Dr Sandy Belle El Khoury
Wasaga Beach,ON
Summary
Animal-loving witch who worked for 5 years as a Veterinarian, before receiving her letter to the magical world of business, where I worked for two and half year as a regional technical manager for Nova Pharma Group, then decided to take off to a new adventure to complete the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE)
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Veterinary Surgeon
Chidiac Animal Hospital
Elmvale, ON
04.2023 - Current
- Managing the practice
- Mentoring vet assistants until graduation
- Consultation and vaccination
- Performing surgery
- Communicating with pet owners regarding pet diagnosis, prognosis and treatment
- Handling emergencies
- Performing euthanasia
REGIONAL TECHNICAL MANAGER
Nova Pharma Group LLC
Al Barsha 1, 408 Dubai, Dubai 450288, AE
10.2020 - 03.2023
- Technical manager for the MENA region
- Deep technical knowledge in Hill's pet food, IDEXX laboratories, VetPlus supplements, MSD and Zoetis medications. Karl Storz endoscopy and 13 other brands
- Actively support the sales/ key account teams by organizing and delivering trainings in every current and potential account on the market
- Regularly liaise with practices and service any small animal technical query or complaint so the company can provide a high quality veterinary sales support for its products
- Closely working with the marketing department to organize PVA activities and to create marketing material
- Taking part in organizing and promoting the first congress in the Middle East, the MEAVC, and being a speaker and moderator.
- Delivering "Small Animal Nutrition" course prepared by Dr Iveta Becvarova at the faculty of Veterinary Medicine in UAE University (UAE) and faculty of veterinary technicians in Sultan Kaboos University (Oman)
- Organizing, hosting and sometimes being the speaker for the new products launching events and the countries annual events
- Training every country in my market, sales and technical team
- Closely managing each country's PVA team and budgets
VETERINARY SURGEON
ANIMAL LIFE VETERINARY CENTER
Khaldeh, Beirut
09.2018 - 09.2020
- Managing the practice
- Training nurses
- Consultation and vaccination
- Preparing and performing surgeries (routine and soft tissue surgeries)
- Monitoring and updating patient owners on a regular basis
- Prescribe and administer medications
- Diagnostic imaging (Xrays, ultrasound, endoscopy…)
- Treating and dressing wounds
- Calculating anesthesia and inducing it
VETERINARY SURGEON
Blue Oasis Veterinary Clinic
DIP 1, Dubai, UAE
03.2016 - 08.2018
- Consultation, vaccination
- Preparing and performing surgeries and diagnostic tests Monitoring and examining the inpatients
- Prescribing and administering medications
- Diagnostic imaging (Xrays, ultrasound...)
- Treating and dressing wounds
- Calculating anesthesia and inducing it
- Updating owners about their pets condition
- Managing a team of 5 people (nurses, cleaner and animal handler)
Veterinary Surgeon
Bolero Group
Antelias, Lebanon
01.2015 - 02.2016
- Consultation and vaccination
- Preparing and performing surgeries and diagnostic tests
- Monitoring and updating patient owners
- Prescribing and administering medications
Education
ISVPS GPCert - Small Animal Surgery
Improve International
USA02.2025
Certificate - Fundamentals of Veterinary Dentistry
Animal Dental Training Center
Towson, MD, USA11.2023
DVM - Veterinary Medicine
Lebanese University
Horsh Tabet - Lebanon12.2015
Skills
- Excellent communication and networking skills: I know almost every veterinarian working in the Gulf country and Lebanon I also entertain great relationship with the dean and professors at the UAE university, faculty of Veterinary medicine and King Faisal University - KSA
- My leadership skills led me to build a strong technical team to help me cover all the markets and maintain our presence in them
- Under my mentorship and training the sales team were able to increase Hill's pet food sales by 10 fold within two years
- With my presentation and public speaking abilities, I helped to convert 75% of veterinary clinics in KSA to IDEXX laboratories
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Associate Veterinary Surgeon
Chidiac Animal Hospital
04.2023 - Current
REGIONAL TECHNICAL MANAGER
Nova Pharma Group LLC
10.2020 - 03.2023
VETERINARY SURGEON
ANIMAL LIFE VETERINARY CENTER
09.2018 - 09.2020
VETERINARY SURGEON
Blue Oasis Veterinary Clinic
03.2016 - 08.2018
Veterinary Surgeon
Bolero Group
01.2015 - 02.2016
ISVPS GPCert - Small Animal Surgery
Improve International
Certificate - Fundamentals of Veterinary Dentistry
Animal Dental Training Center
DVM - Veterinary Medicine
Lebanese University