 Pamela Adkins, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-Large Animal Internal MedicineAssistant Professor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (BS) and The Ohio State University (DVM, MS), Pamela Adkins completed an internship at The Ohio State University and a residency at the University of Missouri. She joined the MU faculty in 2015. Research interests: bovine mastitis; molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases. Clinical interests: all aspects of food animal internal medicine. |
 Kathleen Backus, DVMAdjunct Instructor, Small Animal Veterinary Medicine and Surgery |
 Robert Backus, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVNAssociate Professor, Small Animal Nutrition A graduate of the University of California, Davis (MS, DVM, PhD), Robert C. Backus completed specialty training at University of California, Davis. He joined the MU faculty in 2004. Research interests: companion animal obesity; feline diabetes; vitamin D metabolism. Clinical interest: clinical nutrition. |
 Keith Branson, DVM, MS, DACVAAAssistant Teaching Professor, Anesthesiology and Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care |
 Sandra Briesacher, MA, DVMAdjunct Instructor Shelter Medicine |
 Meagan Brophy, DVMClinical Instructor, Community Practice, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care |
 Jeffrey Bryan, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM-OncologyProfessor, Oncology A graduate of the University of California, Davis (BS, DVM), and the University of Missouri (MS, PhD), Jeffrey Bryan completed specialty training at MU. He joined the MU faculty in 2011. Research interests: epigenetics of cancer; targeted imaging and therapy; epidemiology of cancer. Clinical interests: novel therapy for lymphoma; targeted radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy; immunotherapy of cancer. |
 Alex Bukoski, DVM, PhD, DACVAAAssistant Professor, Anesthesiology A graduate of Iowa State University (BS), the University of Virginia (PhD), and the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Alex Bukoski completed specialty training at the University of Florida. He joined the MU faculty in 2010. Research interests: medical education and the biophysical foundations of anesthesia. Clinical interests: anesthesiology. |
 Amie Burling, DVM, DACVPM, DABVP – Shelter Medicine PracticeAssistant Teaching Professor, Shelter Medicine A graduate of the University of Missouri (DVM), Amie Burling completed specialty training at the University of Florida before joining the faculty at the University of Missouri in 2015. Clinical and research interests: infectious disease prevention; veterinary education; improving the health and welfare of animals in shelters. |
 Joan Coates, DVM, MS, DACVIM-NeurologyProfessor, Neurology A graduate of the University of Missouri (BS, DVM) and Auburn University (MS), Joan Coates completed an internship at Texas A&M and residency at Auburn University. She joined the MU faculty in 2003. Research interests: canine degenerative myelopathy as a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease). Clinical interests: neurodegenerative diseases; neurosurgery CNS inflammatory diseases. |
 Leah Cohn, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-Small Animal Internal MedicineProfessor, Small Animal Internal Medicine A graduate of the University of Tennessee (BS, DVM) and North Carolina State University (PhD), Leah Cohn completed specialty training at North Carolina State. She joined the MU faculty in 1995. Research interests: infectious and immune-mediated disease; respiratory medicine. Clinical interests: all aspects of internal medicine. |
 Kathryn Darr, DVMAdjunct Instructor Shelter Medicine |
 Amy DeClue, DVM, MS, DACVIM-Small Animal Internal MedicineAssociate Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine A graduate of the University of Illinois (BS, DVM) and the University of Missouri (MS), Amy E. DeClue completed specialty training at the University of Missouri. She joined the MU faculty in 2003. Research interests: sepsis; innate immunity; endocrinology. Clinical interests: critical care and endocrinology. |
 John Dodam, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAAVMS Chair and Professor, Anesthesiology A graduate of The Ohio State University (DVM) and North Carolina State University (MS, PhD), John Dodam completed specialty training at North Carolina State before joining the MU faculty in 1995. Research interests: respiratory pathophysiology; pain; inflammation. Clinical interests: anesthesiology; perioperative medicine; pain management. |
 Kevin Donnelly, DVM, MS, DACVOAssistant Teaching Professor, Ophthalmology A graduate of Westminster College (BA) and the University of Missouri (DVM, MS), Kevin Donnelly completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania and a residency at MU. After becoming board certified by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology in 2014, he spent time in practice in Oklahoma City. He joined the MU faculty in 2018. Clinical interests include medical and surgical aspects of veterinary ophthalmology. |
 Lindsay Donnelly, DVM, MS, DACVIMAssistant Professor, Medical Oncology A graduate of the University of Missouri (BS, DVM), Lindsay Donnelly completed an internship in radiation oncology at the University of Pennsylvania and a residency in medical oncology and master’s degree at MU. She joined the MU faculty in 2018. Research interests include the gut microbiome in cancer treatment and radiopharmaceuticals in companion animals. |
 Carrie Duran, DVM, PharmDAdjunct Assistant Professor, Community Practice A graduate of the University of Idaho (BS), Colorado State University (DVM) and University of New Mexico (PharmD), Carrie L. Duran joined the MU faculty in 2009. Clinical interests: all aspects of general medicine, especially dentistry and pharmacology. |
 Elizabeth P. Easley, DVMClinical Instructor, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care A graduate of the University of Missouri (DVM), Elizabeth Easley completed an internship at Mesa Veterinary Hospital in Arizona. She joined the MU faculty in 2015. Clinical interests: fluid therapy; critical care nutrition; pain management. |
 Brian K. Flesner, DVM, MS, DACVIM-OncologyAssistant Professor, Oncology A graduate of the University of Illinois (DVM) and the University of Missouri (MS), Brian K. Flesner completed an internship at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital in San Diego and his residency at MU. He joined the MU faculty in 2016. Research interests: epigenetics; lymphoma; cancer immunology. Clinical interests: novel treatment approaches to cancer, specifically lymphoma. |
 Derek Fox, DVM, PhD, DACVSProfessor, Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery A graduate of Indiana University (BS), Michigan State University (DVM) and the University of Missouri (PhD), Derek B. Fox completed specialty training at MU. He joined the MU faculty in 2003. Research interests: limb alignment and injuries in sporting, performance and service dogs. |
 Elizabeth Giuliano, DVM, MS, DACVOProfessor, Ophthalmology A graduate of Cornell University (BS), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (DVM) and the University of Missouri (MS), Elizabeth Giuliano completed her ophthalmology specialty training at the University of Missouri in 2002 and joined the MU faculty that year. Research interests: corneal fibrosis and equine periocular tumors. Clinical interests: all surgical and medical aspects of veterinary ophthalmology. |
 Megan Grobman, DVM, MS, DACVIMPost-Doctoral Fellow, Small Animal Internal Medicine A graduate of the University of Washington (BS) and Washington State University (DVM), Megan completed specialty training and a masters degree at the University of Missouri. She joined the MU faculty in 2016. Research interests: respiratory medicine, immunology, dysphagia/swallowing disorders and respiratory bio-metrics. Clinical Interests: all aspects of small animal internal medicine. |
 Carolyn Henry, DVM, MS, DACVIM-OncologyProfessor, Oncology, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University (BS) and Auburn University (DVM, MS), Carolyn Henry completed specialty training at Auburn University. She joined the MU faculty in 1997. Research interests: comparative oncology; animal models of human disease. Clinical interests: small animal oncology; clinical trials. |
 David Hutcheson, DVM, DACVS-Small AnimalAssistant Teaching Professor, Small Animal Surgery |
 Laura Elyse Hutcheson, DVMClinical Instructor, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care |
 Alisa Hutchison, DVMClinical Instructor, Community Practice and Shelter Medicine A graduate of Drury University (BS) and the University of Missouri (DVM), Alisa Hutchison joined the MU faculty in 2013. Clinical interests: client communication; zoonotic diseases; elective surgical instruction; wellness and preventive care. |
 Philip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM-Large Animal Internal Medicine, DECEIMProfessor, Equine – Internal Medicine A graduate of The University of Bristol (BVSc[Hons], MRCVS/veterinary degrees) and the University of Illinois (MS), Philip Johnson completed specialty training at the University of Illinois. He joined the MU faculty in 1991. Research interests: equine endocrinology; gastroenterology; laminitis. Clinical interests: equine endocrinology; gastroenterology; neonatology. |
 Wendy Karnia, DVMAdjunct Instructor, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care |
 Kevin Keegan, DVM, MS, DACVSProfessor, Equine – Surgery A graduate of the University of Missouri (BS, DVM) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (MS), Kevin G. Keegan completed residency training at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined the MU faculty in 1990. Research interests: development of objective methods of lameness evaluation in horses; methods of wireless transmission of biological signals for health monitoring. Clinical interest: equine lameness. |
 Jackie Kleypas, DVMClinical Instructor, Small Animal Community Practice Medicine |
 Joanne Kramer, DVM, DACVSAssociate Teaching Professor, Equine – Surgery A graduate of the University of Minnesota (DVM) and the University of St. Catherine (BA), Joanne Kramer completed specialty training at the University of Missouri. She joined the MU faculty in 1997. Research interests: veterinary education; lameness; podiatry. Clinical interests: equine surgery; podiatry; student education. |
 Alison LaCarrubba, DVM, DABVP-EquineAssociate Teaching Professor, Equine – Ambulatory Medicine A graduate of Cornell University (BS) and the University of Missouri (DVM), Alison LaCarrubba completed specialty training at MU. She joined the MU faculty in 2003. LaCarrubba works both with the equine ambulatory and internal medicine services. Clinical interest: equine dentistry, both routine and referral. |
 Jimmy Lattimer, DVM, MS, DACVR-Radiation Oncology and RadiologyAssociate Professor, Radiology |
 Stacey Leach, DVM, DACVIM-CardiologyAssistant Teaching Professor, Cardiology A graduate of Texas A&M University (BS, DVM), Stacey Leach completed specialty training at the University of Missouri. He joined the MU faculty in 2012. Research interest: canine cardiomyopathies. Clinical interests: all aspects of cardiology. |
 Michelle LeRoy, DVM, DACVDAdjunct Assistant Professor, Community Practice Medicine |
 Jill Luther, DVM, MS, DACVS-Small AnimalAssistant Teaching Professor, Small Animal Surgery A graduate of Southwest Missouri State University (BS) and the University of Missouri (DVM, MS), Jill Luther completed specialty training at the Animal Medical Center and MU. She joined the MU faculty in 2014. Research interest: advancement of minimally invasive and interventional procedures. Clinical interests: all aspects of soft tissue surgery. |
 Charles Maitz, DVM, PhD, DACVR-Radiation OncologyAssistant Professor, Radiation Oncology A graduate of the University of Missouri (BS, DVM, PhD), Charlie Maitz completed an internship at Bay Area Veterinary Specialists and residency at MU. Research interests: radiation biology; increasing tumor control with radiation while minimizing associated side effects. Clinical interests: treatment of head and neck cancer; integration of novel technologies into radiation oncology, including 3D printing. |
 F.A. (Tony) Mann, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVECCProfessor, Small Animal Surgery, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care A graduate of Morehead State University (AAS), The Ohio State University (DVM) and Texas A&M University (MS), Fred Anthony (“Tony”) Mann completed an internship at the University of Missouri and surgical residency at Texas A&M University. Research interests: clinical investigations in small animal soft tissue surgery and critical care. Clinical interests: trauma management; critical care surgery; oncological surgery. |
 Lynn Martin, DVM, MPHEquine Internal Medicine Post-Doctoral Fellow |
 Jodi Matheson, DVM, DACVR-RadiologyAssociate Teaching Professor, Radiology A graduate of the University of Wisconsin‒Stevens Point (BS), and the University of Missouri (DVM), Jodi S. Matheson completed a clinical internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Kansas State University and a diagnostic imaging residency at the University of Wisconsin‒Madison. She joined the MU faculty in 2016. |
 Daniela Mauler, DVM, DECVN, CCRPAssistant Teaching Professor, Neurology/Neurosurgery A graduate of Justus-Liebig-University Giessen in Germany (DVM), Daniela A. Mauler completed specialty training at the Vetmed University Vienna in Austria and Ghent University in Belgium. She joined the MU faculty in 2013. Research interest: spinal arachnoid diverticula in dogs. |
 Richard Meadows, DVM, DABVP-Canine and FelineCurators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor, Small Animal Community Practice A graduate of Texas A&M University (DVM), Richard Meadows completed specialty training at the University of Wisconsin. He worked in several private practices before joining the MU faculty in 1991. Clinical interests: dentistry; dermatology; vaccinology. |
 Pedro Melendez, DVM, PhD, MSAssociate Professor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery A graduate of the University of Chile (DVM) and the University of Florida (MS, PhD), Pedro Melendez completed specialty training at the University of Florida. He joined the MU faculty in 2015. Research interests: management of transition dairy cows; interaction between nutrition and fertility; dairy production medicine. |
 John Middleton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-Large Animal Internal MedicineProfessor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery A graduate of Washington State University (BS, DVM, PhD), where he completed specialty training, John Middleton joined the MU faculty in 2001. Research interests: bovine and caprine mastitis; molecular epidemiology of bacterial pathogens. Clinical interests: internal medicine; general food animal medicine and surgery. |
 Cecil Moore, DVM, MS, DACVO-OphthalmologyProfessor Emeritus, Ophthalmology A graduate of Truman State University (BS), the University of Missouri (DVM) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (MS), Cecil Moore completed specialty training at MU. He joined the MU faculty in 1980, worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1982 to 1986, and returned to MU in 1986. Research interests: ocular surface microbiology and pathophysiology of pre-ocular tear film of domestic animals. |
 Dusty Nagy, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM-Large Animal Internal MedicineAssociate Teaching Professor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery A graduate of Cornell University (DVM) and the University of Missouri (MS, PhD), Dusty Nagy completed an internship and residency at MU. She joined the MU faculty in 2005. Clinical interests: medicine and surgery of cattle, small ruminants and camelids. |
