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Jusmeen Sarkar, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVAA, CVA, is a Board-certified Specialist in Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia at MedVet Chicago, where she has been a part of the team since 2019.
Dr. Sarkar attended the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, where she earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology and Anthropology. She then earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, NY. Following earning her veterinary degree, Dr. Sarkar completed a rotating medicine and surgery internship at Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists in New York, NY, and a veterinary anesthesia & analgesia residency at Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in East Lansing, MI.
Dr. Sarkar has authored and co-authored several articles, including “Intravenous Tramadol: Effects, Nociceptive Properties, and Pharmacokinetics in Horses,” published in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. She has also written a chapter on anesthesia and infectious disease in “Canine and Feline Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 1st edition.
Dr. Sarkar maintains a special interest in several aspects of anesthesia & analgesia, including pain management, locoregional anesthesia & analgesia, non-pharmacologic therapies for pain and rehabilitation, acupuncture, technician training, patient safety, respiratory physiology, critical care sedation, and feline medicine. Dr. Sarkar’s favorite part of practicing veterinary medicine is recognizing and respecting the scope of its impact on the world.
Dr. Sarkar is very interested in traditional Chinese medicine and the way it complements the management of pain, anxiety, and other conditions. She became a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist after completing coursework and training at Chi University.
When she isn’t practicing veterinary medicine, Dr. Sarkar enjoys cooking, baking, crafting, gardening, and painting.
- Bachelor of Arts: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- Bachelor of Arts: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Internship: Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists, New York, NY
- Residency: Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI
- Small Animal Acupuncture Certification, Chi University, Reddick, FL
- Board Certification: Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
- Certification: Veterinary Acupuncturist
- American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA)
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
- North American Veterinary Anesthesia Society (NAVAS)
- World Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (WATCVM)