Matt Read, DVM, MVSc, Diplomate, ACVAA, is a Board-certified Specialist in Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia at MedVet Columbus where he’s been part of the team since 2018. He is also the Anesthesia Specialty Leader for all MedVet locations.
Dr. Matt Read attended the University of Calgary for pre-veterinary studies (Zoology) before earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with distinction from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan in 1998. Following veterinary school, he remained at the WCVM and completed a residency in veterinary anesthesia and analgesia and a Master of Veterinary Science degree that focused on wildlife anesthesia.
Dr. Read taught at the University of Georgia for two years and became Board-certified with the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2002 before returning to Canada and developing and supervising the anesthesia services in two large specialty hospitals in Toronto and Calgary. He then joined the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary, where he taught veterinary students, conducted clinical and educational research, and practiced anesthesia in its Distributed Veterinary Learning Community. For two years, he also served as Assistant Dean of Admissions and Recruitment.
Dr. Matt Read has delivered more than 100 lectures and workshops across North America and around the world, written numerous book chapters, and co-edited two leading textbooks, Veterinary Clinical Skills and Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia. Dr. Read has received several teaching awards and, before joining MedVet in 2018, he received the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s Small Animal Practitioner Award in recognition of his long-standing efforts to improve the welfare of patients through better anesthesia and pain management.
When not caring for patients or educating colleagues, Dr. Read can be found enjoying time with his amazing wife and two daughters, SCUBA diving, watching college football and Formula 1, or traveling.
