Natalie Maticka

Experience

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  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2010

  Farm Animal Reproduction, Medicine, and Surgery Intern

  Clinical rotating internship at U of I VTH; developed independent case management for a variety of domestic and exotic hoofstock species; delivered didactic and clinical teaching to 4th year students through topic rounds, and case discussion.

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  Banfield Pet Hospital

  Jul 2010 - Jan 2013

  Chief of Staff

  Drove hospital vision of outstanding quality of medical care, client service, and associate engagement consistent with MARS 5 principles; Line manager to 1 associate veterinarian and 5 paraprofessionals; develop market wide best practices at monthly "Model the Way" leadership meetings in association with other Chiefs of Staff, Practice Managers, and Market Leadership.Demonstrated continued hospital growth with continued improvement on key P&L benchmarks.

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  Auburn University

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  Resident, Equine Theriogenology

  Engaging and educating clinical (4th year) students through the Equine and Small Animal Theriogenology Service at AU-VTH; delivering didactic education to 2-3rd year veterinary students; developing meaningful client relationships, resulting in exceptional client care and education; providing the highest level of specialty veterinary care with respect to reproduction in companion animals.Completed requirements for board certification with the American College of TheriogenologistsResearch:MS student in Bartol Lab; developing multispectral imaging protocol for use on equine uterine tissue, determining time points for key developmental events in the equine uterus. Included technical training for histotechnology, including cutting in paraplast or OCT embedded speciments, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and preparation of specimens for routine histology. Show less

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  University of Queensland Gatton

  Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Casual Tutor

  Tutoring in a variety of practicals related to theriogenology including pregnancy diagnosis and breeding soundness examination.

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  The University of Queensland

  May 2016 - Dec 2020

  Senior Lecturer, Theriogenology

  Delivering veterinary education to BVSc and BSc students at the University of Queensland in lecture, practial, tutoral, and clinical teaching formats. As a member of the UQVETS Equine Specialist Hospital Team, I am actively developing an equine theriogenology referral caseload via engagement with area veterinarians and clients.My current research is focused on seminal plasma cytokines and maternal-embryonic crosstalk in the equine.

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  Samford Valley Veterinary Hospital

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Veterinarian
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  Guide Dogs Queensland

  Jul 2021 - now

  Breeding and Reproduction Manager