Dr. Ana Petak is a renowned veterinary dermatologist with extensive experience in working with all types of animals, from pets to large animals and zoo residents. Her expertise spans the full spectrum of dermatological conditions, with a particular focus on complex allergies, autoimmune diseases, chronic infections, and diagnosing and treating ear canal issues in dogs and cats.
Surrounded by animals since childhood, Dr. Petak always knew she would dedicate her life to veterinary medicine. Dermatology allows her to provide owners with clarity and solutions to the often complex and long-lasting conditions of their pets. Her warm and professional approach is particularly evident in her interactions with pet owners, ensuring sustainable solutions and lasting results. “The greatest satisfaction for me is when an animal is stabilized, and I see them just once a year for a check-up. This means we’ve achieved high-quality, long-term care,” says Dr. Petak.
She values the unique approach of BUBA Clinic, which continuously invests in top-notch patient care and develops as a leading centre for veterinary medicine.
Education:
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Zagreb, graduated in 2013
Professional development and awards:
- Belgrade Veterinary Neurology Conference, 23-25 May 2014, Serbia
- Veterinary days, 15-18 October 2014, Opatija, Croatia
- BSAVA Congress, 9-12 April 2015, Birmingham, England
- 1st ECVD Summer camp on skin immunology and structure and function, Split, Croatia, 18-23 June 2017
- 29th Annual Congress of the European Society and College of Veterinary Dermatology, 7-9 September 2017, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Veterinary Days 2017, 28 October 2017 Cytology in Practice, Opatija, Croatia
- Summer Class in Biostatistics and Epidemiology for Comparative studies, Alfort, France, 12-15 June 2018
- EEAS Workshop on Dermatopathology, Palazzo Trecchi, Cremona, 26-29 June 2018
- 30th Annual Congress of the European Society and College of Veterinary Dermatology 27-29 September 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Veterinary University of Bern: Training in histopathology, Bern, Switzerland 11-22 March 2019
- ESVD Workshop: Advanced Cytology for Veterinary Dermatology, Budapest, Hungary, 23-25 May 2019
- 2nd Summer School on Structure and Function, Split, Croatia 2-8 June 2019
- 31st European Veterinary Dermatology Congress Liverpool, UK, 26-28 September 2019
- 12. DDL Veterinary Seminar: Gastroenterology, Urology, Cardiology; Zagreb, Croatia, 9 November 2019
- Oncologish Treffen: Cutaneous Tumors, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1-2 February 2020
- Laboklin Academy: Dermatology in Practice, C. Lorente Mendez, Zagreb, Croatia, 22 February 2020
- 9th World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology, Sydney, October 2020–April 2021
- NAVDF, North American Veterinary Dermatology Forum, April 2021
- Dermatopathology workshop Palazzo Trecchi, Cremona, 29 June – 2 July 2021
- Laboklin ECVD-Residents Project Course I, Bad Kissingen, Germany, 8-9 April 2022
- 5th Eastern European Regional Veterinary Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia 5-7 May 2022
- EEAS Dermatopathology workshop, Toulouse, France, 7-10 June 2022
- SiSAVA Dermatological day, Portorož, Slovenia, 17th September 2022
- ESVD Wetlab How to perform Video-Otoscopy, Porto, Portugal, 28 September 2022
- 33rd European Veterinary Dermatology Congress Porto, Portugal, 29 – 1 October 2022
- 34th European Veterinary Dermatology Congress Gothenburg, Sweden, 31 August – 2 September 2023
- 10th World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 25-29 July 2024
Dr. Ana Petak graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Zagreb in September 2013 as the top student of her class. In 2009, she conducted research in Los Angeles, California, as part of a project titled “Parasitic Diseases of Respiratory and Digestive Systems of Marine Mammals in Southern California” at the Western University of Health Sciences. She has received numerous awards such as “Veterina d.o.o.” for academic excellence 2009/2010., the CEEPUS Scholarship Programme for studies at the Veterinary University of Vienna and the ERASMUS Scholarship for the University of Bristol in England. In 2015, she was awarded the “BSAVA International Scholarship”. At the Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, she completed her specialization in dermatology at the European College of Veterinary Dermatology, earning the title of Resident ECVD.