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ACVIM Resident Research Award Eligible
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ACVIM Resident Research Award Winner
ACVIM Resident Research Award Winner
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Winner
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Winner

Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, CVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS Hon (Internal Medicine, Dentistry) (she/her/hers)

Consultant, Founder of AVNT
AVNT
Meredith, New Hampshire, United States

Kara Burns - licensed veterinary technician with a master’s degree in physiology and a master’s degree in counseling psychology.
Kara is the Founder and Past President of the Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians. She teaches nutrition courses around the world. Kara is an independent nutritional and well-being consultant and is the Editor in Chief of Today’s Veterinary Nurse.
She is a member of many national, international, and state associations and holds positions on many boards in the profession: NAVTA Past President; Chair-Elect of the EveryCat Health Foundation (formerly Winn Feline Foundation); Society of Veterinary Medical Ethics Board; and the first technician to be President of the Pet Nutrition Alliance, to name a few.
She has authored ~200 articles, textbooks, and textbook chapters and is an internationally invited speaker, focusing on topics of nutrition, leadership, communication, and technician utilization. Kara and her wife Dr. Ellen Lowery developed the Pet Nutrition Coach Certification Courses course through NAVC. Kara also co-authored veterinary microbiome course certification through NAVC with Robin Saar and Brandon Burch.
Ms. Burns was recently named the Bridge Club 2024 Industry ICON Award recipient – the first veterinary technician to be recognized as The Bridge Club ICON. She was also recognized by Today’s Veterinary Business Article Nine Lives – Plus 3, as a feline-focused woman charting the course for extraordinary veterinary care. Ms. Burns has been featured on the cover of the Veterinary Technician Journal and the NAVTA Journal and has been featured in PetVet Magazine. She was named the North American Veterinary Conference Technician Speaker of the Year in 2013, 2016, and in 2021. She was granted an honorary VTS (Internal Medicine) in 2011. She was also granted an honorary VTS (Dentistry) in 2012. She was the Inaugural 2010 NAVTA Veterinary Technician of the Year. Kara was the 2011 Dr. Franklin Loew Lecturer and the 2024 Dr. Roger L. Lukens Lecturer.

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