Dr. Dörfelt studied at the University of Leipzig, Germany, qualifying in 2003. After completing a dissertation on hemodialysis and an internship at the Small Animal Clinic of the Freie Universität Berlin, he worked at the Norderstedt Veterinary Clinic in Germany from 2005-2007 before undertaking a residency in anesthesia and analgesia at Vienna’s University of Veterinary Medicine. Since 2011 he has been head of the Emergency and Critical Care Service at the Medical Small Animal Clinic of Ludwig Maximilian University in Germany. In addition to being a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, Dr. Dörfelt is also Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.