Dr. Campoy is a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. A native of Spain, Dr. Campoy received his veterinary degree from Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) in 1995. After some time in private practice, he completed an internship at the aforementioned University. Subsequently, Dr Campoy completed his residency in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at University College Dublin (Ireland). He attained diplomate status from the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2004. Dr. Campoy also holds a Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Research interests for Dr. Campoy are focused on locoregional anesthetic techniques for all species with a focus on dogs and horses. He has co-authored numerous peer reviewed publications on this topic as well as some of the leading texts in locoregional anesthesia.

Emanuela graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Milan in 2009. In 2010, she won the Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo da Vinci scholarship to perform an internship at the University of Lincoln, Department of Biological Science under the supervision of Professor Daniel S. Mills. In 2011, she became a phD student of the European Project Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) and, in 2014, Emanuela developed the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) a pioneering pain indicator based on facial expressions. Since her PhD in Animal Production, she worked at the University of Milan as post-doc and research fellow. She became a Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine in 2014. Emanuela’s research encompasses various aspects of animal welfare. She is interested in pain assessment in horses and how pain can influence welfare and human-animal relationship, the use of biomarkers as innovative indicators for pain assessment. Emanuela has published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed veterinary journals and lectures regularly at national and international courses/conferences on equine pain assessment and welfare.

Bernd Driessen is Full Professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his DVM from Free University of Berlin in 1988 and completed his doctorate in neuropharmacology with a Dr. med. vet. degree (Ph.D. equivalent) at the same university in 1991 after completing his experimental studies at the laboratories of Grünenthal Pharmaceuticals in Aachen, Germany. From 1991 to 1995 he held the position of an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at the Albert-Ludwig’s University of Freiburg’s Medical School and obtained his board certification in pharmacology and toxicology from the German Veterinary Medical Association. In 1998 Bernd completed a residency in anesthesia & critical patient care at the University of California-Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. He is boarded with the European College of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology and with the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, and is currently teaching veterinary anesthesia and pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the development of and treatment with hemoglobin-based blood substitutes, techniques of loco-regional anesthesia & analgesia, and the pharmacology of new anesthetic and analgesic drugs.

Dr. Goodrich is a Professor of Orthopedics in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Her laboratory studies new approaches to bone and joint healing in equine athletes, and employs both gene therapy and stem cell therapy. Ongoing studies include using adeno-associated viral vectors to deliver growth factors and anti-inflammatory molecules important in cartilage and bone healing. Dr. Goodrich has utilized mesenchymal stem cells and platelet rich plasma to improve cartilage repair. Further studies utilizing gene therapy combined with stem cell therapies to improve musculoskeletal repair are currently underway.

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Dr. Alonso Guedes is a DVM, PhD and board certified veterinary anesthesiologist interested in understanding how calcium and lipid signaling are involved in chronic disease biology. Diseases of interest include osteoarthritis, laminitis and asthma.

Dr. Hassel is an Associate Professor of Equine Emergency Surgery & Critical Care and helped establish the 24/7 Equine Critical Care service at CSU in 2004. She has been a specialist in the area of equine colic since completion of her surgical residency in 1997 and has furthered her background in critical care medicine for the horse by obtaining board certification by the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care in 2007. Her research interests are focused on treatment of the critically ill equine patient, with particular interests in colic, the equine gastrointestinal microbiome and endotoxemia.

Klaus Hopster is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania and a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia (ECVAA). He also is a German Veterinary Medical Association-recognized specialist in Veterinary Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management (Fachtierarzt für Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie).

Klaus received his DVM degree from the Hannover School of Veterinary Medicine in Germany in 2006. He then spent a rotating internship at the Equine Hospital of the same veterinary school. During this time, he was enrolled in a doctorate program under supervision of Prof. Bernd Ohnesorge that he completed in 2007 with a thesis entitled “Open-Lung-Concept ventilation during general anesthesia of the horse and its influence on the early post-operative period”. From 2007 to 2011 Klaus was enrolled in an ECVAA-approved residency program in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. After successful conclusion of this program he obtained the ECVCAA diplomate status in December of 2011. Upon finishing his training program, Klaus accepted the position of Senior Lecturer in Anesthesia, Pain Management, and Critical Care at the Hannover School of Veterinary Medicine's Equine Hospital that he held until his departure to the University of Pennsylvania in 2016.

Over the past 10 years Klaus’ research activities have focused on intraoperative lung function and tissue oxygenation in the horse. Before leaving the Hannover School of Veterinary Medicine he completed numerous investigations culminating in his habilitation (equivalent to Ph.D.) thesis that describes the influence of general anesthesia on intestinal perfusion and oxygenation in the horse. He has published numerous other original scientific and reviews articles, book chapters, abstracts, and proceedings in the field of veterinary anesthesiology and is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and seminars.

Klaus is member of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (AVA), the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (ECVAA) and the Anesthesia, Intensive & Emergency Care, and Pain Management (VAINS) section of the German Veterinary Association (DVG).

Casper graduated as a veterinarian in 2002. After a few years in mixed rural practices, Casper returned to the University of Copenhagen first as an intern and later as a PhD fellow from 2005-2008. He was awarded his PhD for the dissertation 'Intra-articular morphine in horses - Clinical properties in lipopolysaccharide-induced synovitis' in 2009. From 2008-2011 Casper completed the ECVS standard residency programme and became a diplomate of the ECVS in 2012. He has published research within the fields of equine pain management, equine pain evaluation, colic treatment and prognosis, minimally invasive surgery and upper respiratory disease diagnosis. Casper was been part of the surgery team at Evidensia Animal Hospital in Helsingborg, Sweden for 10 years during which time he became Head of Equine Surgery in September 2012.

Casper is now a professor at the Large Animal Teaching Hospital of the University of Copenhagen.

Doctor Thijs van Loon graduated in 2000 from the Utrecht Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating, he worked for 3 years in a mixed private practice. After the first year with a lot of general practice, he started to focus on equine anesthesia and internal medicine. In early 2004 he returned to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht and received a training position in veterinary anesthesiology, pain management and Intensive Care. Simultaneously with the training programme, Thijs started a doctoral research into local pain relief techniques in horses (including epidural anesthesia) and into the objective measurement of pain manifestations. 

In 2012, Thijs passed his exams for the European register of specialists and became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists and Analgesia (ECVAA). In the same year he completed his PhD and defended his dissertation in the Academy Building in Utrecht entitled “Analgesia in the Horse, various approaches for assessment and treatment of pain and nociception in equines”. 

Between 2012 and 2021 Thijs continued to work at the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of the University Clinic for Horses in Utrecht. He has guided countless students, interns and specialists in training. In addition to his work in the clinic, he continued research into making acute and chronic pain measurable in horses and donkeys. This resulted, among other things, in the development of the EPWA (Equine Pain and Welfare App) app. This app, with which pain signals in horses and donkeys can be objectively measured, was developed with the cooperation of colleagues and research students, supported by the Friends of Veterinary Medicine Foundation and the Paardenkamp Foundation. A version that can be used for working horses and donkeys in developing countries is being developed, with support from Brooke Hospital for Animals. 

Thijs has been working at SMDC since in September 2021. Both in Heesch and in the international clinics of Altano, he uses his knowledge and experience to supervise (sometimes complex) anesthesia and sedation procedures and to contribute to the further development of pain relief for various disorders. Thijs also provides refresher courses in anesthesia and pain relief for Altano Academy. Since the beginning of 2023, Thijs combines his work for SMDC and Altano with working at the department of clinical sciences at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. 

Veronica qualified from the University of Cambridge in 2003 having previously graduated from the University of Oxford. She has experience of working in a number of referral and university hospitals in the UK and Europe.

Her clinical interests are in all aspects of equine medicine, and in particular headshaking. Her research in headshaking, funded by the British Neuropathological Society, The Langford Trust for Animal Health and Welfare and BOVA UK Ltd, working in conjunction with Algotec Research and Development UK Ltd, has led to the use of EquiPENS™ treatment for trigeminally-mediated headshakers.

