Advancements in Allergy Testing and Treatment in the 21st Century

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Approved for one hour California Statutory CEU

Summary:  Dr. Fodok will discuss the evolution of allergy testing and immunotherapy and how convenient it is.  She will share that even Boarded Dermatologists are starting to send out for testing with the latest advancements.

• New Testing methods versus old. Molecular Allergology.
• Ease and Access of these sort of tests (versus waiting months to see a derm).
• How allergies require a multi model approach and how derm topicals can help.
• She will also discuss setting the right expectations with Pet Parents and how to use our Pet Parent Results Books in the discussion.

Speaker: Valeria A. Fodok, DVM, PhD, DACVD

Bio: Dr. Valerie Fadok has been intimately involved in veterinary dermatology for over 40 years.  Her desire is to make dermatology less frustrating and more rewarding for veterinarians, pet owners, and pets.  She received her DVM from Washington State University in 1978, after which she did an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group.  A residency in veterinary dermatology followed at the University of  Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Fadok became board-certified veterinary dermatology in 1982.  She earned a PhD in Experimental Pathology at the Unversity of Colorado Health Sciences center in 1991; her thesis centered around programmed cell death and control of inflammation.  Dr. Fadok has worked on faculty at University of Tennessee, the University of Florida, Texas A & M University, and National Jewish Health.  Prior to joining Zoetis in 2016, she worked in private specialty practices in Denver, Colorado, and Houston, Texas.  Dr. Fadok retired from Zoetis as a field specialist in January 2023.  She concurrently provides support to Nextmune for allergy testing, immunotherapy, and disease management.  Dr. Fadok has lectured internationally, nationally, and locally on subjects relating to veterinary skin disease, immunology, and inflammation, and is a dermatology consultant on the Veterinary Information Network (VIN).  Awards include the ACVD Award for Excellence (2010) and the Frank Kral Award (2018)

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