Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

SSVM Office of the Dean

Name Title
Matthew Edson, DVM, MICP, CVPM, MRCVS, MBA Dean

Phil Barnes, MBA

Director, Public Relations & Communications

Karen Inzana, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology) Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Amanda Jacobs Assistant to the Dean
Suzie Kovacs, MSc, PhD Associate Dean for Student Success
Elizabeth Mercado, MBA Associate Director for Administration
Tricia Switzer Administrative Assistant
Omar Tliba, DVM, MSc, PhD Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies
Meghan Kolesk Tumolo, MPA Director of Development

SSVM Department of Clinical Sciences

Name Title

Elena T. Contreras, DVM, MS, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor, Animal Welfare and Behavior

Matthew Edson, DVM, MICP, CVPM, MRCVS, MBA

Professor

Margaret Fordham, DVM, Dip - VetEd

Associate Professor
Director, Veterinary Clinical Skills

Samantha Frable, DVM

Clinical Instructor, Large Animal Field Service

Karen Inzana, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)

Professor

Elizabeth Perry, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)

Clinical Assistant Professor, Large Animal Field Service

Melissa Resnick, DVM, MPH, DACVPM

Clinical Assistant Professor, Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement

Kirsten White, DVM

Clinical Assistant Professor, Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement

SSVM Department of Anatomy and Physiology

Name Title
Chandrashekhar (Chandru) Charavaryamath, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Associate Professor, Anatomy and Physiology

Kavitha Kongara, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Associate Professor, Anatomy and Physiology

Omar Tliba, DVM, MSc, PhD

Professor

SSVM Department of Diagnostic Medicine & Pathobiology

Name Title

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