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GVMA 2008 Summer Convention
Speaker Biographies
Ahna Brutlag, DVM
Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, SafetyCall® International, Pet Poison Helpline™
Dr. Ahna Brutlag earned her DVM from the University of Minnesota in 2006. Currently, she is pursuing board certification through the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology by dividing her time between the poison control center, clinical rotations at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine Emergency And Critical Care department, and completion of a master’s degree in toxicology through the University of Minnesota. Her primary areas of interest include small animal toxicology with a focus on rodenticides, beta-blockers, and sympathomimetic drugs. Daniel J Burba, DVM, DAVS
Section Head, Equine Medicine and Surgery Service; Director, Equine Clinical Service, Louisiana State University
Daniel J Burba earned his DVM at Auburn University in 1986. Dr Burba was accepted into an internship program in large animal medicine and surgery at Oklahoma State University and subsequently completed a residency in equine surgery in 1990. Dr Burba was then hired as an Assistant Professor at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in the fall of 1990. Dr Burba became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1995 and presently is a Professor of Equine Surgery at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. He was a nominee for the 2004 Carl J. Norden distinguished teaching award, teaching merit honor roll of Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture. Dr. Burba has published numerous book chapters on equine wound management, as well as several journal articles and abstracts. His main interests are in orthopedics and laser cribbing surgeries. Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA
Owner, ALD Veterinary Consulting, Rockledge, FL
Dr. Amanda Donnelly earned her DVM at the University of Missouri. In addition to her DVM and MBA she holds a certificate in Veterinary Practice Administration from the AAHA Veterinary Management Institute at Purdue University. Prior to starting her consulting firm, Dr. Donnelly served as a Technical Services Veterinarian in industry. She also has 15 years of experience in small animal practice and emergency medicine. Dr. Donnelly is a second-generation veterinarian with a diverse background in medicine, management, industry, speaking and business consulting. She has published and spoken on a variety of practice management topics at regional and national veterinary conferences including NAVC, The ACVIM Forum, ACVS, AVMA, and Wild West Veterinary Conference. She was recently voted “Practice Management” Speaker of the Year for the 2007 NAVC. Rebecca Kirby, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM
Chief of Medicine, Animal Emergency Center and Referral Services, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Kirby earned her DVM from the University of Missouri, followed by an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Purdue. She was first resident in small animal internal medicine at the University of Florida before going into private practice. From 1982-1992 she was director of emergency services at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, and then chief of medicine at the Animal Emergency Center in Milwaukee, WI. In addition to her many leadership roles, including president of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (1995-1997), she was awarded Distinguished Practitioner by the National Academy of Practice in Veterinary Medicine (1993), and was named the American Animal Hospital Association Veterinarian of the Year in 2001. Also in that year, Dr. Kirby was selected to present the “State of the Art” session at World Small Animal Veterinary Association meeting in Amsterdam, Holland. Bruce KuKanich, DVM, PhD, DACVCP
Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
Dr. KuKanich earned his DVM from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. He spent four years in private practice, primarily at emergency clinics, prior to enrolling in the Clinical Pharmacology PhD program at North Carolina State University, where he earned his PhD and diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology. Dr. KuKanich is currently in an active research program at Kansas State Unviersity and is a lecturer in veterinary pharmacology. The focus of Dr. KuKanich’s research is the study of breed specific differences in drug metabolism and disposition and drug-drug interactions in dogs. Dr KuKanich also has an interest in developing novel strategies for pain management and the design of non-invasive models for evaluating analgesics. Jonna Kanable, CAMT, CCRP
Atlanta Animal Rehabilitation and Fitness
Jonna Kanable graduated from Ball State University in 1994 with a B.S. in biology and entered the veterinary field as a technician. She completed her training as a certified animal massage therapist in 2001. She later initiated the first animal rehabilitation center in Indiana at All-Star Vet Clinic in Westfield. She completed the Animal Physical Rehabilitation Program at the University of Tennessee in 2006, and is a certified canine rehabilitation practitioner. Thomas Noone, DVM, DACVS
Surgeon, Veterinary Referral Surgical Practice, Marietta, GA
After working for five years in the zoological field, Dr. Noone attended Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and earned his DVM in 1997. He performed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital in Springfield, MA and completed his small animal residency at The University of Tennessee in 2001. Dr. Noone has published research in the areas of osteoarthritis and cartilage biomechanics. Clinical areas of interest include: oncologic and reconstructive surgery, musculoskeletal injuries in the canine athlete, fracture mechanics and angular limb deformity correction. He has lectured on these and other topics both regionally and internationally. G.D. Osweiler, DVM, MS, PhD, DABVT
Director of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Iowa State University
Dr. Osweiler is a graduate of Iowa State University, a veterinary toxicologist and former director of the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. He has two years experience as a veterinary clinician, 40 years as a veterinary diagnostician and 37 years as a board certified veterinary toxicologist. He was Director of the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory from 1994 to 2004. Current responsibilities include teaching toxicology for veterinary students as well as graduate teaching in organ system toxicology and forensic toxicology. Professional activities include daily consultation with veterinarians and industry on problems involving chemical toxicosis, drug and chemical residues and preventive management for drug and chemical problems in both food and companion animals. Current managed caseload is approximately 50% small animal and 50% large animal toxicology. Fred Pike, DVM, DACVS
Surgeon, Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego
Dr. Fred Pike is a graduate of the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada (1996). Following two years of general practice, Dr. Pike completed internships in medicine and surgery at the Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group, Ventura, California (1999) and anesthesia and critical care at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Pike completed his residency in small animal surgery at the combined Tufts University/Angell Memorial Animal Hospital program in 2003. His special interests include trauma surgery and surgery of critically-ill patients. His soft tissue interests include reconstructive surgery and surgical management of diseases of the extrahepatic biliary system. Ronald D. Schultz, MS, PhD, DACVM
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathobiological Sciences,
School of Veterinary Medicine - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Schultz earned his MS (1967) and PhD in immunology and veterinary pathology (1970) from the Pennsylvania State University. From 1970 to 1978 he was an assistant, then associate professor at NY State College of Veterinary Medicine, James A. Baker Institute, Cornell University, where he established the first Veterinary Clinical Immunology Laboratory in the US. Dr. Schultz also served as associate director of the Human Health Service Laboratory at Cornell University. From 1978 to 1982 he was a professor and director of the Veterinary Clinical Immunology Laboratory that he established in the School of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University. Dr. Schultz is an honorary diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists. He has published hundreds of papers on the immunology and microbiology of animal disease, clinical immunology and vaccinology and holds multiple patents. Michelle L. Tilghman, DVM
Owner, Loving Touch Animal Center, Stone Mountain, GA
Dr. Tilghman graduated from the University of Georgia Veterinary School in 1982. She gained experience as a veterinarian in Georgia and Texas before founding Loving Touch Animal Center. She is on the faculty of International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and is always in demand to teach around the world. Dr. Tilghman also serves as an adjunct professor at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a certified by the IVAS as a veterinary acupuncturist and is a certified canine rehabilitation practitioner.
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