Tags
Results for: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program
-
Article Item
Orphaned wild pony receives innovative care for infection at Veterinary Teaching Hospital , articleA Grayson Highlands pony survived a drug-resistant joint infection with help from the Virginia Tech hospital's emergency and surgical teams and an experimental therapy developed in the college’s own research labs.
Date: Oct 08, 2026 - -
Article Item
VMCVM Student Spotlight: Carlos-René Ramírez Ramos , articleMeet Carlos-René Ramírez Ramos, Class of 2028 veterinary student on the small animal track. Carlos says veterinary students are not anti-social or "nerdy," as he has met many outgoing and fun people in his studies. Carlos has three cats back home in Puerto Rico, is motivated by the music of Bad Bunny, and says his mom is a role model because of how positive she is.
Date: Oct 01, 2026 - -
Article Item
A horse named Pea is first to test focused ultrasound treatment of skin tumors called sarcoids , articleMore horses are needed for the clinical study of histotripsy's effects on sarcoids, which could pave the way for further advances in noninvasive tumor treatments for animals and people.
Date: Sep 22, 2026 - -
Article Item
VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Brett Casna , articleMeet Brett Casna DVM '17, founder and president of Granite VETS in Bedford, New Hampshire. Brett says VMCVM gave him the tools to communicate with people in all walks of life, even on difficult days. He is glad he paid attention to the small animal lectures when he switched his professional focus away from large animals. He has two pets of each size — two dogs and two horses — at home.
Date: Sep 22, 2026 - -
Article Item
New Equine Field Services instructor brings racetrack roots and whole-horse approach to veterinary college , articleAfter nine years in private practice, Sarah Varnell found the inspiration and pace of a combined academic and clinical setting more to her liking.
Date: Sep 10, 2026 - -
Article Item
She earned a Ph.D. in the spring, enters as a first-year student in the fall , articleWith enough research accolades to be among the faculty, Elliana Vickers looks to grow in patient care as a student and fulfill a lifelong dream to be a veterinarian.
Date: Sep 01, 2026 - -
Article Item
VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Courtney Conroy , articleMeet Courtney Conroy '13, DVM '17, associate veterinarian at Clevengers Corner Veterinary Care in Amissville, Virginia. Courtney said the best advice she got was that "No patient walks itself into a veterinary clinic," but that really did happen once! She loves hobby farming and being called "Farmer Courtney." Amid a menagerie of over 30 animals (not counting two bee hives), her and her husband's dog is named "Skipper" for the cannon fired after Hokies touchdowns.
Date: Aug 21, 2026 - -
Article Item
Veterinary students expand horizons into biomedical research through summer program in 19th year , articleCovering topics ranging from infectious diseases to oncology to public health, 11 students made meaningful contributions to science and gained valuable mentor-led experience that could define a career path.
Date: Aug 13, 2026 - -
Article Item
Public health alumna, center director guide road map for cancer prevention in Virginia , articleAs a public health graduate student at Virginia Tech, Amanda Qadado helped public health associate professor Sophie Wenzel gather data for the 2018-22 state cancer plan. Today, Qadado is collaborating with Wenzel in leading the new plan’s development.
Date: Aug 06, 2026 - -
Article Item
52 pounds of gravel, one thoroughbred, and a connection that's inspiring a future veterinarian , articleSurgery residents rally to save Jasper, while a veterinary student cared for his young owner.
Date: Aug 03, 2026 - -
Article Item
Pet pig hogs the family couch again thanks to treatment at Veterinary Teaching Hospital , articleElmer, a 5-year-old potbellied pig, underwent emergency surgery and a months-long recovery for a urinary blockage not commonly seen in pigs, becoming a favorite of students and clinicians at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine along the way.
Date: Jul 28, 2026 - -
Article Item
Alumni give to expand veterinary hospital where daughter is studying , articleMyron Bradley '86, DVM ’90 and Ann Beaudin DVM '90 were students when the Veterinary Teaching Hospital was first built. It is set to be renovated and expanded as their daughter, Grace Bradley, finishes up her studies.
Date: Jul 21, 2026 - -
Article Item
VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Maureen Noftsinger , articleMeet Maureen Noftsinger DVM '01, medical director for Emergency Veterinary and Specialty Services, located at Roanoke. Noftsinger fondly recalls the post-exam taligates and Thursday night study sessions while watching "ER" while she was at VMCVM. She is passionate about animals but also about helping people, often hosting students in the clinic ranging from elementary school to veterinary school. Noftsinger has a farm with 23 goats, 5 sheep, 15 chickens, 5 dogs, and a cat.
Date: Jul 16, 2026 - -
Article Item
Veterinary college's new student services director knows what it means to feel lost on campus , articleEdward Raimundi arrived at college as a first-generation student with no one to show him the ropes. Now he's the veterinary college's new director of student services, here to be the guide he never had for some of the hardest-won seats in higher education.
Date: Jun 29, 2026 - -
Article Item
VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Estelle Ward , articleMeet Estelle Ward DVM '88, owner and medical director of West Friendship Animal Hospital in Maryland. Estelle says that "mentorship is one of the greatest joys of the profession" and that small animal veterinary medicine is a people business, first and foremost. Estelle's 20 critters at Starward Farm include seven tarantulas, three snakes and a gecko. She also has a cat named after Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.
Date: Jun 25, 2026 - -
Article Item
‘Big personality’ horse wins many fans in nine-month stay at Veterinary Teaching Hospital , articleGlinda, an 18-year-old Lipizzaner, underwent a slow and multifaceted healing process for laminitis, a painful hoof condition, and the metabolic disease that caused it.
Date: Jun 23, 2026 - -
Article Item
One year later, Peanut is back to being a goat again , articleMost animals born with a complete cleft palate never make it to surgery. A goat named Peanut did through the expertise of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Date: Jun 16, 2026 - -
Article Item
VMCVM Student Spotlight: DeAndrea Gray , articleMeet DeAndrea Gray, Class of 2028 student on the small animal track. Gray hails from Minnesota and began her path to veterinary college on a field trip to a petting zoo in kindergarten. She already has a master's degree in agriculture and environmental systems with a thesis on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in cattle using essential oils. She has studied traditional Chinese veterinary medicine and exotic animals as she discovers how diverse the veterinary field really is.
Date: Jun 05, 2026 - -
Article Item
Roger Ramirez-Barrios told the Class of 2026 they were like parasites. It was a compliment. , articleRoger Ramirez-Barrios walked to the commencement podium holding a secret. The poster tucked under his arm was about to make the Class of 2026 laugh out loud.
Date: May 29, 2026 - -
Article Item
Veterinary graduates create what they hope will become a pet-sized commencement tradition , articleIn the days before commencement, graduating students lined up in their regalia with their pets dressed to match for a studio portrait session.
Date: May 29, 2026 -
Page 1 of 10 | 185 Results