Elisa Mazzaferro

About the Author

Dr. Mazzaferro is a graduate of the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine and completed an internship at the Veterinary Institute of Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care, in Wisconsin. She completed a residency in emergency/critical care at Colorado State University, where she also earned her PhD in small animal clinical sciences. She was board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC) in 2002. She is currently a staff criticalist at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists in Stamford, Connecticut, and practices end-of-life care for Lap of Love. Dr. Mazzaferro is a past president of the ACVECC and also a past president of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS). She is the 2018 recipient of the Zaslow Distinguished Service Award from the VECCS, being recognized for her leadership and support of veterinary emergency and critical care medicine. She is also a prolific publisher, having authored and edited 4 books as well as numerous chapters and manuscripts on a range of topics relating to emergency and critical care medicine. She lectures extensively nationally and internationally, and is a veritable pug aficionado. #savetheschmooshies

Updated April 2026