Dr. Jen Mahon is a board certified criticalist who completed both veterinary school in 2012 and residency in 2016 at Tufts University.  Then, she spent 5 years in private practice caring for critically ill patients in Dallas, Texas. She opened her own locum business in 2021 and travels to provide critical care coverage to both private practice and academic hospitals.

Jen also has a deep passion for teaching; she has lectured at various conferences and loves doing locum work at academic institutions. For her, “living la vida locum” provides the freedom to balance teaching and clinical work. Jen also works part time as an editor and presenter for Zuku Review. She provides engaging, memorable education across all tiers of the care team, from owners to other specialists.

Like most criticalists, Jen’s favorite cases are those with peritonitis, hemorrhage, polytrauma, respiratory disease, vasopressor dependence, and electrolyte dyscrasias.  She also loves anesthetizing and providing pain control to critically ill patients.

 Jen currently lives in South Carolina where she doesn't get to the beach nearly as often as she likes. She has one cat, The Witten, who travels with her almost everywhere. In her spare time, she loves pole dancing and powerlifting. She is an intermittent painter and potter and has a burgeoning interest in wild birds.