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Administration

David R. Hodgson Department Head hodgson@vt.edu
Ruth Meade Administrative Assistant rmeade@vt.edu
Heather Parrish Administrative Assistant parrish1@vt.edu
Linda Price Office Assistant liprice1@vt.edu

Avian Medicine

F. William Pierson MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACPV, Avian Medicine, VTH Interim Director pierson@vt.edu

Bovine Medicine

John F. Currin DVM, Diplomate ABVP, Production Management Medicine,
Ruminant Health Extension, Bovine Specialist		 jcurrin@vt.edu
W. Dee Whittier DVM, MS, Production Management Medicine/Bovine Specialist,
Veterinary Extension 		dwit@vt.edu

Epidemiology

François Elvinger Dr. Med. Vet., PhD, Diplomate, ACVPM & ECVPH elvinger@vt.edu
Kevin D. Pelzer DVM, MPVM, Diplomate, ACVPM, Production Management Medicine,
Epidemiology, Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine		 kpelzer@vt.edu

Equine Field Service

John J. Dascanio VMD, Diplomate, ABVP, Diplomate, ACT,
Production Management Medicine, Theriogenology,
Equine Field Service		 jjd@vt.edu
Stephanie Lewis BVSc, Equine Field Service abyav2@vt.edu
R. Scott Pleasant DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVS, Equine Field Service, Equine Extension rpleasan@vt.edu
Sharon G. Witonsky DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM, Production Management Medicine,
Equine Field Services		 switonsk@vt.edu

Extension

John F. Currin DVM, Diplomate ABVP, Production Management Medicine,
Ruminant Health Extension, Bovine Specialist		 jcurrin@vt.edu
R. Scott Pleasant DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVS, Equine Field Service, Equine Extension rpleasan@vt.edu
W. Dee Whittier DVM, MS, Production Management Medicine/Bovine Specialist,
Veterinary Extension 		dwit@vt.edu

Food Animal Theriogenology

Ramanathan Kasimanickam BVSc, DVSc, Diplomate ACT, Food Animal Theriogenology drram@vt.edu

Large Animal Medicine

Virginia Buechner-Maxwell DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine bmax@vt.edu
Undine Christmann DVM, MS, Large Animal Medicine chrisun@vt.edu
Mark V. Crisman DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine farmuse@vt.edu
David R. Hodgson BVSc, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine hodgson@vt.edu
Laura Lee BVSc, Large Animal Medicine yosielee@vt.edu
Flavia Monteiro Lepene DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine monteiro@vt.edu
Beverly J. Purswell DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ACT, Large Animal Medicine,
Theriogenology		 purswell@vt.edu
W. Kent Scarratt DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine kscrat@vt.edu
Rachel Tan BVSc, Large Animal Medicine tanr@vt.edu
Jamie G. Wearn BVSc, Large Animal Medicine jwearn@vt.edu

Large Animal Surgery

Fernando A. Castro MV, Diplomate ACVS, Large Animal Surgery facastro@vt.edu
Mike Cissell DVM, Large Animal Surgery Resident jcissell@vt.edu
Linda A. Dahlgren DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVS, Large Animal Surgery lad11@vt.edu
Erik Noschka DVM, Large Animal Surgery enoschka@vt.edu
Dale Rigg DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Large Animal Surgery riggdl@vt.edu

Nutrition

Iveta Becvarova MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVN, Veterinary Nutrition ivetak@vt.edu
Steven Craig MS, PhD, Fish Nutrition scraig@vt.edu
William S. Swecker, Jr. DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVN, Production Management Medicine,
Clinical Nutrition		 cvmwss@vt.edu
Craig D. Thatcher DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ACVN, Clinical Nutrition cthatche@vt.edu

Production Management Medicine

Ondrej Becvar MS, DVM, Food Animal Ambulatory & Production Management Medicine ondrejb@vt.edu
John F. Currin DVM, Diplomate ABVP, Production Management Medicine,
Ruminant Health Extension, Bovine Specialist		 jcurrin@vt.edu
John J. Dascanio VMD, Diplomate, ABVP, Diplomate, ACT,
Production Management Medicine, Theriogenology,
Equine Field Service		 jjd@vt.edu
Wallace Palmer DVM, Diplomate ABVP, Production Management Medicine,
Food Animal/Equine Specialist		 wlpalmer@vt.edu
Kevin D. Pelzer DVM, MPVM, Diplomate, ACVPM, Production Management Medicine,
Epidemiology, Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine		 kpelzer@vt.edu
William S. Swecker, Jr. DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVN, Production Management Medicine,
Clinical Nutrition		 cvmwss@vt.edu
W. Dee Whittier DVM, MS, Production Management Medicine/Bovine Specialist,
Veterinary Extension 		dwit@vt.edu
Sharon G. Witonsky DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM, Production Management Medicine,
Equine Field Services		 switonsk@vt.edu

Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine

Kevin D. Pelzer DVM, MPVM, Diplomate, ACVPM, Production Management Medicine,
Epidemiology, Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine		 kpelzer@vt.edu

Theriogenology

John J. Dascanio VMD, Diplomate, ABVP, Diplomate, ACT,
Production Management Medicine, Theriogenology,
Equine Field Service		 jjd@vt.edu
Ramanathan Kasimanickam BVSc, DVSc, Diplomate ACT, Food Animal Theriogenology drram@vt.edu
Beverly J. Purswell DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ACT, Large Animal Medicine,
Theriogenology		 purswell@vt.edu