Wedgewood will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 28th. We will reopen on Friday, November 29th.
Dr. Kelly Cairns is vice president of Medical Excellence and Education for the 400+ hospitals in the Thrive Pet Healthcare veterinary system. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine; a member of the board of directors of the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association; and a member of the editorial board of dvm360.
She began her career with rotating small-animal internships at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she obtained Diplomate status. She enjoyed a rewarding clinical practice as an internist and medical director for a multi-specialty/ER hospital until joining Pathway Vet Alliance (now Thrive Healthcare) in January 2018.
She lectures internationally on profession-related wellness and leadership-coaching topics, veterinary education models, and internal medicine.
She holds an MS degree in veterinary sciences/veterinary clinic sciences from Ohio State University and a DVM degree from Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Cairns is board certified Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.