Dr. Charlotte Keller was born and raised in Switzerland and received her veterinary degree from the University of Bern in 1982. Post graduate studies resulted in a thesis and degree, Dr.med.vet. In 1986 Dr. Keller visited the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph. She spent 2 months with the comparative ophthalmology service and was inspired to become a veterinary ophthalmologist. She received training at OVC and the University of Texas A&M, College Station. In 1990 she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and in 1998 she became a Diplomate of the European CVO.

Dr. Keller returned to Guelph and accepted a faculty position at OVC in 1991. Over the next 14 years she trained five residents all of whom became Diplomates of the ACVO.

Dr. Keller decided in 2004 to leave academia to continue her career in private practice in British Columbia and Ontario. In practice she enjoys performing intraocular and extraocular surgery and is interested in inflammatory diseases of the eye.

Dr. Keller's personal interests include spending time with her family, outdoor activities, gardening and playing the cello.

Dr. Marnie Ford graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2000 after completing her Bachelors in Zoology at the University of British Columbia and a PhD in Physiology at Monash University in Australia. Other pre-veterinary experience included care of small and large wild mammals and birds.

Following her veterinary training, Dr. Ford completed her small animal rotating internship at the University of Minnesota and her Ophthalmology Residency training at the University of Missouri.

Dr. Ford's research interests have focused primarily on retinal function and toxicological retinal degeneration.

Lisa Bird is a Registered Veterinary Technician from Ontario who moved to Vancouver in 2004. After her graduation from Ridgetown College in 2002 she worked at the Ontario Veterinary College and became an integral part of the comparative ophthalmology service and the surgery department.

She undertook additional training in veterinary anesthesia and oncology to be optimally prepared for the private practice challenges. Lisa is a member of the Veterinary Ophthalmology Technician Society.

Lisa's other interests include spending time with her cats and her family, keeping in touch with friends, reading, shopping and getting to know Vancouver.