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Laura Vega, DVM, MS, DACVECC

Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
  • Blood Bank Director

MS, Veterinary Science (Clinical and Translational Science), 2023
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Licenciate in Veterinary Medicine, 2018
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA)
Heredia, Costa Rica

  • American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2023

2026-present
Blood Bank Director

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

2023–present
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2021-2023
Emergency and Critical Care Residency

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

2020-2021
Emergency and Critical Care Residency

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA

2019-2020
Emergency and Critical Care Specialty Internship
Washington State University
Pullman, WA

2018-2019
Small Animal Rotating Internship
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

  • Fluid therapy and resuscitation
  • Sepsis and septic shock
  • Acid-base and electrolyte disturbances