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Sebastián Umaña Sedó, DVM, MSc, DVSc

Assistant Professor
  • Production Management Medicine
Headshot of Sebastián Umaña Sédo.
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

DVSc, Population Medicine, 2023
Ontario Veterinary College
Ontario, Canada

MS, Veterinary Sciences, 2020
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

DVM, 2015
National University of La Plata
Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Investigating technologies for better calf health and welfare
  • Exploring the effect of dairy calf rearing strategies on the reproductive and health performance of dairy heifers
  • Identifying strategies to prevent lameness in cattle
  • Exploring the use of qualitative approaches to understand farmers' challenges in calf rearing and lameness management

2024–present
Assistant Professor in Production Management Medicine

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

2021–2023
Ruminant Field Service Resident

Ontario Veterinary College
Ontario, Canada

2018
Ohio State University-The Ohio Program Intern

Aurora Organic Dairy
Boulder, Colorado

2015-2017
Diplomate in Bovine Reproduction

Institute of Animal Reproduction Córdoba
National University of Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina

2015-2017
Full Time Veterinarian

Fiorito Agribusiness
Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • American Association of Bovine Practitioners
  • American Association of Dairy Science