Mark Owen

Mark is a registered veterinary imaging specialist in New Zealand and Europe, being a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI) and also a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS). Following graduating from Massey University, he spent time in general clinical practice in Taranaki, before undertaking his residency. He trained at the Royal Veterinary College, London and also at Tufts University Veterinary School in the USA. Mark spent about 10 years working at the Massey University Veterinary Teaching Hospital before leaving and setting up NZRadVet. He continues to teach extensively throughout New Zealand and Australia to undergraduate students and post-graduate veterinarians in all aspects of imaging. He has provided undergraduate imaging teaching to students in many schools in Australia including Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Charles Sturt, Queensland and James Cook Universities. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Massey University and continues to provide some on-going support to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He also currently works for Idexx Laboratories as a Telemedicine Consultant. He has been Chief Examiner for the Australian and New Zealand College, and past President of the Australasian Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (AAVDI).

Emily Short

Emily graduated from Massey University with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with distinction in 2017. After working in small animal practice in Whakatane, she undertook a rotating internship in small animal medicine, surgery and emergency critical care at Massey University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH). Following this she continued to work at the VTH as an emergency veterinarian through the Pet Emergency Centre. She then completed a diagnostic imaging residency with NZRadVet and became a certified Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2024. Emily is based in Auckland and also works as a radiologist for Animal Referral Centre. She is passionate about imaging and a team approach to veterinary care.