The College of Veterinary Medicine is included within two University of Florida administrative units, having funding and reporting ties to both the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and UF Health. It is organized into six functional and administrative units:
Department of
Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine
The Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine fosters collaboration, innovation, and integration in instruction, research, and service for the advancement of human and animal health.
Department of
Infectious Diseases and Immunology
The Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology acquires, advances, and disseminates knowledge in the fields of microbiology, immunology, vector-borne diseases, epidemiology, and other disciplines that will help identify, control and prevent animal disease.
Department of
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences includes instruction, research and service relating to companion animals as well as exotic animals and wildlife. The teaching program includes didactic, clinical, and graduate instruction aimed at furthering knowledge in the area of pet health and well being.
Department of
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences provides for the quality teaching, research, extension, and service missions of the College in the primary areas of equine health, production animal health, aquatic animal health, and companion animal health.
Department of
Physiological Sciences
The Department of Physiological Sciences educates veterinary medical students in a variety of disciplines, including anatomy, cell biology, pharmacology, physiology, and toxicology. Our department also includes UF’s Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology.
UF Veterinary Hospitals
As one of the leading referral centers in the Southeast, the UF Veterinary Hospitals is commited to providing patient-centered care. We serve our clients, our animal patients and our referring veterinarians with integrity, teamwork, innovation, trust, compassion, accountability and excellence.
College Organization
The College is administratively organized with Dr. Dana Zimmel leading as Dean. Dr. Chris Adin serves as Executive Associate Dean and Dr. Amanda House is Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, overseeing instructional and other activities associated with the college’s professional D.V.M. program, along with college recruitment, progress, and retention of students. Dr. Ashley Allen serves as Assistant Dean for Students and Success. Dean Zimmel presently serves as interim Associate Dean for Clinical Services/Small Animal as the college conducts a national search to fill the position permanently. Dr. Darcy Adin serves as Assistant Dean for Clinical Services/Small Animal. Dr. Chris Sanchez is as Associate Dean for Clinical Services/Large Animal. Dr. Janet Robishaw serves as Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and oversees research and grant proposals as well as the college’s Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs.
Business, grants management, administrative and support services, as well as human resources for the College, are handled through the Executive Director’s Office. Our executive director is Bobby Lee.
Katherine Davies is Executive Director of Development and Sarah Carey is our Director for Communications.
Our department chairs include Dr. Dianne McFarlane, Large Animal Clinical Sciences; Dr. Clay Mathews, Infectious Diseases and Immunology; Dr. Jada Lewis, Physiological Sciences; Dr. Charles Vite, Small Animal Clinical Sciences and Dr. Subhashinie Kariyawasam, Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine.
The UF Veterinary Hospitals at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine include the Small Animal Hospital, the Large Animal Hospital and the Pet Emergency Treatment Services in Ocala.