Faculty Experts

The communications staff can help you find faculty experts, schedule interviews, provide background information, and arrange photo and video shoots for your stories. 

Please Contact: 

Melissa Weber, Director of Communications
College of Veterinary Medicine
Ph: (614) 292-3752
weber.254@osu.edu

Alpacas, Llamas - Camelid Health

• Jeffrey Lakritz, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Andrew Niehaus, Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Companion Animal Health

• Cancer (Oncology)
  • Guillermo Couto, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
  • William Kisseberth, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
  • Cheryl London, Veterinary Biosciences
• Cardiology
  • John Bonagura, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
  • Shane Bateman, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Dermatology
  • Andrew Hillier, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Interstitial Cystitis – Cats
  • Tony Buffington, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Internal Medicine
  • Robert Sherding, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Nutrition
  • Tony Buffington. Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Obesity
  • Tony Buffington, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Ophthalmology
  • David Wilkie, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Orthopedics/Total Hip Replacement
  • Jonathan Dyce, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Osteoarthritis – Dogs
  • Kenneth Johnson, Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Comparative Virology

• Retrovirus
  • Michael Lairmore, Veterinary Biosciences
  • Patrick Green, Veterinary Biosciences
  • Kathleen Boris-Lawrie, Veterinary Biosciences
• Paramyxovirus
  • Michael Oglesbee, Veterinary Biosciences
  • Stefan Niewiesk, Veterinary Biosciences

Comparative Microbiology

• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Armando Hoet, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Infectious Diseases; Molecular Epidemiology
  • Wondwossen Gebreyes, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Rickittsia\Ehrlichia
  • Yasuko Rikihisa, Veterinary Biosciences

Equine Health

• Equine Competition 
  • Catherine Kohn, Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• Equine Orthopedics
  • Alicia Bertone, Veterinary Clinical Sciences 
• Laminitis
  • James Belknap, Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Food Animal Health

• Cattle – Humane Handling
  • Fernando Silveira, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Swine – Humane Handling
  • Gary Bowman, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Swine – Immunology
  • Steve Krakowka, Veterinary Bioscience

Food Safety

• Biosecurity Issues
  • William Saville, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• E Coli
  • Jeffrey LeJeune, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Food Safety – Preharvest
  • Thomas Wittum, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Food Safety – Preharvest Swine
  • Wondwossen Gebreyes, Veterinary Preventive Medicine

Human-Animal Bond and Pet Loss Bereavement

• Joelle Nielsen, Grief Counseling and difficult decision-making

Shelter Medicine

• Linda Lord, Veterinary Preventive Sciences

Veterinary Virology

• West Nile Virus
  • William Saville, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Feline Leukemia Virus
  • Lawrence Mathes, Veterinary Biosciences
• Feline Leukemia Virus
  • Mary Jo Burkhard, Veterinary Biosciences

Zoonotic Diseases (Animals to Humans)

• Avian Influenza
  • Richard Slemons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Mad Cow (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
  • William Shulaw, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• SARS
  • Linda Saif, Veterinary Preventive Medicine/OARDC
• West Nile Virus
  • William Saville, Veterinary Preventive Medicine