Faculty and Staff
Lana Abrey Department and Financial Assistant, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Gregg Adams Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Reproductive biology
Adrien Aertsens Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Companion Animals
Tiago Afonso Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Equine cardiology
Ahmad Al-Dissi Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Effects of toxins on animal and human health, liver regeneration
Andrew Allen Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Clinically oriented and diagnostic anatomic pathology
Barbara Ambros Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Small Animal Clinical Head, VMC
Research Area(s): Veterinary Anesthesia and Pain Management
Gurpreet Aulakh Fedoruk Chair in Imaging Science | Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Imaging science
Spencer Barber Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Equine surgery and wound management
Christina Barlow Assistant to the Department Head, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Thomas Beatty Systems Analyst, Information Technology (IT) Services, WCVM
Brad Blackmore Manager, Goodale Research Farm
Research Area(s): Other
Barry Blakley Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary toxicology
Brent Bobick Anatomy Lab Director, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Trent K. Bollinger Professor & Acting Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology | Regional Director, Western/Northern Region, CWHC
Research Area(s): Pathology and epidemiology of diseases in wildlife and fish
Janna Boymook Finance Assistant, Dean's Office/Adminstrative and Finance Assistant, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Joe Bracamonte Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Anastomotic healing, adhesions and equine laparoscopy
Katie Brickman-Young Communications co-ordinator, Dean's Office, WCVM
John Campbell Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Epidemiology of infectious disease, and beef cattle health and management
Claire Card Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Equine reproduction and food animal reproduction
James Carmalt Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), equine dentistry (temporomandibular joint disease) and evidence-based medicine
Tara Carmichael International Admissions and Recruitment Specialist, Dean's Office
Anthony (Tony) Carr Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Electrocardiography, blood pressure and platelet function
Carolyn Cartwright Manager, B.J. Hughes Centre for Clinical Learning, Dean's Office
Al Chicoine Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
John Ching Physiology and Histology Lab Co-ordinator, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Chris Clark Associate Dean, Academic, Dean's Office | Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Cattle lameness, control and prevention of infectious disease, clinical pharmacology
Kristen Conn Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Virology, virus-cell interactions, and molecular virology
Susan Cook WCVM Building Manager | Research Assistant/Technician, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Kevin Cosford Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Small animal internal medicine
Matheus Costa Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Swine health
Dinesh Dadarwal Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Food animal theriogenology
Susan Detmer Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Infectious diseases of swine
Tyra Dickson Poultry Veterinarian, Poultry Extension, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Dr. Dickson is the Poultry Veterinarian for the Poultry Extension in the Department of Veterinary Pathology.
Elizabeth Doerksen Anatomy Technician, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Amanda Doherty Curriculum Manager, Student Services, Dean's Office
Research Area(s): Other
Shawn Doll AV Services Technician, Information Technology (IT) Services, WCVM
Trisha Dowling Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Interests: Pharmacokinetics of veterinary drugs
Tanya Duke Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Anesthesia, pain control and critical care
John Ellis Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Vaccine safety and efficacy
Tasha Epp Associate Professor and Acting Head, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Epidemiology of zoonotic diseases
Nathan Erickson Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Beef cattle production health
Nicole Fernandez Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Maud Ferrari Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): How biotic and abiotic factors (both natural or from anthropogenic origins) affect predator-prey interactions
Kamal Gabadage Clinical Associate, Bovine Field Service, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Jerome Gagnon Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary oncology
Volker Gerdts Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Vaccinology and immunology
John Giesy Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Environmental toxicology
Susantha Gomis Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology (On Leave)
Research Area(s): Diseases in poultry and mammalian species
Derek Gran Manager, Pharmacy, Inventory and Procurement, Veterinary Medical Centre, WCVM
Jon Gudmundson IT Technician, Information Technology (IT) Services, WCVM
Cheryl Hack Administrative Assistant, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
John Harding Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Emerging and re-emerging diseases of pigs
Mitch Hesson-Berger Unit Manager, GMP, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Erinn Hilberry Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Janet Hill Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Molecular microbiology, microbial ecology, infectious disease
Christine Holstein Human Resources and Administration, Dean's Office
Ali Honaramooz Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Reproductive biology and technology
Michelle Husulak Clinical Associate, Equine Field Service, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
David Janz Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Interactions between physiological control and environmental alteration of developmental and reproductive processes in vertebrates
Murray Jelinski Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Mycoplasma bovis, Toe Tip Necrosis Syndrome, feedlot lameness, demographics of the veterinary profession
Emily Jenkins Professor and Department Head (Acting), Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Parasitology, zoonotic diseases
Scott Kaminski Manager, Business Development and Administration, Veterinary Medical Centre, WCVM
Nadine Kozakevich Manager, Finance and Administration, Dean's Office | Accountant, CWHC National Office
Research Area(s): Other
Krista Larson Clerical Assistant, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Marina Leis Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary Ophthalmology
Adelaine Leung Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Neurobiology, human genetics, molecular biology
Kathleen Linn Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Small Animal Surgery
Jennifer Loewen Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): companion animal
Matthew Loewen Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Developing an in-depth knowledge of the movement of chloride across cells lining the airway
Candace Lowe Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary Dentistry
Chris Luby Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences | Field Service and Large Animal Clinical Head, VMC
Research Area(s): Bovine mastitis and other diseases affecting dairy cattle
Valerie MacDonald-Dickinson Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary medical oncology
Karen Machin Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Stress physiology and endocrinology in waterfowl and pain and analgesia in non-mammalian species
Daniel MacPhee Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Placental development, regulation of uterine function during pregnancy, cell-extracellular environment signalling, stress protein signalling
Heather Mandeville Manager, Admissions and Recruitment, Dean's Office
Stephen Manning Associate Dean, Clinical Programs | Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Equine acupuncture and equine reproduction
Monique Mayer Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary radiation oncology, medical physics, oncologic imaging
Vikram Misra Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Virology and molecular biology
Jennifer Molloy Director, Development, Dean's Office
Research Area(s): Other
Julia Montgomery Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Equine asthma, equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), equine obesity, equine laminitis
Diego Moya Assistant Professor, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Research focused on the study of animal behaviour, physiology and metabolism to optimize the balance between animal welfare, health and productivity, and where the unifying thread will be the use of animal behaviour as the main phenotypic trait to assess nutritional and management strategies, such as the impact of novel foods/additives, the long-term effects of early-life cow-calf management, or the use of precision farming technologies to measure and manage yield variability at the individual level.
