Clinical endocrine studies and genetic studies of canine diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes mellitus, diabetic ketoacidosis, and other endocrinopathies
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B.Sc. (Biology - cum laude) The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel , 1988DVM (Veterinary Medicine) The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1992MSCE (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology) Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2017Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
(1994 to 1996)
Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency
Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
(1993 to 1994)
Rotating Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery