- President: Julien Dandrieux
- President Elect: Sina Marsilio
- Immediate Past President: Tracy Hill
- Secretary and Treasurer: Emily Gould
- At-Large Member (Sponsorship): Sue Yee Lim
- At-Large Member (Grants): Karin Allenspach-Jorn
- At-Large Member (Grants) Incoming: Angela Rollins
- At-Large Member (Education): Sara Jablonski
- At-Large Member (Education) Incoming: Sarah Schmidt
- At-Large Member (Meeting): Patricia Ishii
- Webmaster & Social Media: Betty Chow
Julien Dandrieux, BSc, Dr med vet, PhD, DACVIM, GCUT, MRCVS
President
Contact Information
E-mail: julien.dandrieux@ed.ac.uk
Professional Appointment
Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
Biography
Dr. Julien Dandrieux received his veterinary degree from the University of Bern. He did a rotating internship at the University of Bern followed by a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine as a joint program of the University of Bern and Louisiana State University. Julien became a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, DACVIM (SAIM), in 2008. Julien worked thereafter as a faculty at the University of Liverpool, before re-locating at the University of Melbourne. He was awarded a PhD from the University of Melbourne studying chronic enteropathy and immunosuppressant in 2019. Julien is currently working as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and his main interests include chronic gastrointestinal disease, in particular protein-losing enteropathies, immune-mediated diseases, and the use and adverse effects of immunosuppressant.
Sina Marsilio, Dr. med. vet., PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA
President Elect
Contact Information
E-mail: smarsilio@ucdavis.edu
Professional Appointment
Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Biography
Dr. Sina Marsilio received her veterinary degree from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover, Germany, in 2004. She went on to complete a doctoral program (Dr. med. vet.) in 2007, focusing on feline chronic enteropathies at the Department of Pathology in Hanover. Following her doctorate, Dr. Marsilio pursued advanced clinical training, completing an internship in private practice and a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Giessen, Germany, and the Royal Veterinary College in London, UK. She became board-certified by both the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM, Small Animal Internal Medicine) and the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM, Companion Animals) in 2014. After board certification, Dr. Marsilio further specialized in small animal gastroenterology through a PhD program at the Texas A&M Gastrointestinal Laboratory. Her research focused on the identification of novel diagnostic biomarkers for feline chronic enteropathies. In 2019, she joined the faculty at UC Davis, where she currently serves as an Associate Professor in Small Animal Internal Medicine with a clinical and research focus on small animal and comparative gastroenterology.
Tracy Hill, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD, DECVIM-CA
Immediate Past President
Contact Information
E-mail: tracy.hill@ethosvet.com
Professional Appointment
Director of Science – Ethos Veterinary Health
Biography
Dr. Tracy Hill is the Director of Science at Ethos Veterinary Health. Her primary clinical interest areas include gastroenterology and minimally invasive treatment modalities. She has taught small animal gastroenterology in the didactic veterinary curriculum. Her research is focused in two main areas, including minimally invasive therapies and the effect of various systemic disease states on gut function and gastrointestinal injury. Currently, funded research projects include examining acute gastrointestinal injury in dogs with critical illness and evaluating three colonoscopy preparation protocols for efficacy in dogs.
Emily Gould, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD
Secretary & Treasurer
Contact Information
E-mail: egould@cvm.tamu.edu
Professional Appointment
Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Gastrointestinal Lab, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biochemical Sciences
Biography
Dr. Emily Gould earned her DVM from the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) and her MS at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM), followed by a dual small animal internal medicine residency/PhD also at the UTCVM. She became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2019, and joined the TAMU Gastrointestinal Laboratory immediately following her residency to continue her PhD. In 2021, Emily joined the TX A&M College of Veterinary Medicine as an assistant professor of SAIM in the GI Lab. Her research areas of interest include the interplay between local gut and peripheral immunity, mechanisms of cell death, and the immunomodulatory effects of acid suppressants (namely in response to mast cell disorders). She is passionate about the education and teaching of students, interns, and medical residents, and has an interest in mental health wellness in veterinary medicine.
Sue Yee Lim
At-Large Member (Sponsorship)
Contact Information
E-mail: slim@cvm.tamu.edu
Professional Appointment
Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Gastrointestinal Lab, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biochemical Sciences
Biography
Sue graduated with a DVM from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2009 and went on to continue her studies at Hokkaido University. She graduated with a PhD in 2014 and her research was focused on the application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in dogs. After obtaining her PhD, she returned to Malaysia where she taught as a Senior Lecturer before continuing her research on lipases in the GI Laboratory at Texas A&M. She has completed a Small Animal Internal Medicine (SAIM) specialty internship and residency at Texas A&M University and currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the same institute. Her research interest includes diagnosis and treatment of pancreatitis in dogs and cats.
Angela Rollins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition)
At-Large Member (Grants) Incoming
Contact Information
Email: awitzel@utk.edu
Professional Appointment
Clinical Professor of Small Animal Nutrition, Assistant Department Head of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine
Biography
Dr. Angela Rollins is a Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® and Clinical Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where she earned her DVM, PhD, and completed her residency in nutrition. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Nutrition) and a Past-President of the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition. Dr. Rollins has published extensivey in the field of animal nutrition, with her primary research focus on the physiology, treatment, and prevention of obesity in companion animals.
Sarah Schmid, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
At-Large Member (Education)
Contact Information
Email: sschmid7@utk.edu
Professional Appointment
Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine
Biography
Sarah Schmid earned her DVM at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014, after which she completed a rotating internship at the University of Pennsylvania. She went on to complete a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine (SAIM) at the University of Tennessee. After three years in private practice as an intern co-director, Sarah joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a clinical instructor. In 2022, she joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee. Sarah enjoys teaching and integrating physiology into the clinical practice of veterinary medicine. Dedicated to advancing veterinary education, she is enthusiastic about developing innovative teaching methods to enhance clinical education and has a strong interest in studying pedagogy. Her other research interests include chronic gastrointestinal disorders and states of hypoalbuminemia.
Patricia Eri Ishii, DVM, PhD
At-Large Member (Meeting)
Contact Information
E-mail: pat.ishii@promega.com
Professional Appointment
Segment Marketing Manager (Life Sciences Global team), Promega Corporation
Biography
Dr. Patricia Ishii grew up in Brazil, and completed her Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. in the Gastrointestinal Laboratory at Texas A&M University. Following her graduation, she is currently working at Promega Corporation where she acts as a Segment Marketing Manager at Promega Corporation on the Life Sciences Global team, responsible for the Academia and Government business segment. In addition, she recently founded a gastrointestinal focused laboratory named Stonewell Gastrointestinal Vet in her hometown, Sao Paulo, Brazil, to bridge the technology gap currently available in Brazil, and to build a collaborative research center. Her clinical and research interests are focused on the chronic gastrointestinal diseases of small animals, intestinal barriers dysfunctions, and biomarkers such as miRNAs.
Betty Chow, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM (SAIM)
Webmaster & Social Media
Contact Information
E-mail: betty.chow@vca.com
Professional Appointment
Staff Internist; Internal Medicine Specialty Internship Director; VCA Animal Specialty & Emergency Center, Los Angeles
Biography
Dr. Betty Chow grew up in Hong Kong, and received her veterinary degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2010. She spent time in Hong Kong working under a VIN feline consultant before pursuing a small animal rotating internship at the University of Glasgow, Scotland from 2012-2013. She then flew across the pond for an internal medicine/oncology specialty internship at Mississippi State University from 2013-2014, and an internal medicine specialty internship at BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 2014-2015, before starting her internal medicine residency at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego in 2015-2018. She is currently a staff internist and internal medicine specialty internship director at a specialty hospital in Los Angeles. Her interests are in gastroenterology, clinical nutrition, and feline medicine, and continues to collaborate in clinical research and publish in various peer-reviewed publications.
[Last updated: June 19th, 2025]
