Spring/Summer 2012 Aesculapian Magazine - University of Georgia ...

Dr. Joerg Mayer, associate professor in the department of
Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, successfully passed
all requirements for the European College of Zoological
Medicine and is now a European Veterinary Specialist in
Zoological Medicine (Small mammal).
Dr. John E. Oliver Jr., professor emeritus in the
departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Small
Animal Medicine and Surgery, was selected as the 2011
winner of the ACVIM Distinguished Service Award.
Drs. Uriel Blas-Machado and Nicole Nemeth’s first
author papers were published in the November 2011
issue of Veterinary Pathology. Dr. Blas-Machado’s paper,
“Pathogenesis of a Bovine Enterovirus-1 Isolate in
Experimentally Infected Calves,” was co-authored by Drs.
Corrie Brown, Steve Harvey, Jerry Saliki, Susan Sanchez,
Amelia Woolums and research professional Jian Zhang.
The cover of the journal was a photomicrograph from
Dr. Nemeth’s paper, “Clinical and Pathologic Response of
American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and Fish Crows
(C. ossifragus) to Experimental West Nile Virus Infection.”
Dr. James Moore was named a 2012 Josiah Meigs
Distinguished Teaching
Professor, the University’s
highest recognition for superior
instruction at the undergraduate
and graduate levels. Dr. Moore
is a Distinguished Research
Professor in the department of
Large Animal Medicine and has
Moore
taught at the CVM for 30 years.
Dr. Susan Sanchez, a professor in the department
of Infectious Diseases, was named a 2011-2012
Administrative Fellow. Dr. Sanchez was also awarded a
five-year, $212,480 National Institutes of Health grant to
fund the Georgia Veterinary Scholars program, which she
directs at the CVM.
Drs. Sonia Hernandez, of the Southeastern Cooperative
Wildlife Disease Study, and Maria Viveiros, of the
department of Physiology and Pharmacology, were
selected as inaugural participants in the UGA Teaching
Academy Fellowship Program. The program supports
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The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
early-career faculty members who are passionate about the
importance of university teaching.
Dr. Ray Kaplan, professor of
parasitology in the department of
Infectious Diseases, has been awarded
board certification as a charter
diplomate certified in parasitology
from the American College of
Veterinary Microbiologists.
Dr. Jessica Lawrence, of the
Kaplan
department of Small Animal Medicine
and Surgery, will receive funding from
the Morris Animal Foundation to study potential therapy
for feline vaccine-associated cancers.
Dr. Margie Lee (MS ’88; PhD ’90), a professor in the
department of Population Health, was elected to the
AVMA Council on Biologic and therapeutic Agents
(COBTA), representing Microbiology. Her term ends in
July 2014.
Dr. Michael Yabsley (PhD ’04), of the Southeastern
Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, was selected for the
CURO Undergraduate Research Mentoring Faculty Award
at the Early Career level for 2012; he was also recognized
by the UGA Student Government Association as an
outstanding undergraduate instructor.
Dr. Gary Baxter (MS ’88), director
of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital
and a professor in the department
of Large Animal Medicine, served
as editor of the 6th edition of
Adams and Stashak’s Lameness in
Horses, considered to be the “Bible”
of equine lameness. He also served
as editor of the new Manual of
Equine Lameness.
Dr. Spencer Johnston, who heads the department of
Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, served as co-editor
of the new Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal which focuses
on surgical principles and procedures. Faculty in the
department who contributed to the book include: Drs.