Head and shoulders image of Dr. Cheryl Cullen, Veterinary Internal Medicine, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Bio/historical note: Image appeared in 30 Oct. 1998 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Cheryl Cullen was born in Montreal, Quebec and grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick. She received her BSc from Mount Allison University (Sackville, NB), her DVM from the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) (Charlottetown, PE), completed a small animal internship at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) (Saskatoon, SK), and a Masters of Veterinary Science and Veterinary Ophthalmology residency at the WCVM. Dr. Cullen received advanced training through attending the renowned Lancaster Course in Ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear infirmary, and the William Magrane Basic Science Course in Veterinary and Comparative Ophthalmology. Dr. Cullen is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and has been a faculty member at the WCVM and AVC. Most recently Dr. Cullen was a founding faculty member of the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and was staff ophthalmologist at Western Veterinary Specialist Centre (Calgary, AB). She developed the veterinary ophthalmology service, and was the sole veterinary ophthalmologist in Atlantic Canada from 2000-2005. Dr. Cullen has taught veterinary ophthalmology to veterinary students at the WCVM, AVC, and UCVM. She taught veterinary ocular pathology at WCVM and AVC, and taught topics in veterinary ophthalmology and clinical communication to veterinary students at UCVM. Dr. Cullen operates CullenWebb Animal Eye Specialists, a veterinary ophthalmology business in Riverview, New Brunswick (2021).