Our Team | Senior Dog Vets

Meet Our Team

The Senior Dog Veterinary Society is on a mission to help senior dog loving vets and vet professionals advance the care and experience of their older canine patients.

Founded by three veterinarians and supported by an amazing veterinary team, Senior Dog Vets is leading the future of senior canine care.

The Founders

Dr. Lauren Adelman is a board certified Internal Medicine Specialist practicing at Canada West Veterinary Specialists in Vancouver, British Columbia where she offers state of the art minimally invasive procedures to her feline and canine patients.

Dr. Adelman enjoys educating pet owners and other veterinarians on her social media channel (@the_tinyvet) and through regular TV appearances. She co-founded the Senior Dog Veterinary Society, to develop advanced education focused the unique needs of senior dog patients.

Outside of work, Dr. Adelman enjoys spending time at the beach with her husband, daughter and two dogs, Joey and Freddie.

Lauren Adelman
DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Co-Founder of Senior Dog Vets

Dr. Monica Tarantino is a Veterinarian with ten years of experience and worked as Chief of Staff for a busy general practice in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Tarantino is co-founder of the Senior Dog Veterinary Society , focused specifically on enhancing the care of senior and geriatric canine patients.

Dr. Tarantino runs a social media platform (@seniordogdoc) and create the Senior Dog Revolution that focuses on changing the perception of Senior Dogs and helping pet parents of aging dogs navigate common challenges. She also co-authored two books for new veterinarians, New Vet Jumpstart Guide: GP Edition and New Vet Jumpstart: ER Edition.

She frequently rescues in-need pets and owns four rescue dogs and two rescue cats with the occasional foster animal for good measure.

Monica Tarantino
DVM, MBA
Co-Founder of Senior Dog Vets

Dr. Lisa Lippman is one of the most followed and socially influential veterinarians in the United States. She is nationally respected by media outlets such as Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, and Live with Kelly and Ryan as a go-to source for expertise in pet health and safety.

When not treating some of the most influential pets in the world at Bond Vet as Director of Virtual Medicine she sits on the board of Animal Lighthouse Rescue, whose mission is to help the homeless dogs of Puerto Rico .

She co-founded the Pet Loss Community and the Senior Dog Veterinary Society, focused specifically on enhancing the care of senior canine patients and still finds time to devote to her own dog, the silly rescue Cavalier, Herbie.

Lisa Lippman
DVM
Co-Founder of Senior Dog Vets

The Support

Joanna Pape

Marketing and Operations

CE Instructors:

We're partnering with other leading industry experts — board-certified specialists and leaders in research — to develop clear standards of care to help advance the field of Canine Geroscience and provide veterinary professionals with the necessary tools to optimize care and ultimately the quality of life of elderly dogs.

Katie Bennett

DVM, DACVAA

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Fred Wininger

VMD, DACVIM (Neuro)

Alex Sigmund

DVM, DACVO

Nikki Giovanelli

RVT, BS, Dip. Companion Animal Nutrition

Amy Thomson

DVM, DAVDC

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Advisors:

Marty Becker, DVM

Founder of Fear Free®

Lynn Hendrix, DVM, CHPV

Founder of the World Veterinary Palliative Medicine Organization

Bruce L. Truman, MBA

Founder of BLT Consulting

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