committee on Allergic Diseases of Animals. Dr. DeBoer is the author of more than 200 clinical and research publications in veterinary dermatology.
Shinichi Namba (Japan)

DVM, MS, Ph.D.
Director and Founder of Marble Veterinary Medical Center.

Shinichi Namba (Japan)

DVM, MS, Ph.D.
Director and Founder of Marble Veterinary Medical Center.

Dr Shinichi Namba graduated from the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, in 1985 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc). He received his Master of Science (MS) from the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, in 1987. During this time, he specialized in canine obstetrics and gynecology, especially canine reproductive physiology. In 1987, he acquired a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) license from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan. 1989-1991, he was an assistant professor at the Second Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine of Nihon University, teaching veterinary students small animal cardiology. In 1993, he opened Marble Veterinary Medical Center. Amazingly, in 2014, at 52, he returned as a student to the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, graduating with a Ph.D. in 2018.
His articles can be found at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shinichi-Namba.
He has served as Vice President of the Japanese Society of Feline Medicine (JSFM) from 2014 to the present. His special interests include feline and canine endocrinology as a clinician and intracellular signal transduction as a researcher. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 scientific presentations and lectures in Japanese and English worldwide. He has written numerous review articles on small animal practices in Japanese commercial journals.
Andrew Linklater (USA)

DVM, DACVECC

Andrew Linklater (USA)

DVM, DACVECC

Dr. Linklater grew up in Canada, moved to the U.S. to complete his advanced training, and became a Diplomate of ACVECC in 2009. He oversees the emergency and critical care department and is the Medical Director at BluePearl Milwaukee. He has authored dozens of publications including two veterinary textbooks, and lectured at many national and international conferences. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, curling and spending time with his family.
Margie Scherk (Canada)

DVM DABVP

Margie Scherk (Canada)

DVM DABVP

Margie graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1982. In 1986 she opened Cats Only Veterinary Clinic in Vancouver, Canada practicing there until 2008. She achieved ABVP Board certification in feline practice in 1995 and published several clinical trials while in practice. She has written numerous book chapters and is an active international speaker as well as enjoying teaching on-line. She is Co-editor of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. Margie has served extensively in the American Association of Feline Practitioners as well other veterinary organizations. Her interests include all things feline, but in particular, analgesia, the peculiarities of the feline digestive system and enabling more positive interactions with cats.
Montip Gettayacamin (Thailand)

D.V.M., DACLAM

Montip Gettayacamin (Thailand)

D.V.M., DACLAM

Dr. Montip Gettayacamin is Senior Director for South-East Asia at AAALAC International, a position she has held for the past thirteen years. In this role she supports AAALAC International’s accreditation program to advance research animal welfare in the region and assists institutions to attain accreditation. Dr. Montip received her veterinary medicine degree from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand in 1984. She is a diplomate American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. She has over 30 years of experience in Laboratory Animal Medicine and previously served as Assistant Chief for Research and Laboratory Animal Medicine, and Senior Research Scientist at Department of Veterinary Medicine, United States Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (USAMC-AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand. The program has attained AAALAC International accreditation since 1999. She has authored and coauthored more than 50 scientific publications. She translated the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, National Research Council (NRC, 1996 and 2011), the Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals (NRC, 1997) and the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (FASS, 2010) to Thai. Dr. Montip is a reviewer of Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) and a member, Editorial Board, Animal Models and Experimental Medicine (AMEM) Journal. She is a former member of AAALAC International Council on Accreditation. She has served on International Council for laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS) Governing Board and the Chair of Asia Regional Committee for 2015-2023.
Theresa Welch Fossum (USA)

DVM, MS, PhD Diplomate ACVS

Theresa Welch Fossum (USA)

DVM, MS, PhD Diplomate ACVS

Theresa (Terry) W. Fossum is CEO of Epic Veterinary Specialists, CEO and Founder of BlackMountain Botanicals, Inc (d/b/a Dr. Fossum’s Pet Care; natural pet wellness), CEO and Co-founder of Veterinary Intelligent Solutions (software solutions using AI for veterinarians), and CEO of Phoenix Animal Wellness (natural pet wellness products). She is a world-renowned board-certified veterinary surgeon, author of the best-selling textbook Small Animal Surgery (in its 5th edition), and a serial entrepreneur. Her background includes over 35 years of academic veterinary medicine, including extensive experience in developing academic spin-out companies and managing their intellectual property and licensing portfolios. Dr. Fossum has served as the principal investigator for millions of dollars in research funding from industry and the federal government. She has served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Energy and is the founder and former Director and Executive Director of the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS), a 60-million-dollar venture at Texas A&M University which promotes public-private partnerships to speed the development of medical devices and drugs. Dr. Fossum served as a Board of Director for the Viticus Group (formally the Western Veterinary Conference) and as a Board of Trustee member for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). She has over 100 publications, 5 books and numerous book chapters to her credit and has given over 1000 invited lectures at international and national meetings. Her research includes over 100 funded projects totally over $30,000,000 USD. Dr. Fossum serves as a consultant for Phoenix Biotechnology, LLC which is producing plant-based anti-viral and anti-neoplastic drugs.
Williana Basuki (Australia)

BVSc (Hons), MS, MANZCVS, DAVDC

Williana Basuki (Australia)

BVSc (Hons), MS, MANZCVS, DAVDC

Dr. Basuki was born and grew up in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. She earned her veterinary degree at the University of Queensland in 2010. Following veterinary school, she embarked on her journey as a small animal veterinarian before entering a year of rotating internship followed by a year of surgery internship at Queensland Veterinary Specialists (QVS). She pursued her dream to become a specialist in veterinary dentistry and undertook a 3-year residency in Dentistry and Oral Surgery along with a master’s degree at Colorado State University, USA. Following her residency, she became a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College by examination and worked as a full-time veterinary dentist at Tufts Veterinary Emergency and Specialties in Massachusetts (USA) and hold an Adjunct Associate Professor position. Dr. Basuki returned to Australia in 2020 and re-joined QVS as the first and only registered specialist in veterinary dentistry (small animal) in Queensland. She is an active committee member of the American Veterinary Dental College and the Australian and New Zealand Chapter Veterinary Scientist and an adjunct lecturer of the University of Queensland.
Rose E. Raskin (USA)

