Dr. Karen Muñana received her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and attended veterinary school at the University of California at Davis.

She went on to complete a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Kansas State University and a residency training program in Neurology and Neurosurgery at Colorado State University.  She then joined the faculty of North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she currently holds the rank of Professor of Neurology. She is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, subspecialty of Neurology. Dr. Muñana has authored over 100 papers and book chapters on topics pertaining to veterinary neurology and has been an invited speaker at national and international veterinary meetings.

She is the co-editor of the veterinary textbook “A practical guide to seizure disorders in dogs and cats”. Dr. Muñana’s research interest is canine epilepsy, with a focus on performing clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of novel anti-seizure therapies and understand why some dogs respond poorly to treatment.