Dr. Svenja Kristiane SLUNSKY
Biography
Dr. Svenja Kristiane Slunsky is a veterinary neurologist with a broad clinical background in the diagnosis and management of neurological diseases in companion animals. She obtained her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (Dr. med. vet.) and a Master of Small Animal Science (M.Sc.) from Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, and holds the German Additional Specialist Designation in Small Animal Neurology. Her doctoral research investigated developmental disorders of the vertebral column and their association with orthopedic conditions in dogs.
Dr. Slunsky completed a rotating internship at the Small Animal Clinic of Freie Universität Berlin before working in multidisciplinary small-animal referral hospitals in Germany, where she gained extensive clinical experience in small animal medicine and emergency care.
She subsequently pursued advanced clinical training in veterinary neurology and most recently served as Senior Clinician in Neurology at a large small-animal referral hospital in Munich. In this role she was responsible for the neurological evaluation and management of referral cases from primary care veterinarians and collaborating specialty services.
Her clinical work focuses on the management of complex neurological cases in companion animals within a multidisciplinary clinical setting and includes advanced neurodiagnostics such as MRI and CT imaging, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and electrodiagnostic testing. She is also experienced in neurosurgical procedures and the management of neurological emergency patients.
Dr. Slunsky has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed publications in veterinary medicine and is actively involved in clinical teaching, case supervision, and continuing professional education. She contributes to the clinical education of veterinary students and early-career veterinarians through case-based teaching and practical training in veterinary neurology. Her clinical and academic interests include advanced diagnostic imaging, inflammatory CNS disease, and neurosurgery in companion animals.