Faculty, Residents, Interns, Graduate Students, Administrative Staff and Technical Support

Faculty / Expertise
  • Pierre Amsellem - Oncology
  • Nicholas Bacon - Soft tissue surgery: head and neck surgery, wound management/reconstruction, urogenital surgery; Surgical oncology: musculoskeletal oncology, urethra/prostate stereotactic radiation
  • Carsten Bandt - Emergency and intensive care medicine, nephrology, and hemodialysis
  • Joy Barbet - Clinical dermatology
  • Kathleen Barrie - Large and small animal ophthalmology, interests and experience in ocular plastic/reconstruction surgery, glaucoma in large and small animal, corneal surgery of large and small animal
  • Clifford Berry - Veterinary diagnostic imaging
  • Dennis E. Brooks - Glaucoma in all animals, eye problems in horses, corneal transplantation in horses
  • Colin F. Burrows - Small animal internal medicine, gastroenterology, and endoscopy
  • Roger M. Clemmons - Comparative hemostasis, platelet physiology, clinical neurology, and innovative diagnostics
  • Kirsten Cooke - Small animal medicine
  • Cynda Crawford - Canine and feline infectious disease and immunology, diagnostic tests and vaccines for infectious diseases, and transfusion medicine and blood banking
  • Terry Curtis - Behavioral medicine - small animals, large animals, and exotics (feather-picking, aggression, and screaming in birds); specializes in canine and feline anxiety disorders - separation anxiety and storm phobia, aggression, and elimination problems
  • Joy Dias - Pet loss support
  • Gary W. Ellison - Laser surgery, organ transplant surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, and liver shunts
  • Amara Estrada - Electrophysiology, pacing therapy, complex arrhythmias, and cardiac interventional therapy
  • Jim Farese - Surgical oncology, limb salvage, reconstructive surgery, sterotactic radiosurgery, and osteosarcoma
  • Alexander E. Gallagher - Endocrinology and interventional endoscopy
  • Darryl J. Heard - Zoological medicine, nondomestic animal immobilization and anesthesia, and health assessment of free-living wildlife
  • Richard C. Hill - Small animal internal medicine with a particular interest in gastroenterology and companion animal nutrition
  • Natalie Isaza - Shelter medicine and humane education, pediatric spay/ neuter, community outreach through the Interdisciplinary Family Health Program and St. Francis House Homeless Companions Clinic
  • Ramiro Isaza - Zoological medicine
  • Elliott R. Jacobson - Zoological medicine, reptile medicine, reptile infectious diseases, and antimicrobial pharmacokinetics
  • Kristin Kirkby - Staff Surgeon
  • Kelvin Kow - Oncology
  • Julie Levy - Small animal intern medicine, feline medicine, immunology, feline infectious diseases, immunocontraception, and feline welfare
  • Dan Lewis - Small animal orthopedic surgery, orthopedic trauma and fracture management, external skeletal fixation and correction of musculoskeletal deformities
  • Diane Lewis - Small animal dermatology, infectious diseases, dermatopathology
  • Herbert Maisenbacher - Veterinary cardiology, interventional cardiology, and congenital heart disease
  • Rosanna Marsella - Dermatology, immunology, allergic diseases, and canine atopic dermatitis
  • Rowan Milner - Oncology and osteosarcoma
  • Hendrik Nollens - Marine mammal medicine, infectious dieases, immunology, and molecular diagnostics
  • Caryn Plummer - Comparative ophthalmology, equine ophthalmology, feline ophthalmology, corneal diseases, glaucoma, blepharoplasties and reconstructive surgery
  • Antonio Pozzi - Small animal orthopedics, total joint replacement, arthroscopy, and minimally invasive fracture fixation
  • David J. Reese - Exotic animal diagnostic imaging, ultrasound guided tissue sampling, and tomographic imaging
  • Marije Risselada - Soft tissue surgery, fracture healing
  • Don A. Samuelson - Comparative ocular anatomy, glaucoma, veterinary histology, marine mammal anatomy, and health-related studies
  • Michael Schaer - Small animal internal medicine, endocrinology, emergency medicine, and critical care
  • Thomas Schubert - Neurology, neurosurgery, and polyneuropathies
  • Andrew Specht - Small animal internal medicine, hematology/transfusion medicine, urology/nephrology
  • Amy Stone - Small animal outpatient medicine, wellness and dentistry
  • Stefano Toma - Veterinary Dermatology
  • Matthew Winter - Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
  • Julia Wuerz - Small animal outpatient medicine, dentistry, behavior, and diagnostics
EMERITUS FACULTY
  • Paul T. Cardeilhac
  • Cheryl L. Chrisman
  • Kirk N. Gelatt
  • Gail A. Kunkle - Dermatology. feline skin disorders, congenital skin disease, flea allergy dermatitis and infectious skin diseases
RESIDENTS AND INTERNS

