lecturers

Adolfo graduated from veterinary medicine at the University of Perugia (1988). In 1998, he became a European-recognized specialist in ophthalmology and obtained the title of Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ECVO). In 2001, he defended his Ph.D. in veterinary ophthalmology, and in 2015, he obtained a DIU (Diplome Inter Universitaire) in Vitreoretinal Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Dijon. He is a member of the ECVO Hereditary Eye Diseases Committee and chairman of the Italian panel of ECVO diplomats. He lectures in veterinary ophthalmology at the Speciality School in Medicine and Surgery of the Horse at the University of Teramo. Since 1997, he has been a lecturer and director of the annual SOVI-SCIVAC-ESVPS ophthalmology course. He has lectured at numerous international conferences. He is the author and co-author of several scientific studies published in national and international journals.

Dr. Callum hails from the trendy inner west of Sydney and has wanted to be a vet for as long as he can remember. While studying veterinary medicine at the University of Sydney he conducted research into antibiotic therapy for mycobacterial skin diseases in cats – a research project that sparked his love of veterinary dermatology. After a stint in small animal practice in Canberra, he relocated back to Sydney and undertook an intensive small animal medicine internship prior to pursuing specialty training in dermatology at Colorado State University’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Dr. Callum is currently back to Sydney and working at the Veterinary Dermatology Clinic.

Dr. Černá is an ACVIM diplomate in small animal internal medicine. She graduated from the University of Veterinary Sciences in the Czech Republic in 2018 where she also obtained her PhD in 2023. After completing two internship in the UK, she completed Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at Colorado State University, USA in 2023. Dr. Černá was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Feline Medicine and also gained the Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in the Medicine of Cats. She was also awarded the ISFM Advanced Certificate in Feline Behaviour with Distinction. Dr. Černá has particular interest in feline medicine and is currently a PhD candidate at Colorado State University focusing on Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP). Dr. Černá has been breeding British Shorthair cats under the cattery Royal Angel since 2006 and now is also breeding Ragdolls since 2023 has been a FIFe International Judge since 2014 and since 2024 she is a FIFe allbreed judge.

Jiří graduated from the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno (1985). In 2012 he received his Ph.D. degree after defending his thesis „Occurrence, diagnosis and management of chronic superficial keratitis in German Shepherds in the Czech Republic in relation to thyroid function“. He completed professional visits and internships in Switzerland, USA, Italy and France. He collaborated on clinical studies with ciclosporin with the Universities of Zurich and Vienna. He has published and lectured both in Czech Republic and abroad, and has received numerous awards (including the Hlávka Prize in 2000). He regularly participates in professional seminars and conferences of the EFTA, ECVO,ESVO and EESVO. In 2020 he graduated from the Basic Science Course, UC Davis, USA. He is the chairman of hereditary eye disease assessors for the Czech Republic – Czech Veterinary Chamber, cooperates with the Czech-Moravian Cynological Union and 21 breeding clubs on genetic depistasis of eye diseases and on remedial projects in elimination of these diseases. Member of the ESVO (European Society of Veterinary Ophthalmologists) board as past president, responsible for online education. Since 1991 he has been working at the veterinary clinic in Pardubice and cooperates externally with the Poděbradská Clinic in Prague and the Vedilab Clinic in Pilsen.