5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving eVETSconnect News for Alumni of the College of Veterinary Medicine New M em bers Join Alumni Association Executive Board To stay in the know November 2015 • ALUMNI NEWS o New members join Alumni Association Executive Board o Paul Pion ’83 wins Salmon Award o Cornell orad wins lifetime achievement award o Youno alum profile: from paoodas to private practice o Clinicians in Cuba • DEVELOPMENT NEWS • COLLEGE NEWS • RESEARCH • STUDENT NEWS • EVENTS • ARCHIVES eVETS connect > eVets Connect > New Members Join Alumni Association Executive Board New members join Alumni Association Executive Board Please join us in welcoming the newest at-large members of the Alumni Association Executive Board : Dr. Wm. James Brown ’86 http://www.vet.cornell .edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/index.cfm 1/3 5/2/2017 New M em bers Join Alumni Association Executive Board Blue Cross Small Animal Clinic, Buffalo N.Y. The Blue Cross Animal Hospital is a five-doctor, AAHA-accredited companion animal hospital in Western New York State. The practice was founded in 1939, and Dr. Brown bought it in 1991. It has grown steadily using AAHA accreditation standards as its guide. Before Brown attended Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, he taught history at an independent school for eight years. Brown also owns a small share of a veterinary practice in the Turks and Caicos Islands. His desire to travel has also allowed him to serve as a locum (relief) Iveterinarian in both New Zealand and Tasmania. Guided by the fact that decisions are made by those who show up, Brown has taken leadership positions in the WNY Veterinary Association, Niagara Frontier Veterinary Society, Greater Buffalo Emergency Hospital, Turks and Caicos Veterinary Associates, Veterinary Management Group, and the National Ski Patrol. Brown serves AAHA as the Student Advocate for Cornell. James’ little free time is filled by restoring WWII military vehicles. The current project is a 1942 Harley Davidson. |Dr. Tim Butterfield ’73 Windham Animal Hospital, Windham N.H Dr. Timothy J. Butterfield ‘73 is the owner and director of Windham Animal Hospital in Windham, N.H., where he was born and raised. He gained a great deal of early animal experience through the many opportunities afforded him by growing up in a sporting family and living in a rural community. His early career in mixed practice has evolved into a six-doctor small animal practice as the community demographic has changed. Butterfield is extremely active in his community: long-time membership and service in the local Rotary Club, lifetime trustee for Pinkerton Academy, incorporator for the Alexander Eastman Hospital Corporation, and Cornell University Alumni Admissions Ambassador. He has had a commitment to the indigent animal population throughout his professional career, and is currently assisting over thirty shelter and rescue organizations. Butterfield has also served as a mentor at his clinic and has been proud to encourage many young men and women through their successful vocational journeys into veterinary medicine. In addition, Butterfield is an avid 4-in-hand coachman, a pursuit that has carried him throughout this country, Europe, and the British Isles. His primary love and long-term focus is his family: his wife Sharon of 46 years, his three children, and four grandchildren. Dr. Richard Reid ’92 Mobile Advanced Veterinary Diagnostic Service, Smithtown N.Y Dr. Richard Reid received his BS with honors in animal science from Cornell lege of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 1988 and his Doctor of Veterinary edicinefrom Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1992. After aduating, he joined a progressive small animal hospital in North Tonawanda, Y., outside Buffalo for one year before completing his internship and residency in all animal internal medicine at Michigan State University. While a resident, Reid was director of the canine and feline blood donor program and was active in ongoing research that attempted to identify familial cancers in purebred dogs. He was one of the initial members of the Comparative Urology and Nephrology Group, a group that performs kidney transplants in cats. After both completing his residency and becoming board-certified in 1997, he http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/index.cfm 2/3 5/2/2017 New M em bers Join Alumni Association Executive Board moved to Long Island, N.Y. to become the chief internal medicine clinician at one of the area referral hospitals where he worked for nearly three years. Reid currently is the owner of his own mobile advanced veterinary diagnostic service that works in association with Mobile Veterinary Ultrasound and Endoscopy, Long Island’s premiere mobile advanced diagnostic and consultation service. In his free time, Reid is an avid traveler and a true adventure gastrophile. Dr. Brett Tillou ’04 Tillou Veterinary Hospital, Hamburg N.Y In May of 2004, Dr. Brett Tillou became a third generation Cornell Vet graduate (Don ’44, Guy 78). At that time, Tillou and his wife (Erin Klene - Cornell Vet ’04) moved to Western New York where he started working at Tillou Veterinary Hospital in Hamburg. Brett bought the practice in January 2012, and finished a major renovation in 2014. Currently it is a two-doctor companion animal practice where Tillou works side by side with his father, Guy. Brett and Erin have three children: Liam, Elliott and Blakely. They reside in Hamburg, with work and family keeping them quite busy. In his free time, Brett enjoys golfing and other outdoor activities. Cornell has provided Tillou and his family with numerous opportunities, and he is excited to maintain and enhance that connection as part of the Alumni Association. http://www.vet.cornell .edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/index.cfm 3/3 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving 2015SalmonPion College News • College Overview • Facts and Figures • College Leadership • Publications • Events • Current News • Archived Releases: 2014 • Archived Releases: 2013 • Archived Releases: 2012 • Archived Releases: 2011 • Archived Releases: 2010 • Archived Releases: 2009 • Archived Releases: 2008 • Archived Releases: pre-2008 eVETS connect > eVets Connect > New Members Join Alumni Association Executive Board > 2015SalmonPion VIN founder receives 2015 Salmon Award Paul Pion, DVM ’83, received the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service at the fall 2015 New York State Veterinary Conference, held at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The award is presented annually by the CVM Alumni Association to recognize and honor Cornell DVM graduates who have distinguished themselves in service to the profession, their communities, or the College. