Sean Smarick, VMD, Diplomate ACVECC

"Since my favorite part of being a veterinarian is saving a pet's

life, I founded AVETS to provide Emergency and Specialty Care

to my home of Western Pennsylvania."

Outside of AVETS, Dr. Smarick

can be found paddling white

water, trail running or spending

time with his family, which

includes Callie, a pure-bred

American Californian Pound

Hound; and two cats, PK-

(with one eye) and Loo (with two).

Education

• Pre-Veterinary education: Penn State, Temple University, 1987.
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: University of Pennsylvania, 1991.
• Residency in Emergency and Critical Care: University of California, 2003.
• ACVECC Board Certification: 2003.
  

Experience

• Intern: private emergency practice, Milwaukee, WI, 1991-1992.
• Chief of Staff: Animal Emergency Clinic, California, 1992-1993.
• Founded Allegheny Veterinary Emergency Associates in  Plum, PA, 1994.
• Relocated to Monroeville and expanded to AVETS, 2005.
• Guest Scientist: Safar Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Pittsburgh, 1996-2000.
• Veterinary Advisor: City of Pittsburgh EMS, 2000.
• Published in veterinary textbooks and in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and Resuscitation.
• Lectures nationally and regionally at such venues as International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium and the North American Veterinary Conference.
• Professional interests include CPCR, fluid therapy, positive pressure ventilation, and intensive care monitoring.
• WPVMA, PVMA, VECCS, and AVMA member.