VMS Seminar Series

2023-2024 Weekly Resident and Intern Seminar Series

Presented at the College of Veterinary Medicine
Fridays, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm

**Beginning January 5, 2024 seminars
will be from 8 – 9 am on Fridays

(See dates and locations below as these may vary)
For additional information, please contact: Sue Leutschaft email: leutschafts@missouri.edu

2023

SECOND YEAR RESIDENT 50 MINUTE SEMINARS

August 18

Presenter Emily Clarke, DVM
Specialty Area Radiology
Advisor James Karnia, Assistant Teaching Professor
Title Brain MRI: interpretation overview
Location W235 Vet Med Bldg.

August 25

PresenterValerie Morales, DVM
Specialty AreaRadiation Oncology
AdvisorCharles Maitz, Assistant Professor
TitleLattice SBRT for sarcoma in dogs
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

September 1

PresenterBrayden Routh, DVM
Specialty AreaComparative Ophthalmology
AdvisorElizabeth Giuliano, Professor
TitleSafety and synergistic anti-fibrotic effects of lisinopril (ACE inhibitor) and fasudil (ROCK inhibitor) in combination for canine corneal fibrosis in vitro
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

September 8

PresenterKatelin Dark, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Surgery
AdvisorOwen Skinner, Assistant Professor
TitleThyroid cancer in dogs
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

September 15

PresenterKristen McCurdy, BVMSc
Specialty AreaEquine Surgery
AdvisorMegan McCracken, Assistant Teaching Professor
TitleUse of Standing CT for surgical planning in equine orthopedics
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

September 22

PresenterIliana Navarro DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Internal Medicine
AdvisorJoanna Murdoch, Clinical Instructor
TitleHard to swallow: esophageal disease and the truth about gastroprotectants
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

September 29

PresenterNicole Alleva, DVM
Specialty AreaNeurology & Neurosurgery
AdvisorSissy Hong, Assistant Teaching Professor
TitleMyasthenia Gravis: A Review
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

October 6

PresenterKatherine Olson, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Oncology
AdvisorJeffrey Bryan, Professor
TitleUr-ine Trouble: A review of sterile hemorrhagic cystitis and other chemotherapy calamities
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

October 13

PresenterAlexandre Silva, BVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Surgery
AdvisorLauren Reeves, Assistant Teaching Professor
TitlePatella Luxation – A Patient-Specific Disease
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

October 20

Presenter 
Specialty Area 
Advisor 
Title 
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

October 27

PresenterMcKenna Sheriff, DVM
Specialty AreaRadiology
AdvisorJodi Matheson, Associate Teaching Professor
TitleMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Current Use and Future Applications
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

Nov 3

PresenterAlix Saavedra, DVM
Specialty AreaCardiology
AdvisorKelly Wiggen, Assistant Teaching Professor
TitleContrast after pressure measurements: does it really matter? A closer look….
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

November 10

PresenterChristine Tran Hoang, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Oncology
AdvisorShirley Chu, Assistant Clinical Professor
Title 
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

November 17

PresenterKristin Sawyer, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Oncology
AdvisorJeffrey Bryan, Professor
Title Check, check, does this checkpoint (inhibitor) work?
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

November 24 – No Seminar –Thanksgiving Holiday

FIRST YEAR RESIDENT 25 MINUTE SEMINARS

December 1

PresenterElizabeth Martin, DVMPresenter Katt Crowdis, DVM
Specialty AreaCardiologySpecialty Area  Small Animal Surgery
AdvisorDr. Stacey LeachAdvisor  Dr. Lauren Reeves
Title Electrocardiograms: Congenital Diseases, answers hiding in plain sightHip Luxations
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

December 8

PresenterBriana Lippert, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Internal MedicineSpecialty Area  
AdvisorDr. Laura NafeAdvisor   
Title Can I get a WITNESS? An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Leptospirosis in Dogs.
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

December 15

PresenterAllison Naclerio, DVMPresenter    Hasan El Musa Penna, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal OncologySpecialty Area  Small Animal Internal Medicine
AdvisorDr. Taya MarquardtAdvisor  Dr. Michael Barchilon
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

December 22 No Seminar – VHC on Student Holiday Schedule

2024

January 5 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterKara Majors, DVMPresenter  Rachel McNair, DVM
Specialty AreaNeurology & NeurosurgerySpecialty Area  Small Animal Internal Medicine
AdvisorDr. Ji-Hey LimAdvisor  Dr. Jason Eberhardt
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

January 12 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterAlexandra Warren, DVMPresenter  Ki Tae Kim, DVM
Specialty AreaEquine SurgerySpecialty Area  Radiology
AdvisorDr. Megan McCrackenAdvisor  Dr. Jimmy Lattimer
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

January 19 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterSamantha Crist, DVMPresenter  Allison Barbour, DVM
Specialty AreaRadiation OncologySpecialty Area  Small Animal Oncology
AdvisorDr. Charlie MaitzAdvisor  Dr. Yoshimi Iwaki
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

January 26 – MVMB

February 2 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterAllison DuPont, DVMPresenter  Aaron Sieve, DVM
Specialty AreaNeurology & NeurosurgerySpecialty Area  Comparative Ophthalmology
AdvisorDr. Joan CoatesAdvisor  Dr. Elizabeth Giuliano
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

February 9 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterGabrielle Gonzalez, DVMPresenter  Marta Hura, DVM
Specialty AreaLarge Animal Internal MedicineSpecialty Area  Radiology
AdvisorDr. Kile TownsendAdvisor  Dr. Jimmy Lattimer
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

February 16 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterVivian Yang, DVMPresenter  Laura Yannai, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal OncologySpecialty Area  Small Animal Oncology
AdvisorDr. Lee TalbottAdvisor  Dr. Lee Talbott
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

February 23 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

Presenter Alix Saavedra, DVM
Specialty Area Cardiology
Advisor Kelly Wiggen, Assistant Teaching Professor
Title Contrast after pressure measurements: Does it really matter? A closer look…
Location W235 Vet Med Bldg.
INTERN SEMINAR EACH PRESENTER’S SEMINAR IS 25 MINUTES

March1 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterHaley Rauch, DVMPresenter  Nichole Perez-Nieves, DVM
Specialty AreaEquine Medicine & SurgerySpecialty Area  Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
AdvisorDr. Martha ScharfAdvisor  Dr. Joan Coates
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

March 8 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterRyan Chang, DVMPresenter  Francess Blake, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Medicine & SurgerySpecialty Area  Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
AdvisorDr. Stacey LeachAdvisor  Dr. Laura Nafe
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

March 15 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterSydney Swartz, DVMPresenter  Jamillah Kelly, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Medicine & SurgerySpecialty Area  Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
AdvisorDr. Leah CohnAdvisor  Dr. Sissy Hong
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

March 22 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterJessy Maddux, DVMPresenter  Maria Vilanova, DVM
Specialty AreaLarge Animal Medicine & SurgerySpecialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
AdvisorDr. Martha ScharfAdvisor  Dr. Elizabeth Giuliano
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

March 29 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterElimar Ruiz Cortes, DVMPresenter  Maggie Jensen, DVM
Specialty AreaFood Animal Medicine & SurgerySpecialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
AdvisorDr. Luis RiveroAdvisor  Dr. Alex Bukoski
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

April 5 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterBethany Roof, BVMPresenter  Alexandra Unis, DVM
Specialty AreaEquine Medicine & SurgerySpecialty Area  Food Animal Medicine & Surgery
AdvisorDr. Lynn MartinAdvisor  Dr. Celeste Morris
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

April 12 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterJennifer Piatt, DVMPresenter  Savanah Wilson, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Medicine & SurgerySpecialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
AdvisorDr. Lee TalbottAdvisor  Dr. Yoshimi Iwaki
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

April 19 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterYujin Joung, DVMPresenter  Andrea Mastorakis, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Medicine & SurgerySpecialty Area  Small Animal Surgical Oncology
AdvisorDr. Ashton StoryAdvisor  Dr. Owen Skinner
Title Title
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.
THIRD YEAR RESIDENT 50 MINUTE SEMINAR

April 26 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterMax Latifi, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Surgery
AdvisorDr. Megan Mickelson
Title 
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

May 3 – CVM Research Day

May 10 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterRachel Baumgardner, DVM
Specialty AreaRadiology
AdvisorDr. James Karnia
Title 
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

May 17 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterEmma Vaasjo, DVM
Specialty AreaZoological Medicine
AdvisorDr. Kari Musgrave, Staff Veterinarian, St. Louis Zoo
Title 
LocationW235 Vet Med Bldg.

May 24 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterKiran Vasudeva, BVSc & AH
Specialty AreaRadiology
AdvisorDr. Jodi Matheson
Title 
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

May 31 – Thesis Presentation (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterWhitney Wyatt, DVM
Specialty AreaRadiation Oncology
AdvisorDr. Charlie Maitz
Title 
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

June 7 – ACVIM

June 14 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterAda Naramor, DVM
Specialty AreaRadiation Oncology
AdvisorDr. Charlie Maitz
Title 
LocationW 235 Vet. Med Bldg.

June 21 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

Presenter 
Specialty Area 
Advisor 
Title 
Location 

June 28 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterElizabeth Meiman, DVM
Specialty AreaNeurology & Neurosurgery
AdvisorDr. Fred Wininger
Title 
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

July 5 – No Seminar

July 12 – Thesis Presentation (8:00-9:00 a.m.)

PresenterAshley Anderson, DVM
Specialty AreaSmall Animal Internal Medicine
AdvisorDr. Leah Cohn
Title 
LocationW 235 Vet. Med. Bldg.

Thank you!  The 2023-2024 VM&S Resident-Intern Seminar Series will begin on August 2, 2024

UPDATED 11/17/2023