Our Team - Animal Health Partners

Our Highly Qualified Team of Veterinarians

Lead by a team of highly qualified veterinary specialists, Animal Health Partners Toronto Emergency and Specialty Hospital is bringing the world’s best practices of private human healthcare to veterinarian care.

Neurology

Greg Kilburn, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

Head of Service

Neurology

Board-certified Specialist in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery

Graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College (2003)

Rotating Small Animal Internship, Atlantic Veterinary College (2003-2004)

Residency in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Veterinary Neurological Center (2004-2007)

Graduated from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology) (2007)

Edouard Marchal, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

Veterinary Specialist

Neurology

Edouard Marchal graduated from the Ecole National Veterinaire d'Alfort (France) in 2015.

He moved to Saint- Hyacinthe (Quebec) for his rotating internship and stayed in Canada for his Neurology/Neurosurgery Residency at the University of Guelph from 2016 to 2019.

Edouard decided to continue the Canadian adventure for longer and is delighted to be a member of the Animal Health Partners team and Neurology Service.

Board-certified from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)

Alison Little, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

Veterinary Specialist

Neurology

Dr. Alison Little graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2014.

Following graduation, she completed five years of advanced training via a Small Animal Rotating Internship at the Veterinary Emergency Clinic in Toronto, a Specialty Neurology Internship at Southeast Veterinary Neurology in Miami, Florida and a Neurology/Neurosurgery Residency at Mississippi State University.

Board-certified Specialist in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)

Guillaume Mallet, DVM

Veterinary Intern

Neurology

Graduated from the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon (France) in 2017

Completed his my small animal rotating internship at the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon (France) in 2017-2018

Worked then as a general practitioner in the referral center "Massilia" in Marseille (France) from 2018 to 2020

Moved to Canada to do his specialty neurology internship at the Centre DMV in Montreal in 2020-2021 and is continuing his Canadian adventure with AHP in Toronto.

Jiaven (Jiavendrasingh) Mussafeer, DVM

Veterinary Intern

Neurology

Originally from Mauritius, Completed his veterinary degree at University Putra Malaysia (Malaysia) in 2015

Worked as an ER veterinarian in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) for 3 years

Completed his small animal rotating internship at the Veterinary Specialty Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador

Currently pursuing his passion in the field of neurology /neurosurgery with AHP in Toronto

Cardiology

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Jonathan Lichtenberger, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Head of Service

Cardiology

Graduated from the École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (France)

Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Cardiology section

4-year specialty training residency in Cardiology and MSc in electrophysiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College (PEI, Canada)

Small animal internship at Oregon State University (USA)

Kari Kurtz, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Veterinary Specialist

Cardiology

Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from Michigan State University

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University

1-year Rotating Internship at North Carolina State University

3-year Cardiology Residency at North Carolina State University

Board-certified from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)

Practiced as a Veterinary Cardiologist for two years in Chicago, Illinois

Charlotte Donnan, DVM

Veterinary Intern

Cardiology

Originally from the suburbs of Seattle, USA

Bachelor of Science in Applied Animal Biology from the University of British Columbia (Canada)

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University (USA)

Small Animal Rotating Internship at Oregon State University (USA)

Surgery

Debbie Reynolds, BVSc, DACVS

Head of Service

Surgery

Graduated from the University of Queensland (Australia)

Specialist in Veterinary Surgery, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons – Small Animal

3-year specialty training residency in Surgery at the University of Guelph (Guelph, Canada)

Research Fellow at Michigan State University – Stem cell research (USA)

Small animal internship at Washington State University (USA)

Jeffery Biskup, DVM, DACVS

Veterinary Specialist

Surgery

Specialist in Veterinary Surgery, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons - Small Animal

Graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College

Rotating internship University of Illinois

3 year surgical residency at the University of Minnesota

5 years as Faculty at the University of Tennessee

2.5 years as Faculty at Oregon State University

Lea Mehrkens, DVM, DACVS

Veterinary Specialist

Surgery

Graduated from University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Rotating Small Animal Internship at the University of Tennessee

Completed Residency in Small Animal Surgery at Oregon State University

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons - Small Animal

Sohee Bae, DVM, MS

Veterinary Intern

Surgery

Graduated from College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University (Korea)

Completed master's degree combined with surgical training program at Seoul National University (Korea)

Completed small animal rotating internship and surgical internship at Oregon State University (USA)

Anesthesia

Alicia Skelding, DVM, MSc, DVSc, Diplomate ACVAA

Head of Service

Anesthesia

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia

Doctor of Veterinary Science, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph

3-year residency in Anesthesia and Analgesia, Ontario Veterinary College

1-year rotating small animal internship at 404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital

Master of Science degree in dairy genetics, University of Guelph

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College

Bachelor of Science degree, University of Guelph

Rodrigo Aguilera, DVM, Residency trained ACVA

Veterinary Specialist

Anesthesia

Alex Focken, DVM

Veterinary Intern

Anesthesia

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

1 year Small Animal Rotating Internship at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Bachelor of Sciences in Applied Animal Biology, University of British Columbia (Vancouver)

Internal Medicine

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Shannon Westgarth, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine)

Head of Service

Internal Medicine

Bachelor of science (honours) from Queen’s University - 2007

Doctor of veterinary medicine from the Ontario Veterinary College – 2011

Rotating internship at the Ontario Veterinary College 2011-2012

Internal medicine residency at the Ontario Veterinary College 2012-2015

Doctor of Veterinary Science degree from the Ontario Veterinary College 2015

Board-certified from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (internal medicine) 2015

Ashley Gold, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine)

Veterinary Specialist

Internal Medicine

Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Western Ontario

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Ontario Veterinary College

1-year Rotating Internship at BluePearl Veterinary Partners in New York City

3-year Internal Medicine Residency at Michigan State University

Board-certified from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) (2016)

5 years practicing as a Veterinary Internist in Chicago, Illinois

Anne Arsenault, DVM

Veterinary Intern

Internal Medicine

Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia

Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from Dalhousie University

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Atlantic Veterinary College

First year in practice as a small animal general practitioner

1-year specialty internship in Internal Medicine at Atlantic Veterinary College

Oncology

Jérôme Gagnon, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

Veterinary Specialist

Oncology

Originally from Quebec, Dr. Gagnon graduated as a DVM from the University of Montreal in 2005.

Completed a Medical Oncology Residency at Michigan State University

Practiced as a Medical Oncologist for 8 years in the United States.

Most recently served as an Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Critical Care

Dawn Crandell, DVM, DVSc, DACVECC

Medical Veterinary Director

Co-Head of Service, Intensive Care Unit

Diplomate of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC)

Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) from Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)

3-year residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Ontario Veterinary College Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Guelph, ON)

1-year rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, PEI)

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)

Judy Brown, DVM, MSc, DACVECC

Co-Head of Service

Intensive Care Unit

Diplomate of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC)

Masters of Science (MSc) from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)

3-year residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Ontario Veterinary College Veterinary Teaching Hospital

1-year rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Animal Medical Center (New York, NY)

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)

Michelle Coady, DVM, DACVECC

Veterinary Specialist

Intensive Care Unit

Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care, Diplomate of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC)

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from St. Matthew's University School of Veterinary Medicine (with clinical training at the University of Minnesota)

3-year Residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

1-year Small Animal Rotating Internship at Western Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Centre (Calgary, AB)

Alice Bennett, BVSc, DACVECC

Veterinary Specialist

Intensive Care Unit

Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care, Diplomate of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC)

Bachelor of Veterinary Science from Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Most recently an Assistant Professor in Emergency and Critical Care at University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

3-year Residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Matthew J Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

2-year Residency in Emergency and Critical Care at University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospital, Werribee, Australia

Emergency

Barbara Bryer, DVM

Head of Service

Emergency Medicine

Graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario

Fear-Free training certified

Laura Tindal, DVM

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

Graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from McGill University

Small-animal rotating internship at the Veterinary Emergency Clinic in Toronto

Fear-Free training certified

Julia Cecchini, DVM

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

Graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario

Bachelor of Biomedical Science from the University of Guelph

Small animal rotating internship at the Veterinary Emergency Clinic in Toronto

Courtney Murray, DVM

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

Graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Former rotating intern at the Veterinary Emergency Clinic of Toronto

4+ years practicing emergency medicine

Caroline Gregg, DVM

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine - Graduated with honours from Ontario Veterinary College in 2015

Bachelor of Science (Biology) - Graduated with honours from University of Guelph in 2011

Practicing emergency medicine in large referral hospitals across the GTA for the past 3+ years

Blair Rainey, DVM

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

Graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario

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Katherine Moffitt, DVM

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

- Graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario

Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph

Fear-Free training certified

Arianne Archee, DVM

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

Graduated from Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph Ontario

Bachelor of science from McMaster University

Small animal rotating internship at the Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services in Rochester, New York

Fear-Free training certified

RECOVER CPR certified in basic and advanced life support

Jennifer Ho, DVM

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

Graduated from Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph Ontario

Small animal rotating internship at the CARE Centre in Calgary

Joined Animal Health Partners in October, 2021

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Rosemary Cullander, BVMS

Veterinarian

Emergency Medicine

Graduated from Whitman College with a Bachelors of Art

Graduated from University of Glasgow Veterinary College

Small Animal Rotating Internship at the Veterinary Emergency Clinic in Toronto

Worked in small animal Emergency Medicine and Surgery in the GTA for the last 6 years

Joined Animal Health Partners in December, 2021

Leadership

Dawn Crandell, DVM, DVSc, DACVECC

Medical Veterinary Director

Co-Head of Service, Intensive Care Unit

Diplomate of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC)

Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) from Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)

3-year residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Ontario Veterinary College Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Guelph, ON)

1-year rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, PEI)

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)

Scott Woodrow

Head of Innovation

Hospital Leadership

Over 20 years of international commercialization experience

Founder and Inventor of software company in data acquisition and informatics for mental health

International Board of Governors Member, Technion Institute, Israel (2013-2016)

Alan Norris, DVM, DACVIM

Emeritus

Hospital Leadership

Internal Medicine professional for over 40 years

Board Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist, ACVIM

Founder of Internal Medicine and Oncology Services, Veterinary Emergency Clinic, Toronto

Former Partner Veterinary Referral Clinic of Mississauga. Deep expertise in oncology, blood disorders, respiratory disorders, nephrology and gastroenterology