Dr Judith Feldsien and Bruce
Dr Judith Feldsien BVMS MVSc MANZCVS Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons - Small Animal
Dr. Feldsien is the founder and owner of Synergy Veterinary Specialists. With more than 20 years of veterinary experience, working as a general practictioner, anesthesiologist and a surgeon in large University and Referral Hospitals she realized the benefits of a more direct relationship between Surgeon and Primary Care Veterinarian.
A native of Australia, Dr. Feldsien obtained her Veterinary Degree from Murdoch University in 1997. From the very beginning of her career Dr. Feldsien knew she wanted to be a surgeon, however felt it was important to understand the bigger picture. Her journey began in small animal primary care practice in Australia and the United Kingdom.
In 2002 Dr. Feldsien returned to academia for a rotating Small Animal Internship at the University of Melbourne. She went on to specialty training as an Anesthesia Resident while also completing her Masters of Veterinary Science, helping to develop a surgically implanted device designed for people with heart failure.
Dr. Feldsien completed her Surgical Residency at the University of Minnesota in 2009 and became board certified in Small Animal Surgery in 2010 after passing a rigorous examination process. Upon completion of her residency, Dr. Feldsien worked as a Small Animal Surgeon in a multispecialty hopsital in New York. During her time there she was named in the Best of Westchester and also on the Morris Animal Foundation Honor Roll for her service and dedication.
In 2012 Dr. Feldsien moved back to Minnesota. Since this time she has worked at several large referral hospitals in Minnesota and Hawaii and also spent three months at the University of Florida as the Charlie Bild VIP Chair working with the surgical oncology team.
Dr. Feldsien has presented at local and international conferences and seminars on a wide variety of topics ranging from heart assist devices to orthopedics, minimally invasive options, anesthesia and pain management.
It is with passion that Dr. Feldsien founded Synergy Veterinary Specialists PLLC. Working closely with primary care doctors she provides outpatient soft tissue, orthopedic and oncologic surgical procedures. She enjoys all aspects of Small Animal Surgery.
In her spare time, Dr. Feldsien enjoys water sports, snowboarding, swimming and hiking. She has become a Minnesota Twins fan and loves being outside and active with her husband, son and their Great Dane, Bruce.
QUALIFICATIONS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal (DACVS-SA) - 2010
Masters of Veterinary Science (MVSc) - University of Melbourne - 2011
Member Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists - small animal surgery (MANZCVS) - 2004
Bachelor Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS) - Murdoch University - 1997
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Murdoch University - 1995
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
Charlie Bild Chair Surgical Oncology, University of Florida
Residency, Small Animal Surgery, University of Minnesota, MN
Residency, Small Animal Anesthesia, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Small Animal Rotating Internship, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
AWARDS AND HONORS
Best of Westchester – 60 Top Veterinarians - Small Animal Surgery - 2012
Mark S. Bloomberg Resident Research Award, Veterinary Orthopedic Society - 2009
MEMBERSHIPS, BOARD AND OFFICER POSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
Member Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association
Member American Veterinary Medical Association
Australian and New Zealand Veterinary College membership - Surgery chapter
PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS
Judith D Feldsien, Vicki Wilke, Richard Evans, Mike Conzemius. Serum Cortisol Concentration and Force Plate Analysis in the Assessment of Pain Associated with Sodium Urate-Induced Acute Synovitis. AJVR, 2010 Aug; 71(8):940-5.
Judith D Feldsien. Haemodynamic Performance of the Ventrassist® Left Ventricular Assist Device. Thesis MVSc, University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary Science, 2010
Judith D Cooper, Vicki Wilke, Richard Evans, Mike Conzemius. Serum Cortisol Concentration and Force Plate Analysis in the Assessment of Pain Associated with Sodium Urate-Induced Acute Synovitis Veterinary Orthopedic Symposium Conference Proceedings 2009
Cooper, J., Edwards, G., Mason, D. G., Ayre, P., James, N., Wilkinson, C., Snelling, S., Rosenfeldt, F., Murphy, D. and Salamonsen, R.F. Haemodynamic performance of the VentrAssist left ventricular assist device in relation to the native cardiac cycle. 19th European Conference on Biomaterials Proceedings, Sorrento, Italy. 11-15 September, 2005.
Cooper, J., Edwards, G., Mason, D. G., Ayre, P., James, N., Wilkinson, C., Snelling, S., Rosenfeldt, F., Murphy, D. and Salamonsen, R.F. Haemodynamic performance of the VentrAssist left ventricular assist device in relation to the native cardiac cycle. Academy of Surgical Research Conference Proceedings, Philapdelphia, USA, 2005.
G.A. Edwards, J. Cooper, P. Ayre, N. James, C. Wilkinson, D. Mason, S. Snelling, D. Murphy and R. SalamonsonAn animal model for evaluating and developing the performance characteristics of the Ventrassist™ left ventricular assist device. J. Invest. Surgery 2004: 17: 345