Søren Boysen
Søren is a professor of veterinary emergency and critical care at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. He obtained his DVM from the University of Saskatchewan in 1996, completed a small animal internship at the Atlantic Veterinary College, and a residency at Tufts University, becoming a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2003. He is the former Chief of small animal emergency and critical care at the University of Montreal (2003-2009). A member of several ECVECC, ACVECC and VetCOT committees he continues to actively promote the global advancement of veterinary ECC. Extensively published and a recipient of numerous teaching and research excellence awards, he has become an internationally recognized speaker. He and his colleagues from Tufts published the first small animal focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam, and with colleagues at the University of Calgary, adapted veterinary point of care ultrasound for use in non-trauma patients. With the help of many great colleagues from around the world, he continues to develop ultrasound training techniques and workshops for non-specialist practitioners. Along with point of care ultrasound, his research interests include hemorrhage, coagulation, and perfusion.