East Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference

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September 26-27th, 2026 | The Edgewater Hotel | Gatlinburg, TN

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We are excited to announce two featured speakers for the 2026 ETVMA Annual Conference:

Saturday Featured Speaker

Dr. Jonathan Abbott, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Professor of Veterinary Cardiology at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine and past president of the ACVIM Specialty of Cardiology.

Dr. Abbott will present on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Saturday session topics will include:

• Canine Mitral Valve Disease: Current Therapy
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Cardiac Radiology – Brief Review
• Managing Cardiac Cases…When Echo Isn’t Available
• Feline Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Management
• Arrhythmogenic (“Boxer Dog”) Cardiomyopathy
• Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Disease
• Canine Congenital Cardiac Disease: A mini-Review

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Sunday Featured Speaker

Dr. William “Billy” Thomas, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Small Animal Hospital Director at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Thomas will present on Sunday from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., including a 15-minute break.

Sunday session topics will include:

• Mistakes to Avoid When Treating Seizures
• Mistakes to Avoid When Treating Spinal Cord Disease
• The Down Dog — Emergency Management of Paraplegia
• Head Tilt — How to Deal with Common Vestibular Diseases