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/2015SalmonPion.cfm 1/2 5/2/2017 2015SalmonPion Pion’s career achievements have had far-reaching impacts on the profession, veterinary patients and those who care for them. One, a clinical discovery, literally cured a common deadly feline disease. While testing a new treatment to dissolve clots that can paralyze cats with heart disease, he stumbled upon the cause and cure of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common heart disease in cats at the time. Pion discovered that DCM was due to dietary deficiency of the amino X acid, taurine. The discovery was published in Science, and, once pet food companies added more taurine into their formulations, DCM was essentially eliminated. His other notable achievement was the creation of an online network of veterinarians. The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) began as a hobby, with Pion and colleagues answering pet owners’ questions on an AOL forum. Today it supports over 53,000 veterinarians, students, and vet support professionals with a wealth of information—such as continuing education and clinical resources, case discussions with colleagues, including hundreds of specialists, searchable databases, and career and personal advice. In 2005, Pion took the VIN concept a step farther and created the VIN Foundation, with the primary goal of providing outreach and mentorship to veterinarians throughout their careers, including students considering vet school. “We’re really trying to find ways of educating the next generation of vets, and the people who are hiring them,” says Pion. “We should be making sure that we’re leaving behind a profession that’s as good as we found it.” Dr. Paul Pion 2015 Recipient of the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award f... Click here to read Dr. Pion’s acceptance remarks upon receiving the Salmon Award. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/2015SalmonPion.cfm 2/2 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving eVETSconnect News for Alumni of the College o f Veterinary Medicine Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievement Award To stay in the know November 2015 . ALUMNI NEWS o N ew m em bers join Alum ni Association Executive Board o Paul Pion '83 wins Salm on Award o Cornell grad wins lifetime achievem ent award o Young alum profile: from pagodas to private practice o Clinicians in C uba . DEVELOPMENT NEWS . COLLEGE NEWS . RESEARCH . STUDENT NEWS • EVENTS • A R CHIVES e V E T S connect > eVets Connect > New Mem bers Join Alumni Association Executive Board > Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievem ent Award John Lee ’74 wins PVMA Distinguished Award Note: This story originated from a press release from the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association Hum m elstown, PA - O n Thursday, A ugust 13, Dr. John Lee, a 1 9 7 4 graduate o f Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, received a Lifetime Achievem ent Award from the Pennsylvania V eterinary Medical Association (P V M A ) at its Hall o f Fa m e lunch held during the 9th Keystone V eterinary C onference in Hershey. T h e Lifetime A ch ievem en t A w ard is given to a m em ber of P VM A who has demonstrated a lifetime of selfless dedication to veterinary medicine, the health and w elfare o f animals, and the betterm ent o f the profession. Lee received the aw ard in recognition o f his lifetime o f service to th e veterinary profession by serving on the P V M A Board of Trustees and as President, advocating for veterinary medicine, i and developing a high-quality equine practice. He also mentored students and colleagues, I participated in com m unity and agricultural events, participated on the Alum ni Board at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, and continually volunteered on the Native Am erican i Veterinary Services initiative. | Lee, received his Bachelors of Science from the University of Delaware, his home state, and graduated in 1 9 7 4 from Cornell University C ollege o f Veterinary M edicine. H e established Chadds Ford Anim al HospitaMn 1978 and founded Unionville Equine Associates (U A E ) in 19 83. H e is a form er m em b er o f the M aryland Horse Industry Board and received the M aryland S ecretary o f Agriculture’s V olunteer A w ard in 2 0 1 4 . In addition, he w a s the V ice C hairm an o f th e Board for T h e Barn at Spring Brook Farm . H e is m arried to Jane Fassinger, V M D , and has th ree grown children. ### The Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) is the only statewide professional organization of over 2,500 veterinarians, veterinary technicians and assistants, and practice managers from across the Commonwealth. The association, which was established in 1883, strives to advance animal welfare and human health while ensuring the vitality o f the veterinary profession. PVMA’s website is available at www.pavma.org. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/CornellGradwinsLifetimeAchievementAward.cfm 1/1 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving eVETSconnect News for Alumni of the College of Veterinary Medicine From Pagodas to Private Practice To stay in the know November 2015 • ALUMNI NEWS o New members join Alumni Association Executive Board o Paul Pion ’83 wins Salmon Award o Cornell arad wins lifetime achievement award o Young alum profile: from paaodas to private practice o Clinicians in Cuba • DEVELOPMENT NEWS • COLLEGE NEWS • RESEARCH • STUDENT NEWS • EVENTS • ARCHIVES eVETS connect > eVets Connect > New Members Join Alumni Association Executive Board > Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievement Award > From Pagodas to Private Practice From pagodas to private practice Dr. Catherine Wood ’07 has always loved adventure. From helping abandoned cats in Cambodia, to teaching surgical skills in Malawi, the Cestone Scholar alumna has applied her veterinary skills across the globe since graduating from Cornell. She’s now embracing her next challenge—opening her own http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/AI um ni/15nov/from pagodastopr ivatepr acti ce. cfm 1/3 5/2/2017 From Pagodas to Private Practice practice in Brooklyn, which she hopes will not only help local animals, but also partner with veterinary clinics in the developing world to help improve the standard of care in their home countries. As a veterinary student at Cornell, Wood was fascinated by different cultures and loved to travel. “I remember talking to [vice president of animal health at the Columbus Zoo and quarium] Dr. Randy Junge about a lemur project in Madagascar. He asked if I was particularly interested in Lemur cata. Dr. [Noha] Abou-Madi [clinical associate professor of zoological medicine] replied for me that I was particularly interested in airplanes,” Wood recalls. That passion for the unfamiliar led her to her first foray into international animal welfare work, practicing at the Lilongwe SPCA in Malawi. “I couldn’t have pointed to Malawi on a map at that point,” Wood recalls of the first time she heard about the outreach opportunity. “Much of the country is destitute and the project was very new at that stage, but I fell in love with the warmth of the people and the “Let’s make a plan” attitude to crises. My dear friend there says you cry twice: ‘When you arrive and when you leave;’ that was very true.” Wood’s next adventure was in Cambodia at the Angkor Center for Conservation. “I found that I was only vet in the second largest city in the country so, in addition to helping with wild birds rescued from trafficking, I helped out a grass-roots effort to help domestic animals abandoned at pagodas,” says Wood. This effort turned into the charity organization known as Siem Reap Pagoda Cats, which promotes the care and adoption of stray cats living in the pagoda Wat Atvear. Cambodians often bring unwanted pets to pagodas, thus basing rescue efforts at these places of worship is logical move. While each community and country she worked in was different, saw commonality across each culture. “People everywhere in every station have an in-born connection to if not outright affection animals,” she says. “Indifference or cruelty to animals, I believe, often stems from years of living in desperate circumstances.” Now, Wood, along with her fellow alum Dr. Erica Morgan ’03, opening a private practice in Brooklyn, named “All Creatures” in hono of the beloved James Herriot stories, and with the goal of treating a multitude of species. Wood isn’t naive about the challenges opening her own clinic presents, but she’s up to the task. “I expect few years of being an entrepreneur will be grueling, but I hope the practice is better established to be able to train and implement new skills like basic orthopedic surgery or echocardiography,” she says. And, while she’s putting roots down in her home country, her future travels are far from over. “Hopefully, through sound financial management and by attracting like-minded people, All Creatures might be able to regularly participate in international relief work,” she adds. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/AI um ni/15nov/from pagodastopr ivatepr acti ce. cfm 2/3 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving eVETSconnect News for Alumni of the College of Veterinary Medicine Clinicians in Cuba To stay in the know November 2015 • ALUMNI NEWS o New members join Alumni Association Executive Board o Paul Pion ’83 wins Salmon Award o Cornell arad wins lifetime achievement award o Young alum profile: from pagodas to private practice o Clinicians in Cuba • DEVELOPMENT NEWS • COLLEGE NEWS • RESEARCH • STUDENT NEWS • EVENTS • ARCHIVES eVETS connect > eVets Connect > New Members Join Alumni Association Executive Board > Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievement Award > From Pagodas to Private Practice > Clinicians in Cuba Clinicians in Cuba Cornell veterinary alumni will be making history when they present at the first North American veterinary conference in Cuba this coming spring on April 18-24. Drs. Gary Block and Justine Johnson, spouses, and graduates of Class of ’91, will be featured speakers at the groundbreaking http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/CliniciansinCuba.cfm 1/2 5/2/2017 Clinicians in Cuba event—one that was not legally possible a mere year ago. “What better way to promote veterinary medicine and veterinary education than exposing genuinely interested narians to all that vet medicine has to offer?” says Block. “Additionally, Justine and I would be crazy not to take advantage of the opportunity to see a country that very ’ Ifew people from the United States have been able to visit.” The accredited conference was conceived of and organized by Dr. Louise Wechsler, along with her Mexican and Cuban colleagues, will host 30 Cuban veterinarian participants and jten presenters. “Our conference attendees are very enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity,” says Weschsler. Along with top Cuban veterinary specialists, [■^Johnson and Block will be giving talks on key topics in small animal medicine, including vector-transmitted diseases, metabolic ailments, and common life-threatening conditions. iBIock and Johnson, who hit it off during the College’s production of Little Shop of Horrors (“she was Audrey the ffemale lead and I