East Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association

2025 Conference registration is available now with a special discounted rate for early registration. Plan on joining us September 27-28, 2025, for an informational and engaging conference. We're also pleased to announce that with the 2025 Annual Conference attendees will now be able to earn up to 12 CEUs. 

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Early bird registration will be $280 and will be $300 regular price starting September 1. There is a $50 cancellation fee after September 1 as well. 

Saturday Speaker

Dr. Jane Quandt, DVM, MS, DACVECC, DACVAA

Based in Athens, GA, Dr. Jane Quandt is a tenured Professor in Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her DVM from Iowa State University and her MS from the University of Minnesota. After completing residency training in anesthesia and critical care, she held faculty positions at both the University of Minnesota and UGA. Dr. Quandt is board-certified in both anesthesia and emergency & critical care. With decades of experience educating veterinary students and training future specialists, she emphasizes excellence in clinical teaching and patient care.

In her free time, she continues her professional commitment to compassionate veterinary practice and mentoring.

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Sunday Speaker

Dr. Ashley Hartley, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

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Dr. Ashley Hartley completed her veterinary (DVM) and doctoral (PhD) training at the University of Georgia. Her dissertation specifically characterized genetically modified Trypanosoma cruzi parasite lines and canine immune phenotypes in uninfected and T. cruzi-infected dogs. Dr. Hartley continued her clinical training with a small animal medicine and surgery internship at the University of Tennessee followed by a small animal internal medicine residency at North Carolina State University. She served as a staff clinician in small animal internal medicine at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals at the Royal Veterinary College in London, UK before returning to the University of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine as an assistant professor. Dr. Hartley's clinical interests encompass all aspects of small animal medicine, with particular research focuses in infectious diseases, immunology, and hepatobiliary diseases.