KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Isabel Molina-Guzmán, PhD, MA
Isabel Molina-Guzmán, PhD, MA, currently serves as the associate dean of diversity and inclusion for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and faculty director of the Sloan University Center for Exemplary Mentoring for underrepresented graduate students in the STEM fields at UIUC. From 2016-2018 she served as the Graduate College’s associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion. Dr. Molina-Guzmán is a trained facilitator in diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops ranging from the role of cognitive schemas in employee evaluations, to holistic admission practices, and inclusive mentoring. In 2017, she received the Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award in teaching and mentoring given by the Vice Chancellor’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Molina-Guzmán serves as co-editor of the journal Feminist Media Studies, and is the author of more than two-dozen academic articles and two books, Latinas/Latinos on Television (2018) and Latina Bodies in the Media (2010). Her expertise on Latinas/Latinos, gender, race, ethnicity and communication has been featured at the 2016 White House Conference on Women and Girls of Color, The New York Times, and National Public Radio among other outlets.
Brad Kolar, MS, MA
Brad Kolar is an executive consultant, speaker, and author. Over the last 20 years, his vision has remained the same – to help leaders bring clarity, simplicity, and resolution to complex issues. He is dedicated to helping clients succeed. Challenging clients to rethink how they work, Brad brings a well-honed ability to clarify the problem constraining your success, and identify and change the assumptions that are holding you back.
His experience spans various industries including agriculture, healthcare, financial services, government, consumer products, and professional services. Brad holds a BA in Economics and an MA in Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition, Brad holds an MS in Computer Science from Northwestern University. Brad has broad and deep knowledge across several disciplines including business, psychology, process improvement, human capital, and technology. Prior to founding Avail Advisors, Brad served as the Director of Learning and Performance Strategy for Accenture and as the Chief Learning Officer for The University of Chicago Medical center.
SPEAKERS
Tamas Ambrisko
DVM, PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA
Assistant Professor
Tamas Ambrisko
DVM, PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Tamas Ambrisko is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois. He received a DVM from the Veterinary University in Budapest, Hungary and also received a PhD from the Yamaguchi University in Japan. He completed an anesthesia residency at the University of Pennsylvania and became board certified by the ACVAA and ECVAA by examinations. His research is focusing on mechanical ventilation and on monitoring the anesthetized patients.
Scott Austin
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Large Animal)
Clinical Associate Professor
Section Head, Equine Medicine, Surgery, and Theriogenology
Scott Austin
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Large Animal)
Clinical Associate Professor
Section Head, Equine Medicine, Surgery, and Theriogenology
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Austin is a graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University. He completed a residency in equine medicine at the University of Illinois and became board-certified in large animal internal medicine in 1992.
After completion of his residency, Dr. Austin has worked at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in the ambulatory section and has been employed in equine private practice.
Anne Barger
DVM, MS, DACVP
Clinical Professor
Anne Barger
DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Clinical Professor
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Barger is a Clinical Professor and has worked at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine since 2002. Her research interests include cytology, immunohistochemistry, and osteosarcoma as well as other bone tumors.
Sara Connolly
DVM, MS DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Dean for Student Success
Sara Connolly
DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Assistant Dean for Student Success
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Sara Connolly is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Clinical Pathology and has been a member of the University of Illinois faculty since 2015. Dr. Connolly did her DVM and residency training at Purdue University. Her areas of interest include bone marrow evaluation, method validation and characterization of clinical pathology changes with aging in the dog.
Lauren Forsythe
PHARMD, DICVP, FSVHP
Medication Dispensary Coordinator
Lauren Forsythe
PharmD, DICVP, FSVHP
Medication Dispensary Coordinator
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Forsythe graduated from the University of Findlay, College of Pharmacy in 2015. She then completed her veterinary pharmacy residency at Purdue’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital. After completing her residency, she spent 3 years as a veterinary clinical pharmacist at the University of California, Davis, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. She is now the Medication Dispensary Director at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Kari Foss
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Assistant Professor
Kari Foss
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Kari Foss is an assistant professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois’ College of Veterinary Medicine. After earning her DVM from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, she completed both a residency in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery and a Master’s program in Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University. Dr. Foss’s clinical interests include diagnostic imaging and the treatment of epilepsy and spinal cord injury. She also enjoys teaching veterinary students and finds it incredibly rewarding to see students’ progress in their knowledge and skillset over the course of their education.
Ryan Fries
DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Assistant Professor
Ryan Fries
DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Assistant Professor
Service Head, Cardiology
Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Ryan Fries is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine. He received his DVM from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 after completing his clinical rotations at Washington State University. Dr. Fries completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at The Ohio State University and a cardiology residency at Texas A&M University. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) in 2012. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Fries worked as a staff cardiologist in a private referral practice in Cincinnati, OH and then a Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Texas A&M University and an Associate Research Scientist for the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS). Dr. Fries’ research interests are focused on advanced cardiac imaging, interventional procedures, feline myocardial disease, and clinical trials.
Arnon Gal
DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVP (Anatomic)
Assistant Professor
Arnon Gal
DVM, PhD, MSc, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVP (Anatomic)
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Gal received his DVM degree from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel on 2001. After several years in private practice, Dr. Gal completed a rotating small animal internship in the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel on 2005. Dr. Gal started a small animal internal medicine (SAIM) and anatomical pathology residencies at the University of Illinois on 2006 and 2009, respectively. Following completion of his PhD in 2014 at the University of Illinois, Dr. Gal accepted a faculty position in SAIM at Massey University, New Zealand, in January 2015 and returned to the University of Illinois as a tenure-track SAIM faculty in December 2018.
Laura Garrett
DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
Clinical Professor
Laura Garrett
DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
Clinical Professor
Section Head, Specialty Medicine
Section Head, Oncology
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Laura Garrett is a Clinical Professor in oncology at the University of Illinois. She is a 1991 University of Illinois graduate. Topics of publications include lymphoma, mast cell tumors, mediastinal cysts, communication, and cytology; these mirror her main interests of clinical oncology and teaching communication skills in the veterinary curriculum.
Devin Hague
DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
Clinical Associate Professor
Section Head, SANDS Services
Service Head, Neurology
Devin Hague
DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
Clinical Associate Professor
Section Head, Surgery Anesthesiology, Neurology, Dentistry, and Shelter Services
Service Head, Neurology
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
After receiving her veterinary degree from Ohio State, Dr. Hague completed a rotating internship, specialty internship and
neurology residency in private practice prior to coming back to academia at the University of Illinois. Dr. Hague enjoys
working with students, pet owners and veterinarians in all facets of clinical neurology practice. She appreciates working in
a teaching hospital environment which affords the opportunity to consult with other services on a variety of species with
neurologic disease and challenging cases on a daily basis. Dr. Hague also enjoys being actively involved in organized
veterinary medicine.
Chien-Che Hung
DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Bacteriology & Mycology), DACVM (Virology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chien-Che Hung
DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Bacteriology & Mycology), DACVM (Virology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Hung is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) in bacteriology, mycology and virology. He received his bachelor of veterinary medicine degree and a master degree from National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. In 2006, he joined the Comparative Biomedical Science program at Cornell University for his Ph.D. and his research focused on bacterial pathogenesis, specifically in salmonellosis. After graduation, he continued to be a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell while concurrently obtaining the clinical microbiology training from the New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory located on Cornell campus. In 2017, Dr. Hung moved to Hong Kong and worked in a commercial laboratory as the Head of Microbiology. There, he provided the microbiology services for Hong Kong and Singapore veterinary communities, including the companion and exotic animal hospitals, zoo and racing horse club. In 2019, Dr. Hung joined the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) as an Assistant Professor and worked with Dr. Carol Maddox and the VDL microbiology team to provide the bacterial and fungal diseases diagnostic services.