was the no-good dentist,” recalls Block), 'co-own Ocean State Veterinary Specialists, a 45-doctor, referral and emergency clinic in East Greenwich, R.l. Johnson is board-certified in emergency and critical care, and Block is board-certified in small animal internal medicine. “As we understand it, the equipment and laboratory services in Cuba are at present, fairly rudimentary, which is one of the challenges we will be facing when talking with the Cuban veterinarians,” Block says. “Justine won't be able to talk about using oxygen in the ICU because they don't have readily available oxygen nor ICU's. I can't talk about treating for the hormonal condition Cushing's disease since they don't have a reference lab to run the bloodwork to make the diagnosis. We are going to have to focus our respective talks on what they are currently capable of doing but we both plan on also showing them some of the advanced diagnostics and treatments available in practices like ours.” Aside from the added perks of sightseeing and scuba diving, Block and Johnson are excited at what this conference represents: greater collaboration between Cuban and American veterinarians. “This generation of Cuban vets can help spearhead the charge to advance the profession in their own country,” says Block. “Our hope of course is that over the next decade, veterinary medicine in Cuba will make major strides toward helping animals get better and better care.” http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alumni/15nov/CliniciansinCuba.cfm 2/2 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving eVETSconnect News for Alumni of the College of Veterinary Medicine A Gift for the Grieving: Clinic Memorial Giving Program To stay in the know November 2015 • ALUMNI NEWS o New members join Alumni Association Executive Board o Paul Pion ’83 wins Salmon Award o Cornell arad wins lifetime achievement award ° Young alum profile: from paaodas to private practice o Clinicians in Cuba • DEVELOPMENT NEWS • COLLEGE NEWS • RESEARCH • STUDENT NEWS • EVENTS • ARCHIVES eVets Connect > New Members Join Alumni Association Executive Board > Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievement Award > From Pagodas to Private Practice > Clinicians in Cuba > A Gift for the Grieving: Clinic Memorial Giving Program A gift for the grieving: the clinic memorial giving program As any veterinarian will confirm, losing a patient is never easy, and knowing how to help owners through the loss is difficult as well. Dr. Ed Gschrey '86, owner and hospital director of South Towne http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/AGiftfortheGrievingClinicMemorialGivingProgram.cfrn 1/2 5/2/2017 A Gift for the Grieving: C linic Mem orial Giving Program Veterinary Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., has found a way to make a meaningful gesture to his clients through Cornell's clinic memorial giving program, which allows clinicians to make gifts in memory of deceased patients. "When you have to euthenize an animal, of course it’s very difficult both on the staff and the people who have the animal," he says. "We try to do what we can to make it a more positive experience, and this program is a touching and useful way to help clients deal with the loss of their pets." The program allows for donations to be given to the College, the Baker Institute for Animal Health, or the Cornell Feline Health Center, and helps to fund research and educational programs in animal health. Gschrey has participated in the memorial program for over twenty years, and donates for any client that has visited the hospital multiple times; he says it makes all the difference with owners. "We get more thank you letters from giving to this program than we get from anything else that we do," he says. For grieving owners^the gift is the right gesture at the right time. "When most clients receive the memorial note, they are just coming to a point where they might be able to start to think about the positive memories," says Gschrey. "So hen they get this letter notifying them of the memorial, it can really help them shift into thinking about the good times." In addition to the thoughtful gesture the program can convey, Gschrey also notes how simple it is to give to. "It's quite quick and easy for us to do," he says. "Sympathy cards can take a long time to get out to people. With this program, it's one, quick, online transaction, and the program mails out a letter directly to the pet owner letting them know about the gift." Gschrey says his clients are always deeply touched when they receive the note. "They thank us for the thoughtful gift—I believe it definitely bonds the client to our practice. I very strongly recommend this program to other clinic owners," he says. The clinic memorial giving program isn't Gschrey's only way of supporting his alma mater. Gschrey has spent 15 years serving on the Alumni Association Executive Board, both as secretary and as treasurer-a service he has been happy to perform: "We all look for ways to give back to the College, because the school has done so much for us." http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alumni/15nov/AGiftfortheGrievingClinicMemorialGivingProgram.cfin 2/2 New York S t a t e Veterinary Medical Society, Inc. NYSVMS Elects Dr. Margret Thompson as 2016 President-Elect FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephanie Quirini EMAIL: squirini@nysvms.org PHONE: (800) 876-9867 ALBANY- Margret “Meg” Thompson, DVM, DACVR, Interim Director of Cornell University Hospital for Animals, was elected 2016 President-Elect at the NYS Veterinary Medical Society’s Annual Business Meeting on October 18 in Ithaca. Her term runs through Dec. 31, 2016. She will take over as NYSVMS President, Jan. 1, 2017. Meg joined the Cornell University faculty in 2006 after 4 years as faculty at the University of Florida. She is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. She received her DVM from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998, completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in 1999, a residency in radiology at the University of Florida in 2002 and is board certified by and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology. She received the NYSVMS President’s Citation in 2011 and 2012 for Excellence in Conference Organization for all of her work with the New York State Veterinary Conferences. She has served as the NYS Veterinary Conference Fall co-chair since 2010 and the Spring since its inception in 2013. She has been a presenter at both national and international conferences for North American Veterinary Conference, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, South China Small Animal Veterinary Conference and American College of Veterinary Radiology, among others. Prior to being appointed as Interim Hospital Director, she served at the university level on the On-Line Learning Development Committee, eComell Faculty Advisory Committee, and the Campus Radiation Safety Committee. At the college level, she chaired the Educational Technology Steering and College Continuing Education committees, and was a member of Class Expansion, External Affairs, Cornell University Hospital for Animals Executive Committee. As Director of Continuing Education, she led the group that managed most live events hosted by the college and the Cornell Veritas e-Leaming Partnership team (www.veritasdvm.com). She will continue to manage college live events including NYS-VC and remain imaging section chief while serving as interim hospital director. “I have had the pleasure of serving on the NYS Veterinary Conference Committee with Dr. Thompson for several years and am confident that she is the right person to lead NYSVMS in 2017. The intersection of the college and NYSVMS will offer some exciting new educational opportunities for our members,” said Dean Snyder, DVM, president, NYSVMS. The New York State Veterinary Medical Society is a professional association that represents the more than 5,000 licensed veterinarians in New York State. The NYSIMS’s mission is to lead New York State veterinarians in the education, advancement and protection o f animal wellness, public health and the veterinary medicalprofession. 100 Great Oaks Blvd., Suite 127, Albany, NY 12203 / 800-876-9867 / 518-8NYSVMS / 518-869-7868 (fax) / staff@nysvms.org www.nysvms.org 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving Elvinger arrives Oct. 1 to head AH DC College News • College Overview • Facts and Figures • College Leadership • Publications • Events • Current News • Archived Releases: 2014 • Archived Releases: 2013 • Archived Releases: 2012 • Archived Releases: 2011 • Archived Releases: 2010 • Archived Releases: 2009 • Archived Releases: 2008 • Archived Releases: pre-2008 Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievement Award > From Pagodas to Private Practice > Clinicians in Cuba > Striving for Work-Life Balance > Getting Down to Business > Elvinger arrives Oct. 1 to head AHDC Elvinger arrives Oct. 1 to head AHDC Dr. Frangois Elvinger, Dr.med.vet., Ph.D., has been named Executive Director of the New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). He will also serve as Assistant Dean for Diagnostic Operations. His appointment will begin Oct. 1, 2015. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Elvingerannct.cfm 1/2 5 /2 /2 0 1 7 Elvinger arrives Oct. 1 to head AH D C Dr. Elvinger has been a member of the faculty at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech since 1997, most recently as a Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and of Production Management Medicine. He was the founding director of the Virginia Tech Public Health Program and founding head of the Department of Population Health Sciences, with a secondary appointment as a professor in the Department of Basic Sciences at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Dr. Elvinger is currently serving as President of he American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. He earned his Dr.med.vet. degree from the Hannover Veterinary School in Germany in 1983, where he was a research and teaching associate at the Institute for Milk Hygiene and Technology, and his Ph.D. in dairy science from the University of Florida in 1990. Dr. Elvinger then joined the faculty of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine as a veterinary epidemiologist at the Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, Tifton. He left that post for Virginia Tech in 1997. Dr. Elvinger is board certified as a diplomate by the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and by the European College of Veterinary Public Health. As Executive Director for AHDC, Dr. Elvinger will oversee one of the most comprehensive veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the country. The Center receives requests fortesting from more than 5,000 registered veterinary practices and organizations, from all 50 of the United States and several foreign countries. With a staff of more than 200 professionals, AHDC performs more than 1 million individual tests per year, on samples from domestic and wild animals, and tests for a wide range of diseases affecting animals and humans. “I look forward to working with all diagnosticians, staff and faculty of the AHDC and the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell to expand the lab’s formidable reputation for excellent service and discovery for the benefit of all stakeholders in the Empire State and beyond,” Dr. Elvinger said. "It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Elvinger to Cornell,” said CVM Interim Dean Dr. Lorin Warnick. “His expertise is a great fit for the Animal Health Diagnostic Center and I am confident his leadership will greatly benefit New York State and the programs at our college that support animal and public health." http://www.vet.cornel I.edu/news/EI vi ngerannct.cfm 2/2 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving eVETSconnect News for Alumni of the College of Veterinary Medicine Nat Geo W IL D Discontinues 'Vet School' To stay in the know November 2015 • ALUMNI NEWS o New members join