Karen Rosenthal, D.V.M., M.S.

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Veterinary Medicine
D.V.M., North Carolina State University
M.S., Duke University
Date of appointment: January 2012

Dr. Rosenthal served as Associate Professor and was founding Director and Section Chief of Special Species Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She has also served as the Medical Director of the Veterinary Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Rosenthal is a member of the AVMA Council on Veterinary Services and a recent past president of the Association of Avian Veterinarians. Previously she was the Founding and National Director of Avian and Exotic Animal Services for Antech Diagnostics and a staff member for five years on the Avian and Exotic Service at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Rosenthal has received numerous awards for her work, including the Daniels Award for Excellence in Small Mammal Endocrinology, The NC State Alumni of the Year Award in 2003, the Exotic DVM of the Year (2010), and the University of Pennsylvania Excellence in Teaching Award. She has authored over 80 publications on a range of scientific topics. Dr. Rosenthal is an invited speaker both nationally and internationally and can currently be seen on National Geographic Channel's "Jurassic CSI" discussing birds, reptiles, and dinosaurs. Some of her most recent research includes her participation in the research group based at the University of Manchester and Stanford University that utilizes the National Linear Accelerator at Stanford University to study the anatomy of extinct dinosaurs in an attempt to compare it to the anatomy of birds. Dr. Rosenthal did her internship and residency training at The Animal Medical Center.

William Wagner, D.V.M.,Ph.D.,Dipl. A.C.T.

Dean Emeritus of the School of Veterinary Medicine
D.V.M., Cornell University
Ph.D., Cornell University

Dr. Wagner served as Professor and Head of the Department of Veterinary Biosciences at the University of Illinois, Professor at the Veterinary Medical Research Institute at Iowa State University, and National Program Leader of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Wagner has received numerous awards for his work, including the William Switzer Award for Meritorious Service in Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University as well as the David Bartlett Award for career achievements from the American College of Theriogenologists. Dr. Wagner was also named a Distinguished Scholar of the National Academy of Practice - Veterinary Medicine, and earned both a Senior Fullbright Research Fellowship and the Alexander von Humboldt Supplemental Award from the Institut fur Tierzucht in Germany. He is an Honor Roll Member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and a Charter Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists. Dr Wagner's research experience encompasses both infectious and non-infectious aspects of reproductive disorders of animals.

Carlos Crocker, M.S., Ph.D.

Head, Department of Veterinary Biosciences
Associate Professor of Veterinary Physiology
M.S., California State Polytechnic University
Ph.D., University of California, Davis.

Dr. Crocker has had extensive experience teaching physiology to undergraduate and professional students. Most recently he has been Associate Professor at Western University of Health Science, College of Veterinary Medicine from 2006-2011. His research interests have been focused on marine biology and recently with significant projects on turtles.

Elaine Blythe, B.S., Pharm.D.

Associate Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology
B.S., pharmacy, Southwest Oklahoma State University
Pharm.D., Creighton University

Instructor at West Texas A& M University and Creighton University Assistant to Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Creighton University Certified Online Instructor (Creighton University). Dr. Blythe has a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory affairs. She has had extensive training and experience in disaster relief work, including a three week deployment during Hurricane Katrina.

Levi Ohale, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Professor of Veterinary Anatomy
D.V.M., University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Ph.D., Iowa State University

Dr. Ohale taught anatomy at the University of Nigeria at Nsukka from 1980-1993, serving as Head of the Dept. of Anatomy from 1987-1993. He then move to South Africa where he was involved in teaching of gross anatomy in the Medical University of South Africa from 1993-1999. He then joined the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Onderstepoort from 1993-2003, teaching gross anatomy of both large and small animals. He was named Emeritus Professor of Anatomy on his retirement in 2003, after which he moved to Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine where he taught anatomy until the end of 2009. He moved to St. Matthew’s University in January 2010, where he is professor of anatomy with an interest in developing research projects in cardiovascular anatomy and the effects of parasites on animals.

