Cailin Heinze, V.M.D., M.S., D.A.C.V.N.

Title:Contributing WriterEducation:Goucher College, University of Pennsylvania, University of California, DavisLocation:Northborough, MassachusettsExpertise:Pet health and nutrition, veterinary medicine, nutritional biochemistry

Title:Contributing Writer

Education:Goucher College, University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Davis

Location:Northborough, Massachusetts

Expertise:Pet health and nutrition, veterinary medicine, nutritional biochemistry

Cailin is currently the executive director and chief academic officer of the nonprofit Mark Morris Institute (MMI), which provides pet nutrition instruction and resources to veterinary schools and veterinarians in North America and beyond. Through MMI, Cailin teaches at veterinary schools throughout North America and the Caribbean. Cailin also is a frequent speaker at regional, national and international veterinary conferences.

In her free time, Cailin loves to garden, cook, ride horses (dressage is her passion) and compete in obedience and perform pet therapy work with her Labrador, Lucy.

B.A. in Molecular Biology and Chemistry, Goucher College; V.M.D. in Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; M.S. in Nutrition, University of California, Davis

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