People news at the College of Medicine

Quick action from UF veterinary emergency and critical care resident saves life of human runner

By • Apr 19th, 2024 • Category: Features, March-April 2024, People

Performing CPR on animals is routine for Dr. Taylor Curley, but when a fellow runner collapsed during a race, her instincts kicked into gear.

Faculty member visits Australia and Indonesia as part of wildlife pathology short course

By • Apr 1st, 2024 • Category: Features, March-April 2024, People

Trainees benefited from reptile disease lectures and hands-on necropsy techniques provided by veterinarians and specialists in veterinary pathology.

Large animal medicine clinician funded to study use of furosemide in horses

By • Apr 1st, 2024 • Category: Features, March-April 2024, People

Dr. Sally DeNotta’s specific study will look at the effects of repeated furosemide administration on electrolyte homeostasis, parathyroid response and urinary electrolyte excretion in exercising adult Thoroughbreds.

Faculty member honored by national surgery group

By • Mar 1st, 2024 • Category: Features, March-April 2024, People

Dr. Dan Lewis has received the 2024 Steve Fox Lifetime Achievement Award from the Veterinary Orthopedic Society.

College well represented at national surgery meeting

By • Mar 1st, 2024 • Category: Features, March-April 2024, People

Faculty, residents and students active in the Veterinary Orthopedic Society play key roles, garner recognition at recent meeting.

Longtime CVM employees honored for service

By • Feb 2nd, 2024 • Category: Features, January-February 2024, People

Four longtime CVM employees were honored for their years of service to the university during a ceremony held Feb. 1.

Meet Dr. Robin Bell of UF Equine Hospital at World Equestrian Center

By • Feb 2nd, 2024 • Category: Features, January-February 2024, People

An interview with Dr. Robin Bell, a specialist in equine surgery, rehabilitation and sports medicine, who came from Australia to join the UF Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center.

Professor’s paper named “Editor’s Choice” in journal

By • Feb 1st, 2024 • Category: Features, January-February 2024, People

Dr. Klibs Galvão’s article relating to metritis in dairy cows appeared in December in the Journal of Dairy Science.

UF students are first in Veterinary Scholars Program to conduct field work abroad 

By • Jan 5th, 2024 • Category: Features, January-February 2024, People

Only UF’s Denae Witte and Nicole Perry had the opportunity to travel internationally to do fieldwork in Africa, where they assisted with research and monitoring of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

Faculty honored with Zoetis Distinguished Teacher and Excellence in Research Awards

By • Dec 8th, 2023 • Category: Features, November-December 2023, People

Drs. Fiona Maunsell and David Pascual were UF’s recipients of the 2023 Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award and the Award for Veterinary Research Excellence from Zoetis.

CVM faculty to play key role in new $2M federal grant to explore One Health approaches to mitigate brucellosis

By • Dec 4th, 2023 • Category: Features, November-December 2023, People

The brucellosis research project leader is Dr. Jorge Hernandez, a professor in the UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s department of large animal clinical sciences.

Faculty member included in UF’s McKnight Brain Institute’s “Women in Neuro” campaign

By • Oct 20th, 2023 • Category: Features, People, September-October 2023

Dr. Sheila Carrera-Justiz has been recognized in UF’s McKnight Brain Institute’s “Women of Neuro” campaign.