VMS Faculty

Adkins, Pamela DVM, MS, ACVIM-Large Animal
Clinical Instructor
Food Animal Medicine & Surgery

Anumanthan, Govindaraj PhD
Assistant Research Professor
One Health/One Medicine Ophthalmology Research Laboratory

Backus, Robert MS, DVM, PhD, ACVN
Associate Professor
Small Animal Nutrition

Axiak-Bechtel, Sandra DVM, ACVIM-Oncology
Assistant Professor
Oncology

Branson, Keith DVM, MS, ACVAA
Assistant Teaching Professor
Anesthesiology and Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Bryan, Jeffrey DVM, MS, PhD, ACVIM-Oncology
Associate Professor
Oncology

Bukoski, Alex DVM, PhD, ACVAA
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology

Burling, Amie DVM, ACVPM
Assistant Teaching Professor
Shelter Medicine

Chaurasia, Shyam PhD
Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Research

Coates, Joan DVM, MS, ACVIM-Neurology
Professor
Neurology

Cohn, Leah DVM, PhD, ACVIM-Small Animal Internal Medicine
Professor
Small Animal Internal Medicine

Cook, Cristi DVM, MS, ACVR
Assistant Research Professor
Radiology

Cook, James DVM, PhD, ACVS, ACVSMR
William and Kathryn Allen Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory

DeClue, Amy DVM, MS, ACVIM-Small Animal Internal Medicine
Associate Professor
Small Animal Internal Medicine

Dodam, John DVM, MS, PhD, ACVAA
Professor
Anesthesiology

Easley, Elizabeth DVM
Clinical Instructor
Small Animal Emergency Critical Care

Ehling, Tara DVM, ACVR
Assistant Clinical Professor
Oncology, Mizzou Animal Cancer Care (MACC) Wentzville

Flesner, Brian DVM, MS, ACVIM-Oncology
Assistant Professor
Oncology

Fox, Derek DVM, PhD, ACVS
Associate Professor
Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery

Gandolfi, Barbara MS, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Genetics, Comparative Medicine

Giuliano, Elizabeth DVM, MS, ACVO
Professor
Ophthalmology

Harmon, Meghan DVM
Clinical Instructor
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Henry, Carolyn DVM, MS, ACVIM-Oncology
Professor
Oncology

Hutchison, Alisa DVM
Clinical Instructor
Community Practice and Shelter Medicine

Johnson, Philip BVSc, MS, MRCVS, ACVIM-Large Animal Internal Medicine, ECEIM
Professor
Equine - Internal Medicine

Johnson, Rebecca PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Research Center for Human Animal Interaction (ReCHAI)

Keegan, Kevin DVM, MS, ACVS
Professor
Equine - Surgery

Kerl, Marie DVM, MPH, ACVIM-Small Animal Internal Medicine, ACVECC
Teaching Professor
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Kleypas, Jackie DVM
Clinical Instructor
Small Animal Community Practice Medicine

Kramer, Joanne DVM, ACVS
Associate Teaching Professor
Equine - Surgery

Kumar, Senthil MS, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Comparative Oncology Laboratory

Kunz, Joann DVM, CVA
Clinical Instructor
Shelter Medicine

LaCarrubba, Alison DVM, ABVP-Equine
Assistant Teaching Professor
Equine - Ambulatory Medicine

Lattimer, Jimmy DVM, MS, ACVR-Radiation Oncology and Radiology
Associate Professor
Radiology

Leach, Stacey DVM, ACVIM-Cardiology
Assistant Teaching Professor
Cardiology

Lewis, Michael MS, PhD
Professor
Tumor Biology and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry

Luther, Jill DVM, MS, ACVS
Assistant Teaching Professor
Small Animal Surgery

Lyons, Leslie MS, PhD
Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed Professor of Comparative Internal Medicine
Genetics, Comparative Medicine

Maitz, Charles DVM, PhD, ACVR-Radiation Oncology
Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology

Mann, F.A. (Tony) DVM, MS, ACVS, ACVECC
Professor
Small Animal Surgery and Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Mauler, Daniela DVM, ECVN
Assistant Teaching Professor
Neurology/Neurosurgery

Meadows, Richard DVM, ABVP-Canine and Feline
Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor
Small Animal Community Practice Medicine

Melendez, Pedro DVM, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Middleton, John DVM, PhD, ACVIM-Large Animal Internal Medicine
Professor
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Miller, Emily DVM, ACVS
Assistant Teaching Professor
Small Animal Surgery

Mohan, Rajiv MSc, PhD
Ruth M. Kraeuchi Endowed Professor in Veterinary Ophthalmology
One Health/One Medicine Ophthalmology Research Laboratory

Moore, Cecil DVM, MS, DACVO-Ophthalmology
Professor Emeritus
Ophthalmology

Nagy, Dusty DVM, MS, PhD, ACVIM-Large Animal Internal Medicine
Associate Teaching Professor
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

O'Brien, Dennis DVM, MS, PhD, ACVIM-Neurology
Professor
Neurology

Payne, Craig DVM, MS 
Associate Extension Professor
Extension - Continuing Education

Pearce, Jacqueline DVM, MS, ACVO
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ophthalmology

Pithua, Patrick BVetMed, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Poock, Scott DVM, ABVP-Dairy
Associate Extension Professor
Extension - Continuing Education

Raikwar, Sudhanshu PhD
Assistant Research Professor
One Health/One Medicine Ophthalmology Research Laboratory

Reed, Shannon DVM, MS, ACVS-Large Animal
Assistant Teaching Professor
Equine - Surgery

Reinero, Carol DVM, PhD, ACVIM-Small Animal Internal Medicine
Associate Professor
Small Animal Internal Medicine

Rindt, Hans PhD
Research Associate
Comparative Internal Medicine Laboratory

Scharf, Martha DVM
Clinical Instructor
Equine - Ambulatory Medicine

Schultz, Loren DVM, MS, ACVPM-Beef
Associate Teaching Professor
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Selting, Kim DVM, MS, ACVIM-Oncology, ACVR-Radiation Oncology
Associate Teaching Professor
Oncology
 
Stoker, Aaron MS, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory

Tomlinson, James DVM, MVSc, DACVS
Professor Emeritus
Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery

Torres, Bryan DVM, ACVS-SA
Assistant Professor
Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery

Ulery, Eva DVM
Clinical Instructor
Community Practice and Shelter Medicine

Vander Ley, Brian DVM, PhD, ACVPM
Assistant Professor
Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Voelkl, Dawna DVM, ACT
Assistant Teaching Professor
Theriogenology

Volkmann, Dietrich BVSc, MMedVet, ACT
Teaching Professor
Theriogenology

Wara, Allison DVM
Clinical Instructor
Small Animal Nutrition

Whelchel, Dorothy DVM, MS, ACVIM-Large Animal Internal Medicine
Assistant Teaching Professor
Equine Medicine

Wilson, David DVM, MS, ACVS
Professor
Equine Surgery