Our speakers serve as your ‘Personal’ Consultants during the seminars and welcome questions at the meetings, in the hallways and even on the beach!
Brittany Lancellotti, DVM, DipACVD
Program Chair & Moderator, Muller-Ihrke-Kwochka Veterinary Dermatology Seminar
Dr. Brittany Lancellotti is a veterinary dermatologist at Veterinary Skin and Ear in Los Angeles, California. She worked at the Animal Medical Center in New York City while attending veterinary technician school with a focus on animal behavior. She is a Fear Free certified veterinarian and is passionate about creating a positive experience for her animal patients and their owners during hospital visits.
Dr. Lancellotti fell in love with dermatology during veterinary school at Western University of Health Sciences, where she graduated with honors and was the recipient of multiple awards, including the Dean’s Award, Excellence in Veterinary Dermatology and Excellence in Internal Medicine. She completed a rotating internship at Animal Specialty Group in Los Angeles, followed by a residency with Animal Dermatology Group.
Dr. Lancellotti is passionate about allergies, and published her research study in the Journal of the American Veterinary Association, in which she compared the incidence of cancer between allergic dogs receiving long-term Apoquel and allergic dogs receiving other treatment for their allergies (fun fact, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups). Dr. Lancellotti loves to teach her clients, her staff, and other veterinarians. She is a national and international speaker. She loves spending time with her three dogs, including Russell Sprout, who has challenged her understanding of allergies, fear and anxiety, ear infections and Cushing’s disease, allowing her to sympathize with clients on many levels.
Meagan Painter, DVM, Dip. ACVD
Dr. Meagan Painter is a Board Certified Veterinary Dermatologist practicing at Angell-West in Greater Boston, MA. She graduated from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2014 and completed a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Angell Animal Medical Center in 2015. For three years thereafter, she practiced as a resident in veterinary dermatology with Veterinary Healing Arts in East Greenwich, RI and the Animal Dermatology Group in California. Dr. Painter proudly achieved Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Dermatology in 2018 after completing residency training, publication, case report review, and a 2-day written certification examination. Before coming home to Boston, she practiced for two years in San Francisco, CA at the San Francisco Veterinary Specialists. And, in 2020, Dr. Painter started her own company called “Live, Learn, Vet” (formerly The Allergic Dog) to bring online courses to primary care veterinarians on subjects related to allergic skin and ear disease in dogs and cats. Dr. Painter lives in the Boston area with her husband (Andrew, U.S. Coast Guard, retired), daughter (Claire, age 5 years), five chickens, one loyal house cat (Chips), and an outstandingly adorable Boston Terrier (Pepper). Curiosity, kindness, and clinical excellence are what fuel Dr. Painter. If you would like to learn more about her check out her continuing education website @ Live, Learn, Vet. www.livelearnvet.com
Anthony Yu, BSc, DVM, Dip. ACVD
Dr. Yu graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1990, completed a residency and Master’s degree at Auburn University in 1995, and obtained Board Certification in the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology in 1996. Dr. Yu practiced in Portland, Oregon for 11 years before returning home to teach at OVC as an Associate Professor for 9 years. Dr. Yu returned to private referral practice in 2013 where he helps to get to the root of chronic ear, skin, endocrine, and allergic conditions in dogs, cats, and horses. Dr. Yu also has a keen interest in Video-otoscopy and LASER surgery.
Alicia Webb Milum, DVM, Dip. ACVD
Dr. Alicia Webb Milum (Dr. Webb) is a Board Certified Veterinary Dermatologist and owner of Redbud Animal Dermatology and Allergy Specialist in Oklahoma City, OK. She grew up in small town Oklahoma and graduated high school as the valedictorian of a class of 26 people. From there, she attended the University of Oklahoma and received her B.S. degree in zoology with a minor in English literature. She graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. After graduation, Dr. Webb worked for 5 years in a busy small animal general practice in Oklahoma City. She then pursued a residency in veterinary dermatology with the Animal Dermatology Clinic in Tustin, CA. She completed the residency and passed the dermatology board examination in 2018, achieving Diplomate status of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. She then traveled back home to start Redbud Animal Dermatology and Allergy Specialist and is happy to be back home in the Sooner state! In her free time, Dr. Webb loves to spend time with her family, including her three little boys and three dogs Cosmo, Buttercup and Pearl, and can usually be found at a ball field rain or shine as a bonafide “baseball mom”.
