Dr. Garret Pachtinger is a board-certified veterinary specialist in emergency critical care (DACVECC).  He is an Associate at the Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center in Levittown, PA and internship director for the hospital. Dr. Pachtinger graduated from Muhlenberg College with a BS in Biology and then obtained his veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania.  He pursued an internship at the Matthew J Ryan Veterinary Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he has also completed an emergency fellowship and residency at the Matthew J Ryan Veterinary Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he is 1 of approximately 450 board-certified veterinary specialists world-wide in emergency and critical care, and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC).Dr. Pachtinger has been published in numerous veterinary journals, including the Journal of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care, the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, the Clinicians Brief, Veterinary Team Brief, and Today’s Veterinary Practice.

Dr. Pachtinger has also been published in numerous textbooks including the Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology book (2012), Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (2010), and Veterinary Clinics of North America.

Dr. Pachtinger lectures throughout the world on emergency and critical care and is passionate about delivering clinically relevant, practical continuing education.

Dr. Pachtinger is the COO and Co-Founder of VETgirl, a subscription-based podcast and webinar service offering RACE-Approved veterinary continuing education (CE).  More information can be found at vetgirlontherun.com