- Professor
- Equine Medicine
Biography
An equine veterinary clinician and university academic with a strong background in equine exercise and performance science, and the diagnosis, management and prevention of equine diseases. Author of about 200 scientific papers, full length conference proceedings and text-book chapters related to equine internal medicine and exercise science. ACVIM board certified in large animal internal medicine and co-author of the renowned textbook, “Equine Internal Medicine”. Former Director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital; served as Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University (2001-2008), and Chief Academic Officer (Provost and Executive Vice-President) of WSU from 2008-2013. Past-president of the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association, Comparative Respiratory Society, World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) and member of the international committee of the International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology. Previous director of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). International experience as a consultant and/or speaker in more than 25 countries.
Education
- PhD, University of Liege, 1999
- MS, Ohio State University, 1979
- BVSc(Hons) , University of Melbourne, 1974
Certifications
- Board certified, American College Veterinary Internal Medicine, (Diplomate ACVIM), large animal
Research Interest
- Equine exercise physiology and science
- Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH)
- Equine nutritional supplements
- Equine respiratory disease
Publications
Professional Service
- Multiple departmental, college, WSU, state, national and international committees
Honors and Awards
- McEachern Distinguished Professorship in Equine Medicine, Washington State University
- Life Time Achievement, World Equine Veterinary Association
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)
- Belgian Society of Medicine
- Washington State Veterinarian of the Year
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine
- Washington State Veterinary Medical Association WSU Veterinarian of the Year