ACVAA Annual Meeting 2026

Earn Avian Veterinary CE and Veterinary Exotics with Dr. Harris, a leading expert in avian and exotic animal care.

Join the Animal Internal Medicine Conference with Dr. Heather Kvitko-White, an expert in pragmatic veterinary care.

Dr. Ryan Bray completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida and then earned his veterinary degree at NC State University. After completing a rotating internship outside of Chicago, IL, he completed a Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Wisconsin. He then worked at BluePearl Veterinary Specialists in Atlanta, GA until recently moving to Wilmington, NC to join Eastern Carolina Veterinary Referral. His clinical interests include acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, immune-mediated hematological disorders, advanced imaging techniques, and nutritional management of the critically ill patient.

Dr. Christine Calder is here to help students continue their Veterinary Education and learn about Veterinary Behavior.

Learn from Veterinary Surgical Speaker Dr. Elizabeth Swanson, a board-certified expert in soft tissue surgery.

Dr. Kathleen Cooney has been practicing advanced end-of-life care since 2006. She is CEO and Director of Education for the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy (CAETA). Dr. Cooney is well-known for her work in companion animal euthanasia and is an author and international speaker on the subject. She is a strong advocate for best practices in all aspects of end-of-life care and loves all things old and gray. Learn more about Dr. Cooney’s accomplishments at caetainternational.com

Dr. Angela Witzel Rollins is a Diplomate and former President of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. She is currently President of the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition. Dr. Rollins is a Clinical Associate Professor of Nutrition at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center, where she also attained her DVM, PhD, and residency training. Her research focuses primarily on obesity physiology, prevention, and treatment in dogs and cats.

Veterinary Conference Speaker Dr. Maureen Finke presents on Cushing’s, IBD, leptospirosis, immune disorders.

Dr. Emi Knafo is a board-certified exotic animal vet with experience in reptiles, birds, rabbits, and zoological medicine.

Learn from Animal Oncology Speaker Dr. Zachary Wright, an expert in cancer care and palliative treatment for pets.

Dr. Jennifer Babineaux graduated from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and completed an internal medicine residency at VCA East Bay Veterinary Specialists in 2009. During her residency, she developed an interest in feline medicine as well as in using ultrasound as a daily diagnostic tool for challenging internal medicine cases. Dr. Babineaux worked in the internal medicine departments of the San Francisco SPCA and VCA San Francisco Veterinary Specialists. In 2014, she became an ABVP Diplomate (Feline Practice). Dr. Babineaux relocated to Philadelphia in 2014, where she developed a mobile ultrasound and internal medicine consulting practice serving more than 25 hospitals, including 4 feline-only practices. Dr. Babineaux currently provides mobile ultrasound and internal medicine consulting in Ashland, Oregon. She enjoys teaching veterinarians ultrasound skills, and advocates for the routine use of ultrasound to diagnose challenging internal medicine cases in general practice. Dr. Babineaux considers cats an especially ultrasound-deficient species.

Dr. Melanie Church is a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist, specializing in ocular disease and exotic animal eye care.

Join the Veterinary Surgery Conference with Dr. Steve Mehler, a board-certified expert in minimally invasive surgery.

A Nashville native, Dr. Kopp received his Bachelor of Science degree from Lipscomb University and his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville (UTK).While at UTK, Dr. Kopp was also honored with seven awards in excellence, including the AVCIM Internal Medicine Award in Small Animal Medicine, the Cardiology Veterinary Student Award, the Excellence in Dentistry and Oral Surgery award, the Community Practice Student Clinician of the year award, the Merck award, the Small Animal Faculty Award of Excellence, and membership into Phi Zeta (the veterinary honor society).Dr. Kopp loves every aspect of small animal medicine, including internal medicine, cardiology, dermatology, radiology, oncology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, and dentistry.He has a special interest in exotic small mammal practice, specifically rabbits. However, he loves getting to help guinea pigs, mice, rats, gerbils, sugar gliders, hedgehogs, and ferrets to live better and healthier lives.Dr. Kopp is also an Associate Editor on VIN (Veterinary Information Network), where he helps veterinarians throughout the world with rabbit cases. Dr. Kopp is one of the only (if not the only) general practitioners in Nashville working directly with Nashville Veterinary Specialists to use their CT machine to allow for more advanced imaging of exotic patients.Dr. Kopp is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association, the American Association of Feline Practitioners, the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians, the British Veterinary Association, and he subscribes to multiple other journals as well allowing him to be up to date with the most current evidence-based medicine.He has also been one of the most vocal advocates of promoting the RHDV2 vaccine for rabbits, appearing on NewsChannel 5, writing an Op-Ed in the Tennessean, and being featured in Scientific American.

Veterinary Speaker Dr. Andrew Hanzlicek has 15 years of experience covering infectious disease, hematology, and whole blood coagulation

Earn Veterinary Endocrinology Continuing Education credits with Dr. Dave Bruyette, a leading expert in internal medicine and endocrinology.