EVZ/UFG receives the visit of the illustrious Professor Dr. Holger A. Volk fromThe Royal Veterinary College-UK

On the 17th September 2018 EVZ/UFG was honored to receive the visit of the illustrious Professor Dr. Holger A. Volk fromThe Royal Veterinary College-UK. Prof. Volk was in Brazil for the first time, and after attending the International Congress of the Brazilian College of Veterinary Surgery, held in Belém do Pará, he was invited by Professor Bruno Benetti Junta Torres to visit our institution and participate in his discipline of Neurosurgery in the PPGCA, attending the strategic actions that aim at the promotion and development of the Internationalization of the Brazilian Universities. After knowing the Campus Samambaia and the facilities of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Prof. Volk also participated in an open debate that counted on the participation of students (undergraduate, residents of the Multiprofessional Residency Program, Masters and Doctorate of the PPGCA), as well as other Professors fromUFG. After discussing how he has been pursuing his successful career, he gave tips on how students can aim for and complement their studies in Europe. Then, those attendees could ask questions about the course of veterinary medicine and how a veterinarian with a degree in Brazil can work abroad. He was also asked about the importance of residency programs within veterinary specialties as well as postgraduate programs in Europe. We would like to thank Nestlé-Purina for funding the visit of Prof. Holger Volk at EVZ/UFG.

Professor Holger A. Volk DVM, PGCAP, PhD, DipECVN, FHEA, MRCVS

Holger is currently Professor of Small Animal Diseases and the Head of Department of the Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover, the Past-President of the European College of Veterinary Neurology and the current treasurer of the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation. He graduated from theUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hanover in 2001, where he also did his PhD in Neuropharmacology studying basic mechanisms of drug-resistant epilepsy. He then completed his specialist clinical education doing an internship and a residency in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Royal Veterinary Clinic (RVC).Holger is internationally known for his work in the field of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia and epilepsy.Holger has been chairing the International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force, which published recentlyseven consensus statements for canine and feline epilepsy and was a co-chair of the recent published ACVIM consensus statement about medical treatment of epilepsy. He has been a recipient of several Jim Bee educator excellent in teaching awards, the prestigious Bourgelat Award from BSAVA and the International Canine Health Award from the Kennel Club. He has published multiple books and book chapters, >180 articles, >120 conference abstracts, and is a frequent flyer on the international conference circuit.