Staff

Administration

Name Position Email Expertise
Udeni Balasuriya, BVSc, MS, PhD, FSLCVS Associate Dean for Diagnostic Operations, LADDL Director, and Professor of Virology (PBS) [email protected]  More than 25 years' experience. Expertise in molecular virology, viral pathogenesis, and diagnostics.
Maria Mitchell, DVM (LSU 2002) Assistant Director [email protected]  More than 14 years' experience. LADDL veterinary consultant with expertise in microbiology and bacteriology.
Alma Roy, PhD (LSU 2000) Consultant [email protected]  More than 20 year's experience. Expertise in diagnostics.
Brandye Smith Quality Assurance Coordinator [email protected]  Quality Assurance
Dee Patel Billing Coordinator [email protected]   
Jeanette Logsdon Business Office Coordinator [email protected]   

 

Assessioning and Receiving

Name Position Email Expertise
Ruby Jackson Coordinator [email protected]   Receiving

 

Anatomic Pathology

Name Position Email Expertise
Mariano Carossino, DVM, PhD, DACVM, DACVP Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist [email protected]  More than 10 years' experience. Expertise in viral pathogenesis. Expert bovine diagnostician with expertise in cardiac and pulmonary pathology.
Fabio Del Piero, DVM, PhD, DACVP Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist [email protected]  More than 30 years' experience. Internationally recognized expert in equine pathology and expertise in ruminant diagnostics.
Blake Kitchen Necropsy Technican [email protected]   
Naomi Falconnier, DVM Anatomic Pathology Resident [email protected]   
Lauren Guarneri, DVM Anatomic Pathology Resident [email protected]   

 

Clinical Pathology

Name Position Email Expertise
Shannon Dehghanpir, DVM (LSU 2013), DACVP Section Head, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology (VCS) [email protected]  More than 9 years' experience. Expertise in clinical pathology and veterinary mycology.
Cindy Berry Medical Technololgist [email protected]   
Catherine Christiensen Medical Technologist [email protected]   
Sarah Magee Medical Technologist [email protected]   
Suzanne Mouch Medical Technologist [email protected]   
Katie Metcalf, DVM Medical Technologist [email protected]   

 

Endocrinology

Name Position Email  
Frederic Gaschen, Dr.med.vet., Dr.habil., DACVIM, DECVIM Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine (VCS) [email protected]  More than 40 years' experience. Expertise in small animal internal medicine and gastroenterology
Andrea Johnston, DVM, DACVIM Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine [email protected]  More than 20 years' experience. Expertise in small animal internal medicine and heptobiliary disease
Frank Andrews, DVM, MS, DACVIM Department Head and Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences; Director, Equine Health Studies Program [email protected]  More than 39 years' experience. Expertise in equine internal medicine

 

Histology and Immunochemistry

Name Position Email
Kendra Shultz Research Associate [email protected] 
Kayleigh Vicknair Research Associate [email protected] 

 

Molecular Laboratory

Name Position Email
Keith Strother Section Head [email protected] 
Tarra Harden Research Associate [email protected] 
Laura Peak Research Associate [email protected] 

 

Parasitology

Name Position Email Expertise
Amira Ahmed, BVMS, Msc, PhD, DACVM Section Head [email protected]  More than 15 years of experience in Veterinary Parasitology diagnostics and method development
Brooke Delcambre Research Associate [email protected]   

 

Toxicology Laboratory

Name Position Email Expertise
Peter Jowett, PhD Section Head, Toxicologist [email protected]  32 years experience. Expertise in analytical toxicology.