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Faculty

Our faculty are highly respected and often called upon to participate in national media stories. Working side-by-side with our students, they are dedicated to student success and creating healthy communities for our pets and pet families.

Faculty

Caroline Abbott

Foundational Sciences

Assistant Professor

cabbott@westernu.edu

Cherein Abdel Massih, DVM

Clinical Sciences

Assistant Professor

abdelmassihc@westernu.edu

Maria Aguiluz

Clinical Field Liaison

maguiluz@westernu.edu

Neta Ambar

Health Systems Sciences

Assistant Professor

ambarn@westernu.edu

Randall Anderson, DVM, MPVM

Clinical Field Liaison

Clinical Instructor

rjanderson@westernu.edu

Jordan Arana

Clinical Sciences

Adjunct Instructor

jarana@westernu.edu

Harmeet Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MVSc, DACVIM (SAIM)

Clinical Sciences

Associate Professor

haulakh@westernu.edu

Carolina Beato, DVM

Clinical Sciences

Assistant Professor

cbeato@westernu.edu

Joe Bertone, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Clinical Sciences

Professor Emeritus

jbertone@westernu.edu

Domenico Bianco, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Clinical Sciences

Associate Professor

dbianco@westernu.edu

Frank Bossong, BS, DVM

Health Systems Sciences (Shelter Medicine)

Professor

fbossong@westernu.edu

Elizabeth P. Boynton, DVM, FNAP

Health Systems Sciences (Wellness & Communication)

Professor

bboynton@westernu.edu

Erika Budde

Foundational Sciences

Assistant Professor

ebudde@westernu.edu

David Clark, DVM, DABVP

Clinical Sciences

Associate Professor

dclark@westernu.edu

Jonathan Cox

Foundational Sciences, Coordinator of Educational Engagement and Innovation

Assistant Professor

jonathancox@westernu.edu

Susan Davis

Clinical Sciences

Clinical Instructor

daviss@westernu.edu

Maisie Dawes, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Health Systems Sciences (Immunology, Large Animal Internal Medicine)

Associate Professor

mdawes@westernu.edu

Dhruv Desai

Foundational Sciences

Assistant Professor

dhruvdesai@westernu.edu

Yvonne Drechsler, Dipl.Biol (eq MS), PhD

Foundational Sciences

Professor

ydrechsler@westernu.edu

Adjunct Instructor

Adjunct Instructor

Clinical Sciences

Assistant Professor

ellisk@westernu.edu

Helen Engelke, BVSc. MPVM Dipl. ACVPM MRCVS

Health Systems Sciences (Public Health)

Assistant Professor

hengelke@westernu.edu

Maria A. Fahie, DVM, MS, DACVS

Clinical Sciences (Small Animal Surgery)

Professor

mfahie@westernu.edu

Babak Faramarzi, DVM, MSc, CVA, PhD

Clinical Sciences (Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery)

Professor

bfaramarzi@westernu.edu

Andrea Fidgett

Health Systems Sciences

Professor

afidgett@westernu.edu

David Forster, BVetMed, MA

Health Systems Sciences, Director of North Central Clinic

Assistant Professor

dforster@westernu.edu

Stephanie Frank

Clinical Sciences (Equine Medicine)

Associate Professor

sfrank@westernu.edu

Rene Garcia

Clinical Sciences

Assistant Professor

renegarcia@westernu.edu

Christine Tindal Green, BVSc, Cert.V. Ophthal (RCVS)

Clinical Sciences

Associate Professor

cgreen@westernu.edu

Michelle Greenberg, DVM, MPH, Dipl. ACVPM

Clinical Sciences

Assistant Professor

mgreenberg@westernu.edu

Janet Han, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Clinical Sciences, Director of Clinical Partnerships & Experiential Learning

Associate Professor

jhan1@westernu.edu

Rhea Hanselmann, DVM, MPVM, PhD

Health Systems Sciences (Veterinary Epidemiology)

Associate Professor

rhanselmann@westernu.edu

Jijun Hao, PhD

Foundational Sciences (Stem Cell Biology)

Professor

jhao@westernu.edu

Katherine Havighorst

Adjunct Instructor

khavighorst@westernu.edu

Yiling Hong, PhD

Foundational Sciences (Stem Cell Biology & Nanotoxicity)

Professor

yhong@westernu.edu

Adam Huttenlocker

Foundational Sciences

Associate Professor

ahuttenlocker@westernu.edu

Kristopher Irizarry, PhD

Foundational Sciences

Associate Professor

kirizarry@westernu.edu

Malika Kachani, DVM, PhD, NAPF

Foundational Sciences (Parasitology)

