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Veterinary Advisory Board
Dr. Laurie McCauley, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVA, CVC
Dr. McCauley graduated in 1992 from Colorado State SVM. After six years in general practice, she became a pioneer in the field of Veterinary Rehabilitation, designing the first underwater treadmill for dogs.
Dr. McCauley started the first Veterinary Rehabilitation Clinic in 1998, TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation, and was on faculty at Canine Rehabilitation Institute for 14 years. She is certified in Acupuncture and Chiropractic therapy and in 2014 became Board Certified in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. McCauley is an International lecturer and contributing author in many textbooks and journals. She was awarded the 2011 Iams AARV Award of Excellence in the Field of Rehabilitation and the 2015 AHVMA Holistic Practitioner of the Year Award. In 2017 Dr. McCauley opened Red Tail Rehab mobile practice in North Carolina.
Albert Ahn, DVM
Albert Ahn, DVM has joined MYOS as a Strategic Adviser to guide the development and expansion of its animal health business of Fortetropin-based canine muscle health formulas.
Dr. Ahn is a veteran of the Animal Health Industry with over 25 years of industry experience, including roles as President at AB Science, USA, a canine oncology company; Chief Scientific Officer at Summit VetPharm, a division of Sumitomo Corporation of America, in addition to roles at Hill's Pet Nutrition.
Dr. Ahn's accomplishments include developing the marketing strategy for Heartgard® Plus, the blockbuster heartworm disease prevention product while serving at Boehringer Ingelheim and bringing Vectra 3D®, a next-generation product for flea and tick control, to market during his tenure with Sumitomo.
Vedrana Gjivoje, DVM
Dr. Gjivoje completed her undergraduate studies at Brown University in 1988 and her D.V.M. with High Honors at Michigan State University in 1994. She completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Oradell Animal Hospital in 1995 in New Jersey.
As a General Practice Veterinarian, she owned and operated her own Small Animal Hospital in New Jersey for 23 years. During that time, she was recognized by Congress as a distinguished woman in Veterinary Medicine in 2013 and as a leading woman entrepreneur in New Jersey in 2017. Currently residing in South Carolina, Dr. Gjivoje continues to practice Veterinary Medicine in the Greater Charleston Area.
Autumn Harris, DVM, Diplomate (AVCIM)
Dr. Autumn Harris is an Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing her D.V.M. at Mississippi State University, Dr. Harris completed an Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Kansas State University followed by a Residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Florida.
Dr. Harris completed a Fellowship in the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation at the University of Florida. Dr. Harris has a special interest in Chronic Kidney Disease-related Muscle Atrophy in cats. She has been honored with the C.E. Cornelius Young Investigator Award (2020), the Postdoctoral Excellence in Renal Research Award (2019) by the American Physiological Society and the Resident Best Paper Award Author (2016) by the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.
Mandy Peffers, BVetMed, MPhil, PhD, FRCVS
Mandy Peffers, BVetMed, MPhil, PhD, FRCVS is a Professor in the Department of Musculoskeletal Science and Ageing, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences at the University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science, United Kingdom.
Prof. Peffers completed her Veterinary Studies and PhD at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London.Prof. Peffers is currently a Wellcome Trust Clinical Intermediate Fellow studying “The role of small nucleolar RNAs in cartilage ageing and disease.” Her research group consists currently of four PhD students, two post doctoral research associates and a masters student.
Korinn Saker, DVM, PhD, Diplomate (ACVN)
Dr. Saker is an Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Saker graduated with a D.V.M. from the University of Georgia, Athens and a Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Her research interests include Nutritional Support Interventions for Cancer and Obesity as well as Clinical Care Nutrition including nutrients as related to oxidative stress disease. Some of the research that Dr. Saker has been involved with has been published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Journal of Medical Primatology.
Jennifer Jones Shults, DVM, CCRT
Dr. Shults owns and manages the Animal Emergency Clinic of Cary and the Veterinary Rehabilitation & Pain Management Hospital in Cary, NC.Dr. Jennifer Shults graduated from the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009 after earning undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry & Chemistry.
She completed a rotating Small Animal Internship at Southpaws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center in June 2010. After completing her Internship, Dr. Shults practiced Emergency Medicine in Cary, NC, but remains passionate about imaging and lameness.
Dr. Shults completed her certification in Canine Rehabilitation Therapy and opened her own rehabilitation practice in October 2013. She purchased an Emergency practice in May 2014 and moved with a Surgical practice to a new facility in October 2016.
Ria Acciani, MPT, CCRP
Ms. Acciani is the Co-Principal and Rehabilitation Director at Advanced Canine Rehabilitation Center in Warren, NJ and has a special interest in rehabilitating sporting and performance dogs that have suffered musculoskeletal injuries. Ms. Acciani has a graduate degree in Human Physical Therapy and is licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of New Jersey.
After completing the Canine Rehabilitation Certificate Program at the University of Tennessee, she was able to combine her love for dogs with her passion for Physical Therapy. Her expertise in canine rehabilitation include therapeutic exercises, balance therapy, electrical muscle stimulation, cold laser therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, magnetic pain relief therapy, microcurrent electrical stimulation, brace and cart fitting and acoustic wave therapy.