Fact vs. Fiction: What’s the Deal
Sherry Lynn Sanderson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN
Dr. Sanderson received her BS from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in 1986 and her DVM from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990. After graduating from vet school, she completed a 1-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Sanderson then returned to the University of Minnesota to complete a combined graduate program and dual residency in small animal internal medicine and small animal clinical nutrition. She achieved diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in 1998, received her PhD in 2000, and achieved diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) in 2001.
Dr. Sanderson is currently an associate professor at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research interests include the use of nutritional management for the prevention and treatment of diseases in dogs and cats. Areas of particular interest include urology and nephrology, obesity, and the interaction of carnitine and taurine in canine dilated cardiomyopathy.
