NEUROLOGY

Kara Sessums, DVM

Diplomate ACVIM

Dr. Sessums graduated from Texas A&M University in May of 2000. After graduation, she worked as an emergency and critical care veterinarian in the Dallas area for three years. Dr. Sessums completed an internship in neurology and neurosurgery at the Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center in 2004. She then went to the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine for a Neurology residency. Her residency training was completed at Animal Neurology and Neurosurgery of Texas in 2007 where she gained additional neurosurgical training.

Dr. Sessums spent two years practicing neurology and neurosurgery in Colorado before moving to Brooklyn in 2009.  Her professional interests include medical treatment of refractory epilepsy, intracranial surgery and new therapies for granulomatous meningoencephalitis (GME).  She is a proud parent of two cats, a golden retriever mix and one human infant.  On her days off, she can be found running across the Brooklyn Bridge and through lower Manhattan with her daughter in the jogging stroller.

Raymond G. Prata, DVM

Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Prata graduated from The University of Illinois Veterinary School in 1969. He completed a one year internship program and a three year surgical residency at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. He became a Diplomate of The College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1975. Employed as a staff surgeon there, specializing in neurology, neurosurgery, and orthopedics, he became Head of Surgery in 1979. He was also an Adjunct Professor at New York University Hospital. Dr. Prata left the Animal Medical Center in 1984 when he joined the staff at The Oradell Animal Hospital in Oradell, New Jersey. He specializes in neurology, neurosurgery, and orthopedics. He performs the Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) technique for the repair of anterior cruciate ruptures. He is now the chief surgeon at Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group.

Dr. Prata’s professional contributions include authorship of more than 40 publications in neurosurgery and orthopedics, national and international lecturer, and instructor for TTA training courses nationally.

You can also find Dr. Prata on the streams of upstate New York where he indulges his passion for fly-fishing and the outdoors.