Western College of Veterinary Medicine

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Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

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Cindy Shmon
Professor and Head Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Faculty

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Barbara Ambros
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Small Animal Clinical Head, VMC


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Gurpreet Aulakh
Fedoruk Chair in Imaging Science | Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM, University of Saskatchewan


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Shannon Beazley
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Anthony (Tony) Carr
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Kevin Cosford
Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Isabelle Desprez
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Cathy Dick
Instructor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Allison Foster
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Alexandra Frey Belotta
Special Lecturer (Medical Imaging), Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Jasmine Gu
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Marina Leis
Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Kathleen Linn
Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Jennifer Loewen
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Small Animal Clinical Head, VMC


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Candace Lowe
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Valerie MacDonald-Dickinson
Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Arata Matsuyama
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Monique Mayer
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Lais Milger
Clinical Lecturer, Emergency Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Tammy Owens
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Dennilyn Parker
Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Jennifer Pelchat
Lecturer, Anesthesiology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Lynne Sandmeyer
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Small Animal Clinical Head, VMC


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Karen Sheehan
Instructor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Cindy Shmon
Professor and Head Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Elisabeth Snead
Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Sally Sukut
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Behzad Toosi
Allard Research Chair in Oncology | Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Kimberly Tryon
Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (on leave)


Staff

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Christina Barlow
Assistant to the Department Head, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Janna Boymook
Finance Assistant, Dean's Office/Adminstrative and Finance Assistant, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Charla Penner
Department Office Assistant, Undergraduate Program Co-ordinator and Graduate Program Co-ordinator, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


Clinical Associates

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Sarah Bater
Clinical Associate Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Deb De Rantere
Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Christine Egger
Clinical Associate, Anesthesiology Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


Katelyn McIntrye
Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Kira Penney
Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Romany Pinto
Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


Professors Emeriti

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Tanya Duke
Professor Emeritus, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Chuck Farrow
Professor Emeritus, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Bruce Grahn
Professor Emeritus, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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John W. Pharr
Professor Emeritus, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Susan Taylor
Professor Emeritus, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


Adjunct Professors


Residents

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Vivian Fan
Resident, Medical Oncology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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WeiChun Huang
Resident, Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Jessica Lam
Resident, Internal Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Tanarut (Pop) Laudhittirut
Resident, Internal Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Shayna Levitt
Resident, Ophthalmology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Carling McCrea
Resident, Anesthesia, Department of Small Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Kayla Ross
Resident, Medical Imaging, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Erinn Schellenberg
Resident, Dentistry, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Jane Shin
Resident, Anesthesia, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Min Song
Resident, Surgery, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Shannon Toy
Resident, Anesthesiology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Jessie Vandenbruggen
Resident, ZEW, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Marc Weissman
Resident, Medical Oncology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Claire Whittaker
Resident, Medical Imaging, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Elroy (Niko) Williams
Resident, Surgery, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


Graduate Students

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Shabnam Abdi
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Ankon Das
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Nava Hassani
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


Eriola Hida
Graduate Student, Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Nima Khalili Tanha
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Kazuki Mizuta
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


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Adalia Oliveira Lopes
Graduate Student, Department of Small Clinical Sciences


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Mathieu Paulin
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Hoda Poorbagher
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Jessica Sharpe
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


Mohammad Umar
Graduate Student, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences


Clinical Interns (SACS)

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Byron Chong
Specialty Intern, Medical Oncology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Alicia Collado Olivares
Specialty Intern, Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Agnieszka Fracka
Specialty Intern, Surgery, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Takashi Goyama
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Ruby Hornsby
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Rebeca Hurtado Munoz
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Mohammed Iqbal
Specialty Intern, Medical Imaging, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Minae Kawasaki
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Paula Lima Sant Anna
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Thamires Marques
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Ayano Masuyama
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Ho Nam
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Benedict Ong Huai Ern
Rotating Intern, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Akari Sando
Specialty Intern, ZEW, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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George Thelwell
Specialty Intern, Ophthalmology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Maria Fernanda Uribe
Specialty Intern, Internal Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM


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Tracy Yuen
Specialty Intern, ZEW, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM