VDPAM Faculty Directory
Administration
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Pat Halbur 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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Rodger Main DVM, PhD Director Diagnostic Medicine, Area Regional Disease Control, Swine Production Medicine 515-294-6945 rmain@iastate.edu |
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Patrick J Gorden DVM, PhD, Diplomate ABVP-Dairy, Diplomate ACVCP Professor Dairy Production Medicine, Milk Quality, Clinical Pharmacology 515-294-3096 pgorden@iastate.edu |
Faculty
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Marcelo Almeida DVM, MS, PhD Assistant Professor |
Swine Diagnostics | 515-294-7385 | malmeida@iastate.edu | 1912-1 Vet Med Annex |
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David Baum DVM, MS, PhD Clinical Professor |
Serology | 515-294-1186 | dhbaum@iastate.edu | 2656 Vet Med |
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Theresa Beachler DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACT Assistant Professor |
Theriogenology |
Large Animal: 515-294-1500; Small Animal: 515-294-4900 |
beachler@iastate.edu | 2418 Lloyd |
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David Borts MS, PhD Clinical Professor |
Analytical Chemistry | 515-294-9267 | dborts@iastate.edu | 1573 Patterson Hall |
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Justin Brown BSA, DVM Assistant Teaching Professor |
Emerging Swine Disease, Foreign Animal Diseases and Emergency Preparedness | 515-294-4508 | brownjt@iastate.edu | 2237 Lloyd |
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Eric R Burrough DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP Professor |
Pathology, Brachyspira, Enteric Diseases of Swine | 515-294-0190 | burrough@iastate.edu | 1911 Vet Med Annex |
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Maria Clavijo DVM, PhD Research Assistant Professor |
Bacteriology, Mycoplasma | 612-868-4396 | mclavijo@iastate.edu | 2201 Lloyd |
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Rachel Derscheid DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP Associate Professor |
Pathology | 515-294-1173 | rdersch@iastate.edu | 1815 Vet Med Annex |
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Grant Dewell DVM, MS, PhD Associate Professor |
Beef Production Medicine, Epidemiology, Economics, Food Safety | 515-294-2822 | gdewell@iastate.edu | 1255D Veterinary Field Services Building |
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Tyler Dohlman DVM, MS, Diplomate ACT Associate Professor |
Theriogenology | 515-294-1095 | tdohlman@iastate.edu | 2432 Lloyd |
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Mohamed Medhat El-Gazzar DVM, MAM, PhD, Diplomate ACPV Associate Professor |
Poultry | 515-294-1763 | elgazzar@iastate.edu | 2446 Lloyd |
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Terry Engelken DVM, MS Professor |
Beef Production Medicine, Cow - Calf and Feedlot | 515-294-2192 | engelken@iastate.edu | 1255C Vet Field Services Building |
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Rachel Friedrich DVM, Diplomate ABVP-Food Animal Clinical Assistant Professor |
Food Animal Production Medicine and Surgery | 515-294-1185 | rachfred@iastate.edu | 1255B Veterinary Field Services Building |
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Phillip C. Gauger DVM, MS, PhD Professor |
Pathology, Virology, Swine Influenza, PED, PRRSV, PCV2 | 515-294-2437 | pcgauger@iastate.edu | 1580 Vet Med |
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Luis Gimenez-Lirola MS, PhD Associate Professor |
Serology/immunology, Emerging Viruses, Disease Modeling | 515-294-7025 | luisggl@iastate.edu | Patterson Hall |
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Chelsea Hamilton DVM Affiliate Assistant Professor |
515-330-8221 | hamich@iastate.edu | Field Services 1255F | |
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Megan Hindman DVM Clinical Assistant Professor |
Bovine Reproduction, Bovine Colostrum, Production Records, Anaplasmosis | 515-294-7595 | mpieters@iastate.edu | 1255A Veterinary Field Services Building |
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Mitch Hiscocks DVM, Diplomate ACVPM Clinical Professor |
Bovine Clinical Production Medicine, Bovine Lameness | 515-294-1720 | mhscx@iastate.edu | 2255 Lloyd |
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Derald J Holtkamp DVM, MS Professor |
Swine Disease Risk Assessment, Economics of Disease | 515-294-9611 | holtkamp@iastate.edu | 2233 Lloyd |
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Anne Jablinski DVM, MS Assistant Professor |
515-294-1291 | ajablins@iastate.edu | 2442 Lloyd | |
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Marianna M. Jahnke MS Associate Teaching Professor |
Embryo Transfer, Bovine Reproduction | 515-294-9110 | marianna@iastate.edu | 2438 Lloyd |
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Phillip Jardon MS, DVM, MPVM, PAS Clinical Associate Professor |
515-294-7424 | pjardon@iastate.edu | 2448 Lloyd | |
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Locke A. Karriker DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVPM Morrill Professor |
Swine Medicine, Field Study Design, Evidence-Based Practice, Clinical Teaching, Swine Pharmacology | 515-294-2283 | karriker@iastate.edu | 2227 Lloyd |
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Karen M. Krueger PhD Clinical Professor |
Molecular and Viral Diagnostics, Characterization of Animal Bacteria and Viruses | 515-294-1950 | kharmon@iastate.edu | Patterson Hall |
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Ganwu Li MS, PhD Professor |
