Western College of Veterinary Medicine

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Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Susantha Gomis
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Faculty

Ahmad Al-Dissi
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Andrew Allen
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

On sabbatical leave - July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.

Nicole Fernandez
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Susantha Gomis
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Melissa Meachem
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

Lorraine Bryan
Veterinary Pathologist, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative - Western Northern Region

Shelagh Copeland
Professional Research Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

shelagh.copeland@usask.ca

Midhun Sebastian Jose
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

Ayumi Matsuyama
Postdoctoral Fellow, 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

Marcelo Polizel Camilli
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Shelly Popowich
Research Officer, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Fahim Raza
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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LaRhonda Sobchishin
Research Technician, 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

On leave - July 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Erica Corda
Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Helene Philibert
Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Adjunct Professors

Brenda J. Allan
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

brenda.allan@usask.ca

Yohannes Berhane
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

yohannes.berhane@canada.ca

Charlene Berkvens
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

cberkvens@assiniboinepark.ca

S. Karlyn Bland
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

karlyn.bland@gov.mb.ca

Victoria Bowes
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

victoria.bowes@gov.bc.ca

Ann Britton
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

ann.p.britton@gov.bc.ca

Marc Cattet
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Nancy deWith
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Chelsea Himsworth
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

chelsea.himswoth@gov.bc.ca

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Yanyun Huang
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Corinna Kashuba (On Leave)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Moira Kerr
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Ivanna Kozii
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Fanny Marron Lopez
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

fany.marronlopez@gov.bc.ca

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

jfricke@uga.edu

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Davor Ojkic
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Michael Pawlik
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

michael.pawlik@gov.bc.ca

Brian Radke
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Stephen Raverty
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Tony Redford
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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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

Professors Emeriti

Marion L. Jackson
Professor Emerita, Department of Veterinary Pathology

marion.jackson@usask.ca

Bev Kidney
Professor Emerita, Department of Veterinary Pathology

bev.kidney@usask.ca

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

ted.leighton@usask.ca

Dorothy Middleton
Professor Emerita, Department of Veterinary Pathology

dorothy.middleton@usask.ca

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Gary A. Wobeser
Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Professional Affiliates

Residents

Graduate Students

Amber Allain
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Carlos Azeredo
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Yasodha Basnayake
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Marina Bezerra de Silva
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

tara.funk@usask.ca

Hemlata Gautam
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Kinda Ghubari
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Savannah Goldstein
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Roman Koziy
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

diana.murcia@usask.ca

Oleksii Obshta
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Ashani Palkumbura
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Asha Perera
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

Madison Ricard
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Alireza Rocky
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Nicole Rose
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Gwendolyn Roy
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Veronique Savoie Dufour
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Iresha Subhasinghe
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Emilio Tellarini
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology