Veterinary Medicine - Faculty & Staff - College of Veterinary Medicine

FACULTY
	Ana Alcaraz, DVM, PhD, DACVP - Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology DVM, Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico 1987 Residency in Veterinary Pathology, Cornell University 1991 PhD, Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 1998 aalcaraz@westernu.edu
	Randall Anderson, DVM, MPVM - Clinical Field Liason Instructor, Food Animal Medicine/Dairy DVM, UC Davis, Davis, CA 1993 MPVM, UC Davis, Davis, CA 1993 rjanderson@westernu.edu
	Margaret C. (Peggy) Barr, DVM, PhD - Professor, Virology & Immunology DVM, Auburn University,Auburn, AL 1984 PhD, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1992 pbarr@westernu.edu
	Gini Barrett, BS - Associate Professor, Biomedical Ethics & Public Policy BS, Finance and Accounting, California State University - Northridge, CA 1977 gbarrett@westernu.edu
	Martina Beecher, DVM - Instructor mbeecher@westernu.edu
	Joseph J. Bertone, DVM, MS, DACVIM - Professor, Equine Medicine MS, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1987 DVM, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1983 jbertone@westernu.edu
	Elizabeth P. Boynton, DVM - Professor, Wellness DVM, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 1980 bboynton@westernu.edu
	Jennifer Buur, DVM, DACVCP, PhD - Assistant Professor PhD, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 2007 Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology, 2006 DVM, University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI 1999 jbuur@westernu.edu
	Wendell J. Cole, DVM, DACT - Professor, Theriogenology, Director Phase II DVM, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1979 wcole@westernu.edu
	Ellen Collisson, PhD, Professor, Microbiology MS, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 1978 PhD, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 1980 ecollisson@westernu.edu
	Carlos Crocker, MS, PhD - Associate Professor, Physiology PhD, Animal Physiology, University of California, Davis, CA 1997 MS, Biology, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 1990 ccrocker@westernu.edu
	Maisie Dawes, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Assistant Professor, Immunology, Large Animal Internal Medicine PhD, Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 2006 DVM, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 1999 mdawes@westernu.edu
	Pedro Paulo V. P. Diniz, DVM, PhD - Assistant Professor Small Animal Internal Medicine pdiniz@westernu.edu
	Yvonne Drechsler- Assistant Professor Pathophysiology ydrechsler@westernu.edu
	Helen Engelke, BVSc, MPVM, MRCVS, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Public Health MPVM, University of California, Davis, CA 1994 BVSc, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom 1990 hengelke@westernu.edu
	Maria A. Fahie, DVM, MS, DACVS, Professor, Small Animal Surgery Residency Certificate , Small Animal Surgery, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine 1996 MS, Small animal reconstructive surgery, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine 1996 Internship Certificate, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine 1993 DVM, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island 1992 mfahie@westernu.edu
	David J. Formal, - Facilitating Assistant Veterinarian DVM, The Ohio State University, 1981 dformal@westernu.edu
	Paul Gordon-Ross, MS, DVM, Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Relations DVM, University of California, Davis, CA 1999 MS, University of California, Davis, CA 1995 pgordon@westernu.edu
	Pamela Govett, DVM, Dipl. ACZM - Assistant Professor, Marine Mammal Medicine Residency, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC â ¦ Å“ 2004 Internship, University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine â ¦ Å“ Athens, GA â ¦ Å“ 2001 DVM, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine â ¦ Å“ Gainesville, FL â ¦ Å“ 2000 pgovett@westernu.edu
	Christine Tindal Green, BVSc, MRCVS, Associate Professor, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Certificate of Veterinary Opthamology, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK 2000 BVSc, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 1992 cgreen@westernu.edu
	Kristopher Irizarry, PhD, Assistant Professor, Bioinformatics, Genetics, Genomics PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 2002 kirizarry@westernu.edu
	Richard A. Jaffe, VMD - Assistant Professor, Small Animal Medicine VMD, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 1972 rjaffe@westernu.edu
	Gary R. Johnston, DVM, MS, DACVR - Professor, Radiology Diplomate American College of Veterinary Radiology 1980 Residency certificate, Veterinary Radiology, University of Minnesota 1979 MS, Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, University of Minnesota 1979 Internship certificate, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Minnesota 1975 DVM, Washington State University 1974 gjohnston@westernu.edu
	Shirley D. Johnston, DVM PhD, DACT - Founding Dean, Professor Ph.D., Theriogenology, University of Minnesota 1981 Residency certificate, Theriogenology, University of Minnesota 1981 Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists 1980 MS, Theriogenology, University of Minnesota, 1977 Internship certificate, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Minnesota 1975 DVM, Washington State University 1974 sjohnston@westernu.edu
	Janis Joslin, DVM, Professor, Primate, Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Residency, Primate Medicine, UC Davis 1978 DVM, The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine 1975 jjoslin@westernu.edu
	Malika Kachani, PhD, DVM - Professor, Parasitology PhD, Parasitology, Brunel University, London, UK 1990 DVM, Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco 1992 mkachani@westernu.edu
	Musafiri Karama, DVM, MMedVet (VPH), PhD - Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Food Safety mkarama@westernu.edu
	Linda B. Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM , Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine lkidd@westernu.edu
	Wael A. Khamas, BVM&S, MS, PhD - Professor Anatomy & Histology PhD, Veterinary Anatomy, Iowa State University 1983 MS Veterinary Anatomy, Iowa State University 1980 BVM&S, University of Baghdad 1973 wkhamas@westernu.edu
	Suzie J. Kovacs, MS - Assistant Professor, Epidemiology BSc Honours Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1999 skovacs@westernu.edu
	Emilie Lanquetot, Facilitating Assistant Veterinarian elanquetot@westernu.edu
	Lyon Lee, DVM, PhD, DACVA, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Residency, Veterinary Anesthesia, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL 2000 PhD, Veterinary Anesthesia, Royal Veterinary College, University of London 1997 DVM, Seoul National University, Korea 1989 llyon@westernu.edu
	Diane McClure, DVM, PhD, DACLAM - Associate Professor, Laboratory Animal Medicine PhD, Physiology, University of California, Davis, CA 1988 Residency Certificate in Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 1993 DVM, Zoological Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 1990 Diplomate, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine 1995 dmcclure@westernu.edu
	Tracey McNamara , DVM, DACVP - Professor, Pathology DVM, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY - 1982 Residency, Comparative Pathology, Animal Medical Center, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY â ¦ Å“ 1988 tmcnamara@westernu.edu
	Teresa Y. Morishita, DVM, MPVM, MS, PhD, DACPV - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor, Poultry Medicine & Food Safety PhD, Veterinary Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 1995 Residency Certificate in Clinical Avian/Poultry Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 1991 DVM, Master of Preventative Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 1989 MS, Animal Science, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI 1984 tmorishita@westernu.edu
	Phillip D. Nelson, DVM, PhD - Dean, Professor of Immunology PhD, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 1993 DVM, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL 1979 pnelson@westernu.edu
	Ken C. Noriega, BA - Instructor, Veterinary Anatomy BA, Biology, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA 2000 knoriega@westernu.edu
	Jose Peralta, DVM, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Veterinary Ethics, Animal Welfare PhD, Animal Science, Cornell University, 1997 MSc, Animal Science, Cornell University, 1994 DVM, University of Zaragoza, Spain, 1988 jperalta@westernu.edu
	Maria Pia Phillips, PhD - Assistant Professor, Virology & Immunology PhD, University of Napoli-Portici, Italy 1983 ptesta@westernu.edu
	Tom R. Phillips, DVM, PhD - Professor, Virology & Immunology PhD, Immunology-Virology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 1989 MS, Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 1985 DVM Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1978 tphillips@westernu.edu
	Robert Ashley Robinson, BVSc, MPH, PhD - Professor Emeritus PhD, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota 1972 MPH, University of Minnesot 1971 Dip. Microbioly, Otago University, New Zealand 1963 BVSc, Honours, University of Sydney, Australia 1955 arobinson@westernu.edu
	Josep Rutllant-Labeaga, DVM, PhD - Professor, Anatomy, Co-Director Phase I PhD, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 1997 DVM, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 1990 jrutllant@westernu.edu
	Peggy L. Schmidt, DVM, MS, DACVPM - Associate Professor, Population Medicine, Director Phase III DACVPM 2006 MS, Veterinary Preventive Medicine & Defense, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2004 DVM, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 1997 pschmidt@westernu.edu
	Miguel D. Saggese - Assistant Professor, Veterinary Microbiology/Avian, Exotic, and Wildlife Medicine msaggese@westernu.edu
	Donna L. Shettko, DVM, DACVS - Associate Professor, Equine Surgery Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 1995 dshettko@westernu.edu
	Hrvoje Smodlaka, DVM, PhD - Assistant Professor, Anatomy PhD, University of Tennessee 2004 DVM, University of Zagreb 1998 hsmodlaka@westernu.edu
	Dean R. Smylie, DVM - Assistant Professor, Equine Practice, Nutrition DVM, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 1974 dsmylie@westernu.edu
	John H. Tegzes, MA, VMD, DABVT - Professor, Veterinary Toxicology, Co-Director Phase I Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Toxicology 2003 Residency Certificate, University of California, Davis, CA 2003 VMD, Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1995 MA, Applied Psychology, University of Santa Monica, Santa Monica, CA 1989 jtegzes@westernu.edu
	Ronald L. Terra, DVM, MBA, DABVP, Professor, Food Animal Medicine MBA, Agriculture, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada 2002 DVM, University of California, Davis, CA 1982 MS, Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 1982 rterra@westernu.edu
	Suzana Tkalcic, DVM, PhD - Assistant Professor, Pathology PhD, Veterinary Pathology, University of Georgia 2001 DVM, University of Zagreb, Croatia MS, Veterinary Pathology, University of Georgia stkalcic@westernu.edu
	John W. Tyler, DVM, DACVIM - Associate Professor, Small Animal Medicine DACVIM 1990 DVM, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1982 jtyler@westernu.edu
	Victoria L. Voith, PhD, DVM, DACVB - Professor, Behavior PhD, Neuroanatomy/Animal Behavior, University of California, Davis, CA 1982 MA, Department of Psychology, Experimental and Comparative Psychology 1975 MSc, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University 1970 DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University 1968 vvoith@westernu.edu
	Stephen J. Waldhalm, PhD, DVM - Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Professor, Physiology DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University 1977 PhD, Physiology, Washington State University 1974 swaldhalm@westernu.edu
STAFF
	Omar Alvarado, BS, Research Technician, Biology oalvarado@westernu.edu
	Sophia Alvarez, Administrative Associate for the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs salvarez@westernu.edu
	Victoria C. Hampton, RVT - Research Associate vhampton@westernu.edu
	Kimberly Holt, RVT - Veterinary Technician kholt@westernu.edu
	Eva M. Jaeger, BS, RVT - Veterinary Technician ejaeger@westernu.edu
	Denisha Jenkins, Administrative Assistant, Phase II & III Academic and Clinical Relations - One45 Administrator djenkins@westernu.edu
	Nicole Jimenez, Administrative Assistant, Phase 1 njimenez@westernu.edu
	Lauren Kreisberg, RVT, Veterinary Technician lkreisberg@westernu.edu
	Lisa Lua, BS - Director of Operations llua@westernu.edu
	Luann Manley, RVT, Veterinary Technician lmanley@westernu.edu
	Tamara Miller - MDC Supervisor/Wave Director tjones@westernu.edu
	Leanne Nuckolls, Administrative Assistant, Phase III lnuckolls@westernu.edu
	Mary Paine, BA - Faculty Administrative Assistant mpaine@westernu.edu
	Debbie Smith - Secretary/Receptionist dsmith@westernu.edu
	Marlena Salinas, BS, RVT, Veterinary Technician msalinas@westernu.edu
	Stephanie Telarroja, BS - MDC Technician stelarroja@westernu.edu
	Chris VanderVeen - Administrative Assistant for Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs cvanderveen@westernu.edu
	Annaluz Wilton - Administrative Associate for the Dean awilton@westernu.edu

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