Alumni Association Executive Board o Paul Pion ’83 wins Salmon Award o Cornell grad wins lifetime achievement award o Young alum profile: from pagodas to private practice o Clinicians in Cuba • DEVELOPMENT NEWS • COLLEGE NEWS • RESEARCH • STUDENT NEWS • EVENTS • ARCHIVES Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievement Award > From Pagodas to Private Practice > Clinicians in Cuba > Striving for Work-Life Balance > Getting Down to Business > Nat Geo WILD Discontinues 'Vet School' Nat Geo WILD discontinues Vet School Vet School fans and the the College community were disappointed to learn there will be no second season of the show, as announced by Interim Dean Lorin Warnick on November 11,2015 (see letter http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/NatGeoWILD Discontinues’VetSchool, cfm 1/2 5/2/2017 Nat Geo W IL D Discontinues 'Vet School' below). While the network expressed enthusiasm for the program, it did not garner the levels of viewership they were hoping to attract. The show, which comprised eight episodes featuring the experiences of three first-year students and four fourth-year students, covered classic Cornell DVM program experiences, from learning to wash their hands as a first-year, to keeping hearts beating in the clinic. For all of you who watched the series, we are grateful for all of your excitement and support. Interim Dean Lorin Warnick's Announcement: Dear colleagues, I am writing to let you know we received some disappointing news this week: Nat Geo WILD has decided not to pursue a second season of “Vet School.” The show captured the rigorous intellectual and physical work students perform to earn a DVM, at veterinary colleges in general and at our College in particular. By providing viewers with an inside look at our world, “Vet School” helped raise the public’s awareness of CVM and the veterinary profession. The three first-year and four fourth-year students featured on “Vet School” did an excellent job of representing the outstanding caliber of our students. The faculty and staff who appeared on the show made fine ambassadors for their profession, the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, and the College. Thank you all for taking on the extra assignment of being filmed while working and learning. “Vet School” generated a lot of excitement at the College, Cornell University and among viewers. It gained us many new followers on social media, and news stories that appeared in the media across the United States. We can all be proud of the “Vet School” program viewers saw each Saturday night this fall. If you would like to watch or re-watch “Vet School,” episodes are available through: a cable subscription; electronic sell-through (EST) platforms (e.g. iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Sony PSN, Vudu, Xbox); and re-runs on Nat Geo WILD. Regards, Lorin Warnick Interim Dean http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alumni/15nov/NatGeoWILDDiscontinuesVetSchool.cfm 2/2 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving eVETSconnect News for Alumni of the College of Veterinary Medicine Hiring in Hong Kong To stay in the know November 2015 • ALUMNI NEWS o New members join Alumni Association Executive Board o Paul Pion ’83 wins Salmon Award o Cornell orad wins lifetime achievement award ° Youno alum profile: from pagodas to private practice o Clinicians in Cuba • DEVELOPMENT NEWS • COLLEGE NEWS • RESEARCH • STUDENT NEWS . EVENTS • ARCHIVES From Pagodas to Private Practice > Clinicians in Cuba > Striving for Work-Life Balance > Getting Down to Business > Nat Geo WILD Discontinues 'Vet School' > Hiring in Hong Kong Hong Kong veterinary school now hiring Faculty recruitment is underway for the new School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) in Hong Kong, an institutional collaboration between the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) to create the first academic program in veterinary medicine in the http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/AI um ni/15nov/H iri ngi nH ongKong.cfm 1/2 5/2/2017 Hiring in Hong Kong region. Envisioned as a regional center of excellence in education and discovery, the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will have a core focus in emerging zoonotic diseases, animal welfare, aquaculture, public health and food safety. Currently available positions include chairs in the departments of # M $ rfr A ^ veterinary diagnostic services/pathology; veterinary medicine/ surgery; City university of Hong Kong one health, and aquaculture. “This is a hugely important and very exciting mm i.t, hm*# time in our partnership to promote world-class veterinary training at Cityll,” says Dr. Alex Travis, associate dean for international programs. “The faculty being recruited will not only shape this program from its inception, but they’ll also raise the profile of the profession throughout Asia.” For those interested in applying for available positions, click here. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/HiringinHongKong.cfm 2/2 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving lnvestigatorsDay15.cfrn College News • College Overview • Facts and Figures • College Leadership • Publications • Events • Current News • Archived Releases: 2014 • Archived Releases: 2013 • Archived Releases: 2012 • Archived Releases: 2011 • Archived Releases: 2010 • Archived Releases: 2009 • Archived Releases: 2008 • Archived Releases: pre-2008 Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievement Award > From Pagodas to Private Practice > Clinicians in Cuba > Striving for Work-Life Balance > Getting Down to Business > lnvestigatorsDay15.cfm Clinical Investigators' Day spotlights residents' research The fourth annual Clinical Investigators’ Day took place Friday, October 16 in conjunction with the fall New York State Veterinary Conference, held at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Clinical Investigators’ Day provides CVM residents and interns with an opportunity to present their research to the veterinary community at large. In addition to serving as a forum for the presentation of important research, the event promotes interaction among students, faculty, practitioners, and alumni. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/News/lnvestigatorsDay15.cfm 1/2 5/2/2017 lnvestigatorsDay15.cfrn Fourteen residents from disciplines across the college described their work in areas ranging from small animal nutrition to salmonella infections in dairy cattle. Their abstracts and presentations were judged by a panel of CVM faculty. Presentations were moderated by Kyla Ortved (Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists), Scott Palmer (Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences), Rolfe Radcliffe (Department of Clinical Sciences), and Brian VanderVen (Department of Microbiology and Immunology). In addition, Kristy Richards (Department of Biomedical Sciences), delivered the keynote address, focusing on implications of her research on human and canine lymphoma. The day ended with a reception and an awards presentation hosted by Interim Dean Lorin Warnick. The winners are: Best Overall Presentation: Midori Asakawa, BVSc (Resident, Clinical Pathology), “Canine Lipoproteins Enhance Fibrinolysis and Alter Fibrin Clot Structure.” Mentor: Erica Behling-Kelly, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences Best Scientific Content: Michele Edelmann, VMD (Resident, Ophthalmology), “Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment for Canine Indolent Corneal Ulcers.” Mentor: Eric Ledbetter, Department of Clinical Sciences Abstract: Daniela Hernandez Muguiro, BVSc (Resident, Clinical , “Effect of Various Anti-Platelet Drugs on Ex VivoEquid Herpesvirus Typel- Platelet Activation.” Mentor: Tracy Stokol, Department of Population Medicine Diagnostic Sciences Presentation Style: Tiva Hoshizaki, BVSc (Resident, Shelter Medicine), “Streptococcus Equi Subspecies Zooepidemicus in a Population of Shelter Cats: A Case Series.” Mentors: Elizabeth Berliner and Janet M. Scarlett, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences Winners received funding for travel to present their future research findings. The Clinical Investigators’ Day organizing committee and co-chairs would like to thank the staff of the CVM and the Office of Continuing Education for their invaluable assistance with organizing this event. Special thanks also goes to the sponsors and supporters of this symposium, who include: Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell Center for Animal Resources and Education, Cornell University Hospital for Animals, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, the Feline Health Center, Office of Research and Graduate Education, and the Office of the Dean. PHOTOS: Top, Dean Lorin Warnick and Midori Asakawa; right, Michele Edelmann; left, Daniela Hernandez Muguiro Posted October 30, 2015 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/News/lnvestigatorsDay15.cfm 2/2 5/2/2017 Poultry vaccine nets Ezra Technology Innovator Award | Cornell Chronicle Search Cornell CORNELLCHRONICLE May 2, 2017 Science, Tech & Medicine Arts & Humanities Business, Law & Society Search Chronicle ^ Bookmarks Campus Life Global Outreach Archive Oct. 29, 2015 TRENDING Poultry vaccine nets Ezra Technology Innovator Award By Krishna Ramanujan EDITOR'S MOST MOST PICKS EMAILED READ Two Cornell professors emeriti of veterinary medicine have received the 2015 Ezra Technology Innovator Award for their work as co-inventors of the Marek's disease vaccine. Currently, 22 billion doses of vaccines that treat various strains of Marek's disease are administered annually to chickens in commercial production, of which Cornell’s vaccine is the most used. Gerald Beasley named Carl A. Kroch University Librarian Michael Pollan recalls journey from garden to the best-seller list Collaboration yields promising innovation in stain resistance Opportunity is for sale in U.S., Stanford researcher says RELATED STORIES Deanna Maine Innovator award bestowed upon the late From left, Bruce Calnek, Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Karel Schat. Ray V\Aj On Oct. 22 Provost Michael Kotlikoff, former dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, presented the award to Bruce Calnek, DVM '55, the Steffen Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Medicine, and Karel Schat, Ph.D. '78, professor emeritus in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. The innovator award is given every two years to recognize inventors whose technologies have been widely used in products and services, achieved significant social impact and generated financial returns for Cornell. During the event, Cornell also recognized inventors who have contributed to more than 200 licenses to industry within the past two years. "We try to recognize inventors whose technologies have made a big societal impact that touch people’s lives," said Alice Li, interim executive director of the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University (CTL). "At Cornell, it is part of the mission that, along with education, the research we do has an impact in society." Marek's disease is found in virtually all commercial chicken-producing areas around the world. It causes tumors in the nervous system and other internal organs. To combat this disease, veterinarians and poultry farmers administer billions of doses of Marek's disease vaccines annually. A majority of these vaccines contain the SB-1 strain isolated by Calnek and Schat and patented at Cornell. The vaccines have decreased mortality in flocks to just 1-2 percent today from 25 to 30 percent (and occasionally as high as 60 percent) prior to the vaccine's invention. That 1-2 percent mortality rate still translates to $1 billion to $2 billion in poultry losses each year. SHARE E Facebook □ Linkedln Reddit © StumbleUpon Twitter I 0*1 I 0 L~J Printer-friendly version E l Send by email ^ Bookmark STORY CONTACTS Cornell Chronicle Krishna Ramanujan 607-255-3290 ksr32@cornell.edu Media Contact Melissa Osgood 607-255-2059 mmo59@cornell.edu Calnek joined the Cornell