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The Veterinary Medicine Interview ticipate worst-case scenarios, then intraoperative problems are not a surprise and can easily be handled. He was probably an airline pilot in a previous life. What would you advise a new graduate? See as many cases as possible early in your career. These experiences in dealing with animals, disease, clients, and peers will provide the intellectual, physical, and psychological supports needed for long-term survival in the clinical arena. And don’t forget to read a lot— knowledge is power. Soraya, and the Austin Lounge Lizards. Rap, VH-1, and MTV should be used by the military to drive Bin Laden and the Taliban out from their caves in Pakistan and Afghanistan, just like we did with hard rock and Noriega in Panama. I would give anything to go out on a date with Linda Ronstadt or Tina Turner. Do you have a bad habit? Bad is in the eyes of the beholder. I enjoy sarcastic humor, although several friends of mine who are psychiatrists have commented that it’s a sign of hostility. I rejected their hypothesis and stopped seeing them socially. What would you have liked to do if you hadn’t become a veterinarian? Be a gold-medal-winning Olympic athlete, carrying the U.S. flag around a stadium and hearing the national anthem played in front of millions of Americans, our supporters, and our detractors. A close second would be kicking the winning goal for an underdog U.S. national soccer team in a World Cup championship game against a traditionally superior foe whose international policies have caused us grief. What part of your work do you enjoy most? Meeting clients, interacting with patients, alleviating animal suffering, making people happy, and doing what I was trained to do—surgery. I always wanted to be a veterinarian and am grateful to have accomplished that goal. What do you consider the greatest threat to the profession? Lawyers, animal activists, corporations, politicians, and more lawyers. Are you a cat person or a dog person? I’ve always lived with two cats and a Labrador retriever. My expert medical opinion is that dogs drool while cats rule. What is the greatest achievement of your career? Returning to Israel, my birthplace, for lectures and surgeries. Operating on a poodle patella in 3,500-year-old Jerusalem and teaching colleagues in a kibbutz were emotionally overwhelming. What favorite musicians would you include on your personal jukebox? Classical pieces, music from the ’60s— especially Motown—and Natalie Merchant, What makes a good veterinarian? A good veterinarian is a hard-working, compassionate, humble, intelligent, scientifically curious, objective, realistic, happy person who realizes, to paraphrase the words of legendary French surgeon Ambroise Paré, that often we treat the wound and God and nature heal it. O Is there a veterinary leader you’d like us to interview? If so, please e-mail or fax us the person’s name and affiliation: vm@advanstar.com; fax (913) 492-4157. 770 December 2007 VETERINARY MEDICINE

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Veterinary Medicine - December 2007 Contents Letters Editors' Guest Thanking Our Valued Reviewers The Veterinary Medicine Interview: Dr. Joseph Harari Clinical Exposures Idea Exchange Answers to Three Commonly Asked Questions About Lyme Disease Practical Ideas for Managing Common Internal Medicine Problems A Tip for Interpreting Leptospira Species Titers Investigating Proteinuric Kidney Disease Counseling New Puppy Owners: Normal Play vs. Aggressive Tendencies 11 Guidelines for Conservatively Treating Chronic Kidney Disease CE Form Product Preview Advertiser Index Marketplace/Classifieds Mind Over Miller Merial Insert

Veterinary Medicine - December 2007

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