Dr. Theresa Burns
British Columbia
Chief Veterinary Officer
Theresa was raised in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. Over the years since her graduation from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, she has worked as a frontline veterinary practitioner with both large and small animals.
Between stints in practice, she completed MSc in Theriogenology and PhD in Epidemiology and worked as a consultant. Her experience has given her a strong working understanding of farming practices, food production systems and agricultural communities. She has an ongoing interest in collaborative, real-world solutions to complex animal and One Health challenges.
As Chief Veterinary Officer of British Columbia, Theresa provides provincial leadership on animal health and welfare, and One Health. Theresa and her team provides expertise to uphold provincial regulations and to create positive outcomes for animal and people. Beyond the regulatory focus, Theresa and her team identifies animal health priorities, and delivers animal disease surveillance programming, and antimicrobial use policy analysis.