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Please note that DLACS Faculty members are unable to offer medical assistance or answer unsolicited questions about animal health and treatment via email. For information about scheduling a consultation, please visit the Harry T. Peters Large Animal Hospital web site.

Administration

David R. Hodgson Department Head hodgson@vt.edu
William S. Swecker, Jr. Associate Department Head cvmwss@vt.edu
Ruth Meade Administrative Assistant rmeade@vt.edu
Heather Parrish Administrative Assistant parrish1@vt.edu
Linda Price Office Assistant liprice1@vt.edu

Professors

Virginia Buechner-Maxwell DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine bmax@vt.edu
David R. Hodgson BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine hodgson@vt.edu
Kevin D. Pelzer DVM, MPVM, Diplomate ACVPM,
Production Management Medicine,
Epidemiology, Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine		 kpelzer@vt.edu
F. William Pierson MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACPV, Biosecurity and Infection Control, Avian Medicine, Hospital Director pierson@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

Clinical Professor

Earl M. Gaughan DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Large Animal Surgery egaughan@vt.edu

Associate Professors

Sherrie Clark DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACT, Theriogenology sherrie@vt.edu
Linda A. Dahlgren DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Large Animal Surgery lad11@vt.edu
R. Scott Pleasant DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Equine Field Service, Equine Extension, Director of Equine Podiatry Unit rpleasan@vt.edu
W. Kent Scarratt DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine kscrat@vt.edu
Sharon G. Witonsky DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM,
Production Management Medicine, Equine Field Service		 switonsk@vt.edu

Clinical Associate Professor

John F. Currin DVM, Diplomate ABVP,
Production Management Medicine,
Ruminant Health Extension, Bovine Specialist 		jcurrin@vt.edu

Research Associate Professor

Willard Eyestone MS, PhD, Reproductive Physiology, Biotechnology weyest@vt.edu

Clinical Assistant Professors

Julie Cecere DVM, MS, Theriogenology juliet@vt.edu
Mike Cissell DVM, MS, Large Animal Surgery jcissell@vt.edu
Dana Reeder Cook DVM, Equine Field Service docdana@vt.edu
Rebecca Ann Funk DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM, Equine Field Service rafunk@vt.edu
Sierra Guynn DVM, PhD, Production Management Medicine sguynn@vt.edu
Julie McGhee Settlage DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Large Animal Surgery jmcghee@vt.edu
Hollie Schramm DVM, Food Animal Ambulatory and
Production Management Medicine		 hschramm@vt.edu
Megan Shepherd DVM, PhD, Clinical Nutrition meshephe@vt.edu
Katherine E. Wilson DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine kewilson@vt.edu

Clinical Instructors

Robin L. Fontenot DVM, MS, Large Animal Surgery fontenot@vt.edu
William Gilsenan VMD, Diplomate ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine gilsenan@vt.edu

Residents

Heidi Allen DVM, Clinical Nutrition
Hope Center		  
Nimet Browne DVM, Large Animal Medicine nimetb@vt.edu
Bethany Gibson DVM, Theriogenology bgibson1@vt.edu
Sarah Holland DVM, Production Animal Medicine holland3@vt.edu
Caitlin O’Shea DVM, Large Animal Surgery caitlo2@vt.edu

Interns

Laura Hoholik DVM, Equine Field Service hoholikl@vt.edu
Annie Martin DVM, Equine Field Service martinka@vt.edu
Brenna Burkett DVM, Large Animal Clinical Sciences brennab@vt.edu

PhD Graduate Students

Maria Cristina Villafranca Locher DVM, Stem Cells/Regenerative Medicine villm07@vt.edu
Hassan Mahsoub MS, Animal Science hmahsoub@vt.edu
Lori Settle BS, Molecular Virology lsettle@vt.edu

DVM/PhD Parallel Graduate Students

Megan Lighty BS, Poultry Medicine mlighty@vt.edu
Jessica Walters BS, Poultry Medicine jnwal06@vt.edu
Kaylyn Williams BS, Stem Cells/Regenerative Medicine krwill89@vt.edu

MS Graduate Students

Nimet Browne DVM, Large Animal Medicine nimetb@vt.edu
Bethany Gibson DVM, Theriogenology bgibson1@vt.edu
Sarah Holland DVM, Production Animal Medicine holland3@vt.edu
Caitlin O’Shea DVM, Large Animal Surgery caitlo2@vt.edu

Emeritus Professors

John M. Bowen B.Vet. Med., F.R.C.V.S., Diplomate ACT jmbowen@vt.edu
G. Frederick Fregin VMD, Equine Cardiology
Walter B. Gross DVM, MS, Avian Medicine wbg@vt.edu
Beverly J. Purswell DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACT, Large Animal Medicine,
Theriogenology		 purswell@vt.edu

Emeritus Associate Professors

Calvert T. Larsen DVM, M.P.H., PhD, Avian Medicine, Avian Specialist clarsen@vt.edu
Kent C. Roberts DVM, Extension krdvm@vt.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Iveta Becvarova DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVN, Veterinary Nutrition
M. J. Bowen B.V.Sc., QLd. M.R.C.V.S., Theriogenology
Mark V. Crisman DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine
Stuart Porter DVM, Wildlife Medicine
Jonathan Sleeman VetMB, MRCVS, Wildlife Medicine
Scott J. Stahl DVM, Exotic Animal Medicine
Michelle Tilghman DVM, Complementary Medicine