Kristi Gannon graduated from Iowa State University in 1996 and joined a small animal general practice for 2 years. She completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Oradell Animal Hospital in New Jersey in 1999. Kristi worked at a private practice emergency center in Memphis, Tennessee and was inspired to complete a residency in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. 

In 2003, Kristi returned to Oradell Animal Hospital as Director of the Emergency and Critical Care Service where she continues to enjoy a long and satisfying career. In addition to her administrative duties, she is responsible for serving as a clinical veterinarian and supervises the hospital’s emergency and critical care residency program. Kristi loves everything about veterinary medicine and the science behind it, but what she enjoys most is giving her patients comfort and their owners support through times of crises.

Her professional interests include: Trauma, toxicities, shock, coagulation disorders, emergency endoscopy, urogenital emergencies, respiratory emergencies, heat-induced injuries, end of life palliative care and euthanasia.

Dr. Hayes graduated from Bristol University in 1998 and entered mixed practice in Carmarthen, Wales, before obtaining her RCVS small animal surgery certificate and pursuing an internship in Alberta, Canada.

After a period working as an ER doctor she completed a residency in small animal emergency in critical care, a PhD in Epidemiology, and a residency in small animal surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario. She then went on to work at a private practice in Pennsylvania.

Her professional interests include study design and data modeling, disease scoring and error analysis, and minimally invasive surgical techniques. She is the author of several book chapters and over 20 peer reviewed publications. She is married with two children, and enjoys fly-fishing and gardening in her spare time.

Dr. Hayes is an American College of Veterinary Surgeons Diplomate, as well as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.

Dr. Mazzaferro is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, completing an internship at the Veterinary Institute of Trauma in Wisconsin. She completed a residency in Emergency-Critical Care at Colorado State University, where she also earned her PhD. She was board certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care in 2002. Dr. Mazzaferro is a Staff Criticalist at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists in Stamford, CT, USA and is an adjunct clinical Associate Professor of Emergency and Critical Care at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Dr. Mazzaferro is internationally renowned and a leader in her field. She is a past-president of the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care and is a past-president of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society. She is also a prolific publisher, having authored four books as well as numerous chapters and manuscripts on a range of topics relating to Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. She lectures extensively nationally and internationally, having given presentations in more than 21 US states and 12 countries. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, cooking and anything related to pugs. #savetheschmooshies

Dr. Stern is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgery in small animal surgery. After attending Tufts University for veterinary school, Dr. Stern completed an internship at Dove Lewis in Portland, Oregon, before returning to the east coast. She completed a surgical internship and residency at VCA Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk. Dr. Stern provides surgery mentorship to associate veterinarians, and also operates out of VCA Veterinary Specialists of CT, as well as providing emergency surgery support to VCA Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk. 

Occasionally she can even be seen intaking cases on the ER floor! Outside of work, she enjoys spending time in Maine, hiking, kayaking, practicing yoga, and reading.