Prof. Dr. Eva Eberspächer-Schweda studied Veterinary Medicine at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Germany, and received her doctorate from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. Following her specialization in Laboratory Animal Science, she completed a residency in Anesthesia and Critical Patient Care at the University of California, Davis, USA, and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA).
From 2007 to 2021, she worked as Senior Clinician at the Clinical Unit of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Intensive Care at the Veterinary University Vienna, Austria, where she completed her Habilitation and was appointed Privatdozentin. Her work focused strongly on clinical teaching and the training of veterinary students, interns, residents, and practicing veterinarians.
Since 2021, Prof. Eberspächer-Schweda has served as Director of Education and Associate Board Member of ESAVS. She is Programme Director of the ESAVS Certificate in Anaesthesia, Pain Management, Emergency and Critical Care and Principal Course Master of the Anaesthesia and Pain Management courses. She is actively involved in postgraduate education worldwide and has contributed extensively to veterinary anaesthesia through research publications, book chapters, and a textbook.
