Come one, come all to the UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s traditional Open House! The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the college, 2015 SW 16th Ave., in Gainesville. The college and the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association work together to put on this wonderful, fun and education event each year for the community. And it’s all free!

Our Open House is an opportunity to learn more about the veterinary profession and what our Small and Large Animal Hospitals have to offer, engage in learning opportunities, see cool stuff and even adopt an animal from a local shelter. Come learn more about us! What a great way to spend a Saturday!

* Educational Demonstrations (Small Animal Endoscopy, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Underwater Canine Treadmill,  (11 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m.)

* Dialysis, ventilator and CPR Demonstrations (ongoing)

* Radiographs and ultrasound (ongoing)

* V.E.T.S. Disaster Team: (Starts at 10 a.m., runs every 30 minutes)

* “Tips on Getting into Vet School” lectures (11:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.)

* Tours of the Small and Large Animal Hospitals and the Shelter Medicine Clerkship area (ongoing)

* Police and Sheriff’s Office K-9 Demonstrations (Bite, Bomb Sniffing and Odor Detection):  (11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. for various activities)

* Pet Adoptions from local rescue groups (ongoing)

* Educational games and Prizes

Large Animal Hospital

* Equine Treadmill Demonstrations ( 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.)

* Pregnant Mare Ultrasound (ongoing)

* Name a baby horse (ongoing – come by and drop the name you want of the next foal into a drawing. The name drawn at the end of the day will be given to the next foal born.)

* ECG monitoring of a horse (ongoing)

* Rumen Fluid Collection (ongoing

* Large Animal Surgery “game show” (ongoing)

* Food Animal Medicine Presentation (ongoing)

* Boon, the Breyer Horse (ongoing)

Kids can bring their torn or ripped stuffed animals and veterinary students in the Class of 2014 will repair them in our ever-popular Teddy Bear Clinic!

Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Proceeds from products sold will benefit veterinary student organizations.

In addition to our students and all from the college, the hospitals and the community who help make this event possible, we are very grateful to our sponsors for their support!
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Check out our photo gallery from last year’s Open House here.

Risco, a board-certified theriogenologist whose primary interest is dairy medicine, succeeds Dr. David Freeman in the position. A professor of large animal surgery who has served as interim department chair since 2009, Freeman has returned to his position on the college faculty.

As chair, Risco will be responsible for faculty recruitment, mentoring and promotion, as well as budget management and instructional activities. He also will provide leadership in the areas of research, veterinary and graduate student education, clinical resident and intern training, and outreach. Risco will work closely with the chief of staff of the UF Veterinary Hospitals to ensure high-quality clinical service, and will liaise with the scientific communities of both the UF Academic Health Center and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

A member of the veterinary college’s first graduating class of 1980, Risco performed an internship at Chino Valley Veterinary Associates, a large dairy practice in Ontario, Calif., immediately following his graduation. He became a partner in that practice after completing his internship in 1981. Risco joined the UF veterinary faculty in 1990 as an assistant professor and was promoted to full professor in 2002.

During his tenure at UF, Risco has received many awards and honors for his teaching and research. In addition to several awards given by UF veterinary students, Risco also received the UF Blue Key Distinguished Faculty Award for teaching research and the Carl Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teaching Award from the college. He was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in Argentina in 2004 and was honored by the college’s Alumni Council with its annual Alumni Achievement Award in 2005.

He is an internationally recognized lecturer on dairy cattle production medicine.

“Dr. Risco brings a wealth of experience in large animal and a new vision to the leadership of the department,” said the college’s dean, Glen Hoffsis.

Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Large Animal Reproduction
akelleman@ufl.edu
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0136
352-392-2229
FAX: 352-392-8289

Education

• Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists, 2000
• Resident, Theriogenology, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Fla., 1998-2000
• DVM, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1995
• BS, Biology, Cornell University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY, 1990

Honors and Awards

• Society of Phi Zeta

Research Interests

Dr. Kelleman’s professional interests are general clinical reproduction, equine embryo transfer, semen freezing and specialty semen processing.

Recent Publications

Publications listed here.

Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Large Animal Surgery
brownmu@ufl.edu
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0136
352-392-2229
FAX: 352-392-8289

Education

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1980
• Resident, Large Animal Surgery, University of California, Davis, Davis, Calif., 1975
• MSc, Comparative Pathology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1975
• DVM, University of Saskatchewan College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1972

Honors and Awards

• Large Animal Clinician of the Year, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. 1984, 1993, 1999, 2001
• SCAVMA Teacher of the Year, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. 1993, 1998
• Teacher of the Year, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. Class of 1999

Research Interests

For approximately the last 10 years, Dr. Brown’s research has focused on osteoarthritis, primarily osteoarthritis in horses. However, it has become apparent that the horse is also a good translational model for osteoarthritis in other species, particularly humans. In collaboration with Dr. Troy Trumble, Dr. Brown has concentrated on developing, validating, and using biomarkers (biochemical markers) of joint metabolism to help diagnose, monitor progression, and treatment effects related to joint disease and injury. Dr. Brown also has an interest in identifying new targets for the development of osteoarthritic drugs. He has focused on the inter-relationships of articular metabolic by-products of synthesis and degradation of bone and cartilage in the synovial fluid, serum, and urine. By using biomarker concentrations and ratios in these fluids to predict the presence or absence of joint injury, we have found that some of these tests have an accuracy greater than 90%. Although many of the biomarkers used are commercially available enzyme-linked immunoassays, Dr. Brown has also developed a number of original assays in his laboratory that may be useful in the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and the monitoring of treatment effects. His research is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Recent Publications

Publications listed here.

Director, Hofmann Equine Neonatal ICU
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Large Animal Internal Medicine
sanchezl@ufl.edu
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th AV
Gainesville, FL 32608-0136
352-392-2229
FAX: 352-392-8289

Education

• PhD, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 2003
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Large Animal, 1999
• Resident, Large Animal Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1996-1999
• DVM, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1995

Honors and Awards

• Large Animal Clinician of the Year, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 2005, 2010 and 2011
• Florida Veterinary Medical Association Clinical Investigator Award, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 2007
• Excellence in Doctoral Studies, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Fla., 2003
• Large Animal Resident of the Year, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1999

Research Interests

My research has primarily been focused in three main areas: the equine gastric ulcer syndrome, pain management in the horse, and critical care of equine neonates. My laboratory has evaluated the effectiveness of various drugs for the treatment of gastric ulcers in foals and adult horses and for pain management in adult horses. We have also evaluated how different factors (age, housing, illness) can affect the physiologic environment of the stomach in foals and adult horses. The overall goal of this work is to gain a better understanding of the equine gastric ulcer syndrome and to improve our ability to manage various types of pain in horses.

Recent Publications

Publications listed here.

Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Large Animal Internal Medicine
sreuss@ufl.edu
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0136
352-392-2229
FAX: 352-392-8289

Education

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Large Animal, 2009
• Resident, Large Animal Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2006-2009
• VMD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 2005
• BS, Animal Bioscience, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., 2001

Honors and Awards

• Texas A&M Student Chapter American Association of Equine Practitioners Resident Award, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2009
• Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation Waddell Scholarship Award, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2008
• American Association of Equine Practitioners/American Livestock Insurance Company Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 2005
• University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Patient Care Award, Philadelphia, Pa., 2005
• Auxillary to the AVMA Student Award, University of Pennsylvania, Pa., 2005
• Society of Phi Zeta, 2004

Research Interests

Dr. Reuss’ clinical interests include all aspects of large animal medicine, with a particular interest in neonatology, critical care medicine, and Rhodococcus equi in foals.

Recent Publications

Additional publications here.

Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Large Animal Reproduction
pozorm@ufl.edu
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0136
352-392-2229
FAX: 352-392-8289

Education

• Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists, 1996
• PhD, Academy of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland, 1992
• DVM, Academy of Agriculture, Wroclaw, Poland, 1985

Honors and Awards

• Society for Theriogenology Resident Award, 1996
• Polish-American Agricultural Exchange Program Award, 1988
• Superior Achievement Faculty Award, Academy of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland, 1987
• International Student Research Society Award, Wroclaw, Poland, 1984

Research Interests

Clinical interests include reproductive behavior and endocrinology, veterinary andrology and new modalities of imaging in diagnosis of reproductive disorders.

Recent Publications

Publications listed here.

Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Equine Lameness & Imaging
Large Animal Surgery
mortona@ufl.edu
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0136
352-392-2229
FAX: 352-392-8289

Education

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2012
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, 2004
• MSpVM, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., 2001
• DVM, Ross University College of Veterinary Medicine, Bassiterre, St. Kitts, 1998

Honors and Awards

• University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award for Academic Personnel, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 2007

Research Interests

Minimally invasive surgery, gastrointestinal tract healing and inflammation including the influence of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other novel therapies to treat horses with colic, and advanced imaging and treatment modalities for diagnosis and treatment of lameness and performance in horses.

Recent Publications

Publications listed here.

Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Large Animal Reproduction
macphersonm@ufl.edu
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0136
352-392-2229
Fax: 352-392-8289

Education

• Diplomate, American College of Theriogenologists, 1994
• MS, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1994
• DVM, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., 1990
• BS, Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., 1983

Honors and Awards

• Appointed to Board of Directors for District III of the American Association of Equine Practitioners
• President, American College of Theriogenologists, 2004-2005
• Large Animal Clinician of the Year Award, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 2003
• Member, The National Society of Phi Zeta
• Member, Sigma Xi

Research Interests

Dr. Macpherson is primarily interested in conditions that affect pregnancy including twin pregnancy and placentitis. Recent work from her laboratory has focused on effective treatments for bacterial placentitis.

Recent Publications

Publications listed here.

Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Large Animal Internal Medicine
mackayr@ufl.edu
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0136
352-392-2229
FAX: 352-392-8289

Education

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1981
• PhD, Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1987
• BVSc (Dist), Massey University, Palmerston, New Zealand, 1975

Honors and Awards

• Large Animal Medicine Clinician of the Year, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1991
• Daniels Young Clinical Investigator, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1991
• Large Animal Clinician of the Year, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1989
• Resident of the Year Award, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1980
• Outstanding Large Animal Intern Award, University of California, Davis, 1977
• Massey University Scholarship, Palmerston, New Zealand, 1974
• BVSc with Distinction, Massey University, Palmerston, New Zealand, 1975
• Veterinary Parasitology Prize, Massey University, Palmerston, New Zealand, 1972

Research Interests

Expertise includes general internal medicine and a special interest in clinincal neurology. Research interests are also in the area of inflammation/endotoxemia and in the diagnosis and biology of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Through this work, the pathogenesis of endoxemia in horses has been clarified and at least one new treatment developed and extensively used. In the field if EPM, Dr. MacKay has contributed to an understanding of the life cycle of the parasite and is actively involved in developing new and more satisfactory diagnostic tests.

Recent Publications

Publications listed here.