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The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary
Clinical Sciences provides graduate professional training to interns
and residents (House Officers) through the Veterinary Teaching
Hospital and Clinics. Interns and residents are recruited and
selected through the Veterinary Intern and Resident Matching
Program. One-year rotating internships are available in companion
animal medicine and surgery and large animal medicine and surgery
(equine emphasis). Two- or three-year residency programs are
available in companion animal medicine, companion animal surgery,
dermatology, equine medicine, equine surgery, theriogenology, and
zoological medicine. Concurrent graduate academic studies leading to
the MS degree may be arranged in a variety of concentrations. New
House Officers begin their programs in July. The current House
Officers are as follows:
Dr. Jennifer Ayoub,
Small Animal Internal Medicine resident, received her DVM from LSU
in 2008. She recently completed a Small Animal Internal and
Emergency Medicine Internship at Greenbrier Veterinary Referral
Center in Chesapeake, Va.
Dr. David Beehan,
Theriogenology resident, received his Bachelors of Veterinary
Medicine (MVB) from the Veterinary College of Ireland in Dublin,
Ireland, in 2006.
Dr. Apryl Barton,
Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery intern, received her DVM from
The Ohio State University in 2009.
Dr. Hugues Beaufrere,
Zoological Medicine resident, received his DVM from the National
Veterinary School of Lyon, France, in 2006. He then completed a
small animal and exotics medicine internship at the Brasseur
Veterinary Clinic in Manage, Belgium, and an avian and exotics
medicine internship at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Myra Durham,
Equine Surgery resident, received her DVM from North Carolina State
University in 2007. She then completed a large animal medicine and
surgery internship at the University of Georgia. She completed an
Equine Medicine and Surgery internship at LSU in July 2009.
Dr. Dionne Ferguson,
Companion Animal Medicine resident, received her DVM from LSU in
2007. She then completed a small animal internship at the Louisiana
Veterinary Referral Center in Mandeville, La.
Dr. Jocelyn Garber,
Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery intern, received her DVM from
Kansas State University in 2009.
Dr. Claudia Gardner,
Equine Medicine & Surgery intern, received her DVM from North
Carolina State University in 2009.
Dr. Caroline Goutal,
Small Animal Medicine resident, received her DVM from the National
Veterinary School of Alfort in Paris, France, in 2008. She recently
completed a Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rotating Internship at
the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
Dr. Gregg Griffenhagen,
Anesthesia intern, received his DVM from LSU in 2009.
Dr. Timm Gudehus,
Equine Surgery resident, graduated from the Ludwig Maximilians
University in Munich, Germany, in December 2003. After completion of
this internship at a clinic located at the Munich racetrack, he
received his Dr.med.vet at his alma mater. He completed a second
internship/fellowship in equine orthopedics and imaging/sports
medicine at California Equine Orthopedics in San Marcos, Calif.,
before coming to LSU for his equine surgery residency.
Dr. Jennifer Huck,
Companion Animal Surgery resident, received her DVM from The Ohio
State University in 2006. She then completed a small animal medicine
and surgical rotating internship at Michigan State University and
was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Michelle Im Hof,
Small Animal Medicine resident, received her DVM from the University
of Bern in Bern, Switzerland, in 2008.
Dr. Melissa Kubai,
Ophthalmology intern, received her DVM from the University of
Wisconsin in 2008. She recently completed a Rotating Small Animal
Internship at Michigan Veterinary Specialists in Southfield, Mich.
Dr. Colleen Lambo,
Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery intern, received her DVM from
Kansas State University in 2009.
Dr. Alexandre Le Roux,
Diagnostic Imaging resident, received his DVM from the French
National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) in 2006. He completed
a Rotating Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Internship at the
National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France in 2007 and a
Diagnostic Imaging Internship at the National Veterinary School of
Nantes (France) in 2008.
Dr. Melanie Mutz,
Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery intern, received her DVM from
the University of Florida in 2009.
Dr. Denise Newsome,
Equine Practice resident, received her BVSc from the University of
Liverpool (Ireland) in 2005. She completed a Large Animal Rotating
Internship at the University of Tennessee in 2006.
Dr. Melissa Parsons-Doherty, Medical Oncology resident,
received her DVM in 2005 from Atlantic Veterinary College at the
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. She completed a Small
Animal Rotating Internship from Garden State Veterinary Specialists
in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and an Oncology Internship at the
University of Georgia. Most recently, she was participating in a
Medical Oncology Residency at The Ohio State University, where she
obtained grants from the Morris Animal Foundation and Winn Feline
Foundation.
Dr. Florence Polle,
Equine Medicine resident, received her DVM from the National
Veterinary College of Toulouse (France) in 2007. She recently
completed a Rotating Large Animal Internship at Ontario Veterinary
College (Guelph, Canada).
Dr. William Ratterree, Oncology intern, received his
DVM from the University of Georgia in 2008. He recently completed a
Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery internship at LSU.
Dr. Jeffery Ruth,
Diagnostic Imaging intern, received his DVM from Texas A& M
University in 2001.
Dr. Carley Saelinger,
Cardiology resident, received her VMD from the University of
Pennsylvania in 2007. She then completed a rotating internship in
small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Florida. Dr.
Saelinger completed her Cardiology internship at LSU in 2009.
Dr. Rodney Schnellbacher,
Zoological Medicine intern, received his DVM from the University of
Missouri in 2008. He completed an Anesthesia internship at LSU in
July 2009.
Dr. Laura Sickafoose,
Dermatology resident, received her DVM from the University of
California, Davis in 2007. She then completed a general rotating
internship at San Francisco Veterinary Specialists.
Dr. Lynne A. Snow,
Companion Animal Surgery resident, received her DVM from the
University of Illinois in 2004. She completed an internship with the
Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group in Ventura, Calif., as well as
a surgical internship with the Animal Specialty Group in Los
Angeles, Calif.
Dr. Kristen Tapp,
Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery intern, received her DVM from
Oklahoma State University in 2009.
Dr. Megan Templeton,
Companion Animal Surgery fellow, received her DVM from Western
University of Health Sciences in 2007. She completed a Small Animal
Rotating Medicine & Surgery Internship at The Animal Medical Center
in New York, N.Y. in 2008, and she recently completed a Small Animal
Surgery Internship at the Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center.
Dr. Rebekah Westermeyer,
Dermatology resident, received her DVM from Iowa State University in
2006. In 1999, she received an MS in music from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to coming to LSU, Dr. Westermeyer was an
associate/relief veterinarian for two of four Caring Hands Animal
Hospitals in Centreville and Bristow, Va.
Dr. Sarah Wind,
Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery intern, received her DVM from
Michigan State University in 2009.
Dr. Michelle Woodward,
Equine Medicine & Surgery intern, received her DVM from the
University of Tennessee in 2009.
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