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Dennis Burkett, VMD, PhD, DACVECC, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Dr. BurkettDr. Burkett is a Past President of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS). He is a well-known lecturer and is a scientific reviewer for many professional publications including the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he is a 1984 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, and obtained both MS (1980) and PhD (1986) degrees in Physiology and Biophysics from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine (with a concentration in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1987 and received professional certification as a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC) in September 1993.

Dr. Burkett returned to academia in 2002 and has recently (2005) completed a residency in cardiology at both Red Bank Veterinary Hospital and the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He received professional certification as a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Cardiology (DACVIM, Cardiology) in 2007.

For many years, Dr. Burkett has worked in the pharmaceutical industry in cardiovascular research; he therefore has a special interest and knowledgeable background in cardiopulmonary emergencies. His special interests are cardiology, interventional cardiology, emergency medicine and surgery and critical care medicine.

In founding the Animal Critical Care and Specialty Group at VRC, and by working closely with Drs. Franczuszki and Sadanaga, Dr. Burkett has laid the foundation for exceptional emergency and critical care services for regional referring veterinarians.