Melissa Mercer, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM–LA

PhD, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

MS, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, 2018
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

DVM, 2014
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

BA, Biology, 2010
Willamette University
Salem, OR

• American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine—Large Animal

2018–2022
Resident, Clinical Pharmacology
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2015–2018
Resident, Large Animal Medicine
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2014–2015
Intern
Southwest Equine Hospital
Scottsdale, AZ

• American Association of Equine Practitioners

• Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of veterinary analgesics
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Population pharmacokinetic modeling
• Therapeutic individualization