Internal Medicine & Oncology
Dr. Stacy Binstock, DVM, DACVIM
Owner & Founder Lotus Pet Oncology
Board-Certified Medical Oncologist
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Lecture Topics
Mast cell tumors
Cat cancer
Lightning rounds
The Pitt(s): onco emergencies
Practical magic: chemo in practice and what really happens
Think like an oncologist: a case based lecture
Cancer Collaborative: what does my oncologist want and how can I help?
About the Speaker
Dr. Stacy Santoro Binstock is a board-certified medical oncologist with over 15 years of experience in clinical practice. She was born and raised in New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University in New Jersey. After college, Dr. Binstock attended veterinary school at Iowa State University and graduated in 2002. Dr. Binstock’s medical oncology residency began at Kansas State University and was completed at the University of Wisconsin in 2006. She is the owner and founder of Lotus Pet Oncology, a virtual oncology consulting service for pet owners and general practice veterinarians. Dr. Binstock sees patients in person at two veterinary specialty hospitals in the Philadelphia metro area.
Dr. Binstock’s special interests include oral tumors, minimal invasive diagnostics, advanced imaging for cancer patients, and customized care for individual patients based on their specific situation. She approaches each case with honesty, care, compassion, and is committed to providing excellent quality of life for her patients. She provides an individualized, personal approach her patients, with the ultimate goal being to help pets live their best life despite a cancer diagnosis. Dr. Binstock welcomes collaboration with primary care veterinarians forming a comprehensive, unified care team for every patient and client. In her spare time, Dr. Binstock enjoys riding horses, mixing cocktails, baking, and spending time with her husband and two children. She has a dog who is a sweet, snuggly couch potato and 2 cats who plot to steal food every waking minute of the day.
Dr. Harry Cridge, DVM, DACVIM
Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, ACVIM & ECVIM Board-Certified Specialist
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Lecture Topics
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia in dogs: what you really need to know
Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia & other hemostatic headaches
Picking the right diet for the chronic enteropathy dog
Pancreatitis in Dogs: Smart Diagnostics, Better Treatment, Improved Outcomes
Diabetes mellitus: core essentials and new options
Managing Acute Diarrhea in Dogs
Triaditis untangled: what every vet should know
About the Speaker
Dr. Harry Cridge is a dual American (ACVIM) and European (ECVIM) boarded specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Originally from the UK, he completed veterinary school in Ireland before moving to the United States, where he completed his internship and residency training. After a decade in academic veterinary medicine, rising to the rank of tenured Associate Professor, Dr. Cridge now splits his time between academia as an Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University and industry, where he serves as a Principal Clinical Scientist.
His clinical and research interests focus on gastrointestinal and pancreatic disease, with particular interests in pancreatitis, chronic enteropathies, gastrointestinal nutrition, and emerging approaches to the diagnosis and management of internal medicine disorders. Dr. Cridge is an experienced educator and international speaker who regularly lectures to veterinarians and veterinary professionals on practical approaches to small animal internal medicine. His presentations emphasize evidence-based medicine, clinically relevant decision-making, and translating emerging research into everyday practice.
*Please note, due to the small size of the meeting room, seating will be theater style with no tables*