Sheilah Robertson BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (WSEL), FRCVS

After graduating from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, Robertson spent worked in mixed animal practice before pursuing specialized training in anesthesia and pain management. She is board certified in anesthesia and animal welfare by the respective American and European Colleges. Robertson has a certificate in small animal acupuncture from the Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine and is also a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Palliative and End-of-Life practitioner. She has held faculty positions at the University of Florida and Michigan State University and spent two years as an assistant director in the Animal Welfare division of the American Veterinary Medical Association. She is the senior medical director of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, a large network of veterinarians dedicated to end-of-life care. Robertson is a courtesy lecturer in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida.