Steven Mensack, VMD, DACVECC, Medical Director “I don't just practice emergency & critical care veterinary medicine, I have a passion for it. I want to work with my patients, their ‘parents,’ and their primary veterinarians to do what’s in the best interest for all of them. I want to ensure that all individuals involved with the pet’s care are educated regarding the most current and best options available in diagnosing and treating whatever problem they come to me with, whether medical or surgical. Above all, I want everyone to know what the potential outcomes of the pet’s care can be, and to be comfortable with any and all decisions that are made.”

Professional Passions:

• Fluid therapy
• Resuscitation from shock and shock-like states
• Analgesia/multimodal pain management
• Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR)

Career Highlights

• Editorial Review Board member, Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
• Residency Training Committee member and past-chairperson, American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care
• Multiple publications, including article on “Fluid Therapy: Options and Rational Selection,” published in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
• National lecturer on Emergency & Critical Care

Education

• Residency in Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
• Veterinarius Medicinae Doctoris (VMD), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• Bachelor of Science in Zoology, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of California, Davis

Previous Experience Highlights

• Consultant, Animal Emergency Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
• Director, Emergency & Critical Care Services, VCA Animal Hospital, IN

Other Passions

• My wife, my five children and my Dalmatian
• Physical fitness
• Golf
• Travel