Veronica’s headshaking research is world leading, she has published ten peer-reviewed papers as well as numerous book chapters and magazine articles. Veronica continues her work to develop safe and effective treatment for trigeminally-mediated headshakers. Veronica’s passion for horses goes beyond her veterinary work. She has also competed at Advanced Medium in dressage and trained her own horses.

In 2020 Veronica was awarded a fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to clinical practice.

Claudia Spadavecchia studied Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pisa, Italy and graduated in 1997. After a residency inVeterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the University of Bern, she got the ECVAA (European College of Veterinary Anaesthesiaand Analgesia) diploma in 2002 and the ABVA (Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists) diploma in Veterinary Acupuncturein 2004. From the Doctoral School in Biomedical Science and Engineering, Aalborg University in Denmark she obtained a PhD in2005 on pain neurophysiology. In 2006 she concluded her Habilitation at the University of Bern, Switzerland. After 2 years spent asa lecturer at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in Olso, Norway, she became in 2008 Anaesthesiology and Pain therapyprofessor and institute leader at the Vetsuisse Faculty in Bern. Since then, main research interests are pain recognition,pathophysiology and treatment in several animal species.

Dr. Brad Tanner found his passion for horses at a young age on his family’s farm in Kentucky. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Kentucky in 2001, followed by veterinary school at Auburn University, graduating in 2005.   After graduation Brad completed an ambulatory internship at Rood and Riddle, the following year became an associate and served as the resident veterinarian for Shadwell farm.  Dr. Tanner became a shareholder in the practice in 2012. He is one of very few Board-Certified Veterinary Dentist™ and a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College.

His ambulatory practice is largely focused on dentistry, Thoroughbred reproduction, neonatal/ foal medicine and herd health.  Dr. Tanner has a large referral case load for advanced dentistry and surgical procedures with an interest in sinus disease.  He serves on many committees in organized medicine for the AVMA, AAEP, KAEP and College of Veterinary Dentistry. Dr. Tanner is published in both the areas of reproduction and dentistry and frequently lectures at local, national and international scientific meetings.

He is married with two sons and enjoys spending time outside on their farm in Versailles and raising Thoroughbred foals.  Away from the farm he enjoys coaching youth baseball/ basketball and attending live sporting events-UK sports, horse racing and baseball games.

Dr. Stacy Tinkler is the Head of Veterinary Services at The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland, where she has been working for just over 2 years overseeing the vet team and health of around 1800 donkeys. Prior to her current post, Stacy worked in large animal internal medicine and equine ambulatory practice at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine since 2011. She dedicates part of her life to working equid volunteer veterinary projects through the Equitarian Initiative and has a passion for international veterinary medicine.  She has been participating in various working equid projects in Central and South America for the past 20 years and has worked and volunteered at the American Fondouk in Fes, Morocco. Dr. Tinkler has a particular interest in sustainable veterinary and para-veterinary program development and community education dedicated to working equids and their caregivers in partner communities in Latin America. She loves to be outside, to travel and loves how animals and their welfare unite and bond people from all over the globe.

Pam is a 1986 graduate of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Between 1986 and 1989 she served as the originator and clinician for the equine neonatal intensive unit at Cornell, completing a Master’s degree in equine medicine and surgery simultaneously. Pam was in private practice from 1989 until 1991, when she began residency training in large animal internal medicine at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania. Between 1993 and 1998, Pam completed a PhD in cardiorespiratory physiology at Cornell University. She joined the faculty at New Bolton Center in 1998 where she remained until accepting her current position at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in 2008.

Pam is board certified in the specialties of Large Animal Internal Medicine and Emergency and Critical Care and has lectured extensively throughout the US and Europe. She has authored or co-authored over 370 research manuscripts, abstracts, proceedings, book chapters and invited manuscripts and participated in the training of 70 interns, residents and graduate students. Pam's particular areas of interest are perinatology, neonatology, critical care, emergency medicine, cardiorespiratory physiology and models of markers of disease severity.