Molecular, Microbiology | 515-294-3358 | liganwu@iastate.edu | 002 Vmri 01 |
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Daniel C L Linhares DVM, MBA, PhD Associate Professor |
Precision Swine Health & Production Management; PRRS; Field Epidemiology; Field Trial Design & Implementation |
Office: 515-294-9358 Mobile: 515-357-1044 |
linhares@iastate.edu | 2221 Lloyd |
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Nubia Macedo DVM, MS, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor |
Diagnostic Bacteriology | 515-294-9074 | nubia@iastate.edu | 1168 Vet Med |
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Darin Madson DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP Clinical Professor |
Swine - Nursery/Grow Finish Health | 515-294-9808 | madson@iastate.edu | 1915 Vet Med Annex |
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Drew Magstadt DVM, MS Clinical Associate Professor |
Diagnostic Pathology, BRD, Johne’s Disease, Applied Infectious Disease Research | 515-294-5720 | magstadt@iastate.edu | 1817 Vet Med Annex |
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Marta Mainenti DVM, Diplomate ACVP Clinical Assistant Professor |
Diagnostic Pathology | 515-294-1124 | mainenti@iastate.edu | 1917 Vet Med Annex |
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Vengai Mavangira BVSc, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM Associate Professor |
515-294-8716 | vmavang@iastate.edu | 2440 Lloyd | |
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Enoch Meira DVM, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor |
515-294-7463 | enochb@iastate.edu | Lloyd | |
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Alyona Michael DVM, PhD, DACVP Clinical Assistant Professor |
Diagnostic Pathology | 515-294-9019 | avdonina@iastate.edu | 1819 Vet Med Annex |
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Suzanne Millman PhD Professor |
Animal Welfare | 515-294-2817 | smillman@iastate.edu | 2201 Lloyd |
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Rahul Nelli 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 | VMRI 2 |
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Tanja I Opriessnig DVM, PhD Professor |
Pathology, Porcine Circovirus, Erysipelas, Hepatitis E Virus, Porcine Parvovirus, Swine Respiratory Diseases | 515-294-1137 | tanjaopr@iastate.edu | 2654 Vet Med |
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Pablo Pineyro DVM, MVSc, DVSc, PhD Associate Professor |
Pathology, Swine medicine, PRRSV, PCV2, SVA, PEDV | 515-294-6250 | pablop@iastate.edu | 1913 Vet Med Annex |
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Paul J Plummer DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-LA Professor |
Ruminant Medicine and Surgery, Molecular Biology, Campylobacter | 515-294-9348 | pplummer@iastate.edu | 2426 Lloyd |
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Christopher James Rademacher DVM Clinical Professor |
Swine Production Medicine | 515-294-8792 | cjrdvm@iastate.edu | 2225 Lloyd |
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Scott Radke DVM, MS, DABVT Clinical Assistant Professor |
Toxicology/Nutrition | 515-294-9029 | slradke@iastate.edu | 2659 Vet Med |
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Rachel Ruden VMD, PhD Affiliate Assistant Professor |
Wildlife | 515-294-8205 | ruden@iastate.edu | 1653 Vet Med |
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Orhan Sahin DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM Associate Professor |
Bacteriology | 515-294-3861 | osahin@iastate.edu | 1583 Vet Med |
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Yuko Sato DVM, MS, Diplomate ACPV Associate Professor |
Poultry Diagnostics and Production Medicine | 515-294-0710 | ysato@iastate.edu | 2430 Lloyd |
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Jan Shearer DVM, MS, Diplomate ACAW Professor |
Dairy Production Medicine, Lameness, Animal Welfare | 515-294-3731 | jks@iastate.edu | 2436 Lloyd |
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Chris Siepker 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 | 1919 Vet Med Annex |
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Gustavo Silva DVM, MS, PhD Assistant Professor |
Epidemiology | gustavos@iastate.edu | 2231 Lloyd Vet Med | |
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Joseph Thomas DVM, MS Clinical Assistant Professor |
Diagnostic Pathology | 515-294-5750 | jtthomas@iastate.edu | Lloyd |
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Giovani Trevisan DVM, MBA, PhD Research Assistant Professor |
Veterinary Epidemiology | 515-294-3556 | trevisan@iastate.edu | Patterson Hall |
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Chong Wang PhD Professor |
Statistics | 515-294-3836 | chwang@iastate.edu | 2239 Lloyd |
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Caitlin Wiley-Messerschmidt DVM, MS, Diplomate ACT Clinical Associate Professor |
Theriogenology | 515-294-3837 | cwiley@iastate.edu | 2434 Lloyd |
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Kyoungjin J. Yoon DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM Professor |
Viral Diseases and Diagnostics, PRRS, PED, Influenza, Parainfluenza, Rotavirus, Senecavirus, Techovirus | 515-294-1083 | kyoon@iastate.edu | 209 Vmri 01 |
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Jianqiang Zhang MD, MS, PhD Professor |
Molecular and Viral Diagnostics | 515-294-8024 | jqzhang@iastate.edu | 1577 Vet Med |
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Jeffrey J Zimmerman DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVPM-Specialty Epidemiology Professor |
Ecology of Viral Infections of Swine | 515-294-1073 | jjzimm@iastate.edu | Vmri 01 |