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
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!
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