DVM, PhD, DACVP (clinical pathology), MRCVS

Rose E. Raskin (USA)

DVM, PhD, DACVP (clinical pathology), MRCVS

Dr. Raskin received her DVM from Purdue University (1976) and following graduation spent 6 years as a small animal practitioner with the next 41 years involved in academia. She received her PhD in pathology from Michigan State University and focused her research on hemolymphatic neoplasms. As an educator, Dr. Raskin taught clinical pathology at Michigan State University, University of Florida, Purdue University, St. Matthews University, and Lincoln Memorial University. As a Professor Emerita she continues to provide locum assistance to private laboratories and veterinary institutions around the world since her retirement from Purdue University in 2014 including the Royal Veterinary College (UK), The Ohio State University, Kansas State University, North Carolina State University, University of Florida, University of Bristol (UK), and TDDS/Synlab (Exeter, UK). She is also a frequent speaker at international meetings in England, South Africa, Italy, Russia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China, Malaysia, and Indonesia. She has written over 70 peer-reviewed publications, 48 textbook chapters, and delivered 400 international / national scientific or continuing education presentations.

Dr. Raskin previously served as President of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology and received from this society their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Dr. Raskin is co-editor of Canine and Feline Cytopathology. A Color Atlas and Interpretation Guide, 4th edition, published in 2022. She is also currently a journal section editor for Veterinary Clinical Pathology.
Philip R. Fox (USA)

DVM, MSc, DACVIM and DECVIM (Cardiology), DACVECC

Philip R. Fox (USA)

DVM, MSc, DACVIM and DECVIM (Cardiology), DACVECC

Dr. Philip Fox is certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology), European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Companion Animal (Cardiology), and American Collagen of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. Director- Caspary Research Institute of the Animal Medical Center, Educational Outreach, Head of Cardiology. Honors/awards: ACVIM Lifetime Achievement Award, NYC VMA Award for Outstanding Contributions to Veterinary Medicine, TNAVC Speaker of the Year, The Ohio State University Distinguished Alumnus award, NYC Award of Merit bestowed by the City of NY for work done with search and rescue dogs during 9/11, the ECVIM-Cardiology Lifetime Achievement Award, AVMA Council on Research/WINN Foundation Excellence Award for Feline Research, and NY City VMA Lifetime Achievement Award. 110 peer reviewed publications, 75 scientific abstracts, 2 cardiology textbooks, more than 1,000 hours of clinical/scientific lectures.

Popular speaker, has more than 100 seminars internationally. Dr Fox’s research interests include feline and canine cardiomyopathies, diagnosis and management of congestive heart failure, evidence-based medicine and epidemiology, and cardiovascular pathology
Kangmoon Seo (South Korea)

DVM, MS, PhD, AiCVO

Kangmoon Seo (South Korea)

DVM, MS, PhD, AiCVO

Dr. Kangmoon Seo is a professor at the Seoul National University (SNU), a former dean of College of Veterinary Medicine-SNU, a former director of VMTH-SNU, a former president of Asian Society of Veterianry Ophthalmogy (AiSVO)/Asian College of Veterianry Ophthalmologists (AiCVO), and a former president of International Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology (ISVO). Upon his graduation in 1986, he got MS in 1988 and PhD in 1995 in SNU and travelled to Royal Veterinary College, London University as a post-doc fellow for 6 months to learn advanced veterinary ophthalmology under Prof. Peter Bedford. He joined the faculty at the Kangwon National University in 1997 and returned to SNU in 2002 as an assistant professor in veterinary ophthalmology. He founded AiSVO in Asia with Drs Lin (Taiwan) and Saito (Japan) in 2011. He obtained a founder diplomate of AiCVO in 2011. He also travelled Iowa state university (2005) and university of Wisconsin (2009-2010) to extended his knowledges of veterinary ophthalmology as a visiting scholar. He developed interests in the tear staining syndrome, medial canthoplasty, glaucoma treatment, cataract surgery and the other practical therapy. He also has deep interests for student education and winner of numerous Teacher of the Year awards. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed domestic and international papers including SCI(E) index papers.
Yu Hung Hsieh (USA)

DVM, MSc, DACVR

Yu Hung Hsieh (USA)

DVM, MSc, DACVR

Yu Hung Hsieh (Dr. Alex) is an enthusiastic veterinarian who obtained his DVM degree in Taiwan and has strong interests in radiology. After graduation, he obtained the certificate in advanced small animal medicine and surgery training in Taiwan in 2008. He then started his journey in the United States in 2010 and fulfilled the requirement of the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) at Colorado State University in 2012. He finished his small animal rotating internship at VCA Veterinary Referral Associates in 2014. After the internship, he completed his residency training in diagnostic imaging and radiology and obtained his master's degree at the Ohio State University in 2017, and then became a board-certificated veterinary radiologist (DACVR). He is particularly interested in teaching veterinary radiology (diagnostic imaging) and has created an on-demand teaching video website (https://bit.ly/AleX-ray) in veterinary radiology. In his spare time, he likes to go hiking and traveling with his wife and take photos.
Iveta Becvarova (USA)

DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Nutrition)

Iveta Becvarova (USA)

DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Nutrition)

currently serves as Director of Global Academic and Professional Affairs at Hill’s Pet Nutrition, USA and she is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University. She has been Director of Academic Affairs at Hill’s Pet Nutrition Europe from 2011-2018. Dr. Becvarova became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) in July 2007. She has been a Clinical Instructor and Clinical Assistant Professor – Veterinary Nutrition at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM) from 2006-2011. Dr. Becvarova completed her Master of Science degree in Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences and Nutrition Residency program at the VMCVM in 2006 and earned her DVM degree in 1999 from the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic. She is a past president of the board of the ACVN, and a member of the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition (AAVN). Dr. Becvarova conducted studies in obesity, body composition and oxidative stress.
Ta Ying Debra Liu (USA)

DVM, DACVECC

Ta Ying Debra Liu (USA)

DVM, DACVECC

Dr. Ta Ying Debra Liu is a Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. She obtained the Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005, and continued her training by completing a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Liu then practiced emergency medicine at the prestigious Dove Lewis Emergency and Critical Care Animal Hospital in Portland, Oregon and at a progressive general practice in Orange County, California for several years prior to her pursuing specialization. Dr. Liu completed a Residency in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at University of Pennsylvania and obtained board certification by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2012.