Saki Kadotani
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Saki Kadotani
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Kadotani received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from NC State University in 2015 and completed a rotating internship at Ohio State University in 2016. She finished a cardiology residency at University of Illinois and attained diplomate status in 2019.
Jaya Kolisetty
MS
Associate Director
Jaya Kolisetty
MS
Associate Director
Women’s Resources Center
University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Jaya Kolisetty is the Associate Director of the Women’s Resources Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she oversees the development and implementation of prevention education for a campus of more than 50,000. As an experienced educator and anti-violence advocate, her previous experience also includes serving as the Associate Director at Rape Advocacy, Counseling, & Education Services (RACES), Chair of the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s (ICASA) Social Justice & Training Committee, and as a Practitioner Reviewer for the Center for Victims of Crime. She holds a master’s degree in Public Policy with a Concentration in Women’s Studies from The George Washington University, and currently is a master’s in business administration candidate and Dean’s Fellow for the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Through her policy efforts, curriculum development, training, and direct service provision, Jaya has dedicated her academic and professional career to addressing and preventing sexual and domestic violence with a focus on intersectionality and the needs of South Asian survivors.
Heather Kopsco
PhD, MS
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Heather Kopsco
MS, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dept. of Pathobiology
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Kopsco is a disease ecologist interested in infectious disease emergence and spillover from wildlife to humans (and vice versa) as a result of human-induced climate and landscape alterations. Her research focuses on socio-ecological approaches to disease outbreak prediction and transmission prevention using field, laboratory, and statistical modeling tools, with the aim of identifying integrative One Health solutions. She earned her M.S. at Montclair State University investigating the role that migratory birds play in the enzootic cycle of Lyme disease in New Jersey. Her doctoral work at the University of Rhode Island explored the utility of a photograph-based passive tick surveillance system to not only track encounters and geographic occurrences, but also as a means of disseminating tickborne disease prevention information to the public. She has broad field experience but most enjoys working on projects that involve bats, birds, and arthropod vectors.
She is now a postdoctoral research associate in the Smith Lab in the Department of Pathobiology where she is working to develop species distribution models of ticks across central and southern Illinois to identify areas of risk to humans and domestic animals.
Leah Kruckman
DVM
Veterinary Resident
Leah Kruckman
DVM
Veterinary Resident
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Katharyn Kryda
DVM, MPH
Katharyn Kryda
DVM, MPH
ASPPH Public Health Fellow
U.S. Department of Transportation
NHTSA Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Washington, DC
Dr. Katharyn Kryda is an ASPPH Public Health Fellow at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, DC. She was the first veterinarian to be selected for an Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health fellowship and is currently in her third year. Dr. Kryda is hosted by NHTSA’s Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) where she works closely with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, paramedics, firefighters, and public health practitioners on policy development and disaster preparedness and response. Since January 2020, she has been supporting COVID-19 efforts across the federal government.
Dr. Kryda earned her BA from New York University, DVM from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, and MPH from the University of Illinois – Chicago School of Public Health. She practiced clinical small animal medicine for seven years prior to transitioning to full-time public health work in 2018.
James F. Lowe
DVM, MS, DABVP (Food Animal)
Director, CVM I-Learning Center
Associate Professor
Section Head, FARMS
James F. Lowe
DVM, MS, DABVP (Food Animal)
Director, CVM I-Learning Center
Associate Professor
Section Head, FARMS
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Lowe is an associate professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine where he teaches veterinary students production medicine. He is the founder of Lowe Consulting, Ltd., which focuses on assisting livestock producers with strategic decision making and process improvement. He has served on the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Board of Directors, was the recipient of the 2007 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award, and presented the 2010 Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture.
Charles Luke
DVM
Veterinarian
Charles Luke
DVM
Veterinarian
Solomon Valley Veterinary Hospital
Beloit, Kan.
