Dr. Erica Tramuta-Drobnis

VMD, MPH, CPH


EXPERTISE

Emergency medicine, veterinary pain management and prevention, internal medicine, critical care medicine, behavior, nutrition, positive reinforcement training/cooperative care, and infectious/zoonotic diseases. Additional expertise in the field of public health and One Health.

EDUCATION

Master’s in Public Health
University of Florida, 2018-2019
Certificate in Veterinary Homeland Security
Purdue University, 2010
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD)
Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2001-2005
BA in International Affairs
The George Washington University, 1994-1998

About Dr. Erica Tramuta-Drobnis

Erica Tramuta-Drobnis, VMD, MPH, CPH, is a freelance writer, veterinarian, and public health professional. She received her VMD in 2005 from the University of Pennsylvania. Her veterinary clinical experiences span over 16 years. She received her Master’s in Public Health (MPH) in 2019 and became Certified in Public Health (CPH) in 2020. She has a passion for the One Health public health framework, a multi-disciplinary approach to human, animal, and environmental health. Dr. Tramuta currently works in veterinary emergency & critical care while establishing herself as a freelance writer and consultant. Having recently formed her own company, ELTD One Health Consulting, LLC, she works to build her name and brand. She currently resides outside of Allentown, PA, with her husband, an internal medicine physician, and her 2 and a half-year-old 4-legged daughter, Jazzy.

Current Work

– Veterinarian and public health writer, researcher, literature reviewer, lecturer, and PPT designer at One Health Consulting
– Emergency and critical care small animal/exotics veterinarian at VCA Old Marple Animal Hospital

Previous Work

– MPH Special Project: Research, campaign writing and development, and lecture presentation at University of Florida and Allentown Bureau of Health for 8 months
– Public Health Intern at Allentown Bureau of Health for 7 months
– Relief Emergency Veterinarian at West Chester Veterinary Medical Center for 1 year 11 months
– Veterinarian at Independent Vets for 1 year 6 months
– Veterinary Medical Officer at DHHS/ASPR/OPEO/NDMS for 14 years
– Associate Veterinarian at Rockhill Veterinary Associates for 1 year
– Emergency Veterinarian at Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center for 3 years 2 months
– Associate General Practice & Emergency Veterinarian at Quakertown Veterinary Clinic for 1 year 1 month

Notable Past and Current Clients

London College of Animal Osteopathy
IndeVets
Animalista.com
LongLiveDog.com
Petrabbits.org

  • AVMA Certificate of Outstanding Achievement: Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams
  • Golden Key International Honor Society
  • The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
  • The National Honor Society
  • Billhardt Dean’s Academic Scholarship
  • Senseman Macgregor Grant
  • Coult Scholarship for Academic Merit
  • Life National Scholars Honor Society
  • Outstanding Student Honor Society
  • Dean’s List, University of Pennsylvania
  • Alpha Epsilon Delta – Premedical Honor Society
  • Beta Beta Beta – Biological Honor Society
  • Scholarship for Student Leadership and Development
  • Sigma Iota Rho – International Affairs Honor Society
  • National Deans List Award
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars
  • Phi Eta Sigma – National Freshman Honor Society

– Pennsylvania Public Health Association (PPHA)
– American Public Health Association (APHA)
– One Health Regional Consortium
– PA Public Health Task Force
– PA One Health Task Force Lead Subcommittee – Secretary
– Lehigh Valley County Animal Response Team (LVCART) – Team Veterinarian
– Delaware Valley Academy of Veterinary Medicine – Past President, Incoming treasurer, Board member
– PA State Animal Response Team (PASART)
– American Veterinary Medical Association
– Founding President of the PA Delaware County Animal Response Team
– Founding President of the Student Chapter of the Society of Veterinary Medical Ethics