Administration

Name Title Contact
Ira Blader
PhD
Department Head
Professor
iblader@vt.edu
Kurt Zimmerman
DVM, PhD, DACVP
Associate Head for Faculty Affairs
Professor
kzimmerm@vt.edu
Thomas E. Cecere
DVM, PhD, DACVP
Assistant Head for DVM Curriculum Coordination
Associate Professor
tcecere@vt.edu
Irving Coy Allen
PhD, MBA, MS
Assistant Head for Research Support
Professor
icallen@vt.edu
Xin M. Luo
PhD
Assistant Head for Grad Studies and Student Professional Development
Professor
xinluo@vt.edu
Amanda Atkins Administrative Assistant amanda1@vt.edu
Paula Stith Administrative Assistant pstith@vt.edu

Adjunct faculty

Name Title Contact
Ramu Anandakrishnan
PhD
Assistant Professor for Biomedical Sciences
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact form
Javiera del Pilar Bahamonde-Azcuy
DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Instituto de Farmacología y Morfofisiología,
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile
javiera.bahamonde@uach.cl
Carolynn Bissett
DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Program Manager, Virginia Department of Agriculture
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
carolynn.bissett@vdacs.virginia.gov
Katie M. Boes
DVM, MS, DACVP
Veterinary Clinical Pathologist
Antech Diagnostics
Katie.Boes@antechmail.com
Charles Broaddus
DVM, PhD, DACT
State Veterinarian and Director
Division of Animal and Food Industry Services
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
cbroaddus@gmail.com
Blaise Costa
PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
bcosta@vt.edu
Sheryl Coutermarsh-Ott
DVM, PhD, DACVP
Veterinary Pathologist
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
slc2003@vt.edu
Jamie Horstmann Blinn
DVM
Harrisonburg Veterinary Diagnostician
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
jamie.blinn@vdacs.virginia.gov
Teresa "Rene" Johnson
MS, PhD
Discipline Chair for Microbiology and Immunology
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
teresa63@vt.edu
James Mahaney
PhD
Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs and Research
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact form
Shannon Murray
MS, PhD
Assistant Professor for Immunology
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact form
Chris Reilly
PhD
Department Chair for Biomedical Sciences
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact form
Kelly C. S. Roballo
DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor for Cell Biology & Physiology
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact form
Abby Sage
DVM
Staff Veterinarian
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
abby.sage@vdacs.virginia.gov
Robin Varghese
PhD
Assistant Professor for Biomedical Sciences
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact form
Jessica Walters
DVM, PhD
Poultry Diagnostician, Veterinarian III
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
jessica.walters@vdacs.virginia.gov
Jaime Weisman
DVM
Veterinary Diagnostician/Laboratory Director
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
jaime.weisman@vdacs.virginia.gov
Taylor Young
DVM
Lynchburg Veterinary Diagnostician and Laboratory Director
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
taylor.young@vdacs.virginia.gov