Dr. Charles Luke graduated from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1977. Two years later, he and his wife, Jeanette, who is a registered veterinary technician, established Solomon Valley Veterinary Hospital. Together they have four adult children. Over the years, they have grown their practice from a small ma/pa practice to a six-person veterinary practice. During his session, Dr. Luke will share his first-hand experience with having COVID-19 in their practice.
Alycen Lundberg
DVM, DACVIM (Medical Oncology)
Assistant Professor
Alycen Lundberg
DVM, DACVIM (Medical Oncology)
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Lundberg received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. She then completed a one year Small Animal Rotating Internship at Iowa State University in 2013. Following completion of the internship, she obtained a residency in medical oncology at the University of Illinois and completed this in 2016. Throughout her residency, she worked on a Master of Science degree; however, chose not to complete this and instead enrolled into the PhD program to continue her work at a more involved and deeper level.
From 2016-2018, she stayed at the University of Illinois working on her PhD as well as providing clinical service on the medical oncology service as an instructor overseeing veterinary students in their clinical year, as well as training residents and interns. In early 2019, Dr. Lundberg then accepted a faculty position at the University of Illinois as an Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine. She will continue working towards completion of her PhD while in this position.
Dr. Lundberg is one of three investigators in the Comparative Oncology Research Laboratory in the Small Animal Clinic within the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine.
Lee Ann Lyons
DVM, MPH
PhD Candidate
Lee Ann Lyons
DVM, MPH
PhD Candidate
Dept. of Pathobiology
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Lyons received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2008 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She worked for the USDA-FSIS for five years as a Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer before returning to the University of Illinois to obtain a Master’s in Public Health in 2016. Currently, she is working on completing her PhD in Epidemiology. Her primary research interests are in tick and tick-borne disease surveillance within Illinois.
Lori Madsen
DVM,
Instructor
Lori Madsen
DVM
Instructor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Madsen is a member of the Equine Surgery team focusing mainly on lameness, imaging, and rehabilitation. She is a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner through the University of Tennessee and is certified in animal chiropractics. Dr. Madsen is currently working toward board certification with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. In addition, Dr. Madsen is the contact veterinarian for the farrier service. As such, she frequently works with the farrier service on lameness cases that require a team-based approach.
Annette McCoy
DVM, PhD, MS, DACVS
Assistant Professor
Annette McCoy
DVM, PhD, MS, DACVS
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Annette McCoy is an Assistant Professor in Equine surgery at the University of Illinois. She has both a clinical and research interest in equine orthopedics, particularly developmental orthopedic diseases (such as osteochondrosis) and osteoarthritis. Her primary research focus is determining the genetic risk factors involved in orthopedic disease, as well as performance and gait, in horses.
Gay Miller
DVM, PhD, MS
Professor
Gay Miller
DVM, PhD, MS
Professor
Dept. of Pathobiology
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Gay Miller joined the faculty at the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. She holds veterinary and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University and a master’s from the University of Missouri. Her primary field of study is agricultural economics.
Dr. Miller has amassed decades of research and leadership focused on foreign animal disease prevention, preparedness, and response. She studies not only the epidemiological and economic implications for the agricultural industry in the wake of a foreign animal disease outbreak but also strategies for promoting business continuity within the industry while simultaneously improving overall outcomes for consumers and trading partners. In 2006-07, during a sabbatical from the University of Illinois, she served as a Science & Technology Policy Fellow, working at APHIS Veterinary Services in Riverdale, Md., with the teams that monitor global foreign animal disease outbreaks to assess the risk to the U.S. This fellowship led to a series of Cooperative Agreements with the USDA in which she conducted many projects for the National Veterinary Stockpile.
Ashley Mitek
DVM, MS, DACVAA
Teaching Assistant Professor
Ashley Mitek
DVM, MS, DACVAA
Teaching Assistant Professor
Companion Animal Extension Veterinarian, Office of Public Engagement
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Ashley Mitek is a teaching assistant professor at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital. She received her DVM from the University of Illinois and also completed her rotating internship, anesthesiology residency and master’s degree there. Her BS in Animal Science is from Cornell University.
Victoria Phillips
MS, BS
Research Technician
Victoria Phillips
MS, BS
Research Technician
Illinois Natural History Survey- Medical Entomology Lab
Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Victoria Phillips graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with her Bachelors of Science in Forestry. After graduation she decided to join the SIUC parasitology lab to pursue a zoology masters degree. Her Masters thesis focused on tick species and tick-borne disease surveillance in southern Illinois. Following the completion of her thesis work she joined the Illinois Natural History Survey Medical Entomology Lab to conduct targeted tick surveillance for the Gulf Coast tick. She has since continued her career with the INHS MEL conducting year round tick species and tick-borne disease surveillance.
Marcella Ridgway
VMD, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)
Clinical Professor
Marcella Ridgway
VMD, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)
Clinical Professor
Service Head, Small Animal Internal Medicine
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Ridgway is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. She completed a small animal rotating internship and small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois and joined the CVM faculty in 1997. Her interests are gastroenterology/hepatology, infectious disease, and canine occupational health.
Michael Rosser
DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Instructor
Michael Rosser
DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
Instructor
Dept. of Pathobiology
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Mike Rosser, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical Pathology) is a native of Chicago’s western suburbs. He completed his BA at Augustana College (IL) before earning his DVM degree from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. He remained at the University of Illinois for his clinical pathology residency, completing a master’s project investigating alternative immunohistochemical markers for erythroid progenitors in canine and feline bone marrow core biopsy specimens. Currently, he is an instructor with the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, where he enjoys combining his passions for diagnostic medicine and teaching. Dr. Rosser’s professional interests include hematology, cytology, and education.
William Sander
DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Assistant Professor
Willam Sander
DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Assistant Professor
DVM/MPH Joint Degree Program Director
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
After receiving a B.A. in biology from the Colby College in 2004, Dr. Sander received a one year post-baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) to work in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at National Institutes of Health. He received his DVM from University of Wisconsin-School of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. He went on to do a small animal rotating internship at VCA Aurora and Berwyn Animal Hospitals outside of Chicago. He received his Master in Public Health in Global Health from Yale University in 2011. While spending 6 years in Washington, DC, Dr. Sander spent two years as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water. While there, he focused on pharmaceuticals in water and potential health impacts. Subsequently, he spent three years working for Booz Allen Hamilton as an Advisory and Assistance Support (A&AS) contractor for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (DTRA CBEP). DTRA CBEP builds better capabilities and capacities in human and animal health through partnerships with countries around the world. He joined the Veterinary Clinical Medicine Department in the College of Veterinary Medicine in August 2018.
Dr. Sander’s Small Animal Lectures
Dr. Sander’s COVID-19 Lecture
Rebecca Smith
DVM, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Rebecca Smith
DVM, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Dept. of Pathobiology
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Amy Somrak
DVM, DAVDC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Amy Somrak
DVM, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Service Head, Dentistry
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
After graduating with honors from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010, Dr. Amy Somrak continued her association with the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, completing a small animal internship, and then a residency in dentistry under the supervision of Dr. Sandra Manfra Marretta. As a veterinary student, she received the Dr. Albert S. Dorn Award for Excellence in Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery. She took on the role of Dentistry Service Head at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital after Dr. Manfra’s retirement. Dr. Somrak is a diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the VTH dentistry service.
