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Richard W. Nelson, DVM, DACVIM C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, Dipl.
(Internal Medicine), Professor Emeri- ACVIM (Internal Medicine and Oncol-
tus, Department of Medicine and ogy) graduated from Buenos Aires Uni-
Epidemiology, School of Veterinary versity, Argentina in 1976. He spent 5
Medicine, University of California, years as a private practice small animal
Davis. Dr. Nelson received his DVM practitioner, and then completed a
degree from the University of Minne- clinical oncology residency at the Uni-
sota in 1979; he completed a small animal internship at versity of California-Davis. He is co-author of the textbook,
Washington State University in 1980 and a medicine resi- Small Animal Internal Medicine, with Dr. Richard W. Nelson,
dency at the University of California, Davis in 1982; he then and he has more than 350 peer-reviewed articles and book
joined the small animal medicine faculty at Purdue Univer- chapters in the areas of oncology, hematology, and Grey-
sity. In 1989 he joined the small animal medicine faculty at hound medicine. Dr. Couto served as editor-in-chief of the
UC Davis. Dr. Nelson’s interests lie in clinical endocrinology, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and received numer-
with a focus on the endocrine pancreas, thyroid gland, and ous teaching and service awards while at the university. After
adrenal gland. Dr. Nelson has authored numerous scientific 30 years in academia, he is now providing consultation and
publications and book chapters; has co-authored two text- educational services through Couto Veterinary Consultants,
books, Canine and Feline Endocrinology and Reproduction Hilliard, Ohio.
with Dr. Ed Feldman and Small Animal Internal Medicine
with Dr. C. Guillermo Couto; and has lectured extensively
nationally and internationally. He served as an associate
editor for the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine and
served as a reviewer for several veterinary journals. Dr.
Nelson is a co-founder and member of the Society for Com-
parative Endocrinology and has served as Chair of the
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology and as Director
of the Small Animal Clinic at UC Davis. He has received the
Norden Distinguished Teaching Award at Purdue University
and at UC Davis, the BSAVA Bourgelat Award, and the
ACVIM Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence.

Kristen M. Couto, DVM, DACVIM State University in 2014, and a Medical Oncology residency
(ONCOLOGY) at the University of California, Davis in 2017. Her clini-
Vista Veterinary Specialists by Ethos cal interests include multi-modal management of oncology
Veterinary Health, Sacramento, Cali- patients, as well as fostering the human-animal bond, espe-
fornia. Dr. Couto received her BS in cially through all aspects of a cancer diagnosis and treat-
Biology at The Ohio State University ment. She routinely provides continuing education for local
in 2009 and went on to receive her veterinary medical associations in California on various
DVM degree at Ohio State in 2013. She completed a Small oncology topics.
Animal Medicine and Surgery internship at North Carolina

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