Renata Pinho

Dr Renata Pinho

DVM, MSc., PhD
Pronouns: she/her

Affiliations

Assistant Professor (Teaching & Research) - Veterinary Anesthesiology

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Contact information

Location

Office: HRIC GA20

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Taylor Charlebois
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Email: taylor.charlebois@ucalgary.ca | ucvmcomms@ucalgary.ca

Background

Educational Background

PhD Veterinary Anesthesia, University of Calgary, 2026

PhD Anesthesiology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), 2022

MSc Anesthesiology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), 2020

Residency Veterinary Anesthesia, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University (Unesp), 2018

DVM Faculty of Veterinary Anesthesia of Aracatuba, São Paulo State University (Unesp), 2015

Biography

Dr. Pinho earned her DVM in 2015 from São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil. In 2018, she completed a residency in Veterinary Anesthesia at Unesp, Botucatu. While working as a veterinary anesthetist in several referral hospitals across São Paulo, she pursued an academic career, earning both a Master's degree (2020) and her first PhD (2022) in the Department of Anesthesiology at Botucatu Medical School (Unesp).

In January 2026, she completed her second PhD at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM), where her research focused on patient safety in veterinary anesthesia. Her research interests include patient safety and medical errors in veterinary anesthesia, pain assessment in animals, and environmental sustainability in veterinary anesthesia.

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