Roster: Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Please note that Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences 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 our Veterinary Teaching Hospital website or call 540-231-4621.
Administration

Natalia Henao-Guerrero
DVM, MS, DACVAA
Department Head
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
nguerrer@vt.edu

Mimi Harris
Administrative Assistant to the Department Head
mimih@vt.edu

Linda Price
Administrative Assistant
liprice1@vt.edu

Courtney Snead
Research Coordinator
csnead@vt.edu

Mindy Quigley
Clinical Research Coordinator
mindyq@vt.edu
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Bio ItemIlektra Athanasiadi, DVM, Dr Med Vet, MS, DACVR–Radiation Oncology , bio
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
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Bio ItemOrsolya Balogh, DVM, PhD, DACT , bio
Associate Professor, Theriogenology; JoAnne S. O'Brien Professor of Theriogenology
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Bio ItemSandra B. Barker, PhD , bio
Adjunct Professor, Grief Counseling and Human-Animal Bond
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Bio ItemFlorence Bliss, LVT, CCRP , bio
Assistant Professor of Practice, Chief of Small Animal Physical Rehabilitation
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Bio ItemMichele Borgarelli, DVM, PhD, DECVIM–Companion Animals (Cardiology) , bio
Professor, Cardiology; Director, Comparative Cardiovascular Laboratory
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Bio ItemChristie Bowden, DVM , bio
Clinical Instructor, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
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Bio ItemCamille Brassard, DVM , bio
Resident, Small Animal Internal Medicine
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Bio ItemMeghan Byrnes, DVM, PhD , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Shelter Medicine and Surgery
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Bio ItemGabriela Carneiro de Sousa, DVM , bio
Resident/MS Student, Theriogenology
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Bio ItemRachael E. Carpenter, DVM , bio
Clinical Instructor, Anesthesiology
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Bio ItemJulie T. Cecere, DVM, MS, DACT , bio
Clinical Associate Professor, Theriogenology
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Bio ItemLi-Jen Chang, BVM, MVM, CVA, PhD , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Management
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Bio ItemLezith Desiree Chavez, DVM , bio
Resident, Cardiology; Comparative Cardiovascular Laboratory member
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Bio ItemBrittany Ciepluch, DVM, MS, DACVS–Small Animal , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
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Bio ItemMichael Ciepluch, DVM , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology
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Bio ItemBobbi Conner, DVM, DACVECC , bio
Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
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Bio ItemGregory B. Daniel, DVM, MS, DACVR , bio
Professor, Radiology
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Bio ItemNick Dervisis, DVM, PhD, DACVIM–Oncology , bio
Associate Professor, Medical Oncology
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Bio ItemMichael Edwards, DVM, PhD , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology
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Bio ItemVirginia Edwards, DVM , bio
Collegiate Assistant Professor; Service Chief, Animal Care for Education
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Bio ItemAna Cristina Bortolaz de Figueiredo, DVM , bio
Clinical Instructor, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
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Bio ItemRaeann Foster, DVM , bio
Clinical Instructor, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Blood Bank Director
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Bio ItemAlessandra Franchini, DVM , bio
Resident, Cardiology; Comparative Cardiovascular Laboratory member
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Bio ItemMark D. Freeman, DVM, DABVP–Canine/Feline Practice, CVA , bio
Clinical Associate Professor, Community Practice
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Bio ItemJustin Ganjei, DVM, DACVS–Small Animal , bio
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery
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Bio ItemJosefa Garcia, DVM, PhDc , bio
Specialty Intern, Radiology
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Bio ItemAlayna Hay, PhD , bio
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Veterinary Oncology Laboratory
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Bio ItemNatalia Henao-Guerrero, DVM, MS, DACVAA , bio
Department Head, Small Animal Clinical Sciences; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology; Service Chief, Anesthesiology
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Bio ItemIan P. Herring, DVM, MS, DACVO , bio
Assistant Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital; Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
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Bio ItemAndy Hsueh, DVM , bio
Resident, Medical Oncology
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Bio ItemLeanne Jankelunas, DVM , bio
