Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Our People

Department of Veterinary Pathology

Susantha Gomis
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Administrative Leave (January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026)

Faculty

Ahmad Al-Dissi
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Andrew Allen
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology | Interim Head, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Trent K. Bollinger
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology | Regional Director, Western/Northern Region, CWHC

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Susan Detmer
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Ryan Dickinson
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Nicole Fernandez
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Acting Head, Veterinary Pathology (January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026)

Susantha Gomis
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Administrative Leave (January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026)

Melissa Meachem
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

(Sabbatical Leave - July1, 2025 - June 30, 2026)

Elemir Simko
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Bruce Wobeser
Associate Dean, Academic, Dean's Office | Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Sarah Wood
WCVM Research Chair in Pollinator Health | Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Staff

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LaRhonda Bren-Sobchishin
Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Shelagh Copeland
Professional Research Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Alvaro De la Mora
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Beatriz Garcia De Sousa
Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (Regional)

Midhun Sebastian Jose
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Vladyslav Katrii
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Sabine Kirsch
Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (Regional)

Betty Lockerbie
Lab Manager, Research Technologist, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Igor Moshynskyy
Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology

J. Tyler Moss
Administrative Assistant, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Ursula Perdrizet
Professional Research Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

(On leave)

Marcelo Polizel Camilli
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

(On leave)

Shelly Popowich
Research Officer, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Iresha Subhasinghe
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Angie Turner
Program Coordinator & Technical Instructor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Clinical Associates

Enrique Aburto
Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Hilary Burgess
Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Moira Kerr
Clinicial Associate / Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Helene Philibert
Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Adjunct Professors

Brenda J. Allan
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Yohannes Berhane
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Charlene Berkvens
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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S. Karlyn Bland
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Victoria Bowes
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Ann Britton
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Marc Cattet
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Nancy deWith
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Chelsea Himsworth
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Yanyun Huang
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Corinna Kashuba
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

(On leave)

Ruwani Kattandi Gedara
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Prairie Diagnostic Services Inc.

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Moira Kerr
Clinicial Associate / Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Ivanna Kozii
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Prairie Diagnostic Services Inc.

Fanny Marron Lopez
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Glenna McGregor
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Ahmad Reza (Rambod) Movasseghi
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Lilani Munasinghe
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Jenny Nicholds
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Davor Ojkic
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Michael Pawlik
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Brian Radke
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Stephen Raverty
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Tony Redford
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Veronique Savoie Dufour
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Prairie Diagnostic Services Inc.

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Soraya Sayi
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Todd Shury
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Catherine Soos
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Michael Zabrodski
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Prairie Diagnostic Services Inc.

Professors Emeriti

Marion L. Jackson
Professor Emerita, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Bev Kidney
Professor Emerita, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Frederick (Ted) Leighton
Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Dorothy Middleton
Professor Emerita, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Gary A. Wobeser
Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Professional Affiliates

Residents

Graduate Students

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Gimhani Amarasena
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Carlos Azeredo
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Yasodha Basnayake
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Roa'a Basyouni
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Marina Bezerra de Silva
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Avery Chora
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Calandra Chuback
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Thanuri Edirithilake
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Tara Funk
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Hemlata Gautam
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Kinda Ghubari
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Savannah Goldstein
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Parneet Jandi
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Maria Janser
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Serhii Kondratiuk
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Riley Lapka
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Josephine Lee
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Lisa Lee
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Angie Magana
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Diana Murcia
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Oleksii Obshta
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Ashani Palkumbura
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Kylie Pon
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Asha Ranaraja
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Mihiprabha Rathnayake
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Alireza Rocky
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Julia Tregobov
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Yashoda Wickramasinghe
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology