Kathrin completed her veterinary degree at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany. Subsequently, she followed her fascination for immunology and completed a doctorate in allergic dermatitis in horses. She continued to work in the field of veterinary immunology as a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the United States Department of Agriculture in Laramie, Wyoming USA and at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover. After becoming increasingly involved in the diagnosis and treatment of pets owned by family and friends, Kathrin decided to combine her love for immunology with small animal internal medicine and completed a three-year training program at the Small Animal Hospital at the University of Hannover. After obtaining specialist status in 2015, Kathrin exchanged the cold weather in northern Germany for the warm and sunny climate in Perth. After working for 6 years at The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University Kathrin joined the medicine team at WAVES in 2021. Her main interests are hematology, infectious diseases and endocrinology. Kathrin also enjoys postgraduate teaching and continues to pursue research, mainly in the field of Cushing’s syndrome in dogs.