About VIRIES

VIRIES Board of Directors

The activities of the Veterinary Interventional Radiology and Interventional Endoscopy Society are based upon the mission statement to advance the art and science of veterinary IR/IE and other image-guided procedures. Some of these activities are listed below.

  1. Share scientific abstracts including original investigations, retrospective and prospective clinical studies, and unusual cases
  2. Listen to invited medical doctors speak on their respective specialties
  3. Discuss diagnosis, management, and advances of veterinary IR/IE and other image-guided procedures.
  4. Discuss the future development of this sub-specialization in veterinary medicine including development of guidelines for those veterinarians wishing to perform these procedures
  5. Create consensus statements on behalf of the Society concerning veterinary training or disease-specific grading, complication classifications, outcome measurements, etc.
  6. Participate in and promote training laboratories to provide veterinarians with opportunities to further develop these advanced techniques
  7. The encouragement of its members to contribute to continuing education in veterinary IR/IE and to report in high quality veterinary journals.
  8. Create an opportunity for collaboration among veterinarians performing these procedures by creating cooperative groups to share in multi-institutional research studies to achieve large patient populations rapidly.
  9. Promote and encourage collaboration between human and veterinary medical fields.
  10. Develop and maintain VIRIES listserve and website to provide on-line videos, case discussions, webinars, and other resources for veterinarians interested in IR/IE
Dana Clarke, VMD, DACVECC

Dana Clarke, VMD, DACVECC

PRESIDENT

Dr. Dana Clarke graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2006. After graduation, she completed a one-year rotating internship at Michigan State University, followed by a residency in Emergency/Critical Care at University of Pennsylvania. Upon completion of her residency in 2010, she spent one year observing in Interventional Radiology Service at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She then became the director of the IR program at PennVet and has a dual appointment to both the sections of Surgery and Critical Care. In 2015, she was appointed to the first faculty position in Interventional Radiology in veterinary medicine. Her research and clinical interests include better understanding of the progression and physiology of tracheal collapse, improving tracheal stent design and sizing, vascular malformations and obstructions, and all forms of respiratory disease within the ICU.

Alice Defarges, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (SAIM)

Alice Defarges, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (SAIM)

SECRETARY
Alice earned her veterinary degree from the Ecole Nationale Veterinaire d’Alfort, France. She worked in private practice for several years in France and then moved to North America to specialize. She completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery, followed by a small animal internal medicine residency and MSc at the University of Montreal. Alice joined the Ontario Veterinary College (University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada), as an associate Professor in internal medicine in 2008. Her area of clinical and research interest are minimally invasive procedures, urology and gastroenterology.
Alex Gallagher, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Alex Gallagher, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

PAST PRESIDENT

Dr. Alex Gallagher is a 2001 graduate of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed a rotating internship at the Virginia-Maryland regional College of Veterinary Medicine before spending two years in private practice. After an internal medicine internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Maitland, FL, Dr. Gallagher completed a residency in small animal internal medicine at the Virginia-Maryland regional College of Veterinary Medicine, earned a Master’s degree in Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, and became board-certified in 2008. He is currently a clinical assistant professor of small animal medicine at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Gallagher’s interests include gastroenterology, endocrinology, and image-guided interventions.

Joao Felipe De Brito Galvao, MV, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Joao Felipe De Brito Galvao, MV, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

TREASURER

Dr. Felipe Galvao earned his veterinary degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil (2004). He completed an internship at Purdue University (2007-2008) and an internal medicine residency and master’s at The Ohio State University (2008-2011). He joined VCA in 2011 where he was Medical Director from 2012-2016 and Internship Director from 2015-2016. He was Adjunct Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University (2017-2019). He was an Associate Editor for Veterinary Record, The Official Journal of the British Veterinary Association from 2017-2021. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He has a special interest in calcium-related disorders, nuclear medicine, extracorporeal therapies, and interventional radiology & interventional endoscopy procedures. He is the head of the Interventional Radiology, Interventional Endoscopy, and Nuclear Medicine Service at VCA Arboretum View.

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