Clarissa Souza
DVM, PhD, MS, DACVD
Assistant Professor
Clarissa Souza
DVM, PhD, MS, DACVD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Souza obtained her veterinary degree in Brazil in 2001, followed by a dermatology internship, a master’s, and a PhD degree. For seven years she worked as a Dermatology professor in a veterinary school in Brazil until she had the opportunity to start a Post-doc position in dermatology at the University of Minnesota in 2014. Then went to Colorado State University and completed a Dermatology residency combined with another master’s degree in 2018 and joined the faculty at University of Illinois straight after. While working with dermatology for the past 20 years, ear diseases have always been a substantial part of Dr. Souza’s appointments and research projects. During her residency, she was very fortunate to be trained by one of the veterinarians with the most experience in ear diseases in the country, which boosted her interest in these challenging cases.
Jonathan Stack
DVM
Adjunct Research Associate
Jonathan Stack
DVM
Adjunct Research Associate
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Karen Terio
DVM, PhD, DACVP
Clinical Professor
Karen Terio
DVM, PhD, DACVP
Clinical Professor
Chief, Zoological Pathology Program
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
CVM, University of Illinois
Brookfield, Ill.
Karen Terio, DVM, PhD, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, is a Clinical Professor and Chief of Staff for the Zoological Pathology Program at the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine. With colleagues at ZPP, she provides comprehensive pathology diagnostic services to zoological institutions as well as to local, national and international wildlife agencies and conservation programs. Her research focuses on the impact of disease on free-ranging and managed wild animal populations. She is an editor of the textbook “Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals” published by Academic Press, Elsevier that received the 2019 PROSE award for a Textbook in the Biological and Life Sciences. Dr. Terio was a member of the team that diagnosed the first SARS-CoV-2 infection in an animal in the United States, a tiger from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo.
Caroline Tonozzi
DVM, DACVECC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Caroline Tonozzi
DVM, DACVECC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Service Head, ER/ICU
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Tonozzi graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. She went on to complete a small animal medicine and surgery internship at Veterinary Referral Associates in Gaithersburg, Md. She then completed a residency in small animal emergency and critical care at the former Animal Emergency Center in Glendale, Wis. She spent time in a private practice speciality hospital before returning to Illinois as a clinical assistant professor in the small animal emergency and critical care section. She also is a trail veterinarian for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.
Gabrielle Wallace
DVM
Veterinary Resident
Gabrielle Wallace
DVM
Veterinary Resident
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Wallace received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Oregon State University in 2017. She then completed a one-year rotating internship at North Carolina State University. Dr. Wallace then came to the University of Illinois, and is currently a third year cardiology resident.
Leyi Wang
DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Virology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Leyi Wang
DVM, PhD, MS, DACVM (Virology)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Leyi Wang is Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Virology Section Head of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also Certified Veterinary Virologist by American College of Veterinary Microbiologists. Dr. Wang has co-authored 54 peer reviewed articles and 5 book chapters. He is the co-inventor for one US patent. Dr. Wang is a reviewer of NIH grant, and Deputy Chief Editor of Food Science and Human Wellness, Associate Editor of Medical Research & Publication, and Editorial Board of Medicine, Scientific Reports, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology.
His significant contribution to the field is that he for the first time reported identification of variant PEDV, Deltacoronavirus in diarrheic pigs, and novel sparrow Deltacoronavirus. He has many years of experiences for vaccine development and for the first time to make protein polymers as vaccine platforms by utilizing homodimeric property of proteins. Since 2015, Dr. Wang uses Next-Generation Sequencing technology for whole genome sequencing of pathogens, especially for investigation of food-borne pathogen related illness.
Pamela Wilkins
DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Large Animal), DACVECC
Professor
Pamela Wilkins
DVM, PhD, MS, DACVIM (Large Animal), DACVECC
Professor
Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
CVM, University of Illinois
Urbana, Ill.
Dr. Wilkins will present current thoughts and practical approaches to the newborn foal with uremia, including topics such as bladder rupture and acute kidney injury. Dr. Wilkins is boarded in Large Animal Internal Medicine and Emergency/Critical Care and is Professor of Equine Medicine at the U of I.