Dr Passmore earned her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with honors, and a minor in Biological Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University’s Mellon College of Science.
Contrasting her undergraduate research work in conductive polymer synthesis, her veterinary pursuits took her west to the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine where she earned her doctorate (DVM) in 2016. She then joined the staff at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana for a small animal rotating internship in medicine and surgery.
Her interests are in seizure management, and conditions of abnormal strength and quality of movement led her to seek specialized training in neurology Following a 1-year specialty internship in Arizona, Dr. Passmore completed a rigorous 3-year private practice neurology and neurosurgery residency program at The Animal Neurology & Imaging Center in New Mexico. She is thrilled to now offer neurologic care in Texas at Pet Specialists of Austin.
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Dr. Cerná 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 Ph.D. in 2023. After completing two internship in the U.K., she completed a small animal internal medicine residency at Colorado State University, U.S. in 2023. Dr. Cerná 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. Cerná has particular interest in feline medicine and is currently doing a Ph.D. at Colorado State University in feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)
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