Serge Chalhoub

Serge Chalhoub

BSc, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Positions

Associate Professor (Teaching)

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fulltime

Contact information

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-2508

Location

Office: CSB118B

Background

Educational Background

B.S. Biology, Bishop's University, 1999,

D.V.M. Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, 2004,

Biography

Dr. Chalhoub graduated from the DVM program at the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire (FMV) of the Université de Montréal in 2004. Serge followed this with a one-year rotating small animal clinical internship at the same institution. After working for two years as a general practitioner and emergency veterinarian in Montreal, Serge pursued a residency in small animal internal medicine at the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City. Once his residency completed in 2009 he stayed on at the AMC as their first renal/hemodialysis fellow and then as a staff doctor.

Dr. Chalhoub has been a faculty member at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) since 2012 and currently holds the rank of Professor (Teaching). He was the recipient of the 2021 and 2013 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s Teacher of the Year Award, the 2015 University of Calgary Team Teacher of the Year Award, the 2017 Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award, and is a 2024 3M National Teaching Fellowship recipient recognizing Canada’s outstanding teachers. Serge is the coordinator of a community outreach-service learning program (UCVM-CUPS Pet Health Clinic) for disadvantaged Calgarians. He has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters on veterinary point of care ultrasound, renal and urinary medicine, and lectures around the world on these topics. He was a member of the National Issues Committee (NIC) of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) (2016-2024) and also the President of Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) from 2024-2025.

Research

Areas of Research

Clinical and Translational Research

Activities

Dr. Chalhoub's current research includes nephrology/urology and interventional medicine.

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
VETM 530 LEC 01 01 Selected Topics in Vet Med I

Awards

  • Bronze award: University of Calgary Innovation4Health (Team Christmas Tree Lock), University of Calgary.,
  • Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, 2017,
  • Nominated: Student Union Teacher of the Year Award, University of Calgary Student Union. 2017,
  • CARE Credit Leadership Award February 2015, 2015,
  • University of Calgary Team teacher of the Year, University of Calgary. 2015,
  • University of Calgary Team Teaching Award, 2015,
  • VCA Canada CARE Leadership Award, VCA Canada CARE Centre. 2014,
  • Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Teacher of the Year Award, 2013,
  • Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Teacher of the Year Award, CVMA. 2013,
  • Nominated: Student Union Teacher of the Year Award, 2013,
  • University of Montreal Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Intern Anesthesia Award, University of Montreal. 2005,
  • Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Simon Messier Award, CVMA. 2003,

More Information

Books and book chapters

  • Prostatic Diseases. Serge Chalhoub. (2018)
  • Systemic Hypertension: pathophysiology and clinical manifestations. . Douglas Palma; Serge Chalhoub. Elsevier. 659-665. (2017)
  • Pathophysiology of Renal Disease. Cathy Langston; Serge Chalhoub. Wiley Blackwell. (2012)
  • Abdominal and Thoracic Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma, Triage, and Tracking. . Serge Chalhoub; Soren R. Boysen. 1160-1161. (2019)
  • Dialyzing Cats. Karen Poeppel; Cathy Langston; Serge Chalhoub. World Scientific. 945--950. (2012)