Dr. Liu has authored multiple manuscripts and textbook chapters on acute respiratory distress syndrome, fluid therapy, nutrition in septic peritonitis, feline spontaneous pneumothorax, and toxicities. She is skilled in hemodynamic stabilization and mechanical ventilation for the sickest animals. Sepsis, polytrauma, respiratory failure, and electrolyte and acid-base disorders are her clinical expertise.
Hsuan-Ping (Sissy) Hong (USA)

DVM, MVM, MS, DACVIM-Neurology

Hsuan-Ping (Sissy) Hong (USA)

DVM, MVM, MS, DACVIM-Neurology

Hsuan-Ping Hong specializes in neurology and neurosurgery with a special interest in seizures and neuromuscular disease. Hsuan-Ping Hong received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from National Taiwan University, School of Veterinary Medicine in Taiwan. Following graduation, she completed a small animal rotating internship and earned a master’s degree at National Taiwan University. Hong then completed a clinical year at Louisiana State University and achieved her Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) certification. She later moved to Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Veterinary College, Canada, for her small animal rotating internship. Hong went on to complete her residency in neurology and neurosurgery and master’s degree at Purdue University. When she is not working, Hong enjoys spending time with her family and going on hikes with her English Lab, Stix. Her hobbies include reading mystery novels, drawing and playing the piano.
Takeshi Osawa (Japan)

DBSc, MSc, MPhil, PhD, University of Miyazaki

Takeshi Osawa (Japan)

DBSc, MSc, MPhil, PhD, University of Miyazaki

Upon graduating from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University (RGU) and getting a veterinary license in 1989, Takeshi Osawa took part in a program called, “Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers” and went to Paraguay, South America, for a period of two years to work as a veterinary practitioner for small-hold farmers and as a teaching stuff at Escuela Superior de Ciencias Veterinarias, Concepción, which belongs to Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Main duty there was to teach and diffuse techniques related to bovine reproduction.
After coming back to Japan, he proceeded to the Graduate School at RGU in 1992 and obtained the Ph.D degree for research on pituitary and ovarian functions in postpartum dairy cows. In 1995 he got a two-year scholarship from the Japanese Government and studied at Center for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, and did research work at Moredun Research Institute, Scotland.
In 1998 Takeshi Osawa accepted the position of assistant professor at Iwate University and promoted to Associate Professor in 2004. In 2000 he participated in a project called, "Proyecto de Desarrollo de Laboratorios Veterinarios", at División Laboratorios Veterinarios (Rubino), Montevideo, Uruguay, for a period of one year as an expert in reproductive pathology. He took a sabbatical from April to September 2010 to conduct collaborative research with Dr. Stephen LeBlanc at the Ontario Veterinary College, Canada. In 2012, he took up the post of Professor of Theriogenology at University of Miyazaki.
He currently serves as a board member of governors of the World Association for Buiatrics, the Japan Society of Veterinary Science and the Society for Reproduction and Development.
His research interests include abnormalities during gestation, parturition onset mechanisms, uterine diseases in the postpartum period, and ovulation synchronization programs in cows.
Yung-Fu Chang (USA)

DVM, MS, Ph.D, Cornell University

Yung-Fu Chang (USA)

DVM, MS, Ph.D, Cornell University

Yung-Fu Chang completed his veterinarian training at the National Pingtung Institute of Agriculture (now National Pingtung University of Science and Technology), Taiwan. He then spent five years working as an assistant Veterinary Pathologist at Taiwan Provincial Institute for Animal Health. Dr. Chang received his M.S. in veterinary science from the University of Idaho and his Ph.D. in Veterinary Microbiology from Texas A&M University. After that, he spent 5 years as a research associate and an assistant research scientist at Texas A&M University. In 1987, he became a diplomat of the ACVM, certified in Bacteriology/Mycology, Immunology, and Virology subspecialties. In 1989, he joined Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine as an assistant professor and became a full professor in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences in 2003. In 2003, he spent a sabbatical leave at Dr. Gary Schoolnik’s laboratory at Stanford University, School of Medicine. Dr. Chang performs research on infectious diseases of animals (including zoonotic diseases), resulting in over 265 publications in referral journals. His research focused on a spectrum of research from basic bacterial pathogenesis, animal modeling of infectious diseases, vaccine development, host defense mechanisms, functional genomics & proteomics, and molecular diagnosis. Recently, he has focused on the development of a nanoparticle vaccine delivery system for mucosa immunity. Dr. Chang has trained many graduate students and postdoctoral research associates, and most of them are in faculty positions at an academic institute. He has also trained more than 50 visited scientists from various countries. He currently serves as an Editorial Board member of Mbio, PLoS one, Bioengineered, and the Journal of Veterinary Science.
Takuo Ishida (Japan)

DVM, PhD, DJCVP

Takuo Ishida (Japan)

DVM, PhD, DJCVP

Takuo Ishida was born in Tokyo as the son of Dr, Kiichi Ishida, a Professor of Veterinary Pathology at the University of Tokyo. With this busy father, his weekend playground was the pathology lab at the University with microscopes and formalin-fixed organs surrounded by pathologists and clinicians. Naturally, he became interested in feline medicine, clinical pathology, and cancer biology. To obtain good basic education, he was first enrolled in a general education college, International Christian University, where both English and Japanese were the official languages. After finishing his veterinary education at a private veterinary school in Tokyo, he then was accepted at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School for PhD degree. He moved to the U.S. and was hired as the Assistant Specialist at the Oncology Section of the Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, and started research in FeLV with Drs. Gordon Theilen and Niels Pedersen. Upon returning to Japan, he had an Associate Professor position at a private Veterinary school where he graduated, and continued his research on FeLV/FIV and FIP while teaching clinical pathology courses as the board-certified veterinary pathologist. In 1998, he established a huge nationwide organization, the Japanese Board of Veterinary Practitioners (JBVP), and served as the President for more than 20 years. He is currently at Akasaka Animal Hospital in Tokyo as the Medical Director and is the President of Japan Veterinary Cancer Society (JVCS), and the Japanese Society of Feline Medicine (JSFM). He is also an Executive Board Member and the President-Elect at FASAVA while offering great many CPD lectures in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Korea.
Paulo Vinicius Mortensen Steagall (HK)

