24-Hour Emergency & Critical Care

Megan Helgeson, BVMS, MRCVS, Practice Limited to Emergency & Critical Care

Education

  • BVMS, Glasgow University School of Veterinary Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland

Advanced Clinical Training

  • Rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group, Ventura, CA
  • Residency in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists, Glendale, WI
  • ACVECC Recover BLS (basic life support) & ALS (advanced life support) rescuer certified

Clinical Interests

  • Trauma
  • Sepsis
  • Toxicology
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Extracorporeal Therapy

Personal Interests

Traveling, hiking and camping, rugby, horseback riding (jumping and polo)


Carly Blom, DVM

Education

DVM, Colorado State University
BS, Arizona State University; Barrett, the Honors College

Advanced Clinical Training

  • Rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY

Clinical Interests

  • Critical Care/Emergency Medicine
  • Toxicology
  • Infectious disease
  • Poisonous plants
  • Envenomations

Personal Interests

Tennis, graphic design, painting


Brian Goff, DVM

Dr. Brian Goff, Emergency Service at VETMED

Education

DVM, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine

Advanced Clinical Training

  • Small Animal Rotating Internship at Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson

Clinical Interests

  • Polytrauma
  • Immune-mediated diseases
  • Neurological disorders

Personal Interests

Binge-watching TV series on Netflix, working towards completing a 140mi Ironman, traveling, reading, and spending time with pets Keeva and Mosby.


Jon Lou, DVM

Education

DVM, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

Advanced Clinical Training

  • Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Angell Animal Medical Center

Clinical Interests

  • Geriatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Palliative Care

Personal Interests

Hiking, playing with my dogs, attending sporting and live music events


Melissa Mazur, DVM

Education

DVM, University of Melbourne
BS, University of Illinois

Advanced Clinical Training

  • Rotating Internship in emergency & critical care, WVRC, Waukesha, WI

Clinical Interests

  • Laceration Repairs
  • Toxin Ingestions
  • Acute Vomiting

Personal Interests

Hiking, spending time with her dog, visiting her family in Chicago, and scuba diving


Hailey Turner, DVM

Education

DVM, Colorado state university

Advanced Clinical Training

  • Rotating medicine and surgery internship, WestVet Boise Idaho
  • Neurology specialty internship, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists

Clinical Interests

  • Neurology
  • Polytrauma
  • AKI
  • Toxicities

Personal Interests

Triathlons, running, reading, anything to do with cats


McKaila von Johnson, DVM

Education

DVM, Iowa State University College

BS, Iowa State University

Advanced Clinical Training

  • ER-Focused Internship in Emergency & Critical Care, WVRC, Waukesha, WI

 

Clinical Interests

  • Urinary obstruction/unblocking cats
  • Laceration repair and other procedures

Personal Interests

Gardening, crocheting/knitting, spending time with my her dog (Darla) and husband (Kyle), and video games


Veronica Hough, DVM

Education

DVM, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ

BS, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Advanced Clinical Training

  • Emergency and Critical Care Mentorship, Colorado Animal Specialty and Emergency, Boulder, CO
  • Fear Free Certified

Clinical Interests

  • Traumatic stabilization
  • Coagulopathies
  • Laceration Repairs

Personal Interests

Mountain biking, hiking with her rescue dogs Knightro and Lilly, photography, cooking with her husband Alex.


Madison McDonald, DVM

Education

DVM, Ontario Veterinary College
BSc., University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Advanced Clinical Training

  • Emergency and Critical Care Mentorship, Colorado Animal Specialty and Emergency, Boulder, CO

Clinical Interests

  • Foreign Ingestions
  • Urinary Obstruction and AKI’s
  • Pain Management
  • Emergency Procedures (laceration repair, enucleation, thoracocentesis, etc.)

Personal Interests

Home DIY, travel, cat foster and rescue, spoiling her own two dogs and cat, and exploring Arizona!