Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

SSVM Office of the Dean

Name	Title
Matthew Edson, DVM, MBA, CVPM, MRCVS	Dean
Phil Barnes, MBA	Director, Public Relations & Communications
Karen Inzana, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)	Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Katherine Jackson, MA	Associate Director, Admissions
Amanda Jacobs	Assistant to the Dean
Suzie Kovacs, MSc, PhD	Associate Dean for Student Success
Elizabeth Mercado, MBA	Assistant Dean for Administration
Jennifer Peck, MFA, MEd	Instructional Designer
Natalie Rose	Director, Veterinary Medical Services
Tricia Switzer	Administrative Assistant
Omar Tliba, DVM, MSc, PhD	Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies
Meghan Kolesk Tumolo, MPA	Director of Development
Leah Walker, MEd, MA	Director, Outreach and Public Engagement

SSVM Department of Clinical Sciences

Name	Title
Elena T. Contreras, DVM, MS, PhD	Associate Professor, Animal Welfare and Behavior
Matthew Edson, DVM, MBA, CVPM, MRCVS	Professor
Margaret Fordham, DVM, Dip - VetEd	Associate Professor Director, Veterinary Clinical Skills
Karen Inzana, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)	Professor
Elizabeth Perry, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)	Section Head and Clinical Assistant Professor, Large Animal Field Service
Patrick Reilly, GradDip. Equine Locomotor Research	Assistant Professor, Equine Podiatry
Melissa Resnick, DVM, MPH, DACVPM	Clinical Assistant Professor, Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement
Kirsten White, DVM	Section Head and Clinical Assistant Professor, Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement

SSVM Department of Anatomy and Physiology

Name	Title
Bahareh Ahmadi, DVM, MSc, PhD	Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Physiology
Chandrashekhar (Chandru) Charavaryamath, BVSc, MVSc, PhD	Associate Professor, Anatomy and Physiology
Kavitha Kongara, BVSc, MVSc, PhD	Associate Professor, Anatomy and Physiology

SSVM Department of Diagnostic Medicine & Pathobiology

Name	Title
Mohamed Abouelkhair DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM, CABMM	Associate Professor, Virology and Clinical Immunology
Rao Dukkipati, BVSc, MVSc, PhD	Associate Professor, Immunology
Chrissy Eckstrand, DVM, PhD, DACVP	Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology
John Ekakoro, BVM, MVMF, PGDip, PhD	Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Public Health and Food Safety
Abigail Finley, DVM, DACVP	Clinical Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Suzie Kovacs, MSc, PhD	Associate Professor
Omar Tliba, DVM, MSc, PhD	Professor
Koranda Walsh, VMD, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVP (CP)	Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology