Feline Medicine

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, Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM-CA) Completed her Master’s in Veterinary Medicine at FMV in 2010. After working for several years in general practice, she completed two postgraduate degrees in Internal Medicine, an internship at the University of Glasgow, and a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She is a specialist by the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM-CA). Her greatest pride is her volunteer work promoting animal adoption and the NGO she founded, Ohana Animal Charity, which organizes courses for veterinarians, nurses, and students worldwide and donates 100% of its profits to help animals. 

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, Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine  2007 - Degree in Veterinary Medicine from Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama (Coimbra, Portugal); 2008/2009 - Postgraduate degree in Small Animal Internal Medicine from Lusófona University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Lisbon, Portugal); 2010/2011 - Small Animal Rotating Internship at VRCC – Veterinary Referral Centre (Essex, United Kingdom); 2011/2012 – BVSc (Hons) in Small Animal Internal Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (South Africa); 2011/2013 - Master’s in Small Animal Internal Medicine (MMedVet) awarded by the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (South Africa); 2017 - European Specialist Diploma in Small Animal Internal Medicine from the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Companion Animals; 2019 – RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, United Kingdom. Guest speaker at various national and international conferences and author of several publications in scientific journals in the field of Companion Animal Internal Medicine. 

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); 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. He is the 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 Diplomate ACVIM (Specialties of Internal Medicine, Oncology), ECVIM-CA (Oncology), California Veterinary Specialists Angel Care Cancer Center Full professor and program director at the University of California San Diego and director of the Angel Care Cancer Center at California Veterinary Specialists. There, he cares for kitties, their families while teaching interns, residents, and veterinary students about the magic of all things feline. As a professor, clinician and teacher, Greg is actively discovering and developing new ways to enhance and improve quality of life of kitties, especially those with cancer. Prior to his move to Southern California, Greg was a full tenured professor, internist, head of medical oncology and director of the Medical Oncology Research Laboratory, Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University and at a medical school at the Université François Rabelais in Tours France from 1987 until 2003. Dr. Ogilvie lectures to thousands of veterinary students, physicians, graduate veterinarians and scientists each year including at several universities. He received his DVM from Colorado State University and was in private practice in Connecticut before completing a residency at Tufts University/Angell Memorial Animal Hospital.

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, 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.