Speakers

Discover the speakers and the chairs at the WCVAA Paris 2025

SPEAKERS

Jérôme Arnauld des Lions

Frederic AUBRUN

Baptiste BALANCA

Christine Ball

Perrine Benmansour

Valérie BILLARD

Mireille BOSSY

Belaid Bouhemad

Emmanuelle CANET-SOULAS

Xavier CAPDEVILA

David CHARIER

Alex CHEBROUX

Eddie Clutton

Clara Conde

Jean Michel CONSTANTIN

Philippe CUVILLON

Apostolos
D. Galatos

Mikhail DZIADZKO

Christelle FOURNEL

Emily FYFE

Claire GAGNON

Tom Greensmith

Sarah HEATH

Jennifer Hunter

Latifa KHENISSI

Mannaïg de KERSAUSON

Matthias Kohlhauer

Florence LALLEMANT

Olivier Levionnois

Marc Lilot

Kursheed MAMA

Tasha McNerney

Gérard MICK

Enzo MINGHELLA

PIERRE PASQUIER

Mathieu Raillard

Sacha ROZENWAJG

Anya STHYM

Gwenola Touzot

Patrick Verwaerde

Jaime VISCASILLAS

Ellie West

Katherine ZATROCH

CHAIRS

Sébastien Bauquier

Hervé Bouaziz

Mandoline Chesnel

Morgane Debuigne

Caroline Didier

Nicolas Girard

Delphine Holopherne

Géraldine Jourdan

Latifa Khenissi

Delphine Le chevalier

Tristan Merlin

Ludovic (Zym) Pelligand

Vincent Piriou

Mathieu Raillard

Charlotte Sandersen

Ioannis Savvas

GWENOLA
TOUZOT-JOURDE

Patrick Verwaerde

Luca Zilberstein

Jérôme Arnauld des Lions

Frederic AUBRUN

Baptiste BALANCA

Christine Ball

Perrine Benmansour

Valérie BILLARD

Mireille BOSSY

Belaid Bouhemad

Emmanuelle CANET-SOULAS

Xavier CAPDEVILA

David CHARIER

Alex CHEBROUX

Eddie Clutton

Clara Conde

Jean Michel CONSTANTIN

Philippe CUVILLON

Apostolos
D. Galatos

Mikhail DZIADZKO

Christelle FOURNEL

Emily FYFE

Claire GAGNON

Tom Greensmith

Sarah HEATH

Jennifer Hunter

Latifa KHENISSI

Mannaïg de KERSAUSON

Matthias Kohlhauer

Florence LALLEMANT

Olivier Levionnois

Marc Lilot

Kursheed MAMA

Tasha McNerney

Gérard MICK

Enzo MINGHELLA

PIERRE PASQUIER

Mathieu Raillard

Sacha ROZENWAJG

Anya STHYM

Gwenola Touzot

Patrick Verwaerde

Jaime VISCASILLAS

Ellie West

Katherine ZATROCH

CHAIRS

Sébastien Bauquier

Hervé Bouaziz

Mandoline Chesnel

Morgane Debuigne

Caroline Didier

Morgane Gavet

Nicolas Girard

Delphine Holopherne

Géraldine Jourdan

Latifa Khenissi

Delphine Le chevalier

Tristan Merlin

Ludovic (Zym) Pelligand

Vincent Piriou

Mathieu Raillard

Charlotte Sandersen

Ioannis Savvas

GWENOLA
TOUZOT-JOURDE

Patrick Verwaerde

Luca Zilberstein

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Jérôme Arnauld des Lions

Graduating in 1988, Chief Veterinarian Jérôme Arnauld of the Lions began his military career that same year, specializing in equine medicine and surgery. As head of the 41st Veterinary Group in Fontainebleau, within the Military Riding School, he was responsible for the healthvsupport of horses in Military Equestrian Sports (750 horses throughout France) and for horse procurement from 1992 to 2021. A certified practitioner with the Army Medical Service, he participated in several overseas operations, working closely with anesthesiologists and surgeons, and in various international cooperation missions for veterinary support of military equine personnel. Creator of the Military Horse Museum in Fontainebleau and author of numerous articles on equestrian history, he manages over 5,500 objects and the project to install these collections in the Senarmont Riding School, built by Napoleon.
Since 2021, he has been the Regional Veterinary Manager for the Paris region (Zonal
Veterinary Coordinator).

Christine Ball

Christine Ball is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University where she runs part of a Master of Perioperative Medicine. She recently retired from clinical anaesthetic practice at the Alfred Hospital. Chris has been involved in the study of the history of the specialty for over 30 years and has many publications on the subject, including the book The
Chloroformist, published by Melbourne University Press in 2021. She has been an Honorary Curator of the Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History since 1989, a position she still holds. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Wood-Library Museum Laureate of the History of Anesthesiology.

Eddie Clutton

Eddie Clutton is the Clinical Director of the Wellcome Trust Critical Care Laboratory
for Large Animals (Roslin Institute), Edinburgh. He graduated (BVSC) from the
University of Liverpool (1981) and undertook post-graduate training in the
Department of Anaesthesia, The Royal Liverpool Hospital. He worked at the
University of Virginia – Maryland, USA for 5 years. He gained the RCVS Diploma in
Veterinary Anaesthesia in 1985. He became Head of Veterinary Anaesthesia in the
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (Edinburgh) 1990 – 2015. He became a
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia in 1996. He was
editor-in-chief of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (2000 – 2005) and President

Clara Conde

Dre. Clara Conde Ruiz got her degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2007 in
Cordoba, Spain. In 2013, she enrolled and completed three years of residency
in anaesthesia and analgesia in Lyon, France. It is in 2018 that she became
specialist by the European College of Anaesthesia and Analgesia (ECVAA).
She has worked as a consultant anaesthetist in Spain, Scotland and France
before joining, in 2022, the Anicura Armonia Referral Hospital (Vaulx-Milieu,
France). She collaborates with Anicura in a postdegree educational program in
anaesthesia and she is the co-author of a new tool to evaluate quality of life in
dogs and cats suffering from chronic pain, the QOA-LYON.

Apostolos D. Galatos

A.D. Galatos, Professor of Animal Surgery & Anaesthesia, graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece, where he also obtained his PhD on perianaesthetic GOR in the dog. In 1997 he became DiplECVVA, Assistant Professor at the newly founded Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece, and Head of its Department of Surgery. Among other administrative activities, he was Vice-Dean and Dean of the Faculty for 4 years. He supervised 8 PhD theses and was/is member of the advisory committee of 6  PhD and 2 Master of Science theses. He reviewed for 27 scientific Journals and is member of the Editorial Board of three. His clinical and teaching responsibilities focus on companion animal and small ruminant anaesthesia. His main research interests, besides perianaesthetic GOR in companion animals, include fish and small ruminant anaesthesia, and the effect of music on anaesthesia and analgesia.

Tom Greensmith

Tom is an American, European and United Kingdom recognised specialist in small animal emergency and critical care and has been a member of faculty at the Royal Veterinary College in London since 2018. Tom is one of the senior members of the extracorporeal therapies programme (providing haemodialysis and therapeutic plasma exchange procedures) and was the clinical lead in cardiothoracic critical care from 2018-2025 for patients undergoing open heart surgery. Tom is well versed in mechanical ventilation, having designed a 3 year programme for critical care residents at the RVC on this topic.

Jennifer Hunter

Jennifer M. Hunter is Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the University of Liverpool.
She graduated with commendation from the University of St. Andrews in 1971. Her research interests are the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of neuromuscular blocking drugs in health and disease. Her clinical responsibilities have included the management of the critically ill and patients with chronic kidney disease.
Professor Hunter has been Honorary Secretary of the Anaesthetic Research Society (1991-6) and in 1997 became Editor-in-Chief of the BJA. She was Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee of the ESA from 2006 to 2009, and in 2016 was made an Honorary Life Member of the Society.
She has over 240 peer-reviewed publications, and has edited three textbooks. She was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 2011; and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen in 2015.

Matthias Kholhauer

Prof. Matthias Kohlhauer is a professor of clinical pharmacology at the National
Veterinary School of Alfort in France. He completed his PhD in pharmacology at the
University of Paris-Est Créteil in 2016, as well as a residency in veterinary
pharmacology and toxicology in 2020. Since its post-doctoral fellowship at the
University of Cambridge (UK), his research primarily focuses on the development of
new therapeutic strategies for post-cardiac arrest care in humans, as well as the
pharmacology of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine.

Olivier Levionnois

Prof. Olivier Levionnois graduated from veterinary studies in 2001 at the Veterinary School in Nantes, France. He completed a rotatory internship (2001-2002) in Equine Medicine at St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, followed by a residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the Vetsuisse Faculty in Bern, Switzerland. In 2007, he became an EBVS-recognized Specialist. Since then, he has been working as a senior lecturer at the University of Bern. Olivier obtained his PhD in 2011, focusing on the PK/PD of ketamine at sub-anaesthetic doses. In 2012, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship on the PK/PD of flunixin in piglets at the University of Oslo. Current research interests include equine

Marc Lilot

Marc Lilot, an anaesthetist-resuscitator, is in charge of a paediatric cardio-thoracic anaesthesia-resuscitation unit at the Hospices Civils of Lyon. He is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Lyon and is involved in immersive teaching in a professional healthcare context. He is also Chairman of the Scientific Committee of SimULyon, a scientific interest group for healthcare simulation in Lyon. After moving to California, he trained in France and Canada in management and leadership applied to healthcare services. Healthcare simulation and its solution-focused approach to the human factor, risk management, stress, non-technical skills and professional attitudes in a stressful environment, as well as his managerial experience in a hyperspecialised context of critical care for complex patients, are his areas of interest and professional development.

