Surgery Technician
Oakland Veterinary Referral Services
Clinton Township, Michigan, United States
Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), (Surgery), Elite FFCP (Veterinary), has been affiliated with Oakland Veterinary Referral Services in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan since 2006.
She has extensive experience in general practice, and since 1993 has devoted her technical expertise to the surgical department of specialty hospitals. She became certified in anesthesia through the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2003, and served on the credentials committee. She served in the president’s role on the Executive Board of the Michigan Association of Veterinary Technicians from 2007 to 2009. She was a charter member of the Academy of Veterinary Surgical Technicians and is currently serving in the president’s role. She has a special interest in veterinary behavior medicine and earned her Elite Fear Free Certification in 2021. She also served on the editorial review board for Today’s Veterinary Nurse Journal.
She has lectured at national and international veterinary meetings and published book chapters and numerous papers on anesthesia, sterilization and surgical-related topics. She was also honored to receive the 2013 NAVC Dr. Jack L. Mara Memorial Lecturer award.
She currently shares her home with her husband, Bryan, and 2 dogs, 2 cats, an African grey parrot and pond koi. In her spare time she enjoys horseback riding, gardening, travel, lecturing, and quenching her never-ending thirst for knowledge.
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