Dr. K. Wade Burton is a 1994 graduate of Texas A&M University. Wade is a Medical Affairs Specialist for Infectious Diseases with IDEXX and has delivered numerous educational presentations at veterinary schools, conferences, and veterinary medical association meetings. Prior to joining IDEXX in 2015, he was an associate in a mixed animal practice, a practice owner and then was a Technical Service Veterinarian for Merial. Wade is a member of the American Association Veterinary Parasitologists and American Heartworm Society and has worked with industry leaders to educate and inform the veterinary community, including developing research, educational tools and publications. He currently serves on Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine Development Council, BIMS Advisory Board and is a member of the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team. Wade and his wife, Dr. Susan Hopper, live in Liberty Hill, Texas, with their two dogs, one cat and three horses.

Dr. Mason Savage grew up on the coast of Georgia before attending the University of Georgia for both undergraduate studies and his veterinary medicine degree. Following completion of his veterinary degree, Dr. Savage completed a 1-year small animal rotating internship and his radiology residency at North Carolina State University and became an ACVR Diplomate in 2015. He joined IDEXX Telemedicine in 2015 as a part-time employee and worked at referral private practice hospitals and spent time as a part-time clinical instructor at the University of Georgia. In 2019, Dr. Savage joined the IDEXX team as a full-time employee. He especially appreciates teaching and learning from individuals at various parts of their imaging journey and the application of existing and novel technologies to improve patient care. Outside of work, he loves spending time with his wife and 2 children and is currently cultivating an on-again, off-again, semi-life and limb-threatening, relationship with woodworking.

Nancy graduated from The Ohio State School of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. She completed a small animal rotating internship and Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Pennsylvania. Nancy remained at VHUP for an additional 3 years as an attending in the ICU, during which time she also completed a residency in Emergency/Critical Care. Nancy then went into private specialty practices in Northern New Jersey and Maryland, during which time she held a variety of positions including director of ER, ICU, Internal Medicine departments; director of IM and ER/CC Residency programs; and principal investigator of several clinical drug trials. After 21 years of clinical practice, Nancy has spent time supporting the medical consulting service at IDEXX; she is now a member of the medical education specialists division of the global medical organization.

Dr. Christina Gentry is a member of the American College of Veterinary Dermatologists® and an Clinical Assistant Professor in Dermatology at Texas A&M University. She graduated with her DVM in 2012 from Texas A&M and completed her dermatology residency at Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado in 2016. She spent 7 years in private dermatology practice in Denver, CO and Houston, TX prior to returning to Texas A&M in 2023. Her dermatology interests include: feline allergic skin disease, otitis, immune mediated skin disease and client education.

Dr. Saxon received his DVM degree from Iowa State University in 1986. He completed his internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City followed by residencies at the Animal Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania and is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. He practiced in the San Francisco area and has also owned an intensive care unit in Washington DC. He has published on burn injury, the acute abdomen, feline cardiomyopathy, drug toxicities and is a coauthor of the Manual of Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care. He has been an IDEXX employee since 2007 currently as a field medical specialist and as a speaker at regional, national, and international conferences.

Tasha is a Certified Veterinary Technician from Glenside, PA. She is also a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner and works closely with the IVAPM to educate the public about animal pain awareness. Tasha became a veterinary technician specialist (VTS) in anesthesia in 2015. Tasha loves to lecture on various anesthesia and pain management topics around the globe and was previously named a VMX speaker of the Year for veterinary technicians. Tasha has authored numerous articles on anesthesia and analgesia topics for veterinary professionals and pet parents. In her spare time, Tasha enjoys reading, spending time with her husband and son, and recording the Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds Podcast.

Darci has been a credentialed veterinary technician for 25 years and a VTS in Anesthesia and Analgesia for 19 years. She currently works at Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine providing both didactic lectures and clinical anesthesia case management for small animals. She is the Executive Director for the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia and Analgesia and serves as an administrator for the Facebook group Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds.

Ryan Gibson (@thebraindogtor) is a veterinary educator and neurologist from Auburn University. His teaching focuses on foundational neuroscience, applications in clinical neurology, and microanatomy. He also owns www.thebraindogtor.com, which offers online consultations for veterinarians. Through these consultations, Dr. Gibson aims to serve a population of pets needing specialist input and to support veterinarians with challenging cases! Dr. Gibson collaborates with researchers at Auburn University to explore new treatments for neuropathic pain, study the aging of the neurological system, and conduct seizure-focused projects. Dr. Gibson believes in success through collaboration in both clinical and research scenarios to improve veterinary care.