Dr. Adam Stern, left, explains to veterinary students how to excavate a clandestine animal grave in a forest. (Photo courtesy of Adam Stern, D.V.M.) Many of the animals examined by Adam Stern, D.V.M., a professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in the department of comparative diagnostic and population…
Ticks transmit Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis. Mosquitoes play a key role in the spread of heartworm disease. Heartworm disease and the tick-borne illnesses Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are predicted to expand across the United States in 2024, according to the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s annual report. “What was true…
Dr. Rob Ossiboff presents a lecture during the Wildlife Pathology Short Course in Indonesia. (Photo by Michelle Dennis) Dr. Rob Ossiboff, a clinical associate professor and veterinary pathology specialist, recently returned from two weeks abroad in Sydney, Australia and Malang, Indonesia, where he participated in two back-to-back wildlife pathology short…
The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in a bottlenose dolphin recovered by University of Florida marine animal rescuers in 2022 was the first time the virus has been identified in a cetacean in America. (Photo courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) The case of a…
The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank is a branch of Feeding Northeast Florida. The college has held a donation drive for this organization over the holiday season for 12 years and, time and time again, our CVM family steps up and supports it. The first Bread of the Mighty…
We congratulate Dr. Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann for her well-deserved recognition from the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP). She received the 2023 Mid-Career Excellence Award at the annual ACVP meeting. Congratulations! We are so proud of you!…
On November 1, the UF Vet Med Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine held the first Lisa Conti One Health Research Showcase. Faculty who have received financial support from the Lisa Conti One Health Fund presented their preliminary research findings to Dr. Conti’s family, friends, and donors. It…
Congratulations to Dr. Jim Wellehan for receiving the Reptile and Amphibian Veterinary Excellence Award from the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians at the 2023 ExoticsCon conference. We are super proud of him for this well-deserved recognition of his work. Read more about this award here.
The United States is ranked 31st in the world for the toughest animal cruelty laws, yet 10 million animals die from abuse every year in this country. Now, a group of UF veterinary students is learning how to recognize and document animal abuse through a first-of-its-kind program, designed by Stern.
Dr. Felipe Pierezan Dr. Felipe Pierezan received the “Distinguished Pathologist of 2022” award from the Brazilian Association of Veterinary Pathology. This award was given to him at the latest ENAPAVE meeting, held in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. Congratulations for this impressive accomplishment!…
