Dr. Tara Fetzer – Emergency Critical Care
About Tara Fetzer DVM, DACVECC
Dr. Tara Fetzer grew up in the Lehigh Valley and attended Northampton Community College to obtain her Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology in 2005. She went on to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in Large Animal Sciences from Delaware Valley University in 2008. She then moved to Raleigh for veterinary school and graduated with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from North Carolina State University in 2012. Dr. Fetzer completed a one year small-animal internship at Texas A&M in 2013. She completed her Emergency Critical Care Residency at the University of Wisconsin in 2016 and that same year became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
She worked as a board certified Critical Care Specialist at a large emergency and specialty referral hospital in Bergen County, NJ for several years prior to moving back to Lehigh Valley and worked at a local specialty and ER center for several years before venturing out on her own to provide locus critical care coverage and consultation services. With a passion for lifelong learning Dr. Fetzer also worked as an Adjunct Instructor in the LCCC/NCC Veterinary Nursing Program and provides administrative support for the program as well.
Dr. Fetzer's clinical interests include trauma, sepsis, toxicities, and transfusion medicine. She has a passion for working with disaster preparedness and emergency response teams and has been fortunate to be involved with various groups including the Texas Veterinary Emergency Team. Dr. Fetzer also enjoys teaching and has lectured at numerous veterinary conferences. She is a member of several committees of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care, Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, as well as state and local organizations. In her spare time Dr. Fetzer enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and friends, and hanging out with her rescue dog, Miles, and cat Katy.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Common Endocrine Emergencies
2. Upper Airway Emergencies
3. An Approach to the Acute Abdomen
4. Triage and the Acute Management of the Veterinary Trauma Patient
5. Vet BLUE: “The Modern Stethoscope”
6. HGE, OMG! What you need to know
7. Medical Management of the Pyothorax Patient
8. Urethral Trauma
9. RECOVER Updates
10. Fluid Therapy for Companion Animals
11. Sepsis and SIRS
12. Mechanical Ventilation