Dr. Bradley Simon received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 and completed a residency in anesthesia and analgesia at the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. Following his residency, he received his Master’s degree from Ross University with focus on opioid-opioid combinations and their impact on analgesic efficacy in cats. Currently, he is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Texas A&M University. He has written over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and contributor to several books on canine and feline anesthesia and analgesia. His most notable research focuses on the effects of age and opioid-opioid combinations on analgesic efficacy in cats. He has also published several impactful reviews on the present and future of opioid analgesics in small animal practice, the lack of analgesic use (oligoanalgesia) in small animal practice, and feline procedural sedation and analgesia. Dr Simon is a national and international lecturer and has presented at the International Conference on Opioids, World Small Animal Veterinary Association Conference, NIH Pain in Animals Workshop, ACVS Surgery Summit, Congreso Veterinario, and World Congress of Veterinary Anesthesia. Dr Simon hopes to continue his path of spreading knowledge and awareness about feline pain management and anesthesia to the veterinary profession and the general public.
