Invasive Fungal Infections NOT Invasive Diagnostic Investigations – Fungal Biomarkers in Cats and Dogs

Andrew Hanzlicek, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), is a veterinary internal medicine specialist with more than 14 years of professional experience teaching, providing clinical services and conducting research in small animal internal medicine. As Veterinary Services Director he oversees veterinary consultation, veterinary research studies, and provides strategic leadership to expand our menu of veterinary services and products.

His professional experience, most recently, includes serving for 4 years as the Joan Kirkpatrick Chair of Small Animal Medicine and director of the residency training program of Small Animal Internal Medicine at Oklahoma State University. He has lectured in the pre-clinical curriculum at multiple veterinary colleges and has provided continuing veterinary education around the world- discussing diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of small animal disease.

Dr. Hanzlicek has conducted research in the areas of infectious disease, hematology, and whole blood coagulation and has over 40 publications to his credit. As a primary investigator and collaborator, he has received over one million dollars in grant funded research and has a strong interest in researching invasive fungal infections and has over 15 publications directly related to endemic fungal infections.

Dr. Hanzlicek earned a BS in Agriculture, MS in Biomedical Sciences, and DVM degrees from Kansas State University. He completed post-graduate clinical training at Texas A&M University and Kansas State University. He is an active member of professional societies including American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, American Veterinary Medical Association, Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association, Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Veterinary Interventional Radiology and Interventional Endoscopy Society, International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, and International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases.

Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, is the chief veterinary officer for dvm360®—an MJH Life Sciences Company™—who oversees content strategy and development and is the brand voice and personality for dvm360®’s multimedia channels. As a charismatic leader, he brings wit, humor, and authenticity to animal health care as the host of dvm360 Live!™ a new web-based talk show, The Vet Blast Podcast, continuing education webinars, and live media broadcasts.

Christman has also been in private practice and shelter medicine for 18 years and is currently a member and Treasurer of the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. He received his DVM degree from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and his MBA from Aspen University.

Christman is a national thought leader, speaker and author on practice management, social media, and rehabilitation, and co-authored, Honey, Have You Squeezed the Dachshund? A Pet Owner’s Guide for Owners Who Are Terrified of IVDD—a book on dogs with disabilities. He has been featured in multiple publications and appeared on various multimedia shows throughout the country sharing his expertise and passion on all things veterinary medicine.

As an avid social media influencer for animal health care, he has over 800K followers on TikTok and 53K followers on Instagram. He loves to engage with fellow pet parents and veterinary professionals across social media. Christman is an advocate of Pride VMC and Pawsibilities. He is also the proud dog dad to 4 dachshunds and believes no one should be deprived of the incredible human-animal bond.