Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences faculty members instruct veterinary students, interns, and residents in the art and science of veterinary medicine, undertake clinical research for the benefit of both animals and humans, and provide specialized care for animal patients from Louisiana and surrounding states.

The department currently has more than 55 faculty members and more than 45 interns and residents who support state-of-the-art patient care in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

VCS offers graduate programs at the MS and PhD levels and has an average of 15 graduate students at any given time. Most master’s programs are linked to residencies, which can be applied for through the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program. Programs not linked to residencies may  be arranged through individual faculty members.

Graduate ProgramInternships and ResidenciesForeign Graduate Training

Research and Facilities

VCS faculty members and graduate students conduct clinical research for the benefit of animals and humans. Research areas include equine health, ophthalmology, theriogenology (reproduction), surgery, dermatology, oncology, orthopedics, and more.
horseEquine Health Studies Program
equine treadmillLaboratory for Equine and Comparative Orthopedic Research
3D printerLaboratory for 3D Printing and Regenerative Medicine
canine liver histology slideJohnston Lab (Hepatobiliary Disease)
dermatology serviceNeoklis Apostolopoulos Veterinary Dermatology Laboratory

Our People

Colin Mitchell

Colin Mitchell

BVM&S, DACVS

Department Head and Professor of Equine Surgery

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

EMAIL DR. MITCHELL

Name Position Service Email
Katie Bakalis Intern Integrative Medicine [email protected] 
Timothy Brunner Intern Zoological Medicine [email protected] 
Shelby Ficher Intern Emergency & CriticalCare [email protected] 
Theresa Frey Intern Food Animal [email protected] 
Edelicia Garcia Intern Food Animal [email protected] 
Phonchein Gau-Pan Intern Anesthesia [email protected] 
Izabel Grazian Intern Shelter Medicine [email protected] 
Sydney Hall Intern Small Animal Rotating Internship [email protected] 
Sarang Im Intern Emergency Medicine [email protected] 
Kylie Landry Intern Small Animal Rotating Internship [email protected] 
Navjit Mahal Intern Small Animal Rotating Internship [email protected] 
Bruna Messler Intern Small Animal Rotating Internship [email protected] 
Paulo Novelo Intern Equine Medicine & Surgery [email protected] 
Barbara Ontoveros Intern Equine Medicine & Surgery [email protected] 
Halley Penticoff Intern Small Animal Rotating Internship [email protected] 
Joseph Preston Intern Small Animal Rotating Internship [email protected] 
Eliza Richartz Intern Small Animal Rotating Internship [email protected] 
Eden Stark Intern Small Animal Rotating Internship [email protected] 
Lauren Vincent Intern Anesthesia [email protected] 
Yen-Tse Wu Intern Emergency & Critical Care [email protected] 
Loni Albrecht Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine [email protected] 
Alasdair Botting Resident Equie Medicine [email protected] 
Hannah Gafen Resident Ophthalmology [email protected]  
Hugo Gonzalez Resident Zoological Medicine [email protected] 
Jacquieline Hansen Resident Diagnostic Imaging [email protected] 
Fional Herzog Resident Theriogenology [email protected]  
Brittany Hodgkiss Resident Medical Oncology [email protected] 
Kaitlyn Ieradi Resident Equine Surgery [email protected] 
Robyn Jolly Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine [email protected] 
Tomoe Kadowaki Resident Emergency & Critical Care [email protected] 
Heather Kloft Resident Small Animal Surgery [email protected] 
Yen-Hao Lai Resident Radiation Oncology [email protected] 
Regan Lee Resident Equine Medicine [email protected] 
YeonHee Lee  Resident Behavior [email protected] 
Jocelyn Lee Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine [email protected] 
Enjolie Levengood Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine [email protected] 
Jiaqi Li Resident Oncology [email protected] 
Syon Link Resident Cardiology [email protected] 
Nicholas LInzner Resident Diagnostic Imaging [email protected] 
Marley McInnis Resident Dermatology [email protected] 
Melanie Mironovich Resident Ophthalmology [email protected] 
Francisco Morales Resident Equie Surgery [email protected] 
Devin Osterhoudt Resident Diagnostic Imaging [email protected] 
Ashok Padmanabhhan Resident Emergency & Critical Care [email protected] 
Tithipong Plangsangas Resident Zoological Medicine [email protected] 
Nadia Richmond Resident Clinical Pathology [email protected] 
Murphy Sachse Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine [email protected] 
Mchael St. Blanc Resident Equine Medicine [email protected] 
Achilles Tang Resdient Small Animal Surgery [email protected] 
Brandon Thibodaux Resident Small Animal Surgery [email protected] 
Victoria Van Resident Diagnostic Imaging [email protected] 

 

Name Program Mentor Email
Kalie Beckers DVM/PhD Jenny Sones [email protected] 
Priscilla Devora DVM/PhD Mark Mitchell [email protected] 
Katie Metcalf MS Shannon Dehghanpir [email protected] 
Nadia Richmond MS Shannon Dehghanpir [email protected] 
Xiao Niu PhD Mandi Lopez [email protected] 
Kimberly Boykin PhD Mark Mitchell [email protected] 
Alasdair Botting MS Frank Andrews [email protected] 
Renee Carter PhD Carlos Pinto [email protected] 
Corinne Mayer MS Javier Nevarez [email protected] 
Alexandra Mason MS Mark Mitchell [email protected] 
Francisco Morales MS Laura Riggs [email protected] 
Linda Paul PhD Heidi Banse [email protected] 
Rita Aoun PhD Mandi Lopez [email protected] 
Michael St. Blanc MS Britta Leise [email protected] 
Takashi Taguchi PhD Mandi Lopez [email protected] 
Pengju Wang MS Mandi Lopez [email protected] 
Md. Sanower Hossain PhD Mandi Lopez [email protected] 

 

Name Title Area Email
Antonio Catunda Post-doctoral Researcher Large Animal [email protected] 
Theresa Cosper-Roberts Associate Clinical Specialist Surgical Training Center [email protected] 
Lee Ann Fugler, DVM, PhD Post-doctoral Researcher Large Animal [email protected] 
Frank Garza Research Associate Large Animal [email protected] 
Nikole Ineck Research Associate Large and Small Animal [email protected] 
Sarah Keeton Research Associate Mixed Services [email protected] 
Michael Keowen Research Associate Large Animal [email protected] 
Victor Medina, MVZ Research Associate Large Animal [email protected] 
Rita Perry Research Associate Large Animal [email protected] 
Catherine Takawira Research  Associate LECOR [email protected] 

Mailing Address

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Name Title Duties Email
Debbie Blanchard Recruiting Specialist Faculty recruitment, interviews, and job advertisements/postings [email protected] 
Elizabeth Day-Schick Faculty Support Coordinator Faculty, Staff, Locum, and PLE contact, expense reports [email protected] 
Kevin Oubre Academic Coordinator House Officer, Graduate Studies, PAVE/ECFVG contact [email protected]