Health Plans

Miguel Ángel Valera Arnanz

Miguel Ángel Valera was awarded his degree in veterinary science by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in 1990, and has since dedicated his career to clinical practice. In 1993 he began offering health plans to his clients at the clinic he manages, the Centauro veterinary clinic.

Based on practical experience acquired over 20 years, primarily focused on health plans, he created Plans 4 Vets to provide advice to veterinary clinics on health plan design, as well as basic sales and marketing techniques.

He is a member of the Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association (AVEPA), AVEPA Group for the Study of Reproduction and Paediatrics in Companion Animals (GERPAC), Madrid Small Animal Veterinary Association (AMVAC), and the Optimus management group. He has been a visiting researcher at the École Veterinaire d’Alfort (Paris), Autonomous University of Barcelona (Bellaterra), and the Complutense University of Madrid, and has specialised in surgery and reproduction in multiple hospitals. He also regularly attends national and international courses and seminars on small animals.

His areas of interest are paediatrics, diagnostic imaging (ultrasound and radiology), geriatrics, reproduction and artificial insemination, and surgery.

He is a regular contributor of articles and papers on canine reproduction and clinic management to national publications, and is author of the book Reproducción canina (Canine Reproduction). He has also contributed to the TV series “El encantador de perros” (Spanish version of “The Dog Whisperer”) with a DVD + book entitled La sexualidad (Sexuality), and has participated as a guest on various Spanish radio and television shows on animals.