Our team

A graduate of the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire of the Université de Liège in Belgium in 1989, Dr. Gilbert worked as a clinical instructor in dermatology in the internal medicine service of the Université de Liège for 4 years before going on to obtain a Ph.D. in feline immunology at Scotland's University of Edinburgh. She next did a residency in dermatology at the University of California, Davis, working as a clinical instructor during the year after her residency.

Dr. Gilbert graduated from the American College of Veterinary Dermatology in 2004. She worked at the University of Minnesota as an assistant professor of dermatology and, more recently, as a dermatologist with BluePearl Veterinary Partners in New York City.

Over the years, she developed a special interest in feline dermatology. Dr. Gilbert has been working at the Centre vétérinaire Laval since August 2011.

Dr. Allison Cobrin is a native Montrealer who attended McGill University obtaining degrees in Architecture and Biology. She attained her veterinary degree from the Ontario Veterinary College (Guelph) in 2009 and subsequently completed a small animal rotating internship at the same institution. Dr. Cobrin loved Guelph so much, she also completed a Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) graduate degree and concurrent residency in small animal internal medicine at Ontario Veterinary College. Her research focused on novel renal biomarkers in dogs with chronic kidney disease. In the fall of 2013, Dr. Cobrin became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in Small Animal Internal Medicine and joined the team at Centre Veterinaire Laval.

A graduate veterinarian at the Université de Montréal, Dr. Roy has been practicing with pets for more than 30 years. Having always been influenced by natural approaches to health, in 2011 she returned to school to study veterinary acupuncture in Toronto and, since 2013, has been certified by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS). ). In 2014 she added to her knowledge an advanced acupuncture training from the Chi Institute of Florida. Subsequently from 2015 to 2017, she completed her training in veterinary osteopathy from a renowned French school, the Institute of Alternative Medicine and Veterinary Osteopathy (IMAOV).

Finally, from 2017 to 2018, Dr. Roy adds to her therapeutic skills a unique approach combining acupuncture and osteopathic touch, also by the IMAOV. In addition to the College of Veterinary Surgeons of Quebec (OMVQ), Dr. Roy is a member of the Association of Veterinarians in Alternative and Complementary Medicine of Quebec (AVMAC), the Association of Veterinarians Acupuncturists of Canada (AVAC) and International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS).

«Dr Gauthier attended veterinary school at the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire in St-Hyacinthe and graduated in 2007. He then completed a small animal rotating internship at the same hospital and continued to work as an emergency and critical care veterinarian for an additional year thereafter. He then completed an internal medicine specialized internship in a private practice in Montreal (Centre vétérinaire DMV) as well as working part time with the emergency service in 2009-2010. In 2010, he began his residency in emergency and critical care at the Ontario Veterinary College of the University of Guelph. He completed his residency in 2013 and also obtained his doctor of veterinary science (DVSc) degree during his program.

His research focus is the effects of synthetic colloids on coagulation and hemodynamic variables in healthy dogs and dogs with systemic inflammation.»