Dr. Mark Acierno – Internal Medicine and Nephrology

About Mark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM

Dr. Mark Acierno received his DVM from Mississippi State University. After an internship in small animal medicine and surgery, he completed an internal medicine residency at Tufts University. Dr. Acierno spent 12 years at the Louisiana State University developing one of the most advanced nephrology programs in the world. He is currently a professor at Midwestern University’s veterinary teaching hospital where his clinical and research interests include hypertension, kidney disease and renal replacement therapies. He also serves as the associate dean for academic affairs. Dr. Acierno has an MBA from Pace University in New York City. Prior to veterinary medicine, he had a career in business and finance. He maintains a special interest in personal finance as it relates to veterinary professionals. In his spare time, Dr. Acierno enjoys scuba diving, climbing, hiking and exploring the Arizona desert.

Presentation Synopsis

1. The Litter Box Blues: A FLUTD Survival Guide
2. Kidneys in Crisis: Managing Acute Kidney Injury”
3. Purrfecting CKD Care: Innovations and Insights for Feline Patients
4. Bladders Behaving Badly: Navigating Canine Incontinence
5. Prescribe with Purpose: Smart Strategies for UTI Diagnosis and Treatment
6. Under pressure: Best Practices in Diagnosing and Managing Feline and Canine Hypertension
7. Spirochete-ing: Current Recommendations for Leptospirosis diagnosis /treatment & What is the Risk to Veterinary Professionals
8. Nephrotoxins: Ethylene Glycol and Beyond
9. Losing It: A Practical Guide to Protein-Losing Nephropathy
10. Rock and a Hard Place: Uroliths in Practice
11. Canine pancreatitis: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
12. That Darn Cat - Veterinary Adventures with Vomiting Cats
13. Student Loans – Common Sense Approach to Repayment Without Breaking the Bank
14. Start Planning for Retirement Today.. One Day You’ll Want Sand Not Cat Litter Between Your Toes
15. Revolutionizing Urinary Tract Infection Care: Evolving Attitudes and Cutting-Edge Science
16. Kidney emergencies - Emergency treatment of nephrotoxins.
17. FLUTD _ Help I cannot pee!
18. IMHA/ITP - an internist's prospective
19. Managing Chronic Enteropathies in Dogs
20. Hypertension - new guidelines new recomendations
21. Acute Kidney Injury
22. Improving the quality of life for cats with Chronic Kidney Disease
23. Leptospirosis: Current Recommendations and What is the Risk to Veterinary Professionals
24. Nephrotoxicosis: Ethylene Glycol and Beyond
25. Now how do we turn off this spigot??? (Diagnosing and treating canine Incontinence)
26. Help! Help! I can’t pee!! (Feline Lower urinary tract disease)
27. Protein Losing Nephropathy
28. Canine geology (uroliths)
29. Intro to dialysis medicine - how does it work and when to refer
30. An introduction to Acid / Base disorders
31. UTI and antimicrobial therapy - since when don't we treat bacteriuria!
32. Emergency treatment of nephrotoxins.
33. That Darn Cat! Veterinary Adventures in IBD, Lymphoma and pancreatitis!