Dr Dante Meza

DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVP – Clinical Pathology

Dante Meza graduated from the Universidad Científica del Sur in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Following graduation, he worked in private veterinary practice before joining the university’s microbiology laboratory, where he was involved in diagnostic work and teaching veterinary students.

He subsequently undertook a clinical pathology residency and Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) degree at the University of Guelph, Canada, completing his specialist training in 2024. His doctoral research focused on canine lymphoma. In the same year, he became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) in Clinical Pathology.

Following his training, Dante worked remotely as a clinical pathologist for a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in the United Kingdom before moving to New Zealand to join Awanui Veterinary.

Dante has experience in veterinary clinical pathology, with particular interests in cytology and haematology in domestic and wildlife species.