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Name: Cecilia Villaverde
Short CV:
Obtained her veterinary degree in 2000 and a PhD in animal nutrition in 2005 by the
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). She worked as a post doctoral researcher at the
University of California Davis (UCD), where she also completed a residency in small animal
clinical nutrition. She is board certified in veterinary nutrition by the American College of
Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN®) and by the European College of Veterinary and Comparative
Nutrion (ECVCN) since 2010, and is president of ECVCN since 2016.She was an adjunct
professor at the Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments (UAB) and the chief of
service of the teaching hospital nutrition service (UAB) form 2010 to 2016. After working as
faculty at the Nutrition Support Service at UCD for one year she is now a consultant in clinical
nutrition for Expert Pet Nutrition (www.expertpetnutrition.com) and Veterinary Information
Network (VIN).