MV, MS, PhD, DACVAA

Paulo Vinicius Mortensen Steagall (HK)

MV, MS, PhD, DACVAA

Dr. Paulo Steagall is a Professor of Veterinary Anesthesiology and Pain Management at the City University of Hong Kong and the Université de Montréal. He is a board-certified specialist by the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. His work is dedicated to improving pain management and animal welfare with cutting-edge research in pain management in cats including the Feline Grimace Scale (www.felinegrimacescale.com). He is a previous member of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Global Pain Council, and current co-chair of the WSAVA Therapeutic Guidelines Group, the 2022 International Society of Feline Medicine Consensus Guidelines on Acute Pain Management and the FECAVA Basic Best Practices in Anaesthesia and Analgesia. He has published over 130 scientific articles on pain management and the book “Feline Anesthesia and Pain Management” while lecturing internationally.
Chih Fan (Jeff) Chiang (USA)

DVM, MPVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Chih Fan (Jeff) Chiang (USA)

DVM, MPVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Chih-Fan Chiang is a veterinarian, researcher, and educator who loves food. His journey in veterinary medicine began at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. After obtaining his degree, he practiced veterinary medicine at a private practice to gain clinical experience and explore his interest and career. He took on a challenge to study abroad and attained his master’s degree in preventive veterinary medicine from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). The training in graduate school fosters his research skills and strengthens his skills in story-telling and conveying knowledge as an educator. Continuing his itinerary, he then pursued his interest, took residency training in small animal clinical nutrition at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at UC Davis, and became the first board-certified veterinary nutritionist closely working with veterinarians in Taiwan. His interest in food drives his passion for nutrition and his hope to feed animals in need. He not only implements nutritional approaches to optimize patient care, but also shares his experience in clinical nutrition to promote veterinary medicine in Taiwan. He has conducted prospective and retrospective studies focusing on canine and feline nutrition, and published his work in peer-reviewed journals. He actively participates in international conferences, and serves on the Nutrition Maintenance of Credentials Committee at the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Sonja T. Chou (China)

VMD, MS, DACLAM

Sonja T. Chou (China)

VMD, MS, DACLAM

Scout has a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry/cell biology from the University of California, San Diego, a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, and a Master of Science degree in Comparative Medicine from the University of Washington in Seattle after completing a post-doctoral residency training program in Laboratory Animal Medicine. Scout became a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine in 2005.
Professionally, with over 23 years of experience in laboratory animal medicine and science, she has work experience in both industry and academic settings. From 2004 to 2011, Scout worked at Charles River Laboratories supporting Research Models and Services and Preclinical Services within North America and China, as well as served as a consulting veterinarian at different academic institutions in the New England area. In 2012, Scout joined WuXi AppTec in Suzhou as their Executive Director of Veterinary Science and Animal Welfare, and provided training and oversight to animal care and use programs in Suzhou and Shanghai. In 2016, Scout joined NYU Shanghai as Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Laboratory Animal Resources, providing oversight to the animal care and use program as well as technical and veterinary support for NYU faculty members in the NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science. Since 2017, Scout has also been serving as a member of AAALAC International Council on Accreditation in the Pacific Rim Region.
Olga Witkowska-Piłaszewicz (Poland)

DVM, PhD

Olga Witkowska-Piłaszewicz (Poland)

DVM, PhD

Olga Witkowska Pilaszewicz is a young influential thought-leader in Veterinary Medicine. She graduated the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Warsaw, Poland in 2016 with honorous and in 2019 she defended the PhD thesis also with honorous. Currently she is an assistant professor at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland. Despite young age she is well recognized specialist in immunology with a focus in equine exercise. She has served as the principal investigator in several grants mostly connected with the biomarkers of adaptation to increased workload during the training in horses. For her work she was honored by Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education in Poland as a student (3 times) and young researcher (1 time).
She is also a lecturer at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Warsaw. Since 2022 she became an expert in the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) in field of clinical science (companion animals) which vision is that veterinary education is based on high quality standards, research and innovation. She is Polish specialist in veterinary laboratory diagnostic. In addition, she is a practitioner in companion animals’ practice.
Naola Ferguson-Noel (USA)

DVM, MAM, PhD

Naola Ferguson-Noel (USA)

DVM, MAM, PhD

Dr. Ferguson-Noel is a professor in Population Health at the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center (PDRC) at the University of Georgia (UGA). Dr. Ferguson-Noel’s research has made important contributions in the field of avian mycoplasma, an infectious disease affecting poultry worldwide. Dr. Ferguson-Noel’s key area of service is in providing clinical mycoplasmology services to the national and international poultry industry as part of the PDRC’s diagnostic laboratory. Dr. Ferguson-Noel has worked closely with the global poultry industry to become an expert reference in the area of avian mycoplasma control and diagnostics. Dr. Ferguson-Noel has been involved in several research projects and has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer reviewed journal articles and published abstracts at national and international meetings; she also regularly conducts workshops and continuing education seminars. Dr. Ferguson-Noel has been recognized as UGA’s 2022 Inventor of the Year and has been elected as a Fellow to the National Academy of Inventors.
Chang-Baig Hyun (South Korea)

DVM, MVetClinStud, DAiCVIM (Cardiology), PhD

Chang-Baig Hyun (South Korea)

DVM, MVetClinStud, DAiCVIM (Cardiology), PhD

Dr. Hyun went to the University of Queensland to complete his MVetClinStud and PhD in
Companion Animal Clinical Sciences. From there he has done active research in various institutes such as the University of Queensland (Australia), Human Genomic Center-Griffith
University (Australia), University of Missouri-Columbia (USA), and the Victor Chang Cardiac
Research Institute in Sydney (Australia). Dr. Hyun’s specialty is the study of cardiac diseases,
interventional cardiology, and genetics in cardiac diseases. He has over 170 scientific
publications in peer-reviewed international journals and books. Currently Dr. Hyun is working at VIP animal medical center as cardiologist.
Jean-François Quinton (France)

