Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Board Certified Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist
Timeline
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Susan Eddlestone

Baton Rouge, LA 70815,LA

Summary

Currently an internal medicine consultant for the last 5 years and thoroughly enjoy helping colleagues. I provide colleagues seeking medical consultation evidence based medical advice whenever possible. The accuracy and completeness of any recommendations will correspond to best medical practices. I provide gold standard avenues of medical care (treatment, diagnostics, and follow up) but also provide empathy and guidance for alternative options for those patients/owners in whom gold standard diagnostics or care are not viable options. I am patient, friendly, kind, respectful and collegial to fellow veterinarians that have sought out consultation.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Small Animal Internal Medicine Consultant

Antech Diagnostics, Inc.
03.2019 - Current

Consulting with 40+ veterinarians daily on the diagnosis and treatment of various internal medicine conditions utilizing evidence-based medicine and best practices. Friendly, respectful and compassionate approach to assist colleagues in all circumstances. Offering options that may reflect an owner's ability to afford testing and care. Teaching the importance of advanced testing such as urine protein creatinine ratios that allow sales representatives to speak to the client about these tests more easily.

Associate Veterinarian

Associated Veterinary Services
05.2014 - 05.2019

General practice that was in a high volume low cost setting. Practiced general medicine and offered more specialty services such as ultrasound exams, endoscopic exams and internal medicine consults to other veterinarians in the practice.

Internal Medicine Specialist

Southpaws Veterinary Specialists
05.2013 - 04.2014

Internal Medicine Specialist seeing referral patients for diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine conditions. Perfomed diagnostics including endoscopic exam, bronchoscopic exam, and ultrasound exam daily. This was a surgical specialty practice that wanted to start an internal medicine service and I was the only internal medicine specialist.

Internal Medicine Specialist

Animal Emergency And Referral Center
08.2012 - 03.2013

Internal Medicine specialist seeing referral patients and transfer of patients from emergency service. Provided diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine conditions. Performed ultrasound exams, endoscopic exams, and bronchoscopic exams.

Internal Medicine Specialist

Veternary Emergency And Specialty Centers
11.2011 - 07.2012

Internal Medicine Specialist seeing referral patients and transfer patients from the emergency service for the diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine conditions. Provided endoscopic exam, bronchoscopic exam and ultrasound exams.

Associate Professor of Small Animal Medicine

Louisiana State University School
09.2002 - 10.2011

Associate Professor in the department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Clinical teaching and classroom teaching of years 1-4 veterinary students. Research area of Ehrlichia canis diagnosis, treatment and clearance of infection after treatment. Started the Shelter Medicine Program at LSU-SVM. Leader in the Hurricane Katrina efforts to rescue, shelter and reunite pets with owners. Taught courses in gastroenterology and infectious disease. Trained interns and residents.

Assistant Professor of Small Animal Medicine

Oklahoma State University
07.1998 - 09.2002

Assistant Professor of Small Animal Medicine in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. Clinical teaching of 3rd and 4th year veterinary students. Classroom teaching of years 1-3 veterinary students. Initiated and co-directed the I 131 tx for hyperthyroid cats. Initiated and co-directed the blood bank. Research area of tick borne diseases. Classes taught were gastroenterology, oncology, infectious diseases.

Internal Medicine Specialist

Metairie Small Animal Hospital
11.1996 - 06.1998

Internal Medicine Specialist at at high volume general practice. Practiced general medicine as well as consulted with colleagues on internal medicine.

Internal Medicine Specialist

Veterinary Referral Associates
11.1995 - 10.1996

Internal Medicine Specialist seeing referral patients for diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine conditions. Performed endoscopic exams. Gastroenterology and endocrinology interests.

General Practitioner

Associate Veterinary Services
01.1992 - 06.1993

General Practitioner of medicine and surgery. High volume low cost practice.

Education

Residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine - Small Animal Internal Medicine

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Baton Rouge, LA
06.1995

Internship - Veterinary Medicine And Surgery

The Animal Medical Center
New York, New York
07.1990

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Medicine

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Baton Rouge, LA
05.1989

No Degree - Pre Veterinary Curriculum/Microbiology

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
05.1985

Skills

  • Evidence-based medicine
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Reliability
  • Excellent Communication
  • Active Listening
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Self Motivation
  • Goal Setting
  • Professionalism
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Results interpretation
  • Laboratory Testing
  • Treatment Planning

Certification

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Board Certified Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist

1996

Timeline

Small Animal Internal Medicine Consultant

Antech Diagnostics, Inc.
03.2019 - Current

Associate Veterinarian

Associated Veterinary Services
05.2014 - 05.2019

Internal Medicine Specialist

Southpaws Veterinary Specialists
05.2013 - 04.2014

Internal Medicine Specialist

Animal Emergency And Referral Center
08.2012 - 03.2013

Internal Medicine Specialist

Veternary Emergency And Specialty Centers
11.2011 - 07.2012

Associate Professor of Small Animal Medicine

Louisiana State University School
09.2002 - 10.2011

Assistant Professor of Small Animal Medicine

Oklahoma State University
07.1998 - 09.2002

Internal Medicine Specialist

Metairie Small Animal Hospital
11.1996 - 06.1998

Internal Medicine Specialist

Veterinary Referral Associates
11.1995 - 10.1996

General Practitioner

Associate Veterinary Services
01.1992 - 06.1993

Residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine - Small Animal Internal Medicine

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

Internship - Veterinary Medicine And Surgery

The Animal Medical Center

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Medicine

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

No Degree - Pre Veterinary Curriculum/Microbiology

Louisiana State University

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Susan Eddlestone