Gillian Muir Acting Dean, WCVM | Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Functional recovery after nervous system injury or disease.
Linda Nemeth Department Assistant and Graduate Programs Coordinator, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Jeanette Neufeld Communications Co-ordinator, Dean's Office, (maternity leave)
Jonathan Nicklin Developer, Information Technology (IT) Services, WCVM
Dylan Olver Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Integrative and interventional physiology, vascular adaptations to environmental stressors (i.e., metabolic derangement, hormonal status, physical inactivity, structured exercise training etc.)
Rory Owens IT Technician, Information Technology (IT) Services, WCVM
Tammy Owens Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Small animal clinical nutrition
Colin Palmer Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Bovine reproduction
Darcy Parenteau Administrative Support, Alumni and Development, Dean's Office
Dennilyn Parker Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Avian, exotic and wildlife medicine
Helene Philibert Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Diagnostic anatomic pathology
Cindy Pollard Graduate Programs Co-ordinator, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Andrew Potter Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Bacterial pathogenesis, vaccinology
Shauna Quintin Assistant, Admissions, Dean's Office, and Assistant to Associate Dean, Academic
Kate Robinson Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Shockwave therapy, equine metabolic syndrome, equine obesity
Lindsay Royale Development Officer, Leadership Giving, Dean's Office
Joseph Rubin Associate Professor, Graduate Chair, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Antimicrobial resistance
Tony Ruzzini Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Microbe-host interactions: molecules in symbiosis and pathogenesis, Plasmid-encoded biosynthetic gene clusters, bacterially produced small molecules
Monica Salles Research Associate, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Lynne Sandmeyer Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Small Animal Clinical Head, VMC
Research Area(s): Veterinary ophthalmology
Yolande Seddon Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Swine behaviour and welfare
Cindy Shmon Professor and Head, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Soft tissue surgery, neurosurgery, urogenital surgery, injuries in working and growing dogs, teaching of surgical skills
Elemir Simko Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Honey bee health and sustainability of agriculture
Jaswant Singh Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Use of the bovine model of maternal reproductive aging for the study of ovarian function in humans
Elisabeth Snead Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies | Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Feline infectious diseases, comparative prostatic disease in dogs and men using synchrotron imaging, canine obesity, canine and feline diabetes
Gregory Starrak Associate Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Medical imaging
Sally Sukut Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Medical education and cross sectional imaging (CT and MRI)
Keri Thomas Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Equine surgery
Behzad Toosi Allard Research Chair in Oncology | Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Oncology
Stacy Trainor Clerical Assistant, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Kim Tran Technician, Endocrine Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Kimberly Tryon Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): MRI technology
Fabienne Uehlinger Assistant Professor (maternity leave), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary epidemiology, health management of food and production animals, and food security
Suraj Unniappan Professor & Centennial Enhancement Chair, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Comparative endocrinology, metabolism, growth, reproduction, diabetes, obesity, endocrine disorders
Maarten J. Voordouw Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Host-parasite interactions, ecology of vector-borne diseases
Cheryl Waldner Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences | NSERC/BCRC Industrial Research Chair in One Health and Production-Limiting Diseases
Research Area(s): Health and productivity of cow-calf herds in Western Canada and environmental epidemiology
Erin Wasson Clinical Associate, Veterinary Social Work, Dean's Office
Lynn Weber Professor and Acting Head, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Effect of environmental influences, primarily toxicants and nutritional factors, on the cardiovascular system
Mark Wickstrom Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Effects of toxins on immune function and DNA integrity in terrestrial wildlife and livestock
Carol Wilson Department Office Assistant, Undergraduate Program Co-coordinator and Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
David Wilson Professor (sabbatical leave), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Implant biomechanics, developmental orthopedic disease and minimally invasive surgical techniques
Bruce Wobeser Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Equine skin diseases, oncology
Nicole Wood Physiology/Anatomy Technician, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Murray Woodbury Chair, Specialized Livestock and Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Determinants of disease and health in specialized livestock
Michael Wu Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Environmental Toxicology, Molecular Genetics, Stress Biology, Aging
