Internal Medicine

This meeting is sponsored by Idexx.

Topics will include:

• Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
• Hypertension
• Canine incontinence

Urinary tract infections and the new antimicrobial guidelines.

We will be in the NEW zoo auditorium. There is a separate entrance – you do not need to go through the main gate to the zoo.

Mark Acierno received his DVM from Mississippi State University. After an internship in small animal medicine and surgery, he completed an internal medicine residency at Tufts University. Dr. Acierno spent 12 years at the Louisiana State University developing one of the most advanced nephrology programs in the world. He is currently a professor at Midwestern University’s veterinary teaching hospital where his clinical and research interests include hypertension, kidney disease and renal replacement therapies. He also serves as the associate dean for clinical affairs. Dr. Acierno has an MBA from Pace University in New York City. Prior to veterinary medicine, he had a career in business and finance. He maintains a special interest in personal finance as it relates to veterinary professionals. Dr Acierno lives in Phoenix with his wife Alyssa and 18 furred, feathered, and scaled friends. In his spare time, Dr. Acierno enjoys scuba diving, climbing, hiking and exploring the Arizona desert.