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Get to know the talented researchers and professors behind the Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, & Population Medicine.

Department Chair

Subhashinie Kariyawasam BVSc, PhD, DACVM, DACPV, DACVPM, DABMM

Chair, Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine; Professor, Microbiology

(352) 294-8794

skariyawasam@ufl.edu

Anatomic Pathology

Residency Coordinators: Drs. Ian Hawkins and Valentina Stevenson
Service Chief: Dr. Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann

Michael J Dark DVM, PhD, DACVP

Director & Clinical Associate Professor

(352) 294-4138

darkmich@ufl.edu

Lisa L Farina DVM, DACVP

Clinical Professor – Anatomic Pathology

(352) 294-4114

farinal@ufl.edu

Cristy Rocio Gonzalez Barrientos DVM, DACVP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology

(352) 294-4137

cr.gonzalezbarri@ufl.edu

Ian K Hawkins DVM, DACVP

Clinical Associate Professor – Anatomic Pathology

(352) 294-8300

iankhawkins@ufl.edu

Jackie Marr DVM, DACVP

Clinical Assistant Professor

(352) 294-4161

j.marr@ufl.edu

Felipe Pierezan DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP

Clinical Associate Professor – Anatomic Pathology

(352) 392-2235

fpierezan@ufl.edu

Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP

Professor, Anatomic Pathology Service Chief

aline.hoffmann@ufl.edu

Valentina Stevenson DVM, PhD, DACVP

Assistant Professor – Anatomic Pathology

stevensovalentin@ufl.edu

Anesthesiology

Residency Coordinator: Dr. Lane Johnson
Service Chief: Dr. Marta Romano

Laura Adelina Bolaños Aguilar MVZ, EMCV(FS), DACVAA, DACZM

Clinical Assistant Professor- Anesthesiology and Zoological Medicine

bolanosaguilarl@ufl.edu

Ludovica Chiavaccini DVM, DES, MSc, DACVAA

Clinical Associate Professor – Anesthesiology

(352) 294-4280

lchiavaccini@ufl.edu

Chiara De Gennaro DVM, DECVAA, MRCVS

Clinical Assistant Professor – Anesthesiology

(352) 392-2235

cdegennaro@ufl.edu

Amanda L James

CLIN AST PROF

(631) 603-7914

amandajames@ufl.edu

Alanna (Lane) Johnson DVM, DACVAA

Clinical Assistant Professor – Anesthesiology

(352) 392-2235

johnson.a@ufl.edu

Diego A Portela MV, PhD, DACVAA

Associate Professor – Anesthesiology

(352) 392-2235

dportela@ufl.edu

Marta Romano DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVAA

Clinical Associate Professor – Anesthesiology

(352) 294-4371

marta.romano@ufl.edu

Sarah Shippy DVM, MPH, MS, DACVAA

Clinical Assistant Professor – Anesthesiology

sarah.shippy@ufl.edu

Enzo Vettorato DVM, PhD, DECVAA, FRCVS

Clinical Associate Professor – Anesthesiology

(352) 392-2235

evettorato@ufl.edu

Aquatic Animal Health

Michael T Walsh DVM, DECZM

Clinical Associate Professor- Aquatic Animal Health

(352) 294-4199

walshm@ufl.edu

Aquatic, Amphibian, & Reptile Pathology

Residency Coordinator: Dr. Robert Ossiboff

Robert J Ossiboff DVM, PhD, DACVP

Clinical Associate Professor – Aquatic Pathology/Anatomic Pathology

rossiboff@ufl.edu

Clinical Pathology

Residency Coordinator: Dr. Christopher Lanier

Cleverson De Souza DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP (Clinical)

Associate Professor – Clinical Pathology

(352) 294-4153

cdesouza@ufl.edu

Richard J Dulli DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical)

Clinical Assistant Professor – Clinical Pathology

rdulli@ufl.edu

Shir Gilor DVM, MSc, DACVP (Clinical)

Director of Clinical Pathology Laboratory and Service Chief, Clinical Pathology

(352) 294-4534

sgilor@ufl.edu

Christopher J Lanier DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical Pathology)

Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology

(352) 294-4249

cjlanier88@ufl.edu

Forensic Pathology

Jamie McManus JD

Adjunct Lecturer in Animal Law

(361) 726-7241

j.mcmanus@ufl.edu

Adam W Stern DVM, DACVP

Professor – Veterinary Forensic Pathology

(352) 294-4077

adamstern@ufl.edu

Integrative and Mobility Medicine

Service Chief and Residency Coordinator: Dr. Erin Miscioscia
Internship Coordinator: Dr. Jennifer Repac

Erin Miscioscia DVM, DACVSMR

Service Chief, Clinical Associate Professor – Integrative and Mobility Medicine

(352) 392-2235

emiscioscia@ufl.edu

Christina Montalbano VMD, DACVSMR

Clinical Assistant Professor – Integrative and Mobility Medicine

(352) 392-2235

c.montalbano@ufl.edu

Jennifer A Repac DVM, DACVSMR

Clinical Assistant Professor – Integrative and Mobility Medicine

jrepac@vetmed.ufl.edu

Justin W Shmalberg DVM, DACVSMR, DACVIM (Nutrition)

Clinical Professor – Integrative and Mobility Medicine

(352) 392-2235

shmalberg@ufl.edu

Parasitology

Michael V Bowie MS, PhD

Assistant Dean and Clinical Assistant Professor

(352) 294-8954

mbowie@ufl.edu

Alice C Y Lee DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology)

Clinical Assistant Professor of Parasitology

(352) 294-8664

alice.lee@vetmed.ufl.edu

Heather D S Walden MS, PhD

Associate Professor – Parasitology

(352) 294-4125

hdstockdale@ufl.edu

Virology, Microbiology, & Immunology

Andrew B Allison PhD

Assistant Professor – Veterinary Virology

(352) 294-4127

aallison1@ufl.edu

Lekshmi K Edison MS, PhD, PGDBi, MB (ASCP)

Assistant Scientist – Molecular Biology

(352) 294-4407

edison.le@ufl.edu

Subhashinie Kariyawasam BVSc, PhD, DACVM, DACPV, DACVPM, DABMM

Chair, Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine; Professor, Microbiology

(352) 294-8794

skariyawasam@ufl.edu

Jim Wellehan DVM, MS, PhD, DACZM, DACVM

Professor – Zoological Medicine/Microbiology

(352) 392-2235

wellehanj@ufl.edu

Janet K Yamamoto PhD

Professor – Immunology and Director of LCIV-CA

(352) 294-4145

yamamoto@ufl.edu

Zoological Medicine

Residency Coordinator: Dr. Amy Alexander
Service Chief: Dr. James Wellehan

Amy B Alexander DVM, DACZM

Clinical Associate Professor – Zoological Medicine

(352) 392-2235

alexandera@ufl.edu

Laura Adelina Bolaños Aguilar MVZ, EMCV(FS), DACVAA, DACZM

Clinical Assistant Professor- Anesthesiology and Zoological Medicine

bolanosaguilarl@ufl.edu

Steven B Tillis PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Wildlife Disease Clinical Molecular Diagnostics

reptillis@ufl.edu

Jim Wellehan DVM, MS, PhD, DACZM, DACVM

Professor – Zoological Medicine/Microbiology

(352) 392-2235

wellehanj@ufl.edu

Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (BADDL)

Lekshmi K Edison MS, PhD, PGDBi, MB (ASCP)

Assistant Scientist – Molecular Biology

(352) 294-4407

edison.le@ufl.edu

Abraham Joseph Pellissery DVM, MVSc, PhD, DACVM

Clinical Assistant Professor – Microbiology

(321) 697-1426

a.pellissery@ufl.edu

Sivakumar Periasamy DVM, PhD, DACVM

Clinical Associate Professor

(321) 697-1434

periasamys@ufl.edu

Justin M Stilwell DVM, PhD, DACVP (Anatomic)

Clinical Associate Professor

stilwellj@ufl.edu

Natalie K Stilwell DVM, MS, PhD, DABVP (Fish Practice)

Clinical Associate Professor – Aquatic Diseases

(321) 697-1433

steckler@ufl.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Claus D Buergelt

Professor Emeritus

Email: buergeltc@ufl.edu

William L Castleman

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Email: castlemanw@ufl.edu

Pamela E Ginn

Professor Emeritus

Email: ginnp@ufl.edu

Ellis C Greiner

Professor Emeritus

Email: greinere@ufl.edu

Darryl J Heard

Professor Emeritus

Email: heardd@ufl.edu

Maureen T Long

Professor (Emeritus); EPI Associate Director For Research Resources

Email: longm@ufl.edu

Luisito S Pablo

Professor Emeritus

Email: pablochi@ufl.edu

Huisheng Xie

Professor Emeritus

Email: xieh@ufl.edu

Joint Faculty

Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology

Roy Curtiss

Professor

(352) 294-4086

rcurtiss@ufl.edu

MD-INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Amy Y Vittor MD, PhD

Associate Professor

(352) 294-5481

amy.vittor@medicine.ufl.edu

Courtesy Faculty

Dr. Bridget Baker – Aquatic Animal Health
Dr. Marisa Bezjian – Zoological Medicine
Dr. Emily Brenner – Zoological Medicine
Dr. Jessica Emerson – Zoological Medicine
Dr. Michael Garner – Anatomic Pathology
Mr. Adam Leath – Forensics
Dr. Natalie D. Mylniczenko – Anesthesiology
Dr. Shannon Roff – Anatomic Pathology
Dr. Eileen Roy-Zokan – Forensics
Dr. Trevor Zachariah – Zoological Medicine