ESVCP Oral Abstract Presenters Bio

ESVCP-O-1
Karin Weber

ESVCP-O-2
Laura Espada Castro
Laura Espada Castro graduated in 2005 with a degree in Veterinary Science from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). After a few years in private practice in Spain and then in France, she developed a keen interest for internal medicine, going on to complete an Internal Medicine internship at the Centre Hospitalier Fregis (France) for 2 years whilst concurrently undertaking a Certificat d’etudes approfondies Veterinaires; in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the Veterinary Faculty of Toulouse (France).In 2019 Laura moved to the UK to complete a rotating internship at Southfields Veterinary Specialists. In 2020 she joined the University of Glasgow Small Animal Hospital as a rotating intern followed by a position as a Junior Clinician in Internal Medicine.
Laura is currently a 2nd year resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Glasgow.

ESVCP-O-3
Hélène Machiels
I graduated from the University of Liege in 2018 and then completed a rotating internship in the same faculty. Particularly interested in internal medicine, I continued my training with an internship in internal medicine in France (Centre Hospitalier VeterinairePommery), before returning to the University of Liege in 2020, first as a specialist intern and then as a resident. I'm now in my final year of ECVIM-CA residency program.

ESVCP-O-4
Giulia Cattaneo
Giulia graduated from the Univeristy of Cambridge in 2019 after which she undertook a 3-month internship in South Africa working with the wildlife. She returned to the UK and spent two years in a busy first-opinion practice then began her rotating internship at the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital (QVSH) in December 2021. She was fortunate enough to stay on as an internal medicine resident in December 2022. Giulia has a strong interest in feline medicine and immune-mediated disease.

ESVCP-O-5
Samantha Reeves
Samantha Reeves graduated from the University of Queensland in 2013 with a Bachelors in Veterinary Science (Hons). She spent the first 6 years of her career in general practice before pursuing an internship and residency at North Coast Veterinary Specialist and Referral Centre in 2020. She has completed her residency in 2023. Samantha enjoys internal medicine for the challenges it brings everyday and for the often long-term client relationships she is able to build. In her free time, Samantha enjoys reading, seeing movies and hanging out with her Douglas her Cattle Dog x and Pippin her cat.

ESVCP-O-6
Hugo Kaufmann
Graduated from the veterinary school of Lyon, France, in 2020, Hugo completed a rotating internship at the veterinary school of Alfort, France, and then specialized in internal medicine for 2 years before starting an ECVIM residency in January 2024 at the veterinary hospital center Fregisin Paris.

ESVCP-O-7
Jennifer von Luckner
Biography of the presenting author:Veterinary Degree awarded by : University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, GermanyDate awarded : 2ed July 2002Title : Doctor of Veterinary MedicineAwarded by : Veterinary Faculty University of Leipzig, GermanyDate awarded : 15th September 2004 Title : Diplomate ECVIM-CA (Internal Medicine)Awarded by : European College of Veterinary Internal MedicineDate awarded : 15th September 2012 (Exam passed 2011)Title : FTA Kleintiere (German specialist certificate for companion animals)Awarded by : Tierarztekammer Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyDate awarded : 24th April 2019Title : FTA Innere Medizin (German specialist certificate for internal medicine in companion animals)Awarded by : Tierarztekammer Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyDate awarded : 24th April 2019Title : HEA FellowAwarded by : Higher Education AcademyDate awarded : 9th Mai 2019Postgraduate Experience01.11.2021 -; to date Consultancy + Scientific CommunicationsLaboklinSteubenstrasse 4, 97688 Bad KissingenGermany01.11.2020 -; to date Internal Medicine Specialist, Head of MedicineAnicura Ahlen, Bunsenstrasse 20, 59229 AhlenGermany01.03.2020 -; 30.09.2020 Internal Medicine Specialist, Head of Medicine Cave Veterinary Specialists Georges Farm Nr, Wellington, West Buckland Wellington TA21 9LE United Kingdom01/02/2019 -; 29/02/2020 Internal Medicine Specialist, Head of MedicineEvidensia Tierklinik Norderstedt Kabels Stieg 41, D-22850 Norderstedt, Germany01/01/2018 -; 12/01/2019 Associate Professor, Head of MedicineMurdoch University, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine 90 South Street, Murdoch Western Australia 615001/04/2011 -; 31/12/2017 Internal Medicine Specialist, Head of MedicineSmall Animal Clinic Norderstedt Kabels Stieg 41, D-22850 Norderstedt, Germany01/12/2006 -; 31/03/2011 Internal Medicine SpecialistVeterinary Specialists Hamburg (private referral practice) Rodigallee 85, D-22043 Hamburg, Germany15/09/2002 - 30/11/2006 Research AssociateSmall Animal Clinic of the Veterinary School of Hannover Bischofsholer Damm 15, D-30173 Hannover, Germany

ESVCP-O-8
Jean-Sebastien Palerme

ESVCP-O-9
Eirini Chrysovergi
Eirini Chrysovergi is a greek veterinarian. She graduated from the veterinary school of Thessaly in Greece in 2015. She just completed her internal medicine residency at the University College Dublin, in Ireland. She had previously completed a rotating and specialty internship at the University of Glasgow. She is very passionate about gastroenterology and endocrinology.