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Brennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD

Director of Veterinary Medicine
Loyal

Dr. McKenzie attended the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been working as a small animal general practice veterinarian for over twenty years. In addition to his clinical work, he has served as President of the Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Association, lectured on evidence-based medicine at numerous veterinary conferences, and published journal articles in the fields of evidence-based medicine and small animal geroscience.

While working as a practitioner, speaking, and writing, Dr. McKenzie has continued to pursue post-graduate training, and in 2015 he completed his MSc in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2015. He has veterinary students and undergraduate biology majors, written a monthly column on evidence-based medicine for Veterinary Practice News magazine, and published a book for pet owners and veterinary professionals—Placebos for Pets? The Truth about Alternative Medicine in Animals. Since 2009, Dr. McKenzie has managed the SkeptVet Blog and associated social media outlets, and in 2023 he received the VIN Veritas award for science communication and advocacy.

Beginning in 2021, Dr. McKenzie began splitting his time between his clinical duties and serving as Director of Veterinary Medicine for Loyal, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company research aging and therapies to improve lifespan and healthspan in dogs.

In his sparse free time, Dr. McKenzie enjoys reading, hiking, playing his mandolin and guitar, travelling with his family, and sitting on the couch with his dogs watching the hummingbirds and woodpeckers outside his living room window.

Brennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD
The SkeptVet Blog
Placebos for Pet? The Truth about Alternative Medicine in Animals
SkeptVet on Facebook
SkeptVet on Twitter
SkeptVet TV on YouTube

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