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2026-2027 General Catalog 
    
2026-2027 General Catalog

Veterinary Clinical Sciences (Graduate Program)


 

Administration

Colin Mitchell, M.S., B.V.M.&S., VCS Department Head and Professor
Javier Nevarez, Ph.D., D.V.M., VCS Graduate Advisor
WEBSITE https://www.lsu.edu/vetmed/vcs/index.php

Graduate Faculty

Frank M. Andrews – Equine gastroenterology, intestinal physiology
Rose Baker – Equine internal medicine
Renee T. Carter – Ophthalmology
Ann Chapman – Equine infectious diseases; equine asthma
Jeannette Cremer – Anesthesiology
Shannon D Dehghanpir – Clinical pathology
Frederic P. Gaschen – Companion animal gastroenterology, endoscopy
L. Abbigail Granger – Diagnostic imaging
Britta Leise – Equine laminitis, inflammation and epithelial cell function
Mandi J. Lopez – Comparative orthopedics
Charles McCauley – Equine surgery
Colin Mitchell – Equine surgery
Mark Mitchell – Zoological medicine
Javier Nevarez – Zoological medicine
Cherie M. Pucheu-Haston – Dermatology and immunology
Patricia Queiroz-Williams – Veterinary anesthesiology and analgesia
Natalie Rademacher – Diagnostic imaging
Laura M. Riggs – Equine laminitis and inflammation
Ryan Smith – Emergency and critical care
Clare Scully – Analgesia; Assisted reproductive techniques in small ruminants
Thomas N. Tully Jr – Zoological medicine
Matthew G. Welborn – Food animal medicine and surgery
Gabriel Castro Cuellar – Anesthesia and Analgesia
Noelia Diaz – Anesthesia and Analgesia
Jude Bordelon – Small Animal Surgery
Alissa St. Blanc – Small Animal Surgery
Neoklis Apostolopoulos – Dermatology
Kim Boykin – Wildlife Medicine and Research
Madeleine Stein – Small Animal Internal Medicine
Patty Lathan – Small Animal Internal Medicine
Agostino Buono -  Small Animal Internal Medicine

Degree Programs