Center for Veterinary Higher Learning
It all started when…
The Center for Veterinary Higher Learning was born from years of watching students, interns, residents and practicing veterinarians struggle with veterinary neurology. Too often it was said “I didn’t have a neurologist in my vet school”. WHY? Because there aren’t enough neurologists in teaching institutions anymore! In the 21st Century there are more neurologists in private practice than in teaching institutions. This means students don’t have access to the people passionate about, and with the greatest understanding of neurology. The Center for Veterinary Higher Learning was created to provide access to high quality lectures, taught by state-of-the-art teachers passionate about their subject. To meet this need, the first course created was specifically designed to provide an interactive education that can be used on a 1x weekly basis or compacted into a 2 week neurology-intensive depending on the teaching program of your college.
Dr. Heidi Barnes Heller
Dr. Barnes obtained her veterinary degree from Michigan State University in 2000, followed by a rotating internship at the University of Illinois and a residency in neurology/neurosurgery at the University of Florida. Dr. Barnes is board certified from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She was a staff neurologist at a VCA-Aurora (near Chicago,IL) until late 2010, after which time she joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine in neurology and neurosurgery. In 2019, Dr. Barnes founded Barnes Veterinary Specialty Services; a mobile neurology and neurosurgery business serving Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and Iowa with tele-neurology services nationwide.
Dr. Barnes is passionate about teaching and has had the pleasure of teaching students in and out of the classroom at multiple Universities throughout her career. Dr. Barnes is a frequent presenter at national and international continuing education venues. Dr. Barnes enjoys sharing her love of neurology with students and veterinarians in a fun and educational manner.