faculty in 1961 and was named chair of the Department of Avian and Aquatic Animal Medicine in 1977, a position he kept until his retirement in 1995. He has http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/10/poultry-vaccine-nets-ezra-technology-innovator-award 1/2 5/2/2017 Poultry vaccine nets Ezra Technology Innovator Award | Cornell Chronicle published numerous book chapters, more than 150 scientific papers and has received many national and international awards. Schat received a DVM degree from the State University, Utrecht, Netherlands, in 1970, before he pursued his Cornell degree. He has been a key researcher in the study of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strains and has published more than 40 book chapters and more than 170 papers. He also has received numerous prestigious awards and honors. This is the fourth Ezra Technology Innovator Award to be presented. Those who have been honored are: Watt Webb, professor of applied physics and the S.B. Eckert Professor in Engineering, in 2009; Francis Barany, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medicine, in 2011; and Ray Wu, the late Cornell professor of molecular biology and genetics, given posthumously in 2013. The awards are administered by the CTL and supported by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. 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Engaged students and staff are up to the task, however, with ample College initiatives and efforts to keep student wellness a top priority. “We take a comprehensive http ://w w w .v e t.c o rn e ll.e d u /n e w s /A lu m n i/1 5 n o v /S triv in g fo rW o rk -L jfe B a la n c e .c frn 1/2 5/2/2017 Striving for W ork-Life Balance approach to our students’ well-being,” says Dr. Jai Sweet, director of student services and multicultural affairs. “We address financial, physical, and emotional well-being-identifying points of stress, and organizing activities that can help during those periods.” Activities have included loan experts talking to students about managing debt effectively; dietitians providing tutorials on healthy meals; sleep researchers giving info on getting enough shut-eye; and free massages during exam periods. The College also prioritizes its students’ mental health, a focus that has been reflected across the Cornell campus. “The Vet College was one of the first colleges to have a mental health professional on-site providing regular support to our community,” says Sweet. Currently, Student Services Counselor Paul Soper has regular hours each Tuesday at the College. Students themselves have also taken steps to promote wellness. For example, the newly formed Student Wellness Initiative partnered with members of the administration to monitor burnout on clinics and enhance the peer mentor program, and they also hope to increase mental health services at the College. Third-year students and members of the initiative, Michelle Forella and Kaitlyn Briggs, have collaborated with Cornell's Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) to use funds from the AVMA ALL (Achieving, Leading, and Learning) for Students program to promote student wellness. These funds will be used for activities such as pumpkin carving and sledding that will promote work-life balance. “We want to give people a license to take a mental break,” says Forella. Briggs adds, “Sometimes there’s this mentality that vet school sucks and you just power through it, but you have to live in the present, too. We want to help our classmates do that.” http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/AI um ni/15nov/Strivi ngforWork- LifeBalance.cfm 2/2 5/2/2017 • Home • About • Admissions • Academics • Research • Outreach • Hospitals • Diagnostic Center • Giving eVETSconnect News for Alumni of the College of Veterinary Medicine Getting Down to Business To stay in the know November 2015 • ALUMNI NEWS o New members join Alumni Association Executive Board o Paul Pion ’83 wins Salmon Award o Cornell arad wins lifetime achievement award o Young alum profile: from pagodas to private practice o Clinicians in Cuba • DEVELOPMENT NEWS • COLLEGE NEWS • RESEARCH • STUDENT NEWS • EVENTS • ARCHIVES New Members Join Alumni Association Executive Board > Cornell Grad wins Lifetime Achievement Award > From Pagodas to Private Practice > Clinicians in Cuba > Striving for Work-Life Balance > Getting Down to Business Getting down to business The business and financial side of the veterinary profession is receiving increasing attention at the College.“We are focusing on personal financial management, professional development and practice http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Alum ni/15nov/GettingDowntoBusiness.cfm 1/2 5/2/2017 Getting Down to Business management, since a significant portion of our students eventually want to own their own practice,” says Dr. Leni Kaplan, lecturer of community practice service. Based on alumni feedback, she has been working with Dr. Carolyn McDaniel, lecturer of veterinary curriculum, to develop coursework which is complemented with programming by the Office of Student and Academic Services on such topics as networking, job interviewing, alternate career paths, and individual career development. Certain courses and events count towards a business certificate offered by the Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA), a national, student-driven organization. In addition, Cornell’s chapter organizes some 30 relevant events every year, both in cooperation with Dr. iJai Sweet, director of student services and multicultural |affairs, and by recruiting professors from across campus for presentations. Most of the club’s nearly 120 members finish Ithe certificate before starting their clinical rotations, [according to Chapter President Yuan Kang’17. “We hope that by giving underclassmen early access to such as practice finance and business management, f c w e can better prepare them for shaping their career goals ■;i Band tackling the job application process,” Kang explains. 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