Richard Coe

Richard Coe graduated from Cambridge University in 1998. Following an internship in Philadelphia he completed a surgical residency at the University of Bristol and obtained the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2007. Since then he has had a number of roles as a specialist surgeon in both private practice and university, currently he is a Senior Clinician in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery at the University of Glasgow. Richard has lectured extensively in the UK, Europe and Asia, with a particular focus on practical training of young veterinarians in emergency surgical procedures.

Following graduation from the University of Melbourne in 1988, David spent 5 years in mixed practice throughout Australia, England, Scotland, and Wales. He then completed small animal and equine internships at Colorado State University, and a research fellowship and comparative ophthalmology residency at the University of Missouri. He joined the faculty at the University of California-Davis in 2000 where he is one of 6 ophthalmologists with 5 ophthalmology residents in training. He is an author of Slatter’s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology. David’s major interests are ocular surface disease and feline herpesvirus.

Barron P. Hall

Dr. Barron P. Hall is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After eight years of practicing general veterinary medicine with a special interest in dentistry and oral surgery, he began a residency in dentistry and oral surgery in Dallas, Texas under the guidance of Robert Wiggs, DVM, FAVD, Dipl., AVDC. Following his residency, he opened a veterinary dental practice in Northern Kentucky where he practiced for a few years before accepting the opportunity to become the owner of Animal Dental Clinic, and veterinary dental consultant to the National Zoo, in 2007.

Dr. Hall is a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College, of which there are just over 140 in the world, and a Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry. He continues his training by attending numerous professional meetings and hands-on laboratories. He has also given or assisted in more than 200 lectures and laboratory workshops for veterinarians, technicians, and pet owners, both nationally and internationally, on various topics in veterinary dentistry. He currently mentors two veterinary residents who travel from Nebraska and Vermont to train with him.

He volunteers his skills when needed at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and for the Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation (PEIVDF). He is also a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). He was especially honored to be selected for the PEIVDF Service Award in 2013 because this award was selected by his peers in exotic dentistry.

Dr. Hall, an Eagle Scout, enjoys musical theater and most sports. He is a member of the Northern Virginia Football Officials Association where he officiates high school and youth football games during the football season. He and his wife are “raising” Sophie (Cocker Spaniel), Bobbie Jo (Australian Shepherd), and Midnight (Mixed breed pup), and his Persian cats CC, Cooper, Mister, Waylon, and Willie.

Dr. Mariana Pardo graduated veterinary school from Universidad Mayor, Chile in 2009. She completed two emergency and critical care internships, at the University of Georgia and the University of Florida. She then went on to pursue her emergency and critical care residency at Cornell University. She is bilingual and an international speaker. She has authored multiple articles and book chapters and has recently focused on accessible continued education through her educational social media @criticalcareveterinarian. Her greatest passion is teaching and has made it one of her missions to give back to the Latin American community as much as possible by participating in numerous continuing education programs. She is passionate about advocating diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine is a member of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

Cristian Falzone

Cristian graduated in 2001 from the Veterinary School of Perugia, Italy. He worked as a general practitioner in private practices and within the surgery department of Perugia Veterinary School, until 2003. From 2004 to 2007 he completed a residency in Neurology and Neurosurgery in Valdinievole Veterinary Clinic, Italy. He spent most of the 2006 abroad incontinuing education. In September 2007 Cristian was awarded the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Neurology. He remained at Valdinievole Clinic until the beginning of 2010 and he then joined Davies Veterinary Specialists till the beginning of 2012. At the moment he has a partnership at the Diagnostica Piccoli Animali in Zugliano (VI) and at Vet-Rad Firenze (FI), where he works as a clinical neurologist and neurosurgeon. He is author of national and international papers; he is the senior president of the Italian Society of Veterinary Neurology (SINVet), member of the examination committee of the European Society of Veterinary Neurology (ESVN) and secretary of Italian society of veterinary of companion animals (SCIVAC). His professional fields of interest are spinal and brain surgery and neuro-imaging with particular emphasis on MRI.

Dr. Suphi Erdem Acar was born in 1954 in Tokat, Turkey. He completed his primary, middle, and high school education in Tokat. In 1978, he graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and, in the same year, started working as an assistant at Istanbul University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

During his academic career, he achieved various academic titles, specializing in veterinary radiology. In 1983, he earned the title of Veterinary Doctor, followed by Assistant Professor in 1988, Associate Professor in 1991, and finally, Professor in 1997. He enriched his knowledge and experience through research and studies conducted in countries such as Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Dr. Acar has published numerous domestic and international articles, conference presentations, and posters related to Veterinary Radiology, Veterinary Surgery, Orthopedics, Arthroscopy, and Urological Surgery.

While serving as a faculty member in the Department of Surgery at Istanbul University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, he voluntarily retired on April 17, 2006. He continues to work as an independent specialist consultant veterinarian.

Dr. Acar is married and a father of one child.