Dr. Fernanda Camacho
DVM MVETMED DipACVECC MRCVS
Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 

Fernanda graduated from the University of Lufosona (Lisbon, Portugal) in 2013. She then moved to the North of England, where she worked for two and a half years in a busy first opinion practice. With the aim of improving her clinical skills and seeking a specialisation, Fernanda completed a rotating internship at Willows, followed by an ICU internship at the University College Dublin. In 2018 Fernanda began her three-year Residency in Emergency and Critical Care at the Royal Veterinary College. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care in October 2022. Fernanda joined Willows’ Specialist team in 2021, where she enjoys all aspects of Emergency and Critical Care. Outside work, she likes to travel, try new restaurants, spend time with friends, read, and watch series and movies. She has also recently become a plant enthusiast and rescued 2 stray kittens from the hospital!"

Dr. Georgina Hall
MA VetMB PGCert MVetMed DACVECC MRCVS
Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 

Georgina became a diplomate of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care in 2023, having completed her residency at the Royal Veterinary College, London. She currently works in a large private referral hospital near Cambridge, UK. George enjoys supervising residents and encouraging new interns to embrace ECC. Her research interests include transfusion medicine and acute kidney injury.

Dr. Cristina Bianchi
DipACVAA DipECVAA MRCVS
Specialist in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia

Cristina is an American, European and RCVS recognised specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. She completed her residency at the Royal Veterinary College and remained as a lecturer for a few years, before becoming a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. She is passionate about analgesia, and has been involved in setting up the pain clinic at both universities. She has two cats and loves running.

Dr. Laura Ilie
DVM, MS, DipACVECC
Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 

Dr. Ilie received her DVM degree from School of Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania. She completed a one-year small animal rotating internship at VCA Aurora/Berwyn in IL. After working as an emergency clinician for one year, she pursued a three-year residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Purdue University. During her residency she also received a master's degree in veterinary clinical medicine. She received her board certification in Emergency and Critical Care in 2016. Dr. Ilie's interests include extracorporeal therapies (i.e., dialysis, plasmapheresis, hemoperfusion), trauma cases, respiratory diseases, and sepsis. As part of her desire to teach and learn more, she presented multiple lectures, workshops, and webinars in North America and Europe. She served as the President of the Romanian Emergency and Critical Care Society (RoVECCS) for three years. She continues to publish scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. She is also a member of different committees within the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) and a reviewer for different peer-reviewed veterinary journals. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family and Sir Axel (aka the most beautiful German Shepherd in the whole world).

Dr. Sinziana Radulescu
DVM GPCert(EM&S) PG Dip VCP MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS
Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 

Sînziana graduated from FMVB in 2011 and co-founded the first animal blood bank in Romania the same year. After working in small animal emergency clinics in Romania and the UK, she completed a rotational internship at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London and a fellowship in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (ECC) at the University of Edinburgh. Subsequently, Sînziana completed her residency in ECC at the RVC, and in 2022, she became a European and American diplomate in ECC. Currently, Sînziana is a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and is also enrolled in a PhD program in Medical Informatics at the Usher Institute, UK. Sinziana is interested in all aspects of Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care but wishes to focus in particular on sepsis, nosocomial infections, and analgesia of critically ill patients.

Carla Alina Buleanu
Psychologist, ABA Therapist

Carla Buleanu is a clinical psychologist, cognitive behavioral psychotherapist, and ABA therapist for children and adolescents with autism. She is passionate about how the human psyche works and the ways in which each of us forms our psycho-emotional structure from the intrauterine phase until adulthood. As an animal lover, Carla is also involved in animal protection and welfare through her own Big Hearts Society. Wanting to combine her two passions, she studied the correlation between depression levels in dog owners versus non-dog owners in her dissertation.

Lect. Univ. Dr. Victor Chitic
Psychologist

Victor Chitic is a psychologist, researcher, and speaker specialized in the study of human-animal interaction. He has 13 years of experience in the field of animal-assisted therapy and activities for children with disabilities and seniors, with the “Dogs for People” project of Vier Pfoten / Animal Society foundation. He is an international team evaluator for Pet Partners© and author of „The role of Animal Assisted Therapy and Activities in optimizing pro-social skills”, published at University Publishing (Ro).

Cristian Daniel Cristea
DVM, Co-founder Pet Stuff

Cristi graduated the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, in 2009, and the Master of Clinical and Pharmacy FMVB, in 2012. He is a founding member of AMVCB (Association of Veterinary Clinicians in Bucharest), as well as of RoVECCS (Romanian Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society). He is co-founder of the "Low Stress Handling medicine" Program, co-founder of the "Romanian Prison Dogs Program", volunteer in sterilization campaigns organized by Vier Pfoten and Dog Rescue as well as volunteer of the Utility Dogs Club - Search and Rescue Team. He is a member of the executive board of CMV Bucharest since 2019 and vice-president of CMV Bucharest since 2022. He has participated as a lecturer in numerous conferences and congresses: RoVECCS congresses, ARDIV conferences, FMVB conferences for students - Career Days in Veterinary Medicine, Pet Fest (Adoption Fair organized by ASPA in Bucharest), in the Pet ABC Program developed by ARPAC (Romanian Association of Pet Food Producers). He founded Pet Stuff in 2006, together with her colleague Ruxandra Tenia, the starting point being a Pet Shop in Crangași Square. In 2009 they opened their first veterinary practice in a new location, and by the end of 2018, they already had a staff of 8 employed veterinarians, 6 assistants and 5 auxiliary staff. In 2019, together with his colleague Alexandru Buzdea opened a 24/7 veterinary hospital in sector 6 with a team of 19 people. He is currently coordinating with his associates, Dr. Ruxandra Tenia and Dr. Alexandru Buzdea, the Pet Stuff Veterinary Hospital team, which consists of 53 doctors and 18 non-medical staff. He is a volunteer member, together with his dog Roa, of the Search and Rescue Team, as part of the Club of Utility Dogs. In his free time, he enjoys traveling with his son, wife, and their dogs, Roa and Narcios, but also cooking, playing basketball, skiing, and spending time with family and friends.