VDPAM Faculty Directory

Administration

Pat Halbur DVM, MS, PhD
Chair, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
Professor
Executive Director, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Circovirus, Hepatitis E Virus, Swine Respiratory Disease, PRRSV
5152946970
pghalbur@iastate.edu
Rodger Main DVM, PhD
Director
Diagnostic Medicine, Area Regional Disease Control, Swine Production Medicine
5152946945
rmain@iastate.edu
Patrick J Gorden DVM, PhD, Diplomate ABVP-Dairy, Diplomate ACVCP
Professor
Dairy Production Medicine, Milk Quality, Clinical Pharmacology
5152943096
pgorden@iastate.edu

Faculty

Picture Name Focus Areas Phone Room
Marcelo Almeida
DVM, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Swine Diagnostics 5152947385 2404 VDL
Theresa Beachler
DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACT
Assistant Professor
Theriogenology Large
Animal:
515-294-1500;
Small
Animal:
515-294-4900
2418 Lloyd
David Borts
MS, PhD
Clinical Professor
Analytical Chemistry 5152949267 1573 Patterson Hall
Justin Brown
DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor
Emerging Swine Disease, Foreign Animal Diseases and Emergency Preparedness 5152944508 2237 Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
Eric R Burrough
DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP
Professor
Pathology, Brachyspira, Enteric Diseases of Swine 5152940190 2302 VDL
Maria Clavijo
DVM, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Bacteriology, Mycoplasma 612-868-4396 2201 Lloyd
Rachel Derscheid
DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP
Associate Professor
Pathology 5152941173 2406 VDL
Grant Dewell
DVM, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Beef Production Medicine, Epidemiology, Economics, Food Safety 5152942822 1255D Veterinary Field Services Building
Mohamed El-Gazzar
DVM, MAM, PhD, Diplomate ACPV
Associate Professor
Poultry 5152941763 2308 VDL
Terry Engelken
DVM, MS
Professor
Beef Production Medicine, Cow - Calf and Feedlot 5152942192 1255C Vet Field Services Building
Rachel Friedrich
DVM, Diplomate ABVP-Food Animal
Clinical Associate Professor
Food Animal Production Medicine and Surgery 5152941185 1255B Veterinary Field Services Building
Phillip C. Gauger
DVM, MS, PhD
Professor
Pathology, Virology, Swine Influenza, PED, PRRSV, PCV2 5152942437 1580 Patterson Hall
Luis Gimenez-Lirola
MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Serology/immunology, Emerging Viruses, Disease Modeling 5152947025 2652 Patterson Hall
Chelsea Hamilton
DVM
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Regulatory Medicine and Disease Response 515-330-8221 Field Services 1255F
Megan Hindman
DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Bovine Reproduction, Bovine Colostrum, Production Records, Anaplasmosis 5152947595 1255A Veterinary Field Services Building
Mitch Hiscocks
DVM, Diplomate ACVPM
Clinical Professor
Bovine Clinical Production Medicine, Bovine Lameness 5152941720 2255 Lloyd
Derald Holtkamp
DVM, MS
Professor
Swine Disease Risk Assessment, Economics of Disease 5152949611 2233 Lloyd
Marianna M. Jahnke
MS
Associate Teaching Professor
Embryo Transfer, Bovine Reproduction 5152949110 2438 Lloyd
Phillip Jardon
MS, DVM, MPVM, PAS
Clinical Associate Professor
5152947424 2448 Lloyd
Locke A. Karriker
DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVPM
Morrill Professor
Swine Medicine, Field Study Design, Evidence-Based Practice, Clinical Teaching, Swine Pharmacology 5152942283 2227 Lloyd
Karen M. Krueger
PhD
Clinical Professor
Molecular and Viral Diagnostics, Characterization of Animal Bacteria and Viruses 5152941950 1505 Patterson Hall
Ganwu Li
MS, PhD
Professor
Molecular, Microbiology 5152943358 002 Vmri 01
