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Who are we?

Ohana was founded by vets who decided to use their expertise and Board Certification titles to generate funds for street and shelter animals in several countries.

Carolina Albuquerque

I'm a Specialist in Small Animal Medicine (DipECVIM) working in England.

I was born in Portugal, but I have lived in seven countries so far.

I have three cats and one dog. All adults when adopted, none of them a pure breed, all perfect to me :)

Mar Hernandez

I'm from Spain but live in England, where I'm completing my ECVIM specialisation in Small Animal Medicine.

In my free time, I do CrossFit (every morning!) and I travel.

I have two fury children: chinchillas Erwin and Darwin.

Joe Higgins

Hi! I'm from England, where I completed an ECVS residency in Small Animal Surgery and where I am studying for my final Specialists exams. I have two beautiful dogs (rescued, of course).

Since we founded OHANA in October 2023, many Vet Specialists (Diplomates) and Vet Nurses have joined our project! We all call them Ohana Family :)

Mar Hernandez, DipECVIM-CA Resident in Internal Medicine

Carolina Albuquerque, DipECVIM-CA Specialist in Internal Medicine

Joe Higgins, Residency-trained in Small Animal Surgery

Ohana Family

Anna Suñol, DipECVN Specialist in Neurology & Neurosurgery

Jorge PA Salgado, DipECVIM-CA Specialist in Internal Medicine

Francisco Brandão, DVM PgC Surgery and Neurosurgery

Diana Lavareda, DVM @mom.wife.vet

Maurizio Longo, DipEVCDI Specialist in Diagnostic Imaging

Craig Breheny, DipECVIM Specialist

 Head of ECC at Edinburgh University

Alisdair Boag, DipECVIM-CA Specialist

Senior Lecturer in Internal Medicine at Edinburgh University

Alessia Colverde, DipECVN Specialist in Neurology & Neurosurgery

Yilin Tan, DipECVDI Specialist in Diagnostic Imaging

Sara Santos, DVM

Camilla Tørnqvist-Johnsen, DipECVIM-CA Specialist Internal Medicine

Hannah Walker, DipECVIM-CA Specialist Internal Medicine

Glynn Woods, DipECVIM-CA Specialist Medicine, Fellow at California University

Jamie-Leigh Thompson, Residency-trained in Small Animal Surgery

Professor Benoit Cuq, DipECVIM-CA Specialist in Internal Medicine

Head of Service at Dublin University

Amelia Steel, @ameliathedogtrainer

Ferran Valls, DipECVIM-CA

Specialist in Internal Medicine

Meryem Imrani, DVM

Lisa, DVM, @vetonavoyage

Inês Guerreiro, DVM

Pierre Boye, DipECVIM-CA

Specialist in Oncology

Professor Susana Monforte,

DipECVN Specialist in Neurology & Neurosurgery at Cambridge University

Scott Kilpatrick, DipECVIM-CA Specialist in Internal Medicine, FRCVS

Clifford Redford @drcliffworldwidevet

Amber  LaRock, @vettechandtravel

Professor Jon Hall, DipECVS Specialist in Surgery, FRCVS

Naomi Earley, DipECVDI Specialist in Diagnostic Imaging

Marina Domingues, DipECVIM-CA

Specialist in Internal Medicine

Emma Ruggles, CertVNECC

(Wild Animals & Zoo), @thewild_vetnurse

Inês Dias, DVM

Stuti Kelkar, vet student 

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