Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Helen Tuzio Dr. Tuzio has been an Associate at the Forest Hills Cat Hospital since 1991. She was graduated with Honors from Ross University, then completed a post- doctoral clinical year at Purdue University before entering private practice. She was appointed Associate Dean and Clinical Program Director of the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine a position she held from 1991 until 2003. Dr. Tuzio is a board-certified specialist in cat medicine and surgery having gone through an intensive process of credential approval, continuing education, publishing requirements and testing. There are still fewer than 100 Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) Certified Feline Practitioners worldwide.Dr. Tuzio is a Fellow of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), A Fellow and Founding Member of the International Association of Cat Doctors (IACD), and a contributing author of several feline medicine textbooks. She is an active member of AAFPs Feline Practice Guidelines Committee and served as their Chairperson from 2001 until 2005. She has coauthored the Senior Care Guidelines of both the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the AAFP, as well as the Guidelines for the Judicious Use of Antimicrobials published by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). She has contributed to the development of licensing examinations for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and Feline Practice specialists. In the fall of 2007, Dr. Tuzio was appointed to the Examination Development Advisory Board of the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (NBVME) a position open to only 2 people in North America to oversee the development of the Feline section of the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE). She credits her first cat `K.C. who lived to the tender age of 23, with teaching her the intricacies of feline medicine.
