The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360

Dr. Bozelka is a small animal emergency and critical care veterinarian at a busy specialty and referral center in the Chicago-land area. He has been in practice since 2016 and works at a high-volume facility that offers many highly specialized services such as dialysis, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, and more. 

Dr. Bozelka has professional interests in both cardiac and orthopedic emergencies as well as educating new grads/interns and has a love/hate relationship with wound repairs. Dr. Bozelka is a social media personality and educator with his biggest fan base being on TikTok, but also has a growing Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube following. In his personal time, Dr. Bozelka enjoys spending time with his friends, family, wife, Laura, and cats Toby and Biscotti. He also enjoys playing music, reading, playing videos games, and playing sports. Dr. Bozelka is a foodie and could probably be considered a modern-day cookie monster.

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In this presentation, Dr. Liska will provide real world tips for your dermatology patients, including how to get your practice ready for Itchy Pet Awareness Month in August. Dr. Liska will present data on Apoquel’s® (oclacitinib tablet) ability to treat both itch and inflammation due to allergic dermatitis, share the lack of evidence for antihistamine efficacy for treating dogs with allergic dermatitis, and will share how to maximize success with Cytopoint®.                        

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Dr. Stobie completed his undergraduate work at Cook College/Rutgers University before graduating from the University of Missouri-College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed an internship in small-animal medicine and surgery at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, then went on to complete a three-year surgical residency at the University of Minnesota and earn a Master's Degree in Veterinary Surgery, Radiology, and Anesthesia. Dr. Stobie is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and completed the mini-MBA certificate program at the Rutgers School of Business. 
In 2000, he formed Veterinary Surgical and Diagnostic Specialists (a mobile surgical and ultrasound practice) that evolved into what is today, NorthStar VETS, where he serves as Chief of Staff. Dr. Stobie also participates in veterinary management groups, providing guidance on veterinary economics and practice management. In addition, he is involved in development of new and novel surgical techniques including the dome trochleoplasty for patellar luxations in dogs and pioneered a new total  hip procedure. 

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Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ, obtained her bachelor's degree with High Honors in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1998, and then proceeded to obtain a Masters in Veterinary Medicine and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree with High Honors from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. She became a Certified Veterinary Journalist in 2018.
 
She has been a veterinarian at Blum Animal Hospital since 2006, co-owner until 2018 and current associate. Prior to 2006, Marks worked at Allatoona Animal Hospital just north of Atlanta, GA. Her media experience began in print when she created several monthly veterinary columns in multiple community magazines and was a frequent guest speaker for the German Shepherd and Bernese Mountain Dog clubs of Atlanta.

Upon her return to Chicago, Marks became very active in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association, serving on the executive board. She was also a past board member of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association and an active volunteer to the American Veterinary Medical Association and American Animal Hospital Association. 

Marks has received many prestigious awards in her career. She was awarded the Dr Erwin Small First Decade Award, presented to a veterinarian that has contributed the most to organized veterinary medicine in his or her first decade of practice. In 2012, Marks was awarded Petplan's nationally-recognized Veterinarian of the Year. In 2015, she was awarded America’s Favorite Veterinarian by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation. And, most recently in 2017, she was awarded Nobivac’s Veterinarian of the Year for her work on canine Influenza.

Marks is also very passionate about educating in all aspects of media, both locally and nationally. She has appeared on Good Day Chicago, WGN-Pet Central, NBC Morning News, ABC, CBS, NPR, WBBM, Northwestern University media channel and many local websites. Marks was featured nationally on the Today Show and CBS Nightly News during the canine influenza epidemic of 2015 and in multiple issues of JAVMA. She is a guest contributor in multiple media campaigns for Merck, Zoetis (formerly Pfizer), Boerhinger-Ingelheim, Ceva, Trupanion, Aratana, ScopioVet, and Royal Canin. 

Marks is a regular columnist in Today’s Veterinary Business, Healthy Pet magazine, and Pet Vet, and has been published in Veterinary Medicine magazine, DVM magazine, Dogster, and Vetted. She is on the Advisory Board for Health Magazine and also was the host of numerous veterinary broadcasts for the Viticus Group (formerly WVC).

She is a desired national and international lecturer for many of the same companies at VMX, WVC, AVMA and regional conferences, and most recently was a featured speaker at Ceva Sweden’s Derm Day, and the Royal Canin Global Symposium.

Marks finds the ideal combination of teaching/mentoring and improving the emotional health of pets in the Fear Free movement. She sat on the Fear Free Executive Council and is a national educator helping other private practitioners develop these techniques. She also led her practice to become the seventh nationally and first practice in Illinois to become a Fear Free Certified Hospital. She is an Elite Fear Free Certified Professional.

Finally, Marks is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and consultant, and one of the newer members of VANE, the Veterinary Angel Network.

When Marks is not working, she treasures her time with her family and her three wonderful children: Sophia, Evan, and Madeline. Marks loves traveling, scuba diving, cooking and spending time outdoors, especially anywhere there is a beach.

Atkinson has 40 years of private practice experience treating dogs, cats, and pocket pets for a variety of conditions. He has been board certified since 1992 with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. Atkinson is experienced in case review for malpractice claims and has provided in-court expert witness testimony. In his spare time, Atkinson performs stand up comedy and improve. 

Born and raised in North Carolina, Audrey Weaver, DVM, received her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science/Pre veterinary medicine from Virginia State University in 2008. She went on to obtain her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Tuskegee University in 2014. After graduating, Weaver completed a 1yr ER-focused rotating internship In Chandler, Arizona. She continued working as an emergency/critical care veterinarian in Arizona, California, and Maryland until 2021. Some of Weaver’s veterinary interests include educating clients, fear-free/low stress handling techniques, pain management, fluid resuscitation, wound care, radiology/ultrasonography, and chronic kidney disease management. ​

Dr. Weaver works hard so her fur-children Marilyn (elderly schnauzer), Ozil (middle aged dachshund mix), Talullah (a long hair kitty goddess), and Rhaegal Dracarys (an adorable hearing-impaired/deaf kitten) can live comfortably. When she’s not tending to her “flock” you can find her building LEGO creations, watching anime/MCU/Harry Potter, reading manga, playing board games, meditating, or spending time with her beautiful support system made up of biological and chosen family, friends, and colleagues.​

Dr. Kris Brand is a staff veterinary radiologist with VitalRads, LLC Veterinary Imaging Specialists in Cypress, Texas. He completed his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at St. Matthew’s University in the Cayman Islands and clinical rotations at the University of Georgia. After a short time in general practice, Dr. Brand was accepted into the VitalRads residency program, which he completed in 2020. He was born and raised in Canada.

Serena Nayee, DVM, (she/her) is the founder and executive director of Chapter VIII: Veterinary Inclusion and Intersectionality Initiative and InclusiVet. Based on personal experience and statistical assessment throughout veterinary school and onward, the lack of inclusion and intersectionality within veterinary medicine heavily inspired her to create Chapter VIII upon graduation from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2020.  She has previous experience as a medical director in the for-profit small animal veterinary urgent care sector, which inspired her to pursue development of accessible urgent care, after reflecting on the need for access to urgent clinical care and education among marginalized groups. Dr. Serena hopes to make urgent care and other specialty sectors within veterinary medicine more representative and accessible via incremental care and inclusive education. 

Michael is a licensed and certified veterinary technician that has been working in the
 field of veterinary medicine for over 2 decades. His current role is with 2020 Imaging, a division of Konica Minolta, as their Northeast Regional Sales Manager handling business development in both veterinary and healthcare imaging. Prior to starting at 2020 Imaging, he spent 2 plus years at Patterson Veterinary and before that with Wedgewood Pharmacy.  Before sales, Michael was the nursing supervisor at a multi-doctor veterinary practice in his home state of New Jersey.

Michael obtained his Master of Business degree from Capella University in 2019 and his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 2005 from Delaware Valley University. After graduating from Delaware Valley University, he went on to work ten years in public safety with the county sheriff’s office prior to returning to his passion in veterinary medicine.

Besides his full-time position with 2020 Imaging, Michael has taught at various levels of academia, specifically on topics in anatomy and physiology and business courses. 

This episode is sponsored by Hill's.

Omar Farías, VMD (he/him) is was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He received his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania. For 11 years, he worked in small animal practice, first as an associate and later as a practice owner. While in practice, he dedicated part of his time helping several local animal welfare organizations. In 2011, He joined Hills Pet Nutrition as a professional consulting veterinarian and moved his family to New York City. In his progression at Hill's, Dr Farías has held positions of increasing responsibility and currently serves as a senior manager of scientific and academic affairs for Hill's Pet Nutrition. Farías serves as board member for Pride Veterinary Medical Community as president elect and as board member for the Mark Morris Institute. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri with his husband Paul, his Chihuahua La Chispa and his cat Desilu.