Javier Benito de la Vibora
He, him, his
Asst Clinical Professor
DVM, PhD, MSc, DES
North American Veterinary Anesthesia Society (NAVAS)
Working Group of Anesthesia and Analgesia in Companion Animals (GAVA)
Association of Spanish Veterinarians Specialized in Small Animals (AVEPA)
European Society for Laboratory Animal Veterinarians (ESLAV)
Spanish Society of Laboratory Animals Sciences (SECAL)
Spanish Society of Veterinary Analgesia and Anesthesia (SEAAV)
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fjbenito@ncsu.eduBio
Dr. Javier Benito has served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Analgesia at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University since September 2025. Previously, from 2017 to 2025, he was a teaching clinician in anesthesia and analgesia at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal, where he also coordinated the Small Animal Anesthesiology Service from 2019 to June 2024.
He earned his veterinary degree from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM, 2004), followed by a European residency and MSc in Laboratory Animal Medicine and Animal Welfare Sciences at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB, 2009), and a PhD in anesthesia from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM, 2016). His training also includes a postgraduate fellowship at the Comparative Pain Research Laboratory (CPRL) – North Carolina State University (NCSU, 2009–2012) and an American residency in anesthesia, culminating in a Diplome d’études spécialisées (DES) from Université de Montréal (UdeM, 2017). Dr. Benito has been a Certified Specialist in Small Animal Anesthesia in Spain since 2014 (GTA anesthesia, AVEPA) and has authored peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in anesthesia, analgesia, and mechanical ventilation.
Name Pronunciation
Javier: ha-VYAIR (/xäˈβjeɾ/) Benito: beh-NEE-toh (/beˈni.to/) + https://translate.google.com/?
Education
Diplôme d'études spécialisées (Anesthesia - Diplome of specialized studies - DES) Université de Montréal (UdeM). Saint Hyacinthe, QC, Canada 2017
Residency of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) Université de Montréal (UdeM). Saint Hyacinthe, QC, Canada 2017
Doctor of philosophy (PhD) - Anesthesia University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 2016
AVEPA Specialist in Anesthesia and Analgesia of Small Animals Association of Spanish Veterinarians Specialized in Small Animals (AVEPA) 2014
Master in Laboratory Animal Science and Animal Welfare (MSc) Dept. of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology Universitat Autònoma Barcelona (UAB), Spain 2009
Residency of the European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ECLAM) Universitat Autónoma Barcelona (UAB), Spain 2006
Licentiate in Veterinary Medicine (LV, equivalent DVM) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 2004
Area(s) of Expertise
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Companion Animal Practice
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animal Medicine
Chronic Pain in Feline Degenerative Joint Disease
Laboratory Animal Medicine and Welfare Science