Director of Veterinary Medicine/Associate
Adobe Animal Hospital
Los Altos, CA, United States
Dr. McKenzie attended the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been working as a small animal general practice veterinarian for over twenty years. In addition to his clinical work, he has served as President of the Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Association, lectured on evidence-based medicine at numerous veterinary conferences, and published journal articles in the fields of evidence-based medicine and small animal geroscience.
While working as a practitioner, speaking, and writing, Dr. McKenzie has continued to pursue post-graduate training, and in 2015 he completed his MSc in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has taught veterinary students and undergraduate biology majors, written a monthly column on evidence-based medicine for Veterinary Practice News magazine, and published a book for pet owners and veterinary professionals—Placebos for Pets? The Truth about Alternative Medicine in Animals. Since 2009, Dr. McKenzie has managed the SkeptVet Blog and associated social media.
Beginning in 2021, Dr. McKenzie began splitting his time between his clinical duties and serving as Director of Veterinary Medicine for Loyal, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company research aging and therapies to improve lifespan and healthspan in dogs.
In his sparse free time, Dr. McKenzie enjoys reading, hiking, playing his mandolin and guitar, travelling with his family, and sitting on the couch with his dogs watching the hummingbirds and woodpeckers outside his living room window.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
10:35 AM – 11:25 AM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
11:35 AM – 12:25 PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
