Stijn Niessen

Board Certification

• European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)(ECVIM) - 2007

Education

• Residency in Small Animal Medicine, The Royal Veterinary College, 2006
• Internship in Small Animal Medicine, University of Glasgow, 2003
• (MRCVS), , 2002
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Ghent(Gent) College of Veterinary Medicine, 2002

Current Professional Activities

• Researcher (PhD) at Diabetes Research Group, Medical School, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom and Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, United Kingdom
• Locum Internal Medicine Consultant
• Continuous Professional Development (CE) Internal Medicine and Endocrinology for The Royal Veterinary College and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA)
• Journal reviewer
• Editorial Board The Veterinary Times
• Member Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), Small Animal Medicine Society (SamSoc), American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition (AAVN), European Society of Veterinary Endocrinology (ESVE), North East-England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI).

Past Professional Activities

• Feline Acromegaly and Diabetes Research Group, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, United Kingdom
• Locum and Emergency Veterinary Surgeon
• Residency (RVC, London, UK)
• Internship (GUVS, Glasgow, UK)

Marital Status

• Happily engaged

Children

• Give me some time will you!

Pets

• Sort of Cairn Terrier (not diabetic yet, haven't checked for a shunt yet).

Hobbies

• Hockey, Athletics, Football, as in soccer, Painting, Travelling, Reading, House Music, Doing my bit to make the world a happier place

Favorite Quotes

• There are no bad, good or better people, just people who act bad, good or better.
• Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die for.

What I Like Most About VIN

• The friendly, enthusiastic and respectful atmosphere; the sense of community and the feeling that we all just want to do our best as professionals and try to help each other achieve this; being able to cross the Atlantic with one mouse click and minute carbon foot-print.