Meet the team
The idea of Vet Crew was born during a phone call on a hot summer afternoon in 2020.
Aurora and Erika had just stopped working side by side and already missed working together!
To eliminate distances between colleagues and, more specifically, between primary care practices and specialists, the idea of Vet Crew was born.
We want to take the knowledge and expertise we've built over the years directly to primary care, to make the most impact for the animals and for the people that care for them.
We both juggle very busy lives (parenting, long commute, grown-up responsibilities), yet we want to remain committed to lifelong learning, and our mission is to take as many vets as possible on this journey.
Our values include dynamism, approachability, inclusion and integrity.
Go on and read our stories below!
The crew
Dr Aurora Zoff
DVM(Hons) CertAVP(VA) DipACVAA Dip ECVAA MRCVS
EBVS & RCVS Specialist in Anaesthesia and Analgesia
I graduated from Bologna Veterinary School in 2009 with a few extra pounds due to the exquisite Emilian cuisine.
After a first working experience in Italy, thanks to the Riccardo Testa's Prize from Pfizer, I embarked on a journey to England. They follow an internship and a Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia residency at the University of Liverpool. In 2017, I became a Specialist in Veterinary Anesthesia with the American Diploma. In 2022, I then became a Recover BLS and ALS trainer.
In 2020, I decided, together with Erika, to get into play with a new dynamic and online project, VetCrew. I still like cooking and eating well; my passion for well-being led me to become a mental health first aider and a yoga and meditation teacher.
Dr Erika Bersan
DMV, MRCVS, DipECVN, FHEA
EBVS & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
After graduation, I worked as a freelance professional in Italy, collaborating with the Neurology Department at the University of Bologna. In 2010, I started an Internship program in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Animal Health Trust (UK), followed by a Residency program in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Liverpool (UK), which followed the European Diploma in Veterinary Neurology, Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and the RCVS specialist status.
Until 2020, I worked as a clinical neurology specialist at the University of Liverpool, first as a lecturer and then as a senior lecturer. I returned to Italy at the end of 2020.
I am the Head of the Neurology and Neurosurgery Department at Malpensa Veterinary Clinic.
Some of my main interests are epileptic seizures, intracranial tumours and spinal diseases in dogs and cats. I am an author, co-author and reviewer of published articles in scientific journals and a speaker at national and international courses and conferences.
In clinics, I love the time spent in the operating room!
Dr Sarah Boveri
DVM, Dip ECVAA, MRCVS
EBVS Recognised Specialist in Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Sarah graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Milan in 2009, and shortly afterwards moved abroad to Spain, where she completed a rotating internship at the Alfonso X El Sabio University in Madrid. She then moved to England to continue her training with an internship in Anaesthesia at the University of Liverpool, followed by a residency programme of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (ECVAA) at the University of Cambridge. She obtained the ECVAA Diploma in 2017.
After working for several years between England and Spain, she returned to Italy in 2020, where she collaborates with various referral centres. She occasionally takes part in training courses, sometimes as a speaker, sometimes as a participant.
In her free time, she reads, cooks, tries to do yoga, and observes the eternal struggle between her plants and her cats.
Dr Stefania Scarabelli
Med Vet, MRCVS, Cert AVP (VA), Dipl ECVAA, Dipl ACVAA
Stefania graduated from the University of Parma in 2005. After graduating, she began working in private practices, where she immediately developed a particular interest in anaesthesia.
In 2017, she obtained the Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice in Veterinary Anaesthesia.
In 2018, she became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, and in 2019 she earned the same diploma from the American College.
She is currently Head of the Anaesthesia Unit at the Malpensa Veterinary Clinic – Anicura.
Her main interests include anaesthesia in cardiac patients and those undergoing heart surgery, as well as emergency anaesthesia.
She is the author of several publications in international journals, a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, and a member of the Scientific Committee of UNISVET.
