{"id":4661,"date":"2023-01-04T18:18:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T23:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dremelissa.com\/?page_id=4661"},"modified":"2024-06-10T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T00:25:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dremelissa.com\/fr\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Dr. Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4661\" class=\"elementor elementor-4661\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d44a852 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d44a852\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47b2af2c\" data-id=\"47b2af2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa76b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fa76b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Although originally from Montreal, she completed both the Pre-Veterinary program and obtained her degree in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Prince Edward Island.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Dr. Melissa then moved to California, where she further developed her diagnostic and technical skills at a busy referral and emergency practice. Seeking ethical solutions for surgical patients, Dr. Melissa traveled to the United Kingdom to complete a surgical internship under Professor Noel Fitzpatrick. During her time abroad, Dr. Melissa began research into developmental orthopedic disorders, with the hope of reducing the prevalence of elbow disease in our canine friends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7676c278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7676c278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since returning home, in addition to working with a mobile veterinary service, supporting local DMV hospitals&#8217; emergency departments, and providing surgical services to several veterinary clinics in the greater Montreal area, Dr. Melissa continues to advance her research in the pursuit of a surgical specialty certification.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6051c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e6051c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4531c4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4531c4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medical Qualifications<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a99ca6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1a99ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/dremelissa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"faseci flaticon-pawprint\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Practiced primary care in Northern-California followed by working as a regional traveling surgeon <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"faseci flaticon-pawprint\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trained as a surgical intern at three busy referral hospitals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"faseci flaticon-pawprint\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Extensive training and experience in emergency care<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"faseci flaticon-pawprint\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mobile care for greater Montreal area since 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af4791b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3af4791b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Care Philosophy<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73243ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73243ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Melissa cares deeply for her patients and always strives to provide the highest quality of veterinary medicine for both her patients and their families. She understands the importance of the human-animal bond, and is empathetic towards the emotional weight of making the hard choices for our furry family members. It is this desire to provide compassionate care that lead Dr. Melissa\u2019s to begin providing peaceful and respectful at-home humane euthanasia procedures for her clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-719ec2a9\" data-id=\"719ec2a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Dre Melissa Melissa Choucroun, DVM \u00a0 From a young age, Dr. Melissa knew she wanted to be a veterinarian. 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