Prof. Dr. med. vet., Dr. habil. Hartmann, Katrin, Prof., Dipl. ECVIM-CA

(Internal Medicine)

Katrin Hartmann graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the LMU Munich, Germany, in 1987, completed her Doctoral Thesis in 1990 and her Habilitation Thesis on antiviral treatment of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in 1995. She worked as Clinical Instructor and Assistant Professor at the Clinic of Small Animal Medicine until 2001. From 2001 to 2003, Katrin was as Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the Department of Small Animal Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, USA. In 2003, she returned to Germany as Full Professor and Head of the Clinic of Small Animal Medicine at the LMU Munich, Germany. From 2009 until now, she additionally served as Director/Vice Director of the Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine at the LMU Munich.Katrin’s major research area is infectious diseases in cats and dogs, with a special interest in feline virus infections. She is author of more than 400 research papers, in addition to proceedings, abstracts, and book chapters. She also has lectured at numerous international meetings worldwide.

Prof. Dr.med.vet. Ralf S. Mueller, DipACVD, FANZCVSc 

(Dermatology), DipECVD

Prof. Ralf S. Mueller graduated in Munich/Germany, completed his doctoral thesis in 1987, and worked in several large and small animal practices before completing a residency in veterinary dermatology at the University of California/Davis in 1992.  In 1992 he moved to Melbourne/Australia to work with his partner and wife Dr. Sonya Bettenay.  Together, they created the first, purpose-built specialist practice in Australia.  During that time, Dr. Mueller was concurrently consulting and teaching at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital/University of Sydney. Ralf and Sonya established (and continue to conduct) the Distance Education Program in Veterinary Dermatology of the Centre for Veterinary Education of the University of Sydney.  In 1999, Ralf became Assistant Professor in Veterinary Dermatology at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/Colorado State University.  In 2004, he accepted a position as chief of the veterinary dermatology service at the University of Munich/Germany. His main research interests are allergies and ectoparasites.  He has published over 250 studies, articles, book chapters and books and given more than twelve hundred seminars, lectures and talks all over the world.