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Natalia Henao-Guerrero, DVM, MS, DACVAA

Department Head, Small Animal Clinical Sciences
  • Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
  • Service Chief, Anesthesiology
Natalia Henao-Guerrero
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

MS, Veterinary Surgery, 2003


Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias

São Paulo State University

Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil

DVM, 2000
Universidad de La Salle
Bogotá, Colombia

  • American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2008

  • Hemodynamic effects of anesthetic agents
  • Bispectral index
  • Monitoring equipment
  • Pain management

April 2021-present
Department Head

Department Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

November 2017-April 2021
Interim Department Head

Department Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2014-present
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Department Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

July-Oct 2017
Associate Department Head

Department Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2007-2014
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

Department Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2004-2007
Resident, Anesthesiology

College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

2002-2003
Anesthesia Assistant Instructor and Emergency Room Attendant

Veterinary Teaching Hospital
São Paulo State University

Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil

2001-2002
Small Animal Anesthetist
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
São Paulo State University

Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil

2000-2001
Small Animal Practitioner

Bogotá, Colombia

  • American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia