Faculty and Staff

Lana Abrey Department and Financial Assistant, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Enrique Aburto Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Gregg Adams Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Reproductive biology
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 Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Small Animal Clinical Head, VMC
Research Area(s): Veterinary Anesthesia and Pain Management
Koji Aoki Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Sharlene April Research Assistant, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Gurpreet Aulakh Fedoruk Chair in Imaging Science | Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Imaging science
Jackie Bahnmann Continuing Education Co-ordinator, Dean's Office
Research Area(s): Other
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
Shannon Beazley Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
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
Dayle Borchardt Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
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
Lorraine Bryan Wildlife Pathologist, Western/Northern Region, CWHC
Hilary Burgess Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Fred Buschau Manager,, Information Technology (IT) Services, 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
Nora Chavarria Clinical Associate (Field Service), , Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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
Melanie Craven Associate Professor, Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Dinesh Dadarwal Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Food animal theriogenology
Brittany Davis Clinical Associate, Emergency Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Deb De Rantere Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Isabelle Desprez Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Susan Detmer Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Infectious diseases of swine
Ryan Dickinson Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
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.

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
Kevin Driscoll Research Facilitator, Research and Graduate Studies, Dean's Office
Tanya Duke Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Anesthesia, pain control and critical care
Christine Egger Clinical Associate, Anesthesiology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Samantha Ekanayake Technician, Research and Graduate Studies, WCVM
John Ellis Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Vaccine safety and efficacy
Tasha Epp Associate Professor, 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
Vivian Fan Clinical Associate, Radiation Oncology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Nicole Fernandez Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Champika Fernando Lab Technician, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
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
Allison Foster Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Claire Freeman Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Masako Fujiyama Clinical Associate, Anesthesia, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Kamal Gabadage Clinical Associate (Bovine Field Service), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Jackie Gabriel Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Wendy Gareau Technician,, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Volker Gerdts Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Vaccinology and immunology
Karen Gesy Research Technician, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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
Fernando Guardado Intern (Rotating), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

Jon Gudmundson IT Technician, Information Technology (IT) Services, WCVM

Cheryl Hack Administrative Assistant, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Glenn Hamonic Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
John Harding Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Emerging and re-emerging diseases of pigs
Shalayne Hendriks Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

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), , 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
Betty Lockerbie Lab Manager, Research Technologist, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Jennifer Loewen Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Emergency and critical care
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
Maria Lopez Clinical Associate (Large Animal Internal Medicine), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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
Angela MacKay Clinical Associate (Field Service), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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
Carling McCrea Clinical Associate, Anesthesia, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Melissa Meachem Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology (On Leave)
Giuliana Miguel-Pacheco Postdoctoral Fellow, , Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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
Igor Moshynskyy Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology
J. Tyler Moss Administrative Assistant, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Diego Moya Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Animal behaviour and welfare (food animals)
Gillian Muir Acting Dean, WCVM | Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Functional recovery after nervous system injury or disease.
Rebecca Mycock Clinical Associate, Emergency Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

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
Roman Nosach Research Technician, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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.)
Stephanie Osinchuk Assistant Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary ophthalmology

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
Sarah Parker Assistant Director, Centre Operations, U of S Centre for Applied Epidemiology
Kira Penney Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Helene Philibert Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology
Research Area(s): Diagnostic anatomic pathology
Romany Pinto Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Cindy Pollard Graduate Programs Co-ordinator, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Shelly Popowich Research Officer, Department of Veterinary Pathology
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
Noreen Rapin Lab Technician, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Lea Riddell Clinical Associate (Equine Field Service), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

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
Lynne Sandmeyer Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Small Animal Clinical Head, VMC
Research Area(s): Veterinary ophthalmology
Fritz Schumann Clinical Associate (Field Service), , Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Yolande Seddon Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Swine behaviour and welfare
Karen Sheehan Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Rhonda Shewfelt Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
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
Michelle Sniatynski Lab Technician, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Emily Snyder
Research Area(s): Antimicrobial resistance, bovine respiratory disease and production medicine
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

Kim Tucker Clinical Associate, Veterinary Social Worker, Dean's Office
Fabienne Uehlinger Assistant Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Research Area(s): Veterinary epidemiology, health management of food and production animals, and food security
Eva-Maria Uhlemann Lab Technician, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Suraj Unniappan Professor & Centennial Enhancement Chair, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Comparative endocrinology, metabolism, growth, reproduction, diabetes, obesity, endocrine disorders
Paula Viviani Intern (Rotating), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Maarten J. Voordouw Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Research Area(s): Host-parasite interactions, ecology of vector-borne diseases
Brent Wagner Department Assistant, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
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, (maternity leave, Dec. 2020 to June 2022)
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 and Head, 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
Jordan Woodsworth Clinical Associate, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Michael Wu Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Area(s): Environmental Toxicology, Molecular Genetics, Stress Biology, Aging
