RODOLFO BRÜHL DAY (coord.)
Dr Brühl Day (DVM) graduated from the Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) in 1977, with honours (Magna cum Laude) and Gold Medal for best GPA. After a Residency in Small Animal Surgery in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (University of California, Davis) in 1984, he has become a Charter Diplomate in Small Animal Surgery from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (1998), specialist in University Teaching with orientation to Veterinary and Biological Sciences (2000), and a Diplomate of the Latin-American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (2002).
He has taught in several universities throughout his extensive career (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Buenos Aires; University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, California, United States; and Ross University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Saint Kitts, West Indies). Since 2008 he is Professor of Small Animal Surgery, Director of the Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Academic Program , and Staff Surgeon at the Small Animal Clinic in St. George’s University (School of Veterinary Medicine, Grenada, West Indies).
Dr Brühl Day has been awarded with many scholarships, awards and distinctions and has contributed in a number of publications in books, journals and handouts. He has also participated in courses, seminars and taken several CE courses throughout his career. Since 1995 he is a member of the Editorial Board of the scientific section Selecciones Veterinarias of Editorial Intermédica, Buenos Aires.
MARÍA ELENA MARTÍNEZ
Dr Martínez (DVM) graduated from the Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) in 1991. As a specialist in Small Animals Surgery and Anaesthesiology, she has been tutoring and teaching in the University of Buenos Aires from 1998 to 2006. In 2002, she became a Diplomate in Small Animal Surgery and is currently Head of the Surgery Service in the course on Veterinary Neurology. She has gained experience in several countries like United States (Missouri University), Brasil (Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina), and Colombia (Fundación Universitaria San Martín). She is a member of Neurolatinvet and a founding member of Neurovet-Argentina (Argentinean Association of Veterinary Neurologists).
PABLO MEYER
Dr Pablo Meyer (DVM) graduated from the Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) in 1986. Since 2003, he is a Diplomate in Small Animal Surgery, and lecturer on skin surgery and reconstruction in the specialisation course on Surgery in small animals. He is also a surgeon of the Surgery Service of the Teaching Hospital of the Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias of the University of Buenos Aires (HEMV-UBA), and lecturer at the Service of Oncology. Author of various works in this field, he has participated in several conferences and contributed in specialised journals focusing in surgery and oncology.
COLLABORATORS
José Rodríguez, DVM, PhD
Graduate in Veterinary Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Head Tutor of the Department of Animal Pathology, University of Zaragoza, Spain. Veterinary surgeon, Hospital Veterinario Valencia Sur, Valencia, Spain.
Sandra Mattoni, DVM
Resident Limited Status, Emergency and Critical Care, UC-Davis, California, US. Assistant Professor, Small Animal Medicine, St. George’s University - School of Veterinary Medicine. Grenada, West Indies. Medical Director, Centro de Cuidados Intensivos y Emergencias, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Eduardo Durante, BVSc, BVSc(Hons), MedVet, DVSc
Professor, Small Animal Surgery, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Professor, Small Animal Surgery and Senior Associate Dean, St. George’s University - School of Veterinary Medicine, Grenada, West Indies.
Francesca Ivaldi, DVM, MSc
Associate Professor, Small Animal Surgery, St. George’s University - School of Veterinary Medicine, Grenada, West Indies.