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DR GARRET PACHTINGER , DACVECC COO AND CO-FOUNDER OF VETGIRL
Garret Pachtinger, VMD, DACVECC is a board-certified veterinary specialist in emergency and critical care (DACVECC). He is the COO and co-founder of VETgirl, the #1 online veterinary continuing education platform. He also works as a criticalist at the Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center (BluePearl Pennsylvania), is on the editorial board of Today’s Veterinary Practice, and is a consultant for several veterinary companies.
Dr. Pachtinger graduated from Muhlenberg College with a BS in biology and then obtained his veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. He was awarded the Leonard Pearson Prize at commencement, (the schools highest honor awarded to the fourth-year student who demonstrates the best potential for professional and/or academic leadership in veterinary medicine). He then pursued his internship in small animal medicine and surgery, fellowship in emergency and critical care, and residency in emergency and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania school of veterinary medicine. Currently, he is 1 of approximately 500 board-certified veterinary specialists worldwide in emergency and critical care, and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC). Dr. Pachtinger has been published in numerous veterinary journals, including the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and the Journal of Small Animal Practice as well as several textbooks and other peer reviewed learning tools. Dr. Pachtinger has been featured on TV and Radio programs including CBS Philadelphia and Fox Fursday as a consultant and pet expert. When Dr. Pachtinger isn’t working in the ER/ICU, found behind the computer screen with VETgirl content, or off somewhere lecturing, he is chasing his 3 kids around (Nash – 11 months old, Sophie – 7 years old, Jack 10 years old). Some days it can be crazy balancing the activities including coaching baseball, cheering during kids’ soccer matches, driving to recitals, and all other fun events! Dr. Pachtinger shares these amazing moments with his wife, Dr. Shelby Reinstein, MS, DACVO and our 4-legged family members – our cats, Joie and Nadia.
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