About the Author
Elisa Mazzaferro, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine and completed an internship at the Veterinary Institute of Trauma in Wisconsin. She then completed a residency and earned a PhD in emergency–critical care at Colorado State University. She is currently is a staff criticalist at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists in Stamford, Connecticut, and an Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency and Critical Care at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is President of the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care and has authored/edited 4 books and numerous manuscripts related to fluid therapy, emergency procedures, emergency and critical care, and other related topics. She lectures extensively nationally and internationally, speaking in more than 21 states and 9 countries.