Our team

Dr. Éric Norman Carmel graduated the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal in 1998 where he then did a small animal rotating internship in general medicine (IPSAV) at the University of Montreal (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) in 1999. The following year after his internship, he joined a multi-discipline research and development team composed of researchers, teachers and students where he worked on several projects related to the field of veterinary medicine.

Followed by his implication at the faculty of veterinary medicine, Dr Carmel pursued and  completed a 3 year residency program in medical imagery at the Faculty of Veterinary medicine in Saint-Hyacinthe.

Since 2010 he has been a clinician in medical imaging at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, where his research interests relate to the magnetic resonance imaging and abdominal ultrasound.
Proud of his work, he is notably the co-author of the blog RadioQuiz simulator and veterinary blog Animages (www.animages.ca).

Dr. Allison Cobrin is a native Montrealer who attended McGill University obtaining degrees in Architecture and Biology. She attained her veterinary degree from the Ontario Veterinary College (Guelph) in 2009 and subsequently completed a small animal rotating internship at the same institution. Dr. Cobrin loved Guelph so much, she also completed a Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) graduate degree and concurrent residency in small animal internal medicine at Ontario Veterinary College. Her research focused on novel renal biomarkers in dogs with chronic kidney disease. In the fall of 2013, Dr. Cobrin became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in Small Animal Internal Medicine and joined the team at Centre Veterinaire Laval.

«Dr Gauthier attended veterinary school at the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire in St-Hyacinthe and graduated in 2007. He then completed a small animal rotating internship at the same hospital and continued to work as an emergency and critical care veterinarian for an additional year thereafter. He then completed an internal medicine specialized internship in a private practice in Montreal (Centre vétérinaire DMV) as well as working part time with the emergency service in 2009-2010. In 2010, he began his residency in emergency and critical care at the Ontario Veterinary College of the University of Guelph. He completed his residency in 2013 and also obtained his doctor of veterinary science (DVSc) degree during his program.

His research focus is the effects of synthetic colloids on coagulation and hemodynamic variables in healthy dogs and dogs with systemic inflammation.»

Julie Hébert received her DVM from Université de Montréal in 2000. She spent 10 years working in private practice treating exclusively birds and exotic animals. In 2010 and 2011 she worked as a clinician in zoological medicine at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire of the Université de Montréal. During this time she received her board certification in avian practice from the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.

She joined the Centre Vétérinaire de Laval team in October of 2011 to launch the Birds and Exotic Animals Department. She welcomes the opportunity to practice the medicine she is passionate about while collaborating with specialists in complementary fields.

Dr. Elaine Madore graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV) of the University of Montreal in 2002. She then completed a general internship (IPSAV) in 2003. She completed a specialized surgical internship in 2004 and subsequently was admitted to the FMV residency program at the University of Montreal leading her to receive her specialty diploma (DES) in 2007. Dr. Madore is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS)  since March 2008 and received the title of Surgeon in May 2008.

Dr. Elaine Madore has been practicing specialized surgery (orthopedics, neurosurgery and soft tissue surgery) since 2007 and she actively participates in the training of students, veterinary surgeons and future surgeons of Quebec. Dr. Madore has been teaching small animal surgery at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Montreal since 2012. Dr. Madore joined the surgical team at Centre Vétérinaire Laval in August 2015.