Dr Sonia Gonzalez Medina

Sonia graduated from the University of Córdoba, Spain, in 2007. After completing her degree, she undertook internships at a private hospital in Madrid, Spain, and at the Alfort Veterinary School in Paris, France. In 2010, she relocated to the United Kingdom, where she spent several years in private practice and served as an equine epidemiology clinician at the Animal Health Trust. Her work there primarily focused on influenza and strangles vaccine development, as well as managing infectious disease outbreaks.

During this period, Sonia also earned the Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP) in Equine Internal Medicine from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and a postgraduate degree in Veterinary Ophthalmology from the University of Barcelona, Spain. In 2019, she completed her doctoral studies on Equine Atypical Myopathy at The Royal Veterinary College.

Following her doctoral studies, Sonia moved to Colorado, USA, where she completed a residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine and earned a Master of Science degree specializing in Cervical Compressive Myelopathy (Wobbler Syndrome). She is a board-certified American Specialist in Large Animal Internal Medicine with a particular interest in ophthalmology, neurology, muscular disorders, and infectious diseases.

Sonia has authored numerous scientific papers and has presented her research at various national and international conferences. Currently, she is actively engaged in clinical research on exercise biomarkers, toxicology, and infectious diseases.