Dr Stephanie Johnnides was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Health Science Education from the University of Florida.
She is a graduate of Ross University, School of Veterinary Medicine. After veterinary school, she completed a rotating medical and surgical internship at Long Island Veterinary Specialists, in New York. She continued her specialty training by completing a rigorous, 3-year Emergency and Critical Care residency at the Animal Emergency Center in Glendale, Wisconsin. Dr. Johnnides is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
Dr. Johnnides has completed additional training in extracorporeal modalities at the University of California at Davis Hemodialysis Program. These therapies include dialysis and total plasma exchange (TPE) which may be utilized to manage patients whom fail or are unresponsive to traditional medical management and in cases of severe intoxications.
Dr Johnnides has spent the last 5 years working in Hong Kong at the City University Veterinary Medical Centre, the largest veterinary hospital in Asia. She was department Head of the Emergency and Critical Care Departments. The City University VMC is the first veterinary school in Hong Kong.
Stephanie has moved back home to Miami to be close to family with her husband, children and their pets.
Some of Stephanie’s special interests include emergency medicine and triage, the management of acute intoxications, post-surgical care including septic peritonitis and the management of septic shock and extracorporeal therapies.
“As an emergency and critical care specialist, I enjoy working in collaboration with other medical and surgical specialists to provide patients with the most current, evidence-based approach to deliver the best possible outcomes”