Daniel C L Linhares
DVM, MBA, PhD
Professor
Precision Swine Health & Production Management; PRRS; Field Epidemiology; Field Trial Design & Implementation Office:
515-294-9358
Mobile:
515-357-1044
2221 Lloyd
Nubia Macedo
DVM, MS, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Diagnostic Bacteriology 5152949074 2401 VDL
Darin Madson
DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP
Clinical Professor
Swine - Nursery/Grow Finish Health 5152949808 2428 VDL
Drew Magstadt
DVM, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
Diagnostic Pathology, BRD, Johne’s Disease, Applied Infectious Disease Research 5152945720 2412 VDL
Marta Mainenti
DVM, Diplomate ACVP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Diagnostic Pathology 515-294-1124 2402 VDL
Vengai Mavangira
BVSc, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM
Associate Professor
5152948716 2440 Lloyd
Suzanne Millman
PhD
Professor
Animal Welfare 5152942817 2201 Lloyd
Rahul Kumar Nelli
BVSc & AH, MVM, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
3D cell-cultures, Immune responses, Flow-cytometry assays, high throughput gene expression assays 515-294-7012 VMRI 2
Tanja I Opriessnig
DVM, PhD
Professor
Pathology, Porcine Circovirus, Erysipelas, Hepatitis E Virus, Porcine Parvovirus, Swine Respiratory Diseases 5152941137 2654 Vet Med
Pablo Pineyro
DVM, MVSc, DVSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Pathology, Swine medicine, PRRSV, PCV2, SVA, PEDV 5152946250 2304 VDL
Christopher James Rademacher
DVM
Clinical Professor
Swine Production Medicine 5152948792 2225 Lloyd
Scott Radke
DVM, MS, DABVT
Clinical Associate Professor
Toxicology/Nutrition 515-294-9029 2424 VDL
Rachel Ruden
VMD, PhD
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Wildlife 515-294-8205 2421 VDL
Orhan Sahin
DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM
Associate Professor
Bacteriology 5152943861 Vet Diag Lab
Yuko Sato
DVM, MS, Diplomate ACPV
Associate Professor
Poultry Diagnostics and Production Medicine 5152940710 2306 VDL
Jan Shearer
DVM, MS, Diplomate ACAW
Professor
Dairy Production Medicine, Lameness, Animal Welfare 5152943731 2436 Lloyd
Chris Siepker
DVM, Diplomate ACVP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Diagnostic Pathology, Infectious Diseases of Livestock, Swine and Bovine Respiratory Disease, Applied Research Relating to Swine and Cattle 515-294-9404 2410 VDL
Gustavo Silva
DVM, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology 5152943943 2231 Lloyd Vet Med
Olivia Stricklin
DVM, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Theriogenology 5152945012 2448 Lloyd
Joseph Thomas
DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVP (Anatomic Pathology), Diplomate ACVM (Virology), CPT USAR
Clinical Assistant Professor
Diagnostic Pathology 515-294-5750 2408 VDL
Giovani Trevisan
DVM, MBA, PhD
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Epidemiology 5152943556 1573 Lloyd
Chong Wang
PhD
Professor
Statistics 5152943836 2239 Lloyd
Caitlin Wiley-Messerschmidt
DVM, MS, Diplomate ACT
Clinical Associate Professor
Theriogenology 5152943837 2434 Lloyd
Kyoungjin J. Yoon
DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM
Professor
Viral Diseases and Diagnostics, PRRS, PED, Influenza, Parainfluenza, Rotavirus, Senecavirus, Teschovirus 5152941083 209 Vmri 01
Michael Zeller
PhD
Assistant Professor
Bioinformatics 5152942101 1913 VDL Annex
Jianqiang Zhang
MD, MS, PhD
Professor
Molecular and Viral Diagnostics 5152948024 2654 Patterson Hall 1800 Christensen Drive
Jeffrey J Zimmerman
DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVPM-Specialty Epidemiology
Professor
Ecology of Viral Infections of Swine 5152941073 Vmri 01