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Kurt Zimmerman, DVM, PhD, DACVP–Clinical and Anatomic Pathology

Associate Head for Faculty Affairs
  • Professor
  • Pathology / Informatics
Kurt Zimmerman
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

PhD, 2003
Veterinary Medical Science/Medical Informatics
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Veterinary Clinical Pathology Residency, 2001
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 1984
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

  • Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists—anatomic pathology, 2008
  • Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists—clinical pathology, 2001

  • Medical expert systems
  • Medical knowledge representation
  • Knowledge discovery and machine learning algorithms
  • Medical decision making
  • Diagnostic pathology

2017–present
Professor of Pathology

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2010–2017
Associate Professor of Pathology

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2004–2010
Assistant Professor of Pathology

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2002–2004
Informatics Research Fellow

National Library of Medicine
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

1998–2002
General Teaching Assistant

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

1985–1987
Owner/Clinical Veterinarian, Mixed AAHA Practice

Willowrun Veterinary Hospital
Smithfield, NC

1984
Associate/Clinical Veterinarian, Equine Practice

Maple Crest Equine Clinic
Westfield, IN

  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • American College of Veterinary Pathology
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology
  • Veterinary Medical Licenses: IN, OH, KY, VA, WA, NC