Resident, Neurology/Neurosurgery
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Bio ItemJeryl Jones, DVM, PhD, DACVR , bio
Affiliated Research Professor
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Bio ItemVikram Kahlon, DVM , bio
Resident, Small Animal Internal Medicine
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Bio ItemAudrey Keebaugh, DVM, MS, DACVIM , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine
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Bio ItemShawna Klahn, DVM, DACVIM–Oncology , bio
Associate Professor, Medical Oncology
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Bio ItemAdrianna Krippaehne, DVM , bio
Resident, Radiology
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Bio ItemSunshine M. Lahmers, DVM, PhD, DACVIM–Cardiology , bio
Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiology
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Bio ItemOtto I. Lanz, DVM, DACVS , bio
Professor, Small Animal Surgery
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Bio ItemEmily Lawrence, DVM , bio
Collegiate Assistant Professor, Animal Care for Education
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Bio ItemMargie Lee, DVM, MS, PhD , bio
Interim Director, Animal Cancer Care and Research Center; Department Head, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology; Professor
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Bio ItemPei-Han Lu, DVM, MVSc , bio
Specialty Intern, Surgical Oncology
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Bio ItemKelly Mallette, DVM , bio
Resident, Community Practice
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Bio ItemJenny Marin, DVM, DABVP-Canine/Feline Practice , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Practice
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Bio ItemMatthew McCormick, DVM , bio
Adjunct Professor, Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery
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Bio ItemGiulio Menciotti, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology) , bio
Assistant Professor, Cardiology
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Bio ItemMichael T. Nappier, DVM, DABVP–Canine/Feline Practice , bio
Clinical Associate Professor, Community Practice
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Bio ItemMarlie Nightengale, DVM , bio
Resident
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Bio ItemVaidehi Paranjape, BVSc, MVSc, MS, DACVAA , bio
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Management
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Bio ItemRell Parker, DVM, PhD, DACVIM–Neurology , bio
Assistant Professor, Neurology
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Bio ItemRebecca Persons, DVM , bio
Clinical Instructor, Community Practice
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Bio ItemErin Phoenix, DVM , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Practice
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Bio ItemMindy Quigley, MA , bio
Clinical Trials Coordinator
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Bio ItemRenata Ramos, DVM, MS, DACVO , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
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Bio ItemNatalia Rivera Viscal, DVM , bio
Specialty Intern, Ophthalmology
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Bio ItemJohn H. Rossmeisl, Jr., DVM, MS, DACVIM–Internal Medicine, Neurology , bio
Associate Department Head, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences; Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Bio ItemDaniel Rothschild, DVM , bio
Resident, Ophthalmology
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Bio ItemRichard Shinn, DVM, MS, DACVIM–Neurology , bio
Assistant Professor, Neurology
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Bio ItemAnnie Showers, DVM , bio
Resident, Cardiology
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Bio ItemMicha C. Simons, VMD, MVEd , bio
Associate Professor, Small Animal Surgery
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Bio ItemMary S. Songster-Alpin, DVM , bio
Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Practice
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Bio ItemNicole Sugai, DVM , bio
Resident/MS Student, Theriogenology
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Bio ItemAlejandra Téllez-Silva, DVM , bio
Resident, Medical Oncology
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Bio ItemBen Tham, DVM, DACVD , bio
Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Dermatology
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Bio ItemSierrah Travis, DVM , bio
Resident, Small Animal Internal Medicine
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Bio ItemJoanne Tuohy, DVM, PhD, DACVS–Small Animal , bio
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
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Bio ItemChristina Vezza, DVM , bio
Resident, Neurology
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Bio ItemAshley Wilkinson, DVM, MS, DACVIM , bio
Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine
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Bio ItemZachary Yaufman, DVM , bio
Resident, Medical Oncology
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Bio ItemJoanne Yi, DVM , bio
Specialty Intern, Surgical Oncology
Rotating Interns, Small Animal Clinical Sciences





