Volition DVM Presenters

  Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) Dr. Sue Ettinger is a practicing veterinary cancer specialist, international speaker, book author, and YouTube vlogger (video blogger). A dynamic and engaging speaker, she was voted the 2019 Western Veterinary Conference Small Animal Continuing Educator of the Year. She is one of approximately 450 board-certified specialists in medical oncology […]

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Jennifer E. Graham, DVM, DABVP (Avian / ECM), Dipl. ACZM

Jennifer E. Graham, DVM, DABVP (Avian / ECM), Dipl. ACZM

Dr. Graham graduated with her DVM from Auburn University in 1999. She completed an avian/exotic internship at the University of Georgia followed by a 3-year residency in avian/exotic animal medicine at the University of California at Davis. Following her residency, she started an exotics practice in a specialty referral hospital located in Seattle from 2003-2006. […]

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Ariel Fagen, DVM, DECVCP

Ariel Fagen, DVM, DECVCP

Dr. Fagen graduated from Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. She went on to complete an intensive one-year rotating small animal internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital and a 3-year residency in the American College of Veterinary Behavior at Behavior Vets of Colorado and Florida Veterinary Behavior Service. In 2018, Dr. Fagen […]

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Alison Meindl, DVM, DABVP

Alison Meindl, DVM, DABVP

Dr. Alison Meindl graduated from Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2005. Following graduation, she completed a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. Dr. Meindl was a general practitioner in the Phoenix, Arizona area for ten years before joining the University […]

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Camille Torres-Henderson, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Camille Torres-Henderson, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Camille Torres-Henderson, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM (Nutrition) attended Colorado State for her undergraduate and veterinary education. After she earned her DVM in 2001, she went into small animal private practice in Albuquerque, N.M. She joined Community Practice at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2008 and earned her feline and canine DABVP certification in […]

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Sarah Lefman DVM, DACVECC

Sarah Lefman DVM, DACVECC

Dr. Sara Lefman grew up in Massachusetts where she attended the University of Massachusetts and studied Animal Science. She completed vet school at Michigan State University, and her rotating internship at The Ohio State University. She then discovered her favorite place to live when she visited New York City for the first time and began […]

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Stith Keiser

Stith Keiser

Stith Keiser is the Chief Executive Officer for Blue Heron Consulting (BHC). His team of coaches collaborates with new and seasoned practices owners alike to improve their lives and the lives of their team members while simultaneously enhancing client experience, building sustainable practice profitability and elevating the quality of care for pets. In addition to […]

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Rachel Venable, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

Rachel Venable, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

Dr. Venable is a Board-Certified medical oncologist. She went to veterinary school at the University of Missouri and graduated cum laude. She then did her internship at the University of Georgia, and oncology residency at Colorado State. Dr. Venable has authored numerous publications and has been a speaker on local and national levels. She is […]

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Kathleen Cooney, DVM, CHPV, CCFP

Kathleen Cooney, DVM, CHPV, CCFP

Kathleen Cooney, DVM, CHPV, CCFP has been practicing advanced end-of-life care since 2006. She is Director of Education for the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy (CAETA) and a past President of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC) where she remains active in the organization, including design of their Animal Hospice and […]

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Sharon L. Deem, DVM, PhD, DACZM (Zoo and Wildlife Medicine)

Sharon L. Deem, DVM, PhD, DACZM (Zoo and Wildlife Medicine)

Dr. Sharon Deem is the Director of the Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine (ICM), for which she serves as the first Director since it launched in 2011. The ICM takes a holistic approach to wildlife conservation, public health, and sustainable ecosystems to ensure healthy animals and healthy people. In addition to global One […]

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