Tasha McNerney

Tasha McNerney is a Certified Veterinary Technician from Philadelphia, PA, USA.

She is also a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner and works closely with the IVAPM to educate the public about animal pain awareness.

Tasha became a veterinary technician specialist in anesthesia in 2015. Tasha is an award-winning presenter on anesthesia and pain management topics. Tasha travels internationally to consult with veterinary hospitals on best anesthesia practices. Tasha has authored numerous articles and textbooks on anesthesia and analgesia for both veterinary professionals and pet parents.

In her spare time, Tasha enjoys reading, spending time with her husband and son, and recording the Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds Podcast.


PIERRE PASQUIER

Prof. Pierre Pasquier (47; married with two children) is a French military anesthesiologist and intensivist, currently serving as the Head of medical education at the French health schools and a full-professor at the École du Val-de-Grâce. He is also chairman for anesthesiology, critical care and emergency medicine applied to the Armed forces. With multiple deployments in various theaters of military operations, Prof. Pasquier has a significant experience in medical crisis management, including warfare, terrorist attacks, and infectious threats like Ebola and COVID-19. He specializes in medical and surgical support of military operations, traumatic hemorrhagic shock, and far forward transfusion. Prof. Pasquier has presented at different international conferences and serves as the scientific leader of the Paris Special Operations Forces – Combat Medical Care conference.

GWENOLA TOUZOT-JOURDE

I graduated from the French Vet School of Alfort (ENVA) in 1995 and went in equine private practice after a 2-year internship in equine medicine and surgery with a special focus on equine lameness. I then went onto a north- american journey during which I completed a residency in Anesthesia and Analgesia at the University of Georgia and obtained my ACVAA diplomate status in 2004. I worked in different university settings while I was abroad (Colorado State University, Ross University, Louisiana State University, University of Montreal) as a clinician and/or an associate professor before coming back to France full
time in 2012 at Oniris VetAgroBio, National College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering, where I was the head of the anesthesia service. In 2018, I gained the ECVAA diplomate status and completed a phD program studying the impact of cervical nerve root anesthesia onto equine locomotion (University of Bretagne-Loire, France). I transferred to the National Veterinary School of Maisons-Alfort (EnvA) in September 2024 for a full professor position in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia with a special focus on Equine.
During my clinical work and research, I focus mainly on equine anesthesia and pain management including rehabilitation with a special interest in neurologic horses. I’m also involved in developing good practice guidelines in bovine anesthesia and pain management. I participate a great deal to working groups on welfare issues for production and research animals. Through my research experience, I have been recognized as a French specialist in Science and Medicine for Laboratory Animals (DESV-SMAL) in 2020.

Ellie West

Ellie graduated from the Veterinary School, University of Cambridge, in 2003 and passed her European Diploma in Veternary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2017. She has a wide experience of practice, teaching and clinical research, having worked in academic, independent and corporate groups, primary care and referral veterinary practice, and in the UK and EU. Since 2020, Ellie has held the position of Environmental Sustainability Lead for Linnaeus, MVH UK, and since 2024, additionally is the Healthy Planet Lead for AniCura, MVH Europe, both part of the global Mars Veterinary Health group. She is a Practitioner of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. She has 2 daughters, and they have 2 guinea pigs.

Mandoline Chesnel

Mandoline is an ECVAA specialist and head of the Anaesthesia and Analgesia department of the Centre Hospitalier Veterinaire Atlantia in Nantes. After completing her residency in Edimbourg, she created in 2012 the first dedicated anaesthesia and analgesia department in a private referral hospital in France. She is also dedicated to improve the quality of veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia care at a national level through delivering continuous education to nurses and GPs, and as a consultant and advisor for veterinary referral hospitals.

Ludovic (Zym) Pelligand

is a Professor of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Clinical Pharmacology at the Royal Veterinary College, London, UK. He completed his anaesthesia residency at the RVC, followed by a pharmacology PhD on the roles of cyclooxygenase (COX) isoenzymes in the regulation of inflammation and the renal function in the cat. He promotes the use of pharmacometrics (the PK/PD modelling approach) to help resolve clinical questions.

Charlotte Sandersen

Charlotte Sandersen obtained her veterinary degree from the University of Veterinary Science in Budapest in 1997. She studied towards her PhD degree in equine cardiology while working in the Equine Hospital of the University of Liege and also became a diplomate of the European College in Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM) in 2007. Shifting her professional focus progressively from emergency medicine to anaesthesia, she also became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (ECVAA) in 2013. She is now the head of the veterinary anaesthesology service of the University of Liege where she is teaching undergraduate students, PhD students and residents. Charlotte Sandersen is the author of more than 100 scientific publications in the field of veterinary anaesthesiology, intensive care, pain and animal welfare. In her free time, she is a passionate amateur level eventing rider.

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