College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

PhD, Colorado State University, Veterinary Epidemiology, 1990
MPVM, University of California at Davis Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 1985
DVM, University of Baja California, Veterinary Medicine, 1983

Honors and Awards:

2006 University of Florida / Distinguished International Educator.
2004 University of Florida / Distinguished International Educator.
2003 University of Florida: Health Science Center / Superior Accomplishment Award.

Research Interests:

His main areas of research interest include clinical epidemiology of diseases in food animals, equine athletes and wildlife. Since 2000, he serves as chair of the infection control committee at the UF VMC Large Animal Hospital, where he also plays an important role as co-investigator in clinical research with faculty and residents. Since 2003, he serves as Director of the Office of International Programs. He is a consultant for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on formulation, implementation and evaluation of national animal disease surveillance systems of economic and public health importance. Since 2000, he collaborates with USDA International Services as instructor of epidemiology, animal disease surveillance systems and capacity building in regional/national veterinary services (ie, Latin America: 2000 to present; Asia/Thailand: 2006; Africa/Senegal: 2007; The Caribbean/Dominican Republic: 2008).

Selected Publications:

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Preston S,Trumble T, Zimmel D, Chmielewski, Brown M, Hernandez J . Lameness, athletic performance and financial returns in Thoroughbred pinhooked yearling horses. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2008;232:85-90.

Hernandez J , Garbarino E, Shearer J, Risco C, Thatcher W. Evaluation of the efficay of p rophylactic hoof health examination and trimming during mid-lactation in reducing the incidence of lameness during late lactation in Holstein cows. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007;230:89-93.

Lindholm A, Hewitt E, Torres P, Lasso M, Echeverria C, Shaw J, Hernandez J . Epidemiologic aspects of a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in cattle in Ecuador. International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine 2007;5:17-23.

Santoro D, Marsella R , Hernandez J. Investigation on the association between atopic dermatitis and the development of mycosis fungoides in dogs: a retrospective case control study. Veterinary Dermatology 2007;18:101-106.

Brown M , Trumble T, Plaas A, Sandy J, Romano R, Hernandez J, Merritt K. Exercise and injury increase chondrotin sulfate chain length and decrease hyaluronan chai length in synovial fluid. Osteoarthitis and Cartilage 2007;15:1318-1325.

Hernandez J , Garbarino E, Shearer J, Risco C, Thatche r W. Efficacy of hoof trimming during mid-l6actation to reduce incidence of lameness in Holstein cows during late lactation. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007;230:89-93.

Häsler B , Hernandez J, Reist M, Sager H, Stärk KDS, Gottstein B. Neospora caninum : humoral immune response in Swiss dairy cows during pregnancy. J Vet Parasitology 2006;137:222-230.

Stärk KDS , Regula G, Hernandez J, Knopf L, Fuchs L, Morris R, Davies P. Concepts for risk-based surveillance in the field of veterinary medicine and veterinary public health. BMC Health Services Research 2006;6:20.

Nollens H, Gulland F, Hernandez J, Condit R, Klein P, Walsh M and Jacobson E . Seroepidemiology of poxvirus infections in captive and free-ranging California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus ). J Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 2006;69:153-161.