ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER
510 EAST 62ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 100658314 www.amcny.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER (THE "AMC") OPERATES AN INSTITUTE FOR VETERINARY EDUCATION AND SPECIALTY CARE, CLINICAL RESEARCH AND CHARITY CARE FOR COMPANION ANIMALS AT ITS FACILITY LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY.

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND SPECIALTY CARE FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, AMC HAS OFFERED VETERINARIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL TRAINING THROUGH THE RIGOROUS INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS OF OUR ANNA-MARIA AND STEPHEN KELLEN INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION. THIS INVALUABLE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE ALLOWS VETERINARIANS TO REINFORCE, EXTEND, AND REFINE THEIR CLINICAL SKILLS AND ENHANCE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CAPABILITIES. AT THE ELMER AND MAMDOUHA BOBST HOSPITAL OF AMC YOUNG VETS BENEFIT FROM THE SIZE AND DIVERSITY OF AMC'S CASELOAD AND FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF VETERINARY DOCTORS WHO ARE BOARD CERTIFIED IN MULTIPLE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. AMC INITIATED ITS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN 1963, AND IT IS NOW ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE IN THE U.S. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, MORE THAN 2,000 VETERINARIANS HAVE COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS AT AMC. IN 2019, AMC RECEIVED 170 APPLICATIONS FOR 28 INTERNSHIP SPOTS. AMC OFFERS RESIDENCIES IN NUMEROUS SPECIALTIES INCLUDING CARDIOLOGY, DENTISTRY, ONCOLOGY, SURGERY, AND EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE. EACH THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY IS INTENDED TO LEAD TO BOARD CERTIFICATION. IN 2019, AMC HAD 36 RESIDENTS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR THREE-YEAR CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE DIRECT GUIDANCE OF EXPERIENCED MEDICAL STAFF. EACH AMC RESIDENT PLANS AND EXECUTES A RESEARCH PROJECT LEADING TO A SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPT PREPARED FOR SUBMISSION TO A PEER-REVIEWED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION. BECAUSE AMC IS A MEMBER OF NEW YORK'S EXTENSIVE BIOMEDICAL COMMUNITY, RESIDENTS BENEFIT FROM RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS WITH SEVERAL PROMINENT HUMAN MEDICAL CENTERS, INCLUDING NYU LANGONE HEALTH, WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE, THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER, AND THE ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THE USDAN INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH EDUCATIONFOUNDED ON THE MISSION TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND, AMC'S COMPASSIONATE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY FUNDS PROVIDE FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE TO PETS OF FAMILIES SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THE PROGRAMS ALSO SUPPORT WORKING GUIDE DOGS, ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS, AND RETIRED POLICE AND MILITARY CANINES. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO SERVING THOSE MOST IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT NEW FUNDS ARE CREATED AS NEW NEEDS ARISE. IN 2019, AMC PROVIDED MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE.THE USDAN INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH EDUCATION AIMS TO BE THE LEADING PROVIDER OF PET HEALTH INFORMATION, WITH THE GOALS OF DEEPENING THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF GENERAL ANIMAL HEALTH TOPICS, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARE AND GENERAL WELLNESS; RAISING AWARENESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND CONCERNS; AND PROMOTING THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND. THE USDAN INSTITUTE IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DELIVER THE BEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT PET HEALTH, NOT ONLY TO THOSE IN NEW YORK CITY BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. EDUCATIONAL TOPICS SUCH AS PET CANCER, GENETIC TESTING, AND FIRST AID ARE DISSEMINATED ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS INCLUDING AMC'S WEBSITE (WWW.AMCNY.ORG); TOPICAL DISCUSSIONS AT AMC; SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS; AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS. THROUGH THE INSTITUTE, AMC IS ASSERTING ITSELF AS THE PLACE FOR PET HEALTH INFORMATION FOR PET OWNERS, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION. LATE IN 2019, AMC WELCOMED MICHELLE LEIFER AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE USDAN INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH EDUCATION. WITH SOLID EXPERIENCE IN MEDIA, AS WELL AS THE ANIMAL WORLD AND NON-PROFIT ARENA, MS. LEIFER IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE THE USDAN INSTITUTE'S BROAD INFORMATION PLATFORM, WHICH INCLUDES MONTHLY EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, INFORMATIONAL EMAILS, AND OUTREACH TO STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. IN 2019, THE USDAN INSTITUTE HOSTED OR COLLABORATED ON 16 EVENTS, INCLUDING SEVEN PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION LECTURES: DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF CATARACTS IN PETS, THE COST OF PET OWNERSHIP, NEW INSIGHTS INTO TRACHEAL COLLAPSE, PET FIRST AID, PET CANCER, SENIOR PET CARE, AND THE IMPACT OF DNA TESTING. ALL OF AMC'S PUBLIC LECTURES ARE BROADCAST ON FACEBOOK LIVE. AMC ALSO PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND SPONSORED A PET MEMORIAL EVENT AT THE HOSPITAL IN SEPTEMBER. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USDAN INSTITUTE, AMC CONTINUES ITS MONTHLY ONE-HOUR TALK SHOW "ASK THE VET" ON SIRIUSXM STARS 109. THE USDAN INSTITUTE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMPRISED OF ACTIVE AND ENGAGED PET OWNERS, ENSURES THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC.THE CANCER INSTITUTE AT THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER, FOUNDED IN 2015 WITH A GIFT FROM ELAINE AND KENNETH LANGONE, IS MODELED AFTER THE MOST PROGRESSIVE, PATIENT-CENTERED HUMAN CANCER HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY. THE INSTITUTE TAKES AN INTEGRATIVE AND CENTRALIZED APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE, UTILIZING THE MOST INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE, AND CARE FOR ANIMALS WITH CANCER. ITS VISIONARY DESIGN PROVIDES AMC'S ONCOLOGY TEAM WITH THE OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENT NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PATIENTS, FOCUS ON EARLY DETECTION, ENHANCE OUTCOMES, AND WORK TOWARD A CURE FOR CANCER THROUGH ADVANCED RESEARCH. IN 2019, THE CANCER INSTITUTE RECORDED 5,255 PATIENT VISITS FOR 1,284 PATIENTS. IN 2019, 11% OF AMC'S PATIENT VISITS INVOLVED CANCER. RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE'S STAFF DOCTORS AND RESIDENTS IN 2019 INCLUDED EXAMINING WHETHER THE DRUG PROPRANOLOL REDUCES TUMOR REGRESSION AND LENGTHENS SURVIVAL TIME, STUDYING THE COMPARATIVE SUCCESS RATES OF VACCINATION VERSUS CHEMOTHERAPY IN TREATING ORAL MELANOMA TUMORS, AND DETERMINING WHETHER ELECTROCAUTERIZATION TO STOP BLEEDING DURING SURGERY KILLS OR SPREADS BACTERIA. THESE STUDIES HAVE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL FOR BOTH ANIMAL AND HUMAN MEDICINE AND EXEMPLIFY THE GROUNDBREAKING IMPACT OF AMC'S EFFORTS. THE EMILIA SAINT-AMAND KRIMENDAHL INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA CARE AT THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY, PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE AND EXPERT CARE FOR PETS THAT NEED EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL ASSISTANCE. AMC IS THE ONLY LEVEL I VETERINARY TRAUMA CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTERS AROUND THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN PROVIDE TOTAL CARE FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SMALL ANIMAL TRAUMA PATIENT. WE ARE FULLY EQUIPPED TO MANAGE LIFE-THREATENING TRAUMATIC INJURIES AND STAFFED BY EXPERIENCED VETERINARIANS WITH SPECIALTY TRAINING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMERGENCY ROOM, OUR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) IS STAFFED BY A TEAM OF CLINICIANS WHO WORK ALONGSIDE IN-HOUSE SPECIALISTS AND REFERRING VETERINARIANS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE. BECAUSE WE NEVER CLOSE, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ROUND-THE-CLOCK MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF CRITICALLY ILL PETS. OF ALL AMC'S SERVICES, EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE EXPERIENCED THE LARGEST CASELOAD IN 2019; ALMOST A THIRD OF AMC'S CASES IN 2019 WERE HANDLED BY ECC.THE TINA SANTI FLAHERTY REHABILITATION & FITNESS SERVICE (TSFRFS) CONTINUES TO THRIVE WITH 4,385 PATIENT VISITS IN 2019. THE SCOPE OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES AVAILABLE HAS ALSO EXPANDED, ALLOWING US TO TREAT A WIDE RANGE OF CASES FROM ROUTINE POST-OPERATIVE CARE TO ADVANCED ORTHOTICS/PROSTHETICS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE. CLINICAL TRIALS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 2019 INCLUDED AN FDA CLINICAL TRIAL ON THE EFFECTS OF ALLOGENEIC STEM CELLS ON NATURALLY OCCURRING OSTEOARTHRITIS IN DOGS, EVALUATION OF A PLATELET RICH PLASMA KIT ON CANINE WHOLE BLOOD CELL PARAMETERS, AND AN FDA CLINICAL TRIAL ON A NOVEL ANTI-NERVE GROWTH FACTOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY FOR THE TREATMENT OF FELINE OSTEOARTHRITIS. FOUNDED ON THE MISSION TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND, AMC'S COMPASSIONATE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY FUNDS PROVIDE FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE TO PETS OF FAMILIES SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THE PROGRAMS ALSO SUPPORT WORKING GUIDE DOGS, ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS, AND RETIRED POLICE AND MILITARY CANINES. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO SERVING THOSE MOST IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT NEW FUNDS ARE CREATED AS NEW NEEDS ARISE. IN 2019, AMC PROVIDED MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE.IN 2019, AMC APPOINTED JUDITH HARBOUR, LCSW, AS STAFF SOCIAL WORKER. MS. HARBOUR, A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, JOINED AMC WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE VETERINARY FIELD AS A SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL AND CLINICIAN. AS AMC'S FULL-TIME, ON-SITE LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, MS. HARBOUR WORKS CLOSELY WITH VETERINARY STAFF AND PROVIDES SUPPORT AND COUNSELING TO CLIENTS; FACILITATES AMC'S PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP; ASSISTS WITH THE AMC COMMUNITY FUNDS, WHICH PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED VETERINARY CARE TO PEOPLE UNABLE TO AFFORD CARE; AND SUPPORTS ALL USDAN INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON ANIMAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR CLIENTS AND PET FAMILIES. MS. HARBOUR ALSO CREATED AND MANAGES A COMPASSION FATIGUE PROGRAM FOR AMC'S VETERINARY STAFF BY INCORPORATING WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND COPING STRATEGIES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED, COMPASSIONATE, AND COLLABORATIVE TEAM APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE AND ELEVATE PATIENT CARE AND CLIENT SERVICES.BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE DEATH OF A BELOVED PET CAN CAUSE SADNESS, ANGER AND SOMETIMES GUILT, AMC CREATED THE PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP - A COMFORTING PLACE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND FEELINGS IN A SUPPORTIVE AND COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER. THESE MEETINGS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

RESEARCH - THE CASPARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE THE CASPARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE WAS ESTABLISHED TO STUDY NATURALLY OCCURRING DISEASE IN COMPANION ANIMALS. ITS RESEARCH HAS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENT SYMPTOMS, UPGRADING AND DEVELOPING NEWER, MORE ACCURATE, AND SAFER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, AND IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS AND PROGNOSTIC INDICATORS OF DISEASE THAT ASSIST PET OWNERS' UNDERSTANDING, AND THERAPIES THAT BENEFIT PATIENT OUTCOMES. AMC PROMOTES AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH. WE COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH BIOMEDICAL CENTERS AND ALLIED SCIENTISTS IN PROJECTS THAT MUTUALLY PROMOTE ADVANCES IN ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH, OFTEN WITH THE ONE HEALTH INITIATIVE. OUR GOALS ARE TO DEVELOP NEW INSIGHTS IN DISEASE DETECTION, EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT, IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND LONGEVITY, AND DISEASE PREVENTION. THIS CONTRIBUTES TO EXPANDING INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS IN HEALTH CARE APPLICABLE TO HUMAN MEDICINE, VETERINARY CARE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. AMC HAS WON COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS TO SUPPORT SUCH STUDIES FROM THE MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION, THE WINN FELINE FOUNDATION, THE CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, AMONG OTHERS. ADDITIONAL FUNDING HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM SPONSORSHIPS, INCLUDING IDEXX, ARATANA THERAPEUTICS, MERIAL ONE HEALTH, AND 2 MILLION DOGS FOUNDATION. IN 2019, THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER NAMED THE ANN AND CHARLES JOHNSON ONE HEALTH INSTITUTE IN RECOGNITION OF A GENEROUS GIFT TO AMC FROM ANN AND CHARLES JOHNSON. THE INSTITUTE SUPPORTS THE ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO MEDICINE, RECOGNIZING THE GROWING CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HEALTH OF ANIMALS, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS SYNERGISM ADVANCES 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE AND HELPS PROTECT AND SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. THE INSTITUTE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE PLATFORM FROM WHICH AMC VETERINARIANS CAN CONTINUE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH WITH LEADING NEW YORK CITY MEDICAL CENTERS TO HELP ADVANCE VETERINARY AND HUMAN MEDICINE. ON NOVEMBER 2, THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER AT WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE, CONDUCTED ITS FIFTH ANNUAL ONE HEALTH CONFERENCE, CONNECTING HUMAN AND VETERINARY MEDICINE, A COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES. DURING THE DAY-LONG CONFERENCE, MEMBERS OF AMC'S EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE TEAM PRESENTED ON VETERINARY APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH HUMAN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS FROM WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE AND SOLLIS HEALTH. TOPICS INCLUDED HEAT STROKE, BURN INJURIES, ANAPHYLAXIS, SUBMERSION INJURIES, AND ELECTRICAL INJURIES. ON NOVEMBER 4, AMC JOINED INSTITUTIONS WORLD-WIDE TO COMMEMORATE GLOBAL ONE HEALTH DAY AND RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS TO ENSURE THE WELLBEING OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. AMC MARKED THE DAY WITH A PANEL DISCUSSION, THE IMPACT OF DNA TESTING ON YOU, YOUR PET, AND YOUR WORLD.

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