Cardiology

  • Dr. Brandon Pogue (Resident)
  • Dr. Mandi Schmidt (Resident)

Dermatology

  • none

Neurology

  • Dr. William Draper (Resident)
  • Dr. Sarita Miles (Resident)
  • Dr. Rossi Hepinstall-House (Resident)

Oncology

  • Dr. Monica Clemente (Intern)
  • Dr. Christine Fahey (Intern)
  • Dr. Sarah Lyles (Resident)
  • Dr. Shannon Parfitt (Resident)

Ophthalmology

  • Dr. Gil Ben-Shlomo (Resident)
  • Dr. Michala De Linda Henriksen (Resident)
  • Dr. Hiroki Tjusita (Resident)

Shelter Medicine

  • Dr. Laura Anderson (Resident)
  • Dr. Brian DiGangi (Resident)
  • Dr. Catherine McManus (Resident)
  • Dr. Nirit Tzipory (Intern)

Small Animal Internal Medicine

  • Dr. Kate Ogawa (Intern)

Small Animal Medicine

  • Dr. Robert Armentano (Resident)
  • Dr. Katie Baxter (Resident)
  • Dr. Elizabeth Lechner (Resident)

Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

  • Dr. Angela Borchers (Intern)
  • Dr. Shari Greenberg (Intern)
  • Dr. Kristin Wendelburg (Intern)

Small Animal Surgery

  • Dr. Caleb Hudson (Intern)
  • Dr. Stanley Kim (Resident)
  • Dr. Kelley Thieman (Resident)
  • Dr. Catherine Tonks (Intern)

Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

  • Dr. Daniel VanderHart (Diagnostic Imaging House Officer)

Zoological Medicine

  • Dr. Copper Aitken-Palmer (Resident)
  • Dr. Natalie Hall (Resident)
  • Dr. Debbie Myers (Resident)
  • Dr. Rolando Quesada (Resident)
GRADUATE STUDENTS
  • Dr. Tara Anderson - Advisor: Dr. Crawford
  • Dr. Li-Wen Chang - Advisor: Dr. Jacobson
  • Dr. Pieni Chao - Advisor: Dr. Pozzi
  • Dr. Laura Cuddy - Advisor: Dr. Dan Lewis
  • Dr. Brian DiGangi - Advisor: Dr. Levy
  • Dr. Patricia Dingman - Advisor: Dr. Levy
  • Dr. Michael Eichner - Advisor: Dr. Samuelson
  • Dr. Kimberly Goldbach - Advisor: Dr. Samuelson
  • Dr. Kristin Kirkby - Advisor: Dr. Robertson, LACS
  • Dr. Kelin Maciejewski - Advisor: Dr. Sameulson
  • Dr. Jennifer McGee - Advisor: Dr. Samuelson
  • Dr. Claudio Verdugo - Advisor: Dr. Heard
  • Dr. Jessica Wooden - Advisor: Dr. Nollens
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
  • Dr. Colin F. Burrows, Department Chair
  • Dr. Rowan Milner, Associate Chief of Staff
  • Dr. Amara Estrada, Associate Chair - Instruction
  • Dr. Elliott Jacobson, Associate Chair - Research
  • Ms. Celia Yemma, Administrative Assistant (ext 5715)
  • Ms. Barbara duPont, Office Assistant (ext 5712)
  • Ms. Tammy Kramer, Accountant (ext 5287)
  • Ms. Melissa Gifford, Sr. Fiscal Assistant (ext 5713)
  • Ms. Sharon Carter, Senior Secretary (ext 5714)
  • Ms. Rachel Decker, Secretary (ext 5709)
  • Ms. Julie Williams, Receptionist (ext 5711)
  • Ms. Judith Strack, Clerical/Fiscal Support (ext 5797)
LABORATORY TECHNICAL STAFF
  • Ms. Kim Ahrens - Supervisor: Dr. Marsella
  • Ms. Linda Archer - Supervisors: Drs. Ellison & Nollens
  • Ms. April Childress - Supervisor: Dr. Jacobson
  • Mr. Tom Dehaan - Supervisors: Drs. Ellison & Estrada
  • Ms. Maryann Dixon - Supervisors: Drs. Farese & Milner
  • Ms. Pat Lewis - Supervisor: Dr. Samuelson
  • Mr. Marc Salute - Supervisors: Drs. Milner & Farese
  • Mr. Harold (Butch) Sapp - Supervisor: Dr. Brooks
  • Dr. Karen Scott - Supervisors: Drs. Burrows & Hill
  • Ms. Debby Sundstrom - Supervisor: Dr. Dan Lewis
  • Ms. Sylvia Tucker - Supervisor: Dr. Levy