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Joseph Wakshlag, DVM PhD DACVIM (nutrition) DACVSMR

Chief Vet Medical Officer
ElleVet Sciences

Dr. Joe received his Bachelors and Master of Science degrees from Montclair State College from his home state of NJ. He then attended Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine for his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine and then began an Anatomic Pathology residency after graduation in 1998. His passion for nutrition led to his non-traditional Veterinary Nutrition residency during his time at Cornell, as well as a PhD in pharmacology in 2005. Prior to this he did locum work in the Finger Lakes area and went into General Practice in Connecticut from 2005-2006 before returning to Cornell as an Assistant Professor on Nutrition at the College of Veterinary Medicine. During this time, he rose through the ranks to become a Full Professor in 2018 while also becoming a founding member of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, not only serving on the Board from 2010-2014, but also helped lead the American College of Veterinary Nutrition during a similar time frame. Dr. Joe has been service Chief of Service for the Nutrition Department at Cornell since 2007 and was Chief of Service of the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation department from 2014-2018. He has been very active in benchtop and clinical studies at Cornell in the areas of obesity, cancer cell biology, nutraceuticals, sporting dog metabolism and nutrient requirements. He has authored over a dozen book chapters and well over 100 peer reviewed publications and is a perennial speaker at VMX and WVC on the cannabinoids in veterinary medicine which has been a research focus of his over the last 5 years.

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