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Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Pathology

Faculty

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Ahmad Al-Dissi
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

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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

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Ryan Dickinson
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Nicole Fernandez
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

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Susantha Gomis
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

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Melissa Meachem
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

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Elemir Simko
Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

(On Leave)

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

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

Staff

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LaRhonda Bren
Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Shelagh Copeland
Professional Research Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Alvaro De la Mora
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Beatriz Garcia De Sousa
Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (Regional)

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Midhun Sebastian Jose
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Vladyslav Katrii
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Sabine Kirsch
Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (Regional)

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

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Igor Moshynskyy
Research Technician, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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J. Tyler Moss
Administrative Assistant, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Ursula Perdrizet
Professional Research Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Shelly Popowich
Research Officer, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Iresha Subhasinghe
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

Clinical Associates

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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

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Helene Philibert
Clinical Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Adjunct Professors

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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

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Nancy deWith
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Chelsea Himsworth
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Yanyun Huang
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Corinna Kashuba
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

(On leave)

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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

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Ivanna Kozii
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Prairie Diagnostic Services Inc.

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Fanny Marron Lopez
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Glenna McGregor
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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

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Lilani Munasinghe
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Jenny Nicholds
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Predrag Novakovic
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Dr. Predrag Novakovic is an ACVP board-certified veterinary pathologist and ABT certified toxicologist. He serves as Director of Pathology at ITR Laboratories Canada, Contract Research Organization based in Montreal, QC where he leads GLP-compliant pathology programs supporting preclinical drug development and regulatory submissions. His expertise is in toxicologic pathology, with a focus on inhalation toxicology and respiratory tract pathology.

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Davor Ojkic
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Michael Pawlik
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Brian Radke
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Stephen Raverty
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Tony Redford
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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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

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Michael Zabrodski
Adjunct Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology

Prairie Diagnostic Services Inc.

Professors Emeriti

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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

Residents

Graduate Students

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Gimhani Amarasena
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Carlos Azeredo
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Yasodha Basnayake
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Roa'a Basyouni
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Marina Bezerra de Silva
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Avery Chora
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Calandra Chuback
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Hemlata Gautam
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Kinda Ghubari
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Savannah Goldstein
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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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

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Riley Lapka
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Josephine Lee
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Lisa Lee
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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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

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Kylie Pon
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Asha Ranaraja
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Mihiprabha Rathnayake
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Alireza Rocky
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Julia Tregobov
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology

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Yashoda Wickramasinghe
Graduate Student, Department of Veterinary Pathology