 Dennis O’Brien, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM-NeurologyProfessor, Neurology A graduate of the University of Illinois (DVM, PhD), Dennis O’Brien completed specialty training at the University of Illinois. He joined the MU faculty in 1985. Research interests: hereditary and degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Clinical interests: epilepsy; movement disorders; other aspects of medical neurology. |
Katie O’Brien , DVMClinical Instructor, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care |
 Rachel Oman, DVM, MS, DACVIM-Large AnimalAssistant Teaching Professor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery A graduate of Colorado State University (DVM) and Oklahoma State University (MS), Rachel Oman completed an internship and residency at Oklahoma State University. She joined the faculty at MU in 2016. Clinical interests include metabolic diseases of small ruminants, neonatal care, and bovine lameness. |
 Shannon Reed, DVM, MS, DACVS – Large AnimalAssociate Teaching Professor, Equine – Surgery A graduate of the University of Nevada (BS), University of Missouri (DVM) and Oregon State University (MS), Shannon Kelly Reed completed specialty training at MU and Oregon State. She joined the MU faculty in 2008. Research interests: colic and lameness. Clinical interests: all aspects of surgery and lameness, especially sport horse issues and colic. |
 Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-Small Animal Internal MedicineProfessor, Small Animal Internal Medicine A graduate of the University of California, Davis (DVM, PhD), Carol Reinero completed specialty training at Texas A&M University and UC Davis. She joined the MU faculty in 2004. Research interests: comparative and translational research in pulmonology and immunology; investigation of the respiratory microbiome. Clinical interests: respiratory and immune-mediated diseases. |
 Martha Scharf, DVM, DABVPAssistant Teaching Professor, Equine – Ambulatory Medicine A graduate of the University of Missouri (DVM), where she also completed specialty training, Martha Scharf joined the MU faculty in 2009. Clinical interests: equine ambulatory and emergency medicine. |
 Loren G. Schultz, DVM, MS, DACVPMAssociate Teaching Professor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery |
 David Senter, DVM, DACVDAdjunct Assistant Professor, Dermatology A graduate of Baylor University (BS) and Iowa State University (DVM), David Senter completed an internship at Newark Animal Hospital and a dermatology residency at Cornell University. He joined the MU faculty in 2003. Clinical interests: allergies in dogs, cats and horses; ear disease; immune-mediated disorders. |
 Brian Shoemake, DVM, MS, DACVIMAssistant Teaching Professor, Food Animal Medicine Brian Shoemake earned his DVM from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. He spent three years in private practice before undertaking a production medicine residency at the University of Missouri. Shoemake joined the faculty at MU in 2017. His clinical interests are bovine herd health, production, and preventive medicine and bovine respiratory disease. |
 Owen Skinner, BVSc, DECVS, DACVS-SA, MRCVSACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor Small Animal Surgery |
 James Tomlinson, DVM, MVSc, DACVSProfessor Emeritus, Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery |
 Bryan Torres, DVM, PhD, DACVS – Small Animal, DACVSMRAssistant Professor, Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery A graduate of the University of Georgia (DVM, PhD), Bryan T. Torres also completed specialty and postdoctoral training there. He joined the MU faculty in 2015. Research interests: gait analysis; canine osteoarthritis; pain management. Clinical interests: orthopedic surgery; musculoskeletal injuries to sporting, working and service dogs. |
 Leon Tu, DVMClinical Instructor, Community Practice and Shelter Medicine |
 Eva Ulery, DVMClinical Instructor, Community Practice and Shelter Medicine A graduate of Cornell University (BS) and Iowa State University (DVM), Eva Ulery completed an internship at Veterinary Specialists of Connecticut. She joined the MU faculty in 2014. Research and clinical interests: dental disease; shelter medicine; general practice. |
 Dawna Voelkl, DVM, DACTAssistant Teaching Professor, Theriogenology |
 Dietrich Volkmann, BVSc, MMedVet, DACTTeaching Professor, Theriogenology |
 David Wilson, DVM, MS, DACVSProfessor, Equine – Surgery A graduate of Illinois State University (BS) and the University of Illinois (BS, DVM, MS), David A. Wilson completed specialty training at Illinois Equine Center and the University of Illinois. He joined the MU faculty in 1988. Research interests: wound healing; biomechanics of fracture fixation; equine gait analysis. Clinical interests: orthopedic surgery; upper respiratory surgery; abdominal surgery. |
 Aida Vientós-Plotts, DVMSmall Animal Internal Medicine Post-Doctoral Fellow |
 Lauren Young, DVM, DACVNAssistant Teaching Professor A graduate of Mississippi State University (DVM), Lauren Young practiced small animal medicine and surgery before completing a small animal nutrition residency at the University of Missouri. She joined the faculty at MU in 2018. Research interests include vitamin D supplementation in dogs. Clinical interests include nutritional management of patients. |
