Usha Elizabeth Patel DVM
Owner of Veterinary Practice Schwarzspanierhof and head of non profit association Tierwunderwerk
Special fields
Dermatology and internal medicine, animal assisted therapy
Curriculum vitae
| 1970 | Born in San Francisco, California, USA (US and Austrian citizenship) |
| 1977 – 1989 | Primary and secondary school in Linz, Upper Austria |
| 1989 – 1998 | Studies of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria (DVM) |
| 1990 – 1993 | Research Assistant at Vienna Veterinary University (Institute of Anatomy) |
| 1993 – 2000 | Ongoing collaboration at Vet Practice Alsergrund (small animals), 1090 Vienna |
| 1997 | Internship at the institutes for internal medicine, small animals and surgery at the Veterinary University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| 1998 – 2000 | Training on TCM, Acupuncture und Neural Therapy at Vienna Veterinary University |
| 2000 – 2005 | Hospital Representative at Boots Hermal (dermatology), 1120 Vienna |
| 2006 | Veterinary Trainee at Vet Practice in Donauzentrum (small animals), 1220 Vienna |
| 2005 – 2007 | Animal-assisted therapy qualification training at Vienna Veterinary University |
| 2007 – 2013 | Veterinary Surgeon at Vet Practice Alsergrund, 1090 Vienna Emergency service for Vet Clinic Neulinggasse (small animals), 1030 Vienna |
| 2008 – pres | Head of non-profit association “Tierwunderwerk”, Animal-assisted Therapist, Vienna (e.g. Hans Radl School and Jugend am Werk) |
| 2010 | Lecturing e.g. at 5th International Symposium, Animals as Therapy: “Funding Models of Animal-Assisted Interventions” |
| 2013 – 2015 | Veterinary surgeon at Vet Clinic Neulinggasse (half-time and emergency services) |
| 2013 – pres | Veterinary surgeon for small animals (and horses) at Veterinary Practice Schwarzspanierhof On occasion vacation coverage and emergency services at Vet Clinic Neulinggasse |
Continuous medical education, in partucular in the field of dermatology