Michael Wallach, DVM

Emergency Veterinarian

VEG ER for Pets

Present

Perform standard duties of an emergency veterinarian with responsibility for emergency surgeries (foreign body, pyometra, dystocia, GDV, splenectomy, etc), and endoscopic foreign body retrieval.

Emergency Veterinarian

Garden State Veterinary Services Woodbridge

Manage inpatient and outpatient emergency/critical care cases, perform emergency procedures (laceration repairs, relieve urethral obstructions, pericardiocentesis, thoracocentesis, abdominocentesis, POCUS, run codes, interpret radiographs, etc). Coordinate care with specialists in emergency/critical care, internal medicine, surgery, cardiology, ophthalmology, neurology, oncology.

Rotating Intern

Avets · Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Small animal rotating internship at a busy specialty hospital, with rotations in emergency and critical care, surgery, internal medicine, neurology, cardiology, oncology, and exotics. Perform emergency procedures including endoscopy for gastric foreign body retrieval, pericardiocentesis, thoracocentesis, abdominocentesis, point of care ultrasound, run codes, interpret radiographs, create treatment plans for outpatient emergencies and hospitalized patients. Primary surgeon for splenectomy, GDV, foreign body, cystotomy, pyometra, and other surgeries with guidance from DACVS, DACVECC, or veteran ER doctor. Manage exotic animal emergencies with guidance from specialist.

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Technician

Tufts University

CVT at the university’s Level I VECCS hospital, caring for critically ill patients (including exotics) in the ICU and ER. Duties included: teaching veterinary students nursing skills, monitoring mechanically ventilated patients, central line/lumen placement, place IV and urinary catheters, triage.

Team Lead and Technical Trainer

Vca Northboro Animal Hosp

Bustling 7-doctor general practice. In addition to regular CVT duties: developed training handouts for the technical staff (on the topics of venipuncture, acquiring histories, ECGs and cardiac arrhythmias, normal vitals, etc.), conducted working interviews, and trained new hires.

Veterinary Technician

WACHUSETT ANIMAL HOSPITAL AND PET RETREAT, LLC · Westminster, Massachusetts

24-hour emergency animal hospital with general practice and specialty surgery. Duties included: triage, CPR, endotracheal intubation, anesthetic monitoring, updating clients during emergency situations, provide nursing care for inpatients, place IV catheters, ultrasound guided cystocentesis, obtain patient medical histories, run in-house lab tests, radiology, technician appointments for venipuncture, suture removals, nail trims, etc.

Extern

Twin Pines Equine Veterinary Services, LLP · Griswold, Connecticut

Veterinary Assistant

Animal Medical of New City · New City, New York

Pet Care Assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital · Nanuet, New York