Suraj Kumar, B.V.Sc.,Ph.D.

Professor of Veterinary Histology
B.V.Sc., P.A.U. College of Veterinary Sciences M.S., All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ph.D, H.A.U. Hisar,India
Date of appointment: May 2008

Dr. Kumar was Professor of Anatomy and Histology at the College of Veterinary Sciences Hisar, India. He administered as Head of the Department from 1997-2000. He has been teaching veterinary anatomy and histology to Veterinary and Graduate students for the last 30 years. Dr. Kumar is recipient of ICAR HO Award-1980 for his outstanding contributions in animal sciences. His publications include 65 original research articles and two practical laboratory manuals in applied veterinary anatomy and embryology. He has guided one Doctoral and three Master degree candidates. Dr. Kumar has been a Visiting Professor to Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI Canada from 2001-2002. His areas of research focus on olfactory, gustatory receptors and sub commissural organ in domestic animals.

Suresh Sharma, Ph.D.

Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Virology
Ph.D., Haryana Agricultural University
Date of appointment: May 2006

Brian Roberts, D.V.M., Diplomate American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Head, Department of Clinical Sciences
Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine
D.V.M., University of Florida

Dr. Roberts had an internship in medicine at the Animal Medical Center in NYC, did his residency at the Veterinary Specialists of South Florida and has served as Head of Emergency and Critical Care at the same practice since 2003. He has been the director of the internship program at Veterinary Specialists since 2003 and served as a mentor to several residents as well since 2005. He has published several papers related to respiratory and cardiovascular medicine in companion animals and has a strong interest in toxicology.

Brandy Darby, D.V.M.

Instructor in Veterinary Clinical Sciences
D.V.M., Louisiana State University

Dr. Darby had three years experience in surgery and medicine in a practice on Grand Cayman, including emergency medicine duties. Her clinical interest is in equine medicine and surgery, including equine dentistry. Dr. Darby serves as the coordinator of the school’s Clinical Teaching Facility, where students have their anatomy laboratories as well as the clinical skills, surgery and medicine course laboratories. She is currently serving as President of the Cayman Islands Veterinary Medical Association.

Marco Demaria, D.V.M.

Assistant Professor of Veterinary Surgery
D.M.V., University of Torino, Torino, Italy
Residency in Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University

Dr. Demaria had several years of experience in surgical practice in Italy and in Cambridge, England prior to entering the residency program at Michigan State University in 2007. Following his residency he has been serving as the Chief Surgeon at New York City Veterinary Specialties, Brooklyn, NY. His research interests have focused on bone grafts in skeletal repair, use of negative pressure therapy for repair of large tissue wounds and various treatment approaches to correct skeletal problems including hip dysplasia.

Charles Dickinson, D.V.M., M.S.

Professor of Equine Medicine
D.V.M. Colorado State University
M.S. Colorado State University
Diplomate ACVIM

Dr. Dickinson received the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1988. After two years as an instructor with the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at Colorado State University, Dr. Dickinson became an associate veterinarian with Tri-State Large Animal Hospital in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He joined the staff at the Oregon State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital as a Clinical Fellow in large animal medicine and surgery in 1992. In 1996, Dr. Dickinson completed a residency in Equine Internal Medicine at Colorado State University, received the Master of Science degree in Clinical Sciences, and successfully completed the certifying examination of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. From 1996 to 2005, Dr. Dickinson was a faculty member with the Department of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University, practicing and teaching equine internal medicine, critical care, neonatology and neurology at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Dr. Dickinson's research interests and experience include zootoxicology, equine enteric clostridiosis, and equine endocrine-metabolic disease, among others.

Eric Dunayer, V.M.D., M.S., D.A.B.T., D.A.B.V.T.

Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences
V.M.D., School of Veterinary Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
M.S., Environmental Health and Sciences Drexel University, Philadelphia

Dr. Dunayer has served as a Senior Toxicologist at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, IL since 2002 and has been a visiting lecturer at St. Matthews during the past three years. He has served as an expert on toxicoses for various groups and is considered to be the primary expert on xylitol poisoning of animals. He teaches both toxicology and clinical pathology.

Lori Gaskins, D.V.M., Dipl. A.C.V.B.

Assistant Professor of Animal Behavior
D.V.M., North Carolina State University
Residency, Animal Behavior; University of California-Davis

Dr. Gaskins has had 15 years of experience in private clinical practice, with an emphasis on emergency medicine and, more recently, on animal behavior problems in small animals. She has completed a residency in animal behavior and is a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists.

Samantha Shields, D.V.M.

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences
D.V.M., St. George's University, Grenada
Date of appointment: May 2007

Dr. Shields graduated from St. George’s University and completed her clinical year at University of Florida in 2004. Prior to joining the faculty in May 2007, she worked for Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Previously, she had worked within the terrestrial and education department at Boatswains Beach, in Grand Cayman and for a small animal practice in Canada. She has a strong interest and experience in small animal nutrition and marine mammal medicine. She co-coordinates the MARVET (marine veterinary medicine) Cayman program and the SMOLE (St. Matthew’s Orientation and Leadership Experience) program at SMU.

Francisco Rodriguez, D.V.M.

Associate Professor, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery
D.V.M., Colorado State University

Dr. Francisco Rodriguez completed veterinary school at Colorado State University in 1994. After graduation he completed an internship in equine medicine and surgery at the Illinois Equine Hospital and Clinic. From 1997-2001, Dr. Rodriguez completed two residencies (AVBP and Large Animal Surgery) at the University of Missouri. Upon completion of his residencies, Dr. Rodriguez was a lecturer in large animal surgery at Texas A & M University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Most recently, Dr. Rodriguez was a large animal practice owner in Wisconsin for the past 5 years. Principal fields of research publication and interest include: developmental orthopedic disease (particularly, articular pathophysiology), incisional complications and emergency surgery (including ophthalmologic).

Scott Taylor, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology
Date of appointment: August 2006

Alan Emsley, Ph.D.

Ph.D., University of Nebraska
Date of appointment: January 2007

Selwyn A. Headley, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D.

D.V.M., Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
M.Sc., Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
Ph.D., Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil

Michelle Fabiani, D.V.M.,D.A.C.V.R.

D.V.M., Texas A and M University
Date of appointment: January 2007

Stephen A. Greene, D.V.M.,M.S.,D.A.C.V.A.

D.V.M., Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Date of appointment: January 2007

Kurt Grimm, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.A., D.A.C.V.C.P.

D.V.M., Iowa State CVM, 1995
Ph.D., M.S., University of Illinois
Date of appointment: January 2007

Brian Poteet, D.V.M., DACVR

D.V.M., Texas A and M University
Date of appointment: January 2007

Lana Watler, D.V.M.

B.S., University of Toronto
D.V.M., University of Guelph
Date of appointment: January 2007

Mohamed Satti, Ph.D.

Professor of Veterinary Immunology and Parasitology
Ph.D., Institute of Medical Microbiol/Immunol, Copenhagen University
Date of appointment: January 2006

Marc Kent, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.I.M.

D.V.M., Tufts University, School of Veterinary Medicine
Date of appointment: January 2008

Nicole C. Northrup, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.I.M.

D.V.M., New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Date of appointment: January 2008

Sonia M. Hernandez-Divers, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.Z.M.

Ph.D., University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology
D.V.M., Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine
Date of appointment: January 2008

Stephen J. Hernandez-Divers, B.Vet.Med., D.Zoo.Med., D.A.C.Z.M.

B.Vet.Med., Royal Veterinary College, University of London, U.K.
Date of appointment: January 2008

Matt R. Read, D.V.M., M.Vet.Sc.

D.V.M., University of Saskatchewan, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Date of appointment: April 2009

Balaji Ramanathan, Ph.D., M.S.

Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University, Manhattan KS
Date of appointment: September 2009

Tina A. Wismer, D.V.M., D.A.B.V.T., D.A.B.T.

D.V.M., Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Toxicology
Diplomate American Board of Toxicology
Date of appointment: September 2009

Colin Wakelin, B.V.Sc., M.A.C.V.Sc.

B.V.Sc., Massey University, NZ
MACVSc, Sheep Medicine
Date of appointment: September 2009

Kanyuira G Gikonyo, D.V.M., M.P.H.

D.V.M., Tuskegee University, Alabama
MPH, Emory University, Georgia USA
Date of appointment: September 2009

Janice M. Andrews, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.P.

D.V.M., University of Missouri
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Date of appointment: December 2009

John J. Dascanio, D.V.M.

D.V.M. University of Pennsylvania
Date of appointment: December 2009

Juan Jose Franco-Orona, V.M.D.

V.M.D., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Date of appointment: December 2009

Sarah Elizabeth Boston, D.V.M., D.V.Sc.

D.V.Sc.; Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
D.V.M.; Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Date of appointment: August 2010

Kevin David Pelzer, D.V.M., M.P.V.M.

D.V.M; Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee, Alabama
MPVM; University of California, Davis.
Date of appointment: August 2010

J.M. Liptak, B.V.Sc. M.Vet.Clin.Stud. M.A.C.V.Sc. F.A.C.V.Sc.

M.V.C.S., University of Sydney, Australia
B.V.Sc., University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of appointment: January 2011

Thomas W.G. Gibson, D.V.M., D.V.Sc.

D.V.M; Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
DVSc ; Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Date of appointment: August 2010

Noel M.M. Moens, D.V.M., M.S.C., DIPL. ACVS, DIPL. E.C.V.S.

D.V.M., Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire Liège, Belgium
MSc, University of Saskatchewan
Date of appointment: January 2011

Charles W. Bruce, D.V.M., Dip. A.C.V.S

D.V.M., Small Animal Surgical Residency Training (D.V.Sc.) Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
B.Sc.(Biomedical Science),University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Date of appointment: January 2011

Tiffany Durzi, D.V.M.

D.V.M., Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
BSc, University of Guelph
Date of appointment: January 2011

Tracy Gieger, D.A.C.V.I.M.(internal medicine), D.A.C.V.I.M. (oncology), D.A.C.V.R.O. (radiation oncology)

Staff Oncologist LSU
Date of appointment: November 2011

Dr. Gieger teaches small animal oncology.

Gary Butcher, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Biosciences staff at University of Florida
Date of appointment: November 2011

Dr. Butcher is a poultry specialist that teaches around the world to veterinary students and industry. He teaches poultry medicine, surgery and production and has authored over 100 scientific papers.

Ruth Francis-Floyd, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Staff and extension officer at University of Florida
Date of appointment: November 2011

Dr. Francis-Floyd is a teacher of fish and aquatic medicine and is a specialist in fish and aquatic medicine that is world reknowned.

Douglas Mader, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.B.

Owner of Marathon Veterinary Hospital in the Florida Keys
Consultant for the Turtle Hospital of the Florida Keys
Date of appointment: November 2011

Dr. Mader is a world-known expert in reptile and amphibian medicine who also authored the text: "Reptile Medicine and Surgery". He teaches reptile & amphibian medicine and surgery.

Jason Berg, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.I.M. (internal medicine and neurology)

Staff member VCA specialty hospital, Yonkers NY
Date of appointment: November 2011

Dr. Berg teaches small animal neurology.

Lisle George, D.V.M.

Professor of food animal medicine and epidemiology
Staff member: University of California, College of Veterinary Medicine
Date of appointment: August 2007

Dr. George teaches food animal medicine and surgery.