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Administration

David R. Hodgson Department Head hodgson@vt.edu
William S. Swecker, Jr. Associate Department Head cvmwss@vt.edu
Ruth Meade Administrative Assistant rmeade@vt.edu
Heather Parrish Administrative Assistant parrish1@vt.edu
Linda Price Office Assistant liprice1@vt.edu

Avian Medicine

F. William Pierson MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACPV, Avian Medicine, VTH Interim Director pierson@vt.edu

Bovine Medicine

John F. Currin DVM, Diplomate ABVP, Production Management Medicine,
Ruminant Health Extension, Bovine Specialist		 jcurrin@vt.edu
W. Dee Whittier DVM, MS, Production Management Medicine/Bovine Specialist,
Veterinary Extension 		dwit@vt.edu

Epidemiology

François Elvinger Dr. Med. Vet., PhD, Diplomate, ACVPM & ECVPH elvinger@vt.edu
Kevin D. Pelzer DVM, MPVM, Diplomate, ACVPM, Production Management Medicine,
Epidemiology, Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine		 kpelzer@vt.edu

Equine Field Service

John J. Dascanio VMD, Diplomate, ABVP, Diplomate, ACT,
Production Management Medicine, Theriogenology,
Equine Field Service		 jjd@vt.edu
Jennifer Larson DVM, Equine Field Service Resident jelarson@vt.edu
R. Scott Pleasant DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVS, Equine Field Service, Equine Extension rpleasan@vt.edu
Dana Reeder DVM, Equine Field Service docdana@vt.edu
Mary Swartz DVM, Equine Field Service Intern mmswartz@vt.edu
Sharon G. Witonsky DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM, Production Management Medicine,
Equine Field Service		 switonsk@vt.edu

Extension

John F. Currin DVM, Diplomate ABVP, Production Management Medicine,
Ruminant Health Extension, Bovine Specialist		 jcurrin@vt.edu
R. Scott Pleasant DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVS, Equine Field Service, Equine Extension rpleasan@vt.edu
W. Dee Whittier DVM, MS, Production Management Medicine/Bovine Specialist,
Veterinary Extension 		dwit@vt.edu

Large Animal Medicine

Celeste Blumerich DVM, Large Animal Medicine Resident cblumerich@vt.edu
Virginia Buechner-Maxwell DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine bmax@vt.edu
Mark V. Crisman DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine farmuse@vt.edu
David R. Hodgson BVSc, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine hodgson@vt.edu
Natasha Hovanessian BVSc, Large Animal Medicine Resident natashahov@vt.edu
Beverly J. Purswell DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ACT, Large Animal Medicine,
Theriogenology		 purswell@vt.edu
W. Kent Scarratt DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM, Large Animal Medicine kscrat@vt.edu
Jamie G. Wearn BVSc, Large Animal Medicine Resident jwearn@vt.edu

Large Animal Surgery

Mike Cissell DVM, Large Animal Surgery jcissell@vt.edu
Linda A. Dahlgren DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVS, Large Animal Surgery lad11@vt.edu
Robin Fontenot DVM, Large Animal Surgery Resident fontenot@vt.edu
Lauren G. Kleine DVM, Large Animal Surgery kleine@vt.edu
Julie McGhee Settlage DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Large Animal Surgery jmcghee@vt.edu
Erik Noschka DVM, Large Animal Surgery Resident enoschka@vt.edu

Nutrition

Heidi Allen DVM, Veterinary Nutrition Resident
Hope Center		  
Iveta Becvarova MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVN, Veterinary Nutrition ivetak@vt.edu
Catherine Lenox DVM, Veterinary Nutrition Resident clenox@vt.edu
Megan Shepherd DVM, Clinical Nutrition Resident meshephe@vt.edu
William S. Swecker, Jr. DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVN, Production Management Medicine,
Clinical Nutrition		 cvmwss@vt.edu

Production Management Medicine

Ondrej Becvar MS, DVM, Food Animal Ambulatory & Production Management Medicine ondrejb@vt.edu
John F. Currin DVM, Diplomate ABVP, Production Management Medicine,
Ruminant Health Extension, Bovine Specialist		 jcurrin@vt.edu
John J. Dascanio VMD, Diplomate, ABVP, Diplomate, ACT,
Production Management Medicine, Theriogenology,
Equine Field Service		 jjd@vt.edu
Kevin D. Pelzer DVM, MPVM, Diplomate, ACVPM, Production Management Medicine,
Epidemiology, Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine		 kpelzer@vt.edu
Hollie Schramm DVM, Food Animal Ambulatory and
Production Management Medicine		 hschramm@vt.edu
William S. Swecker, Jr. DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVN, Production Management Medicine,
Clinical Nutrition		 cvmwss@vt.edu
W. Dee Whittier DVM, MS, Production Management Medicine/Bovine Specialist,
Veterinary Extension 		dwit@vt.edu
Sharon G. Witonsky DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVIM, Production Management Medicine,
Equine Field Services		 switonsk@vt.edu

Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine

Kevin D. Pelzer DVM, MPVM, Diplomate, ACVPM, Production Management Medicine,
Epidemiology, Swine and Small Ruminant Medicine		 kpelzer@vt.edu

Theriogenology

Leeah Chew DVM, Theriogenology Resident lchew@vt.edu
John J. Dascanio VMD, Diplomate, ABVP, Diplomate, ACT,
Production Management Medicine, Theriogenology,
Equine Field Service		 jjd@vt.edu
Beverly J. Purswell DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ACT, Large Animal Medicine,
Theriogenology		 purswell@vt.edu