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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
Mark V. Crisman DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine farmuse@vt.edu
François Elvinger Dr. Med. Vet., PhD, Diplomate, ACVPM & ECVPH elvinger@vt.edu
David R. Hodgson BVSc, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine hodgson@vt.edu
Beverly J. Purswell DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ACT, Large Animal Medicine,
Theriogenology		 purswell@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

Associate Professors

John J. Dascanio VMD, Diplomate, ABVP, Diplomate, ACT,
Production Management Medicine, Theriogenology,
Equine Field Service		 jjd@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, Interim Hospital Director pierson@vt.edu
R. Scott Pleasant DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVS, Large Animal Surgery 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

Assistant Professors

Linda A. Dahlgren DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVS, Large Animal Surgery lad11@vt.edu

Clinical Assistant Professors

Iveta Becvarova DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVN, Veterinary Nutrition ivetak@vt.edu
Lauren G. Kleine DVM, Large Animal Surgery kleine@vt.edu
Dana Reeder DVM, Equine Field Service docdana@vt.edu
Julie McGhee Settlage DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Large Animal Surgery jmcghee@vt.edu

Clinical Instructors

Ondrej Becvar DVM, MS, Food Animal Ambulatory and
Production Management Medicine		 ondrejb@vt.edu
Mike Cissell DVM, Large Animal Surgery jcissell@vt.edu
Hollie Schramm DVM, Food Animal Ambulatory and
Production Management Medicine		 hschramm@vt.edu

Residents

Heidi Allen DVM, Clinical Nutrition
Hope Center		  
Celeste Blumerich DVM, Large Animal Medicine cblumerich@vt.edu
Leeah Chew DVM, Theriogenology lchew@vt.edu
Robin Fontenot DVM, Large Animal Surgery fontenot@vt.edu
Natasha Hovanessian BVSc, Large Animal Medicine natashahov@vt.edu
Jennifer Larson DVM, Equine Field Service jelarson@vt.edu
Catherine Lenox DVM, Clinical Nutrition clenox@vt.edu
Erik Noschka Med Vet, PhD, Large Animal Surgery enoschka@vt.edu
Megan Shepherd DVM, Clinical Nutrition meshephe@vt.edu
Jamie G. Wearn BVSc, Large Animal Medicine jwearn@vt.edu

Interns

Mary Swartz DVM, Equine Field Service mmswartz@vt.edu

PhD Graduate Students

Catherine Lenox DVM, Clinical Nutrition clenox@vt.edu
Benjamin Lepene BS, MILES-IGERT student blepene@vt.edu
Ashish Ranjan BVSc, Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery aranjan@vt.edu
Lori Settle BS, Molecular Virology lsettle@vt.edu
Megan Shepherd DVM, Clinical Nutrition meshephe@vt.edu
Naveen Surendran BVSc, Immunology/Infectious Disease naveenan@vt.edu

DVM/MS Parallel Graduate Students

Megan Lighty BS, Poultry Medicine mlighty@vt.edu

MS Graduate Students

Celeste Blumerich DVM, Large Animal Medicine cblumerich@vt.edu
Leeah Chew DVM, Theriogenology lchew@vt.edu
Robin Fontenot DVM, Large Animal Surgery fontenot@vt.edu
Jessica Gilbertie BS, Bovine Nutrition jmg1329@vt.edu
Natasha Hovanessian BVSc, Large Animal Medicine natashahov@vt.edu
Jennifer Larson DVM, Equine Field Service jelarson@vt.edu
Erik Noschka Med Vet, PhD, Large Animal Surgery enoschka@vt.edu
Jamie G. Wearn BVSc, Large Animal Medicine jwearn@vt.edu

Paul Mellon Distinguished Chair of Agriculture and
Professor of Veterinary Medicine

Raymond J. Geor BVMS, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM,
Professor of Animal and Poultry Sciences		 rgeor@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

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 Professors

M. J. Bowen B.V.Sc., QLd. M.R.C.V.S., Theriogenology
Stuart Porter DVM, Wildlife Medicine
Jonathan Sleeman VetMB, MRCVS, Wildlife Medicine
Scott J. Stahl DVM, Exotic Animal Medicine
Michelle Tilghman DVM, Complementary Medicine