Advanced Feline Medicine

DVM, PhD, GPCert (US)

Integrated Master's in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMV-ULisboa) in 2012. Postgraduate degree in medicine and surgery of exotic, wild, and zoo animals from Lusófona University in 2012. Postgraduate course "Diagnostic Avian and Exotic Animals Pathology" from Utrecht University (Netherlands) in 2012. Postgraduate degree in Small Animal Ultrasound (Improve International) in 2021. PhD in Veterinary Sciences in 2023 from FMV-ULisboa. She has worked in companion animal practice since 2012 and has been part of the clinical team at Vetcondeixa since 2016. Lecturer at Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama since 2021 in the curricular units of medical semiology and medical pathology. 

DVM, MSc, PhD Master in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Lusófona University in 2014. Member of the clinical team at Onevet Hospital Veterinário do Porto (HVP) and currently responsible for the oncology service at HVP. In 2019, he conducted oncology consultations at OneVet Hospital Veterinário Berna in Lisbon. PhD in Veterinary Sciences from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in 2022, with a research project in the field of feline mammary cancer. Author of several national and international publications in the field of Oncology. Assistant Professor at Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama in Coimbra since 2021, teaching the Companion Animal Clinic curricular units.

DVM, PhD, Diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR)  Degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1997. PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2003. Diplomate in Animal Reproduction by the European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR) in 2009, specializing in small animal reproduction. AVEPA-accredited in the field of animal reproduction. Researcher and lecturer at the Autonomous University of Barcelona for 15 years in the field of companion animal reproduction. Author of more than 50 articles in indexed international journals, as well as a contributor to several books.

DVM Dip ECVIM-CA  Graduated from the University of Bologna. After completing a rotating internship in Small Animal Internal Medicine, she pursued a European Residency program in Small Animal Internal Medicine and a PhD in Small Animal Endocrinology at the University of Bologna. She completed her PhD in March 2020. In 2022, she became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine–Companion Animals (ECVIM-CA). She is Vice-President of the European Society of Veterinary Endocrinology and of the Italian Society of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She is author and co-author of scientific publications in international journals. She is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna, and Head of Internal Medicine at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Diplomate ACVIM (Specialties of Internal Medicine, Oncology), ECVIM-CA (Oncology) - California Veterinary Specialists Angel Care Cancer Center

Dr. Gregory Ogilvie is a veterinary oncologist, professor, and internationally recognized expert in companion animal cancer care, with a special focus on feline oncology and quality of life in cancer patients. He is Program Director at the University of California San Diego and Director of the Angel Care Cancer Center at California Veterinary Specialists.

Board-certified in internal medicine and oncology, Dr. Ogilvie has held academic and clinical leadership positions at leading institutions, including Colorado State University, Tufts University, and the University of Illinois. He is the author and co-author of several books and more than 200 scientific publications, and has received numerous international awards for his contributions to veterinary oncology, research, and teaching. Widely regarded as a leading voice in the field, he lectures internationally to veterinarians, students, and scientists around the world.

DVM, PhD, DACVIM Associate Professor - Small Animal Internal Medicine - Veterinary Medical Center: The Ohio State University Dr. Quimby is board certified in small animal internal medicine and completed a PhD studying feline CKD and was on faculty at Colorado State University until 2017. She is now a professor of small animal internal medicine at the Ohio State University. Current research areas include the study of renal pathophysiology, novel treatment strategies and evidence-based supportive care strategies. She has an interest in feline clinical pharmacology focusing on improving supportive care and quality of life in cats with CKD. Dr. Quimby has received the International Renal Interest Society Award and the AVMF/Winn Feline Foundation Research Award for her contributions to nephrology and feline medicine. In 2021 she was selected to serve on the IRIS board.

PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), Dipl. ECVIM-CA, DABVP (Feline), MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats), CertAVP (SAM - F), MRCVS, AFHEA, AdvCertFB ACVIM and ECVIM diplomate in Small Animal Internal Medicine as well as ABVP (Feline) diplomate and RCVS Recognized specialist in Feline Medicine. She graduated from the University of Veterinary Sciences in the Czech Republic in 2018 where she also obtained her first PhD in 2023. She completed Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at Colorado State University, USA in 2023 and her second PhD focusing on feline infectious peritonitis in 2025. She has particular interest in feline medicine and is focusing her research on feline infectious diseases and especially FIP and is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia.

Graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine from Complutense University of Madrid in 1994, Dr. Pilar Xifra has developed a special interest in feline medicine, endocrinology, and diagnostic imaging, from the beginning of her career. Founded Clínica Veterinaria Leganés Norte in 1998, where much of her clinical work was carried out. In 2015, began a project focused on the treatment of feline hyperthyroidism with radioactive iodine. To this end, completed several training externships with Dr. Mark E. Peterson, with whom continues to collaborate on clinical studies and scientific publications. In 2016, founded IODOCAT, becoming the first center in Spain specialized in this treatment. Regular speaker at conferences and an author of publications in national and international journals and books. Member of AMVAC, AVEPA, GEMFE, and the ISFM.

DVM, Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine  Degree in Veterinary Medicine from UTAD. After a few years of clinical practice in Portugal, Ana completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Cambridge (UK). In 2012, she completed a residency in Companion Animal Internal Medicine (ECVIM-CA) at the University of Edinburgh (UK), where she remained as a temporary lecturer. She taught in the Integrated Master's in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Évora, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, and the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto. She worked in the internal medicine services at the “Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis” in Paris (France) and at the referral veterinary hospital “Davies Veterinary Specialists” (UK). She collaborates with Improve International as a trainer in the area of small animal Internal Medicine. Ana is an internal medicine consultant at IDEXX Laboratories. She holds the title of specialist in Internal Medicine from the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (DipECVIM-CA) and from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS Specialist title in Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine)). She currently works as a specialist veterinarian in Internal Medicine at IVC-Evidensia - Hospital Veterinário do Bom Jesus, Braga. 

DVM, PhD, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine  After a one-year Clinical Pathology specialty internship in Toulouse, he moved to Canada, initially as a rotating intern at the Université de Montréal, then as a rotating intern at the Ontario Veterinary College. Subsequently, he completed a Residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine (2014-2017) and a PhD in Pathobiology (2016-2021) at the Ontario Veterinary College. Doctor Benoît obtained his American Diploma in Small Animal Veterinary Internal Medicine (Dipl. ACVIM-SAIM) in 2018. Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) and recognized specialist in small animal internal medicine. He has worked as a clinician in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College and the Université de Montréal, as well as in private practices in Ontario, Quebec, and England. He was appointed Assistant Professor in September 2019. His areas of interest include hematological and immune-mediated disorders, bone marrow diseases, as well as urology/nephrology and interventional radiology in companion animals. 

DVM, MsC, PhD, Dip ECAWBM (BM), Dip ECAWBM (AWSEL)      Veterinary Degree at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Lisbon. Master in Clinical Ethology and Animal Welfare at the Faculty of Veterinary from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. PhD in Veterinary Science at the Institute of Biomedical Science Abel Salazar in O’Porto. EBVS specialist in Behavioural Medicine and Diplomate in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Legislation by the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine.  Vice-President of the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology (ESVCE). Portuguese National Representative from the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS). Member of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Animal Welfare Committee. President (2017-2020) of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM). Founder and President (2011-2017) of PsiAnimal – Portuguese Association of Behavioural Therapy and Animal Welfare. Professor of Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics both in the Veterinary Master and Veterinary Nurse Degree of the Egas Moniz School of Health and Science. Lecturer in Seminars, Conferences and Congresses national and internationally. Author, Co-author and Coordinator of several studies in animal behaviour and welfare science.

DVM, Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine  After a few years in small animal general practice, she completed a one-year rotating internship at the R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh in 2004, followed by a residency in Companion Animal Internal Medicine at GUVS, University of Glasgow, in 2009. After a short period at the University of Liverpool (Oncology service), she worked in a private referral hospital in Winchester, UK, for several years before moving back to academia, first as a Staff Clinician at the RVC, London, and since September 2017 as a Lecturer/Assistant teacher in Small Animal Medicine at University College Dublin, Ireland. She obtained the European Diploma in Small Animal Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2014. She is a recognized specialist by the European Board of Veterinary Specialization (EBVS), the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), and the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI). She holds a Master’s in Clinical Oncology from the University of Birmingham, UK, and a postgraduate degree in Higher Education from UCD, Ireland. Her areas of interest include hematology, oncology (particularly hemato-oncological diseases), endocrinology, and feline gastroenterology. 

DVM, PgDip, ISVPS Cert, IFEVET Cert, PhD Student  João Oliveira graduated in Veterinary Medicine from ICBAS-UP in 2001 and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging from ULHT in 2008. He holds a certification in Companion Animal Ultrasound and Echocardiography from Improve/ISVPS (2022) as well as a certification in Cardiology from Universidad Católica de Valencia / Ifevet (2026). Currently, he is a PhD student in Cardiovascular Sciences at the Cardiovascular R&D Unit of Porto (FMUP)

DVM, MSc, PhD, Dip. ECVIM-CA

Holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine with a Master’s (2008) and a PhD in Veterinary Sciences (2014) from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMV-ULisboa). He completed a Rotating Internship (2008–2009) and a Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency (2014–2016) at the Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis in France. He has been a Board-Certified European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine (Diplomate ECVIM-CA) since 2017.

Currently, he is an Invited Associate Professor and Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at FMV-ULisboa. Concurrently, he serves as Head of the Internal Medicine Service at the "Lisbon Vet Specialists" Specialty Center. He is an internal medicine consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN) and the current President of the European Society of Veterinary Endocrinology (ESVE).

He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and is a frequent speaker at national and international veterinary conferences. His main areas of clinical research and interest include Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, and Leishmaniosis.