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Ryan Elected to AVMA Board of Directors

Published 2/13/2024
Carol Ryan, DVM, a mixed animal practitioner and 1992 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine was recently elected to the American Veterinary Medical Association Board of Directors.

Middleton Named Recipient of 2024 National Mastitis Council Award of Excellence

Published 2/5/2024
John Middleton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, was recently named the recipient of the 2024 National Mastitis Council Award of Excellence. Middleton serves as chief of staff and associate vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri and is a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.

MU VHC Pet Loss Support Group Resuming

Published 2/1/2024
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine is resuming its Pet Loss Support Group. Led by Kaleigh Feldkamp, MSW, social worker at the MU Veterinary Health Center, the group assists current and former clients who are struggling with the loss of a pet. The Pet Loss Support Group provides a safe and supportive space for people who are grieving the loss of a member of their family.

CVM Faculty Member, Retired Associate Dean Among MVMA Honorees

Published 1/29/2024
The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association honored Lynn Martin, an assistant teaching professor at the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, during its 132nd Annual Awards Ceremony Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.

Gary Johnson, Director of the MU Canine Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Passes Away

Published 1/29/2024
Gary Steven Johnson, DVM, PhD, 80, of Ashland, Missouri, passed away on Jan. 25, 2024, in Columbia, Missouri. He was born on March 15, 1943, to Lois (Dalhgren) and Donald Johnson in Red Wing, Minnesota.

Mizzou Equine Ambulatory Service Provides Next Level Teaching and Care

Published 1/24/2024
The Equine Ambulatory Service at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has served the greater Columbia area for more than 20 years, providing the highest standard of medical and surgical care to patients, while training the next generation of veterinarians.

CVM Graduate Fellow Receives American Heart Association Fellowship Award

Published 1/19/2024
The American Heart Association recently awarded Jessica Cayton, DVM, a Predoctoral Fellowship Award. Cayton is a graduate fellow in the University of Missouri Comparative Medicine Program and a PhD candidate in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Pathobiology.

BSVT Program Celebrates First Graduates

Published 12/23/2023
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating the first two students to graduate from the Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology Program since its inception in 2021.

CVM’s Giuliano is First Veterinary Ophthalmologist to Speak at ASOPRS Symposium

Elizabeth Giuliano, DVM, MS, DACVO, professor of veterinary ophthalmology at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, spoke as the first veterinary ophthalmologist at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Fall Scientific Symposium. Hosted in San Francisco on Nov. 3-4, the symposium brought together ASPORS members and non-members to learn…

CVM Experts Caution Against Overreaction to Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Cases

Published 12/8/2023
An atypical canine infectious respiratory disease reported in 12 states across the United States currently does not seem to be affecting dogs in Missouri.