In addition to her expertise in diagnosing and managing allergic, autoimmune and cancerous skin and ear diseases, Dr. Webb has a special interest in bacterial skin infections, including understanding and minimizing the risk of antibiotic resistance.
Jon Klingborg, DVM
Program Chair & Moderator, The Veterinary M-E-D Seminar
Jon Klingborg DVM has published more than 250 newspaper articles, has coauthored a chapter in Vet Clinics of North America, has appeared on radio and television discussing veterinary issues and in print media around the world, was the youngest president in the history of the California Veterinary Medical Association, has served on committees to the American Veterinary Medical Association and the California Veterinary Medical Board, and has spoken nationally and internationally on animal welfare issues. Dr. Klingborg was awarded
the honorary title of Distinguished Practitioner (DPNAP) by the National
Academies of Practice in 2006. Dr. Klingborg is the author of Exam Room Communication for Veterinarians: The Science and Art of Conversing with Clients. (AHAA Press, 2011.) In 2018, he received the Alumni Achievement Award from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the Distinguished Life Membership Award from the California VMA.
Craig Webb PhD, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Endocrine Lectures
After completing his PhD in Neuroscience Dr. Webb earned his DVM from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Webb did his
internship at Alameda East in Denver where he experienced his 15 minutes of fame on Animal Planets “Emergency Vets” TV show.
Dr. Webb was a resident at CSU, with Dr. David Twedt as his mentor, and has remained on faculty at the VTH ever since.
Dr. Webb is most famous for marrying well above himself (his wife Tracy is much smarter and much better looking), and he is best known as Trevor, Collette, and Domonique’s Dad. Dr. Webb is currently a Clinical Sciences Department Professor, Head Small Animal Medicine Section.
Feline Diabetics and their Veterinarians: A Rapidly Changing Relationship
Canine Diabetics: The Obvious and the Updates
The Adrenal Gland’s Split Personality: Canine
The Adrenal Gland’s Split Personality: Feline
Sarah Shropshire, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)—
Immunology Lectures
Dr. Shropshire is an Internal Medicine faculty member at Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. Dr. Shropshire completed her DVM degree at Colorado State University. Dr. Shropshire then completed an internship at the University of Georgia, followed by a small animal internal medicine residency and PhD at Colorado State University. Dr. Shropshire is mostly involved in clinical duty for the hospital and clinical trials. Dr. Shropshire’s research interests include liver disease, immune thrombocytopenia, coagulation, and proteinuria.
Canine IMHA
Feline IMHA
Canine and Feline ITP
Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Holly Brown, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Pathology/Hematology
Dr. Holly Brown received her DVM from the University of Georgia and worked in small animal private practice in Colorado and North Carolina. She returned to UGA for a residency in clinical pathology and additionally obtained her doctorate degree in pathology, studying Cytauxzoon felis infection in domestic and wild cats. After completion of her residency and PhD, Dr. Brown remained on as a faculty member at UGA where she served as a diagnostic clinical pathologist, instructor, and collaborative researcher. Dr. Brown then joined Metzger Animal Hospital’s large general and referral practice in State College, PA as an on-staff clinical pathologist. There she sees a wide variety of diagnostic submissions and enjoys playing an important role at the interface of diagnostic testing and patient care. Dr. Brown fulfills her passion for teaching providing mentorship opportunities and continuing education lectures and wetlabs.
Helping Cancer Patients with in-clinic Hematology
Urinalysis: Why Pan For Gold
Tying it all Together: Maximizing the Minimum Database
In Clinic Effusion Analysis: A Tale of 3 Kitties