DVM, Dip ECZM (Small Mammals)

Jean-François Quinton (France)

DVM, Dip ECZM (Small Mammals)

Shortly after graduating from the National Veterinary School of Nantes, Dr. Jean-François Quinton established himself as a practitioner in Paris.
Genuinely interested in Exotic Animals, he began to treat them very early in his clientele, while attending regular expert training courses in specialized clinics in the USA.
Soon after he started to teach and run regular consultations at the National Veterinary School of Maisons-Alfort, near Paris - from 1997 to 2007. In 2007, with 5 other boarded specialists he founded ADVETIA, a referral structure in which he heads the department devoted to NAC.
The first clinic, located in the heart of Paris, was meant to expand and a comprehensive new establishment would follow: ADVETIA Veterinary Hospital and Referral Centre. The new facility is now located in Vélizy-Villacoublay, 10 minutes away from Versailles in West Paris.

A graduate of the European College of Zoological Medicine (Small Mammals), Past-President of the veterinary study group devoted to Exotic Animals aka “GENAC”
Dr. Quinton regularly gives national and international conferences at medical conferences and professional gatherings. He has published various articles in referenced journals and several veterinary books devoted to small mammals.
Joon-Seok Chae (South Korea)

DVM, MS, PhD, KCVIM

Joon-Seok Chae (South Korea)

DVM, MS, PhD, KCVIM

Prof. Chae is currently a Professor at Seoul National University College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul, the Republic of Korea. His research field of interest is tick-bone diseases including babesiosis, theileriosis, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, bartonellosis, rickettsiosis, Lyme borreliosis, tick-borne encephalitis and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) for interaction among pathogens, vector and host. He is interested in molecular detection, serological diagnostics, vaccine development and treatment for tick-borne diseases. Recently, he is studying SFTS research on companion, farm and wild animals and ‘Establishment of an international cooperation network to respond to new tick-borne and zoonotic viral diseases on the flyway of migratory birds in East Asia’.

He started his research career as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Department of Pathobiology at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine (1995-1997), and moved to School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis (1998-1999). He became a Professor in Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine at Jeonbuk National University (2000-2005), and was a Visiting Professor in the Center for Vector-borne Diseases at the University of California-Davis (2006), and now a professor at College of Veterinary Medicine at the Seoul National University (2007~present).

He has published 31 books or book chapters, 237 scientific papers, and made 265 domestic and international academic presentations.
Darren Merrett (Australia)

BVSc MVS CertSAC FACVSc

Darren Merrett (Australia)

BVSc MVS CertSAC FACVSc

Darren Merrett graduated from The University of Melbourne in 1984 and completed internship/residency programs at the University of Melbourne (where he obtained a Master of Veterinary Studies) and then Bristol University. Whilst at Bristol University Darren obtained his certificate in Small Animal Cardiology from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He obtained Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Canine Medicine) in 1994 and founded a private referral practice that has subsequently grown at the Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre. Alongside full time clinical work, Darren has co-tutored an internal medicine distance education course for the University of Sydney’s Centre for Veterinary Education for over 20 years; he is a frequent conference speaker; regularly examines and mentors for the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists; and has trained and supervised many residents. Darren has spent a lifetime in specialist small animal practice and he has taught and mentored many hundreds of veterinarians.
Matthew W. Miller (USA)

DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Matthew W. Miller (USA)

DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Dr. Miller received his DVM degree from The Ohio State University in 1984 and his Masters of Science degree from the same university in 1993. He completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group from 1984-1985 and a cardiology residency at the Ohio State University from 1985-1988. He became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) in 1988. He served on the faculty of the Texas A&M University College of veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from 1988-2014 where he achieved the position of full professor with tenure. He served as the director of the Texas A&M University Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS) from 2012 to 2014. He is currently a Senior Professor of Cardiology in The Department of Small Animal Veterinary Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. He is a Charter Fellow of the Michael E. DeBakey Institute of Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices. He is currently the President of Black Mountain Veterinary Cardiology in Carefree Arizona.
Mark Schipp (Australia)

Australian Chief Veterinary Officer

Mark Schipp (Australia)

Australian Chief Veterinary Officer

Mark Schipp was appointed Australian Chief Veterinary Officer in 2011. In 2012 he was elected to the OIE Council and in 2018 was elected President of the OIE General Assembly for a three year term.

Together with the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Schipp chairs the Australian Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. He is also a member of the Animal Health Committee.

Previously Dr Schipp has held positions responsible for animal derived food product inspection, market access and export certification.

Dr Schipp served two terms overseas as Agriculture Counsellor in Seoul, South Korea and in Beijing, China.

Mark is a biology and veterinary graduate of Murdoch University. After graduation he worked with the Western Australian Department of Agriculture.
Paolo Selleri (Italy)

DMV, PhD, SpecPACS, DipECZM(Small Mammal) & (Herp)

Paolo Selleri (Italy)

DMV, PhD, SpecPACS, DipECZM(Small Mammal) & (Herp)
Panayiotis (Panos) Azmanis (UAE)

DVM, PhD, Dip ECZM (avian)

Panayiotis (Panos) Azmanis (UAE)

DVM, PhD, Dip ECZM (avian)

Panayiotis (Panos) serves since 2015, as a raptor/avian and wildlife vet in Dubai Falcon Hospital & Wadi Al Safa Wildlife Center, Dubai, UAE. He graduated in 2006 from the Veterinary Faculty of Aristotle´s University in Thessaloniki. During his studies was actively involved in vulture/avian conservation projects in Greece as field ornithologist and rescuer/rehabilitator. After graduation followed a rotating internship in Small Animal Surgery/Exotics in the same University, while parallel working as freelance avian/exotic vet. He gained his doctoral thesis on surgical methods for avian stifle luxation from the Clinic for Exotic Pets, Zoo Animals and Wildlife, UZH, Vetsuisse Faculty. Furthermore, he practiced small animal/exotic medicine in private practice in Athens/Greece before moving in the Clinic for Birds & Reptiles, University of Leipzig, Germany for a 3- year residency. After successful examination in 2014, awarded as Diplomate ECZM (Avian) /European Specialist in Avian Medicine. He is member of the ECZM Examination/Education Committee, the AAV Wildlife Conservation Committee, the IUCN Wildlife Health Specialist Group, Vulture Specialist Group and Pelican Specialist Group, the Scientific Committee of the Hellenic Ornithological Society, the Board of the Hellenic Falconry Association while is consulting voluntarily different Greek rehab centers and wildlife NGOS. He also serves as unpaid vet for the only Sea turtle rehab center (Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project) based in the luxurious Burj al Arab Hotel. Additionally, he is frequent speaker in American and European Avian/Exotic Conferences and has published on avian medicine, exotic animal medicine, wildlife diseases and vulture/raptor conservation. His current clinical focus are infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and cardiology in falconry birds as well as diseases of wildlife.
Po-Ching (Lydia) Pan (Canada)

DVM, MVS, DACVIM(SAIM)

Po-Ching (Lydia) Pan (Canada)

DVM, MVS, DACVIM(SAIM)

Dr. Po-Ching (Lydia) Pan was born and raised in Taiwan where she graduated from College of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University in 2007. She then worked in Hong Kong as a small animal general practitioner for several years and earned the master degree of Veterinary Study in 2012 from Murdoch University, Australia. She completed a rotating small animal internship at North Carolina State University and a small animal internal medicine residency at Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. She is currently a small animal internal medicine diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She was an assistant professor of University of Prince Edward Island before moving to Toronto in 2019. She is now practicing in a private referral animal hospital in Toronto.
Dr. Pan has a special interest in endocrinology, ultrasound and interventional radiology. Dr. Pan is living with her family from Taiwan: her husband, Jyun, and an elderly cat, Eugene. She speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Kazuhiro Hirayama (Japan)

DVM, PhD

Kazuhiro Hirayama (Japan)

DVM, PhD

Kazuhiro Hirayama studied veterinary medical science in The University of Tokyo and finished his veterinary course in 1988. Then he passed the license examination for DVM, and got the position in the university. He got PhD in veterinary medicine in 1995, and is a professor of Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo since 2018.
He has been studying about the composition and the role of intestinal microbiota of humans and animals. He is also studying and teaching food hygiene, especially about bacterial food-borne diseases and the countermeasures against them.
Another topic of his work is the application of germfree animals. Germfree animals can be used to study the importance of intestinal microbiota, and produce gnotobiotic models, ex-germfree animals associated with known bacterial strain(s), for studying the role of specific bacteria in host health and disease.
Masuo Sueyoshi (Japan)

DVM, MD, PhD

Masuo Sueyoshi (Japan)

DVM, MD, PhD

My name is Masuo Sueyoshi. I took a researcher position at National Institute of Animal Health in Japan, directly after graduating from the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Miyazaki. I received my Ph.D. from Hokkaido University with a thesis on the theme of "Pathological study of swine dysentery (SD)." I also studied porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE), which was important in differentiating SD symptoms. Later, in 1990, I started a study of Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) / Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in cattle suspected of having a reservoir in relation to the case of infection and death of a young child by EHEC O157. In addition, I studied porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) outbreaks in 1995-1996 and 2013-2014 and sporadic cases of "porcine edema disease" with a high fatality rate. In recognition of the rapid diagnosis and the dissemination of the technology of PED to testing institutions, the Yujiro Fujisaki Award was awarded by the Japan Pig Veterinary Society. Also, I experienced foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks and their epidemic control measures in 2000 and 2010 in Miyazaki Pref.. Currently, I am a professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Miyazaki in Japan. I am delighted to contribute to the livestock industry by researching hygiene for the health maintenance of livestock and educating students about it. I love traveling and hot springs. My hobbies are watching movies and playing tennis.
Nina Yu-hsin Kung (Australia)

BVM, BVSc, MSc, PhD

Nina Yu-hsin Kung (Australia)

BVM, BVSc, MSc, PhD

Dr Kung gained two bachelor of veterinary science degrees (National Taiwan University and Massey University), a MSc degree in Veterinary Virology & Immunology on bovine viral diarrhoea (James Cook University, Australia) and a PhD degree in Veterinary Epidemiology on avian influenza viruses in Hong Kong (Massey University, New Zealand).
She has been working in various organisations including the Ministry of Primary Industries, New Zealand (Veterinary Technical Supervisor, HACCP specialist), World Health Organisation Influenza Reference Laboratory, Hong Kong University, China (research officer, PhD student), Asurequality (Biology Section Operations Manager - veterinary serology and food microbiology, Wellington Laboratory, New Zealand), and Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Senior Principal Veterinarian).
She has been working on animal disease surveillance/prevention/control, risk analysis, epidemiological investigation and disease spread modelling in animals. This includes several Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) outbreak responses, including High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreaks in Hong Kong (2000-2003), Equine Influenza outbreak in Queensland, Australia (2007-2008), Hendra virus incidents in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia (2008-2014), White Spot Disease outbreak in Queensland (2016-2017), Japanese Encephalitis outbreaks in piggeries in Queensland (2022) and the COVID-19 outbreaks, Australia (2019 in health emergency response control centre).
Nina has also participated in a range of zoonoses and food safety issues and has been working closely with the health and food safety agencies on various cases including salmonella (S. Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis), campylobacter, avian tuberculosis and Q fever.
Nina is a certified drone flyer and utilizes drone for her National Avian Influenza in Wild Bird Surveillance project in Southeast Queensland.
She has publications in the field of epidemiology and social science in relation to avian influenza, equine influenza, Hendra virus, and Salmonella.
Rodney Allen William Rosychuk (USA)

Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Sciences, CSU

Rodney Allen William Rosychuk (USA)

Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Sciences, CSU

Dr. Rosychuk received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Since 1983 Dr. Rosychuk has been a staff member in the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical sciences where he is a Professor and has been the head of the Dermatology and Otology Service. The newly renovated facilities within the CSU VTH, dedicated to these areas of expertise, have been named “The Rosychuk Center for Dermatology and Otology” in his honor. His teaching, research, publication and continuing education efforts have been in Otology and Dermatology. He has provided continuing education in Otology and Dermatology for Veterinarians throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and in several countries in Asia and Europe.
Grace Pei-Chun Lai (HK)

