Dr Erika MELER, DVM, IPSAV, CEAV, MSc, MVSc, Dipl ACVIM (SAIM), Dipl ECVIM-CA Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Dr Erika Meler is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland and Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Erika has worked overseas as well as in the academic and private setting both as a GP and as a specialist so she knows what it is like to be in the shoes in a GP! Erika has trained in her career many students, interns, veterinary nurses and mentored younger colleagues and residents. She has given many continuing education conferences and written articles summaries for general practitioners.
Erika's current academic activities encompass clinical teaching and management of referral cases in the department of small animal internal medicine at the University of Queensland Veterinary Teaching Hospital, both clinical and classroom teaching for veterinary students in their 3d, 4th and 5th years as well as clinical research. Erika’s research areas of interest are minimally-invasive techniques, infectious diseases such as MRSA, and respiratory diseases. She is also very much into the use of new technologies such as laser and stenting and into innovative methods of teaching veterinary students and professionals.