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Christopher G. Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM

Dr. Christopher G. Byers is a board-certified veterinary emergency & critical care and small animal internal medicine specialist, as well as a certified veterinary journalist, based in Omaha, Nebraska. He received his Bachelor of Science degree as a University Honors Scholar in Animal Sciences from Colorado State University and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University. Dr. Byers’ professional passions are mentoring and coaching veterinary students and colleagues in the areas of emergency & critical care, internal medicine, and communication skills. He works as a teleconsultant in emergency/critical care and small animal internal medicine for VetCT. Dr. Byers is the Co-Editor of the textbook, Feline Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, and has published chapters and articles in numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed medical journals. He also publishes a blog called CriticalCareDVM.com with goals to educate pet owners and promote the triad of care.

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Lance Roasa, DVM, MS, JD

Dr. Lance Roasa’s multi-faceted career track helps him provide invaluable hands on expertise across many topics that are relevant to today’s veterinarians. He graduated veterinary school from Texas A&M in 2008 and today is a guest lecturer at thirteen veterinary colleges on a myriad of issues, including the legal and ethical aspects of veterinary medicine, medical record keeping, personal finance, and career development amongst other subjects. He regularly lectures at national, state and local veterinary conferences as well as at regional and national Veterinary Business Management Association chapters on the matters of growth, business metrics and technology implementation.

As a practitioner he has bought, operated and sold veterinary practices and, after achieving his law degree from the University of Nebraska, started the Roasa Law Group, P.C., where he is the primary attorney where he is dedicated to serving veterinarians in practice transactions, employment contract creation and review and as a legal counsel to startup businesses. This wealth of experience allows him to tackle the medical, financial and legal pieces of the veterinary puzzle in a fashion that is relatable to every veterinarian.

Drew Olson, DVM

Dr. Drew Olson’s wealth of experience across many different aspects of veterinary medicine help him pass that knowledge along to a broad base of veterinarians. He graduated from veterinary school at Iowa State in 2012 and is a Nebraska family farmer with a passion for veterinary compounding. Dr. Olson has led a nationally licensed PCAB* pharmacy accredited in sterile and non-sterile compounding, formulated various novel compounds, and acted as a formulation consultant. He has spoken on these topics to veterinary and pharmacy students as well as at local, regional, and national levels, including the American College of Internal Veterinary Medicine’s Forum.

Dr. Olson is also a practicing veterinarian and multi-veterinary hospital owner that leads his practices and team members toward medical and financial happiness through efficiency and positivity. He feels that the integration of these two methods help foster each other to propel hospitals and their teams to another level. Dr. Olson also works with health professionals and their organizations as partner of a boutique marketing firm and his leadership of the Drip Learning Technologies creative team is invaluable at every turn. This breadth of knowledge allows him to handle very disparate subjects and pass on information in an easily digestible fashion to all students and veterinarians.

*Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board

LOGAN DONALDSON, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology)

Dr. Donaldson completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He then obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ross University and performed his clinical rotations at The Ohio State University. He then completed a rotating internship at BluePearl in Kansas City, Kansas. From there, Dr. Donaldson completed a 4-year Neurology Residency at Dogwood Veterinary Referral Center in Farmington, Michigan. In 2020, he joined the staff of VCA MidWest Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center. Dr. Donaldson is a Board-certified Veterinary Neurologist.

Dr. Donaldson is trained in all aspects of medical and surgical neurology. He is trained in surgical procedures involving intervertebral disc herniation, intracranial surgery, vertebral fracture stabilization and repair, atlanto-axial luxation stabilization, wobbler syndrome, and developmental brain abnormalities. Dr. Donaldson is also trained in the medical management of neurologic disease including seizure management, inflammatory brain disease, developmental brain abnormalities, and head trauma.Dr. Donaldson prides himself on being an active member of the local, state, national, and international veterinary communities. His goal is to provide high-quality continuing education courses and to empower every veterinarian to be confident in their approach to the neurologic animal.