Kristen Messenger, DVM, PhD, DACVCP, DACVAA

Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Education, 2018-1019
Royal Veterinary College

PhD, 2016
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

DVM, 2006
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

• American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology, 2014
• American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2011

• Pain management
• Pharmacokinetics
• Analgesic drugs
• Inflammation
• Animal welfare

2025-present
Associate Professor
Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2021-2025
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

2017-2021
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

2015-2017
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

2010-2013
Residency in Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

2007–2010
Residency in Anesthesiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

2006
Internship
Louisville Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Services
Louisville, KY

• American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
• American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
• American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

• Google Scholar profile