American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – June 18-21, 2025

Event

The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) held its annual forum from June 18-21 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Program

The forum drew more than 2500 attendees. On offer were more than 630 sessions and several hundred research abstracts and e-posters. All content is available virtually until October 31.

Awards

Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence

Dr. Joan R. Coates (Missouri '90), Columbia, Missouri, was honored for an outstanding career and a lifetime of contributions to the college and to veterinary internal medicine. A diplomate of the ACVIM in neurology, Dr. Coates is a professor of neurology and neurosurgery at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also directs the comparative neurology program and co-directs the neurology and neurosurgery service. She is known for her research in veterinary neurologic disorders, particularly in the study of canine degenerative myelopathy as a disease model for translation of therapeutic strategies to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Lee and Inge Pyle Service Award

Dr. Wendy A. Ware (Ohio State '82), Ormond Beach, Florida, for dedicated service to the ACVIM in a volunteer capacity. A diplomate of the ACVIM in cardiology, Dr. Ware is a professor emeritus at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the only cardiologist for several years. She has served as president and chair of the ACVIM board of regents and as a member of several of the specialty college's committees and task forces.

William R. Fenner Early Career Award for Outstanding Service

Dr. Raelene M. Wouda, Graceville, Australia, for exceptional service to the ACVIM in a volunteer capacity within the first 10 years following board certification. A 2003 veterinary graduate of the University of Queensland in Australia and a diplomate of the ACVIM in oncology, Dr. Wouda is a veterinary oncologist at Veterinary Specialist Services of Queensland. She has served on several ACVIM committees and as the first certification liaison, appointed by the specialty college's board of directors.

Specialty Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Warwick M. "Waz" Bayly, Pullman, Washington, for contributions and leadership in the specialty of large animal internal medicine. A 1974 veterinary graduate of the University of Melbourne in Australia and a diplomate of the ACVIM in large animal internal medicine, Dr. Bayly is a professor of equine medicine at Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where he served as dean from 2001-08. He is known for his work in equine exercise physiology and is co-editor of the textbook "Reed, Bayly, and Sellon's Equine Internal Medicine."

New diplomates

Cardiology
Erin Achilles
I-Jung Chi
Carlie Day
Luke Dutton
Jenny Eberhard
Jana Friederich
Emily Gavic
Catherine Georges
Joshua Hannabuss
Amanda Liggett
Brad Lytle
Elizabeth Malcolm
Ryan Peiffer
Cortney Pelzek
Kristen Poplawski
Catherine Pouliot
Evan Ross
Graham Rossi
Lilian Shen
Alba Stavri
Dan Stern
K. Tess Sykes
Ashley Walker
Sheena Wong
Isabel Zahn

Large animal internal medicine
Blanca Camacho
Patricia Egli
Devon England
Cosette Faivre
Claudia Ferreira
Rosalie Fortin-Trahan
Margaret Genis
Kimberly Hallowell
Lauren Holley
Lauren Hughes
Molly Larson
Berta Mozo Vives
Casey Neal
Jeff Olivarez
Allison Palmer
Megan Palmisano
Erin Pearson
Alexis Powers
Lynette Ramsay
Andres Rivera-Velez
Jessica Rutledge
Emma Stapley
Jurica Trsan
Paula Viviani
Debora Vogt
Jessica Vokes
Roxane Westerfeld
Kimberly Young

Neurology
Zoe Bailey
Nathan Bernier-Parker
Theresa Blakey
Mathieu Boutin
Bryan Chiang
Annalis Cigarroa
Alexandra Danel
Helene Dery
Adrien Dupanloup
Emily DuPont
Gilad Fefer
Savannah Giannasi
Croix Griffin
Kiley Jensen
Chloe Karson
Martin Kwan
Jeffrey Laifer
Megan Lin
Brittany MacQuiddy
Stephanie Marzullo
Elizabeth Meiman
Sarah Nath
Chrystal Nguyen
Kelly O'Connell
Han "Emily" Sun
Tara Tischio
Go Togawa
Carlos Valerio
Tommie van Veghel
Erik Wegner-Clemens

Nutrition
Megan Sprinkle

Oncology
Alexie Baja
Kathleen Bardales
Laura Chadsey
Julia Colosi
Victoria Costa
Rose Dicovitsky
Molly Gasparini
Krista Gower
Meredith Gumash
Regina Hayburn
Kelly Hicks
Caroline Hohlman
Emily Janik
Natalia Jurcak
Ellen Kuerbitz
Alana Kuzmik
Gretchen McLinden
Rachel McMahon
Paul Rossman
Diana Sanchez Castro
Andrew Schlueter
Allison Shepherd
Kristen Shuster
Lydia Sixta
Andrea Smith
Olivia Stephenson
Bridget Stewart
Alyssa Strumpf
Keira Sztukowski
Tien Tien
Zoe Williams
Alexandra Zierenberg Ripoll

Small animal internal medicine
Frederik Allan
Sidney Bannister
Samantha Barth
Molly Bechtold
Alisa Berg
Anthony Blanco
Rebekah Brown
Catherine Burlison
Kellie Cammarano
Petra Cerna
Emma Cosaro
Yanick Couture
Mariel Covo
Allison Deatherage
Kevin Delles
L. Kay Drake
Lindsey Garcia
Charlotte Gerhard
Nicole Gibbs
Scott Gibson
Cassandra Gilday
Jodie Green
Zoe Greenfield
Jacklyn Gross
Kristen Hamilton
Aditi Handa
Antonia Ioannou
Emery Jones
Eva Kao-Whitesell
Alexandra Kennedy
Laurel Krause
Sue Yee Lim
Elizabeth Luciani
Brandon Mason
Rae McAtee
Kellyn McNulty
Michael Merkhassine
Jana Milenkovic
Joanna Murdoch
James Mutton
Amirah Nasr
Hoda Nikpour
Andrzej Ogrodny
Kenneth Palladino
Marianne Pan
Michelle Patrick
Mathieu Paulin
Jade Peralta
Matthew Price
Julia Remaks
Michelle Riehm
Janet Roque-Torres
Navneet Saini
Anne-Claire Saint Georges Chaumet
Devyn Schultz
Federica Serafini
John Shamoun
Taylor Sherrod
Stephanie Skinner
Paul Sorrentino
Madeleine Stein
Camille St-Jean
Thomas Ternisien
Erin Toone
Sayaka Uematsu
Julieann Vose
Oliver Waite
Zhe Wang
Bryan Welch

Officials

Dr. Sarah Gillings, Tacoma, Washington, chair, Board of Regents; Dr. Henry W. Green, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, president; Dr. Munashe Chigerwe, Davis, California, president-elect; Dr. Bill Tyrrell, Leesburg, Virginia, treasurer; Dr. Joerg Steiner, College Station, Texas, immediate past chair; Dr. Joshua Stern, Raleigh, North Carolina, Specialty of Cardiology president; Dr. Sandra Taylor, West Lafayette, Indiana, Specialty of Large Animal Internal Medicine president; Dr. Sheila Carrera-Justiz, Gainesville, Florida, Specialty of Neurology president; Dr. Glenna Mauldin, Calgary, Alberta, Specialty of Nutrition president; Dr. Chad Johannes, Fort Collins, Colorado, Specialty of Oncology president; Dr. Jana Raessler, Corvallis, