Faculty

Carlos Risco

DVM, DACT
Dean

Jerry Malayer

MS, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean, Professor
McCasland Foundation Endowed Chair in Food Animal Research

Jerry Ritchey

DVM, Ph.D., DACVP
Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

Martin Furr

DVM, Ph.D., MA Ed, DACVIM
Assistant Dean of Clinical Services
Physiological Sciences Department Head

Julia Montgomery

Med Vet, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM)
Department Head
Professor

Franciele Panato Back

DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Small Animal Emergency Medicine

David Bailey

DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Small Animal Primary Care

Daniel Burba

DVM, DACVS
Professor
Equine Surgery
McCasland Professorship in Biomedical Laser Surgery

Kelli Beavers

DVM, DACT, DABVP (EQ)
Assistant Professor
Theriogenology

Allie Biddick

DVM, DACVECC, MS
Teaching Track Assistant Professor
Small Animal Medicine

Rosslyn Biggs

DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of Continuing Education
Beef Cattle Extension Specialist

Gianluca Bini

MRCVS, DACVAA
Assistant Professor
Anesthesia

Melanie Boileau

DVM, MS, DACVIM (LA)
Professor
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

João Brandão

LMV, MS, DECZM (Avian), DACZM
Professor
Bell Professorship in Veterinary
Zoological Medicine

Katie Cantrell

DVM
Lecturer
Shelter Medicine

Andreza Patara-Conti

DVM, PhD, DACVECC
Assistant Professor
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Ana Costa

DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Clinical Associate Professor
Small Animal Internal Medicine

Giovana Catandi

DVM, Ph.D, DACT
Assistant professor
Theriogenology

Kim Carter

DVM
Clinical Associate Professor
Shelter Medicine

Brandy Close

Ph.D., M.Ed.
Director of Curricular Affairs, Instructional Design, & Academic Technologies
Clinical Assistant Professor

Lionel Dawson

MS, BVSc, DACT
Professor
Theriogenology

Paul DeMars

DVM, DABVP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Small Animal Primary Care

Leandro Fadel

DVM, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor
Small Animal Emergency Medicine

Leticia Fanucchi

DVM, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Behavior Medicine

Katelyn Fentiman

DVM, MS, DACVO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology

John Gilliam

DVM, MS, DACVIM (LA), DABVP (FA)
Clinical Professor
Food Animal Field Services

Lyndi Gilliam

DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LA)
Professor
Equine Internal Medicine
Jack and June Jacobs Chair in Equine Medicine

Daneeya Guthrie

DVM
Lecturer
Small Animal Emergency Care

Nancy Henslee

DVM, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Shelter Medicine

Reed Holyoak

MS, DVM, PhD, DACT
Professor
Theriogenology
Bullock Professorship in Equine Theriogenology

Myriam Jimenez

DVM, MS, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Large Animal Medicine

Alexis Jennings

DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Dale Kelley

DVM, MS, PhD, DACT
Assistant Professor
Theriogenology

Shari Kennedy

DVM, Ph.D Candidate, DACVIM (LAIM)
Assistant Professor
Large Animal Medicine

Ari Merari

DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Large Animal Emergency and After-Hours Care

A.J. Manship

DVM, DACVIM (LA)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Equine Internal Medicine

Emily McCool

DVM, DACVO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology

Julianne McCready

DVM, DVSc, DACZM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Zoological Medicine

Blake Murray

DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Small Animal Primary Care

Marcelo Oliveira

DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Small Animal Emergency Medicine

Sarah Peakheart

DVM, BS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Shelter Medicine

Brandon Raczkoski

PhD
Institutional Research and Analytics Director
Clinical Assistant Professor of Academic and Student Advancement

Melissa Raymond

DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Small Animal Primary Care

Mike Schoonover

DVM, MS, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR
Associate Professor
Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine

Lara Sypniewski

DVM, DABVP, CVA, CCRP
Clinical Associate Professor
Small Animal Primary Care
Henthorne Clinical Professorship in Small Animal Medicine

Kelsey Walker

DVM, DACVIM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Large Animal Emergency and After-Hours Care

Megan Williams

DVM, DACVS-LA
Associate Professor
Equine Surgery

Jenny Wyrick

DVM
Assistant Professor
Junior Surgery

Theresa Rizzi

DVM, DACVP
Department Head
Professor

Fernando Vicosa Bauermann

DVM, MS, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Rudra Channappanavar

DVM, MVSc, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Kathryn Duncan

DVM, Ph.D, DAVCM
Assistant Professor

Susan Fielder

DVM, DACVP
Associate Professor

Alexandra Ford

DVM, DACVP
Assistant Professor

Clinton Jones

Ph.D.
Regents Professor
Sitlington Chair in Infectious Diseases

Mayara Maggioli

DVM, MS, Ph.D.
Lecturer and Research Scientist

Valerie McElliott

DVM, Ph.D., DACVP
Assistant Professor

Jim Meinkoth

MS, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP
Professor

Sunil More

BVScAH, MVSc, Ph.D., DACVP
Assistant Professor

Tom Oomens

Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Akhilesh Ramachandran

BVSc., Ph.D., DACVM
Professor

Jennifer Rudd

DVM, Ph.D., DACVM
Assistant Professor

Joy Scaria

DVM, PhD
Associate Professor

Ruth Scimeca

VMD, MSc, Ph.D., DACVM
Assistant Professor

Lindsay Starkey

DVM, Ph.D, DACVM
Associate Professor

Brianne Taylor

DVM, MS, DACVP
Clinical Assistant Professor

Jared Taylor

DVM, MPH, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVPM
Professor

Martin Furr

DVM, Ph.D., MA Ed, DACVIM
Department Head
Professor

Pratul Agarwal

Ph.D.
Professor
Assistant Vice President for Research (CyberInfrastructure)
Director, High-Performance Computing Center

Jill Akkerman

DVM, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Skills Program Director

Natarajan Aravindan

MS., MPhil., PhD., CCA
Professor

Joshua Butcher

BA, MS, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Guangping Chen

MS, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Henrique Cheng

DVM, MS, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Michael Davis

DVM, MS, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVSMR
Professor
Oxley Chair in Equine Sports Medicine

Xufang Deng

Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Myron Hinsdale

DVM, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Chaoqun Huang

MD, MS, Ph.D.
Research Faculty

Sudhakar Jha

Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Veronique Lacombe

DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, ECEIM
Professor

Yurong Liang

Research Faculty

Lin Liu

BS, Ph.D.
Regents Professor
Lundberg-Kienlen Professorship in Biomedical Research

Pamela Lovern

Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Danny Maples

Ph.D.
Research Faculty

Lara Maxwell

DVM, Ph.D., DACVCP
Professor

Girish Patil

Ph.D., BVSc&AH, MVSc
Teaching Assistant Professor

Akansha Singh

Research Faculty

Neeraj Singh

Assistant Professor

Madhan Subramanian

BVSc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Deon van der Merwe

BVSc, Ph.D., MRCVS, ERT
Teaching Associate Professor

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