Professor

mkachani@westernu.edu

Gagandeep Kaur, BVSc&AH, PhD

Foundational Sciences (Physiology)

Professor

gkaur@westernu.edu

Wael A. Khamas, BVM&S, MS, PhD

Foundational Sciences (Anatomy & Histology)

Professor

wkhamas@westernu.edu

Young Joo Kim, DVM, MS

Clinical Sciences (Surgery & Emergency)

Associate Professor

yjkim@westernu.edu

Priyank Kumar, BPharm, MS, PhD

Foundational Sciences, Director of Outcomes Assessment

Associate Professor

pkumar@westernu.edu

Lyon Lee, DVM, PhD, DACVA

Clinical Sciences (Anesthesiology)

Professor

llyon@westernu.edu

Ohad Levi, DVM

Clinical Sciences

Professor

olevi@westernu.edu

Annika Linde, DVM, PhD, MPH

Health Systems Sciences (Cardiology, Physiology, IPE)

Associate Professor

alinde@westernu.edu

Chun Kuen Mak, DVM, PhD, DACT

Clinical Sciences

Associate Professor

cmak@westernu.edu

Thomas Marino, EdD, MS

Foundational Sciences (Anatomy)

Assistant Professor

tmarino@westernu.edu

Allison Marsh Ledesma, DVM, MPH

Health System Sciences

Assistant Professor

allisonmarsh@westernu.edu

Diane McClure, DVM, PhD, DACLAM

Health Systems Sciences (Laboratory Animal)

Associate Professor

dmcclure@westernu.edu

Leslie McLaughlin, VMD, MPH

Foundational Sciences

Assistant Professor

lmclaughlin@westernu.edu

Tracey McNamara, DVM, DACVP

Health Systems Sciences (Pathology)

Professor

tmcnamara@westernu.edu

L. Tonatiuh Melgarejo, DVM, MS, PhD

Clinical Sciences (Translational Medicine & Antimicrobial Resistance)

Professor

tmelgarejo@westernu.edu

Mohammad Mir, PhD

Foundational Sciences (Virology)

Professor

mmir@westernu.edu

Sheema Mir, PhD

Foundational Sciences (Infectious Diseases)

Associate Professor

smir@westernu.edu

Teresa Y. Morishita, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACPV

Foundational Sciences (Poultry Medicine & Food Safety)

Professor

tmorishita@westernu.edu

Ayman Mostafa, DVM, PhD

Clinical Sciences

Associate Professor

mostafaa@westernu.edu

Musab Muhffel, BVSc, MS, MPVM

Health Systems Sciences

Assistant Professor

mmuhffel@westernu.edu

Andrew Muir

Associate Professor

muira@westernu.edu

Arvin Najarian, DVM

Foundational Sciences

Assistant Professor

anajarian@westernu.edu

Theros Ng, PhD

Foundational Sciences

Assistant Professor

therosng@westernu.edu

Brian Oakley, PhD

Health Systems Sciences (Microbial Ecology)

Professor

boakley@westernu.edu

Joyce Riveroll, MVZ

Health Systems Sciences

Assistant Professor

jriveroll@westernu.edu

Miguel D. Saggese, DVM, MS, PhD

Foundational Sciences (Microbiology & Avian/Wildlife Medicine)

Professor

msaggese@westernu.edu

Donna Shettko

Clinical Sciences

Associate Professor

dshettko@westernu.edu

Janna Shreffler-Perez, DVM

VBS

Adjunct Instructor

jshrefflerperez@westernu.edu

Wayne Smith, VMD

Health Systems Sciences (Small Animal Surgery/Medicine)

Adjunct Associate Professor

wsmith@westernu.edu

John Tegzes, MA, VMD, Dipl. ABVT

Health Systems Sciences

Dean & Professor

jtegzes@westernu.edu

Suzana Tkalcic, DVM, PhD

Foundational Sciences (Veterinary Pathology)

Professor

stkalcic@westernu.edu

Bridgid Twomey

Health Systems Sciences (North Central Clinic)

Assistant Professor

btwomey@westernu.edu

Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA

Health Systems Sciences

Adjunct Associate Professor

pweinstein@westernu.edu

Sarah Wills

Health Systems Sciences

Assistant Professor

swills@westernu.edu

Ching Yang

Foundational Sciences

Associate Professor

cyang@westernu.edu

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