DVM, MSc, DACVS

Grace Pei-Chun Lai (HK)

DVM, MSc, DACVS

Dr. Grace Lai is from Taipei, Taiwan and earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in National Chung-Hsing University. Upon graduation, she worked in a referral clinic in Taipei whereas she developed strong interests in orthopedics and decided to move to the US to pursue advanced education. She completed her PAVE certification (Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence) at University of Illinois; a rotating internship in VCA Veterinary Referral Associates, Maryland. In addition, she finished a surgical research fellowship in Michigan State University focusing on canine laryngeal diseases. She conducted and organized a large, cross-sectional, multi-center clinical study on a special laryngeal disease in Norwich terriers in the North America. After that, Dr. Lai moved to the University of Georgia for small animal surgery residency.
In the three years of residency, Dr. Lai gained valuable experience in a broad range of complex and high-risk surgical procedures. She is now a Board-certified specialist by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and serves on the Research Committee at the ACVS.
Dr. Lai’s special interests include microvascular surgeries, laryngeal diseases, cardiothoracic procedures, reconstructive surgeries as well as fractures repair. She is passionate about bone biomechanics, if you discuss fracture healing with her, she would not stop talking.
Dr. Lai has a tabby cat named Possum, who enjoys knocking things off from the desk, flying across the room and bunny-kicking her humans with aggressive love. Outside of work, Dr. Lai enjoys pushing the two city boys: her husband and her son to explore the nature. When Dr. Lai gets to have her Me Time, you can find her in local café with a book.
Nai-Chieh Liu (Taiwan)

DVM, MPhil, PhD

Nai-Chieh Liu (Taiwan)

DVM, MPhil, PhD

Nai-Chieh Liu graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, followed by completing her Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge. Nai-Chieh’s doctoral research focused on developing a non-invasive diagnostic test for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) using whole-body barometric plethysmography. The research has led to a significant impact on BOAS research, including objective screening of BOAS, evaluation of surgical effectiveness, identification of the conformational risk factors, and genetic studies. Nai-Chieh underwent the integrated research residency program receiving training in general surgery at QVSH, followed by a 2-year clinical fellowship when she developed a strong interest in canine obstructive sleep apnoea. In 2022, Nai-Chieh was recruited as an Assistant Professor to set up the Small Animal Otolaryngology and Sleep Medicine Laboratory at School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University.

Nai-Chieh has been passionate about ENT Head and Neck surgery since she started her clinical training at Cambridge. She has undertaken advanced training in ENT Head and Neck Surgery in both veterinary and human medical hospitals and is currently conducting multiple studies related to this discipline. Nai-Chieh is also an amateur medical illustrator who is passionate about making medicine more accessible with her artwork.
Nicholas Phuah Aik Ngee

Elanco, Senior Technical Consultant - Vaccines, Asia Pacific

Nicholas Phuah Aik Ngee

Elanco, Senior Technical Consultant - Vaccines, Asia Pacific

• active in the poultry sector for more than 20 years, providing technical support and assists customers with trouble shooting, training and support services.
• Nov 2017: Technical Consultant for Vaccines in Asia Pacific with Elanco
o Supporting affiliates in APAC on poultry-related issues, including disease, management, vaccination, biosecurity
o Seminars and training for customers
• 2010-2017: Technical Manager in Malaysia with Elanco (and formerly Lohman)
Doris Mueller-Doblies

Elanco, Advisor - Global Poultry Food Safety Technical Leader

Doris Mueller-Doblies

Elanco, Advisor - Global Poultry Food Safety Technical Leader

• 25 years of experience in research and surveillance including professional advice to poultry industry regarding Salmonella control, general hygiene and biosecurity on farms, vaccination programs, pest control, cleaning and disinfection.
• Oct 2018: Global Food Safety Consultant with Elanco
o Supporting affiliates worldwide, with a focus on Europe and APAC, on Salmonella-related issues, including vaccination, biosecurity
o Support of R&D studies related to Salmonella
o Seminars and training for customers
• 2006-2018: National Reference Laboratory for Salmonella for Great Britain and OIE Reference Laboratory, APHA Weybridge, UK
o Head of Salmonella serotyping laboratory
o Deputy disease consultant for Salmonella in animals and feed
Jiunn-Horng Lin (Taiwan)

Vice President of Agricultural Technology Research Institute

Jiunn-Horng Lin (Taiwan)

Vice President of Agricultural Technology Research Institute

Dr. Jiunn Horng Lin earned his Ph D. from the School of Veterinary Medicine at National Taiwan University in 2003 and joined Animal Technology Institute Taiwan (ATIT) to devote himself to animal vaccine research, abattoir hygiene inspection, and antibiotic resistance. He was an Associate Research Fellow from 2004 to 2011 and later became a Research Fellow and also acted as the Head of the Division of Animal Medicine and Associate. He joined Agricultural Technology Research Institute (ATRI) in 2014 and served as the Director of the Animal Technology Laboratory from 2014 to 2016 and has been appointed to be the Vice president of ATRI since 2016.

Dr. Lin has focused on mycoplasma research for more than 25 years and developed more than 25 products covering animal vaccines and diagnosis kits. He is well knowledgeable in bacterial resistance and participates in related policy planning. His active research in vaccine development, together with close collaboration with BAPHIQ and Universities academics, has made him publish more than 100 scientific articles and conference papers, received 90 patents, and resulted in 130 million NT dollars in knowledge valorization through technology transfer and entrepreneurship during the past 10 years.

The endeavor has won him many awards and honors including The National Invention and Creation Award, The Taiwan Outstanding Agriculturists, The Academic Award of the Chinese Society of Veterinary Science, and The 2009 Award for Outstanding Contribution Science and Technology.
Takeo Minami (Japan)

DVM, MS, PhD, JCVS

Takeo Minami (Japan)

DVM, MS, PhD, JCVS

Dr. Minami completed his animal pathology residency training at the Animal Medical Center New York in 1992. He start to establish Surgical and oncology animal hospital in Iga, Mie Japan. He got PhD in 1992 and Diplomate of the Japanese College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2007. He is working as a surgeon in Minami Research Institution and teaching surgery in web site (JCABIN). Now his hobby is marathon and Golf!
Chun-Ta Chen (Taiwan)

Director of Loving Kindness Animal Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Chun-Ta Chen (Taiwan)

Director of Loving Kindness Animal Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Born in 1978, I have always enjoyed playing with animals, especially dogs and cats since I was a child. I always felt sad when I saw sick animals, which is why I decided to become an animal doctor with the support and encouragement of my parents. After completing my university studies, I did an internship at Loving Kindness Animal Hospital, where I witnessed the doctors' efforts to save lives. This experience motivated me to pursue a career as a veterinarian. After finishing my military service, I began working in a 24-hour emergency animal hospital, and despite the high-pressure environment, I did not feel tired at all. My only focus was to improve my skills quickly to save more lives.

In my career at Loving Kindness Animal Hospital, I spent 18 years of time working in the 24-hour emergency hospital. Starting as a resident, I worked my way up to become a chief physician and eventually the director of Loving Kindness Animal Hospital Taipei. During my time there, I developed a deep interest in cardiology and small animal ultrasound, both of which I believe are crucial in the field of emergency medicine. Working in a 24-hour emergency animal hospital has allowed me to gain valuable experience in assessing and treating various cases.

Since 2017, I have been invited as a lecturer to numerous study groups and veterinary medical associations in Taiwan and China. To date, I have given over 300 lectures and lessons on topics such as echocardiography, emergency medicine, and diagnostic ultrasound. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others and seeing other doctors grow in their understanding. It gives me a sense of accomplishment to be able to share what I know with others.
Yuri Victor Calvo (Brazil)

International Veterinary Students Association (IVSA) President

Yuri Victor Calvo (Brazil)

International Veterinary Students Association (IVSA) President

Mr. Yuri Victor Calvo is a Veterinary student at the School of Veterinary medicine and Animal Science of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Since 2020 he has been a member of the International Veterinary Students Association (IVSA), the largest Veterinary Students association in the World. He works with members from all over the World to improve Veterinary Education and stimulate Youth Leadership.
Passionate about Public Health and International Policy Making, Yuri now serves as the International Veterinary Students Association (IVSA) President.
He is the Father of 2 adoptive cats, and in his free time, he loves to spend time with family and friends and go to the gym.
Juan Lubroth (USA)

B.A., MSC., D.V.M., PH.D., ACVPM

Juan Lubroth (USA)

B.A., MSC., D.V.M., PH.D., ACVPM

Dr. Juan Lubroth is a biologist, veterinarian with a doctorate in Epidemiology and Public Health

He was the former Chief Veterinary Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Dr Lubroth received his bachelor's degree (biology) from Whitman College, USA and worked as a wildlife biologist before continuing studies at the University of Georgia, USA where he earned both a master’s degree in medical microbiology in 1982 and DVM in 1985. In 1992 he received an M.Phil degree (arbovirology and epidemiology of infectious diseases) and in 1995 his PhD, both from the School of Medicine, Yale University, USA.

While at FAO, he was the driving force behind several key cooperative initiatives with the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), including the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases, the Global Early Warning System (GLEWS), the establishment of the Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health, and the One Health concept, and FAO´s coordinator addressing the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that comprised personnel from food safety, animal production and health (terrestrial and aquatic), plant protection, land and water, legal, and communications services. He currently serves as a Lancet One Health Commissioner, Chair of the international working group on Communities for the One Sustainable Health Forum, and consultancies work around the globe.
Andrew T. Maccabe (USA)

DVM, MPH, JD

Andrew T. Maccabe (USA)

DVM, MPH, JD

Dr. Andrew T. Maccabe is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges.

He received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from The Ohio State University in 1981 and 1985, respectively, and began his professional career working in a mixed animal practice with primary emphasis on dairy herd health.

Dr. Maccabe was commissioned as a public health officer in the U.S. Air Force in 1988, where he managed preventive medicine activities and directed programs in occupational health, communicable disease control, and health promotion. After 24 years of combined service on active duty and in the Air Force Reserve, he retired as a Colonel in 2017.

Dr. Maccabe completed his Master of Public Health degree at Harvard University in 1995 and his Juris Doctor degree (Magna Cum Laude) at the University of Arizona in 2002. He served as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s liaison to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, coordinating policies and programs between the CDC and the FDA.

He has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academy of Practice and holds memberships in many professional organizations, including the American Veterinary Medical Association and the District of Columbia Veterinary Medical Association. He is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and is a licensed patent attorney.
Olga Shevchenko (Ukraine)

DVM, Acting Head of SSUFSCP

Olga Shevchenko (Ukraine)

DVM, Acting Head of SSUFSCP

February 2023 – present
Acting Head of State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection
February 2019 – present
Deputy Head of State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Chief Veterinary Officer
▪ coordination of SSUFSCP activities in the field of animal health and food
safety, plant quarantine and protection, international cooperation and
communication, digital transformation and IT.

November 2019 – November 2020
Acting Head of State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection

April 2016 – March 2019
Chief of Directorate for International Collaboration, State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection ▪ coordination and communicating with international organizations (OIE, FAO)
and EU
▪ establishing of regular contacts with Competent Authorities of third countries,
EU institutions as Food and Veterinary Office (FVO);
▪ negotiation with Competent Authorities of third countries on market access
and analysis of import requirements

February 2015 – April 2016.
Chief of Unit for International Collaboration, State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine
▪ communicating with international organizations and institutions (OIE, European Commission, FAO);
▪ information al and analytical support in field of international collaboration for veterinary medicine and food safety;
▪ establishing of regular contacts with Competent Authorities of third countries, EU institutions as Food and Veterinary Office (FVO);
▪ negotiation with Competent Authorities of third countries on market access and analysis of import requirements

October 2012 – February 2015
Chief specialist of Unit for International Collaboration, State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine
▪ translation of the relevant correspondence with Competent Authorities of third countries;
▪ drafting and negotiations of international veterinary certificates, market access, veterinary certificates, market access, international agreements;
▪ coordinating of technical assistance and participation in the international coordinating of technical assistance and participation in the international projects.