VDL Faculty Directory
Administration
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Halbur, Pat DVM, MS, PhD Chair, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Professor Executive Director, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Circovirus, Hepatitis E Virus, Swine Respiratory Disease, PRRSV 515-294-6970 pghalbur@iastate.edu |
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Main, Rodger DVM, PhD Director Diagnostic Medicine, Area Regional Disease Control, Swine Production Medicine 515-294-6945 rmain@iastate.edu |
Faculty
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Almeida, Marcelo DVM, MS, PhD |
Assistant Professor | Swine Diagnostics | 515-294-7385 | malmeida@iastate.edu |
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Baum, David DVM, MS, PhD |
Clinical Professor | Serology | 515-294-1186 | dhbaum@iastate.edu |
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Borts, David MS, PhD |
Clinical Professor | Analytical Chemistry | 515-294-9267 | dborts@iastate.edu |
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Burrough, Eric R DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP |
Professor | Pathology, Brachyspira, Enteric Diseases of Swine | 515-294-0190 | burrough@iastate.edu |
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Clavijo, Maria DVM, PhD |
Research Assistant Professor | Bacteriology, Mycoplasma | 612-868-4396 | mclavijo@iastate.edu |
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Derscheid, Rachel DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP |
Associate Professor | Pathology | 515-294-1173 | rdersch@iastate.edu |
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El-Gazzar, Mohamed Medhat DVM, MAM, PhD, Diplomate ACPV |
Associate Professor | Poultry | 515-294-1763 | elgazzar@iastate.edu |
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Gauger, Phillip C. DVM, MS, PhD |
Professor | Pathology, Virology, Swine Influenza, PED, PRRSV, PCV2 | 515-294-2437 | pcgauger@iastate.edu |
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Gimenez-Lirola, Luis MS, PhD |
Associate Professor | Serology/immunology, Emerging Viruses, Disease Modeling | 515-294-7025 | luisggl@iastate.edu |
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Gorden, Patrick J DVM, PhD, Diplomate ABVP-Dairy, Diplomate ACVCP |
Professor | Dairy Production Medicine, Milk Quality, Clinical Pharmacology | 515-294-3096 | pgorden@iastate.edu |
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Krueger, Karen M. PhD |
Clinical Professor | Molecular and Viral Diagnostics, Characterization of Animal Bacteria and Viruses | 515-294-1950 | kharmon@iastate.edu |
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Li, Ganwu MS, PhD |
Professor | Molecular, Microbiology | 515-294-3358 | liganwu@iastate.edu |
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Macedo, Nubia DVM, MS, PhD |
Clinical Assistant Professor | Diagnostic Bacteriology | 515-294-9074 | nubia@iastate.edu |
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Madson, Darin DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP |
Clinical Professor | Swine - Nursery/Grow Finish Health | 515-294-9808 | madson@iastate.edu |
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Magstadt, Drew DVM, MS |
Clinical Associate Professor | Diagnostic Pathology, BRD, Johne’s Disease, Applied Infectious Disease Research | 515-294-5720 | magstadt@iastate.edu |
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Mainenti, Marta DVM, Diplomate ACVP |
Clinical Assistant Professor | Diagnostic Pathology | 515-294-1124 | mainenti@iastate.edu |
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Michael, Alyona DVM, PhD, DACVP |
Clinical Assistant Professor | Diagnostic Pathology | 515-294-9019 | avdonina@iastate.edu |
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Nelli, Rahul BVSc & AH, MVM, PhD |
Research Assistant Professor | 3D cell-cultures, Immune responses, Flow-cytometry assays, high throughput gene expression assays | 515-294-7012 | rknelli@iastate.edu |
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Opriessnig, Tanja I DVM, PhD |
Professor | Pathology, Porcine Circovirus, Erysipelas, Hepatitis E Virus, Porcine Parvovirus, Swine Respiratory Diseases | 515-294-1137 | tanjaopr@iastate.edu |
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Pineyro, Pablo DVM, MVSc, DVSc, PhD |
Associate Professor | Pathology, Swine medicine, PRRSV, PCV2, SVA, PEDV | 515-294-6250 | pablop@iastate.edu |
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Radke, Scott DVM, MS, DABVT |
Clinical Assistant Professor | Toxicology/Nutrition | 515-294-9029 | slradke@iastate.edu |
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Ruden, Rachel VMD, PhD |
Affiliate Assistant Professor | Wildlife | 515-294-8205 | ruden@iastate.edu |
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Sahin, Orhan DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM |
Associate Professor | Bacteriology | 515-294-3861 | osahin@iastate.edu |
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Sato, Yuko DVM, MS, Diplomate ACPV |
Associate Professor | Poultry Diagnostics and Production Medicine | 515-294-0710 | ysato@iastate.edu |
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Siepker, Chris DVM, Diplomate ACVP |
Clinical Assistant Professor | Diagnostic Pathology, Infectious Diseases of Livestock, Swine and Bovine Respiratory Disease, Applied Research Relating to Swine and Cattle | 515-294-9404 | csiepker@iastate.edu |
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Thomas, Joseph DVM, MS |
Clinical Assistant Professor | Diagnostic Pathology | 515-294-5750 | jtthomas@iastate.edu |
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Trevisan, Giovani DVM, MBA, PhD |
Research Assistant Professor | Veterinary Epidemiology | 515-294-3556 | trevisan@iastate.edu |
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Yoon, Kyoungjin J. DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM |
Professor | Viral Diseases and Diagnostics, PRRS, PED, Influenza, Parainfluenza, Rotavirus, Senecavirus, Techovirus | 515-294-1083 | kyoon@iastate.edu |
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Zhang, Jianqiang MD, MS, PhD |
Professor | Molecular and Viral Diagnostics | 515-294-8024 | jqzhang@iastate.edu |
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Zimmerman, Jeffrey J DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVPM-Specialty Epidemiology |
Professor | Ecology of Viral Infections of Swine | 515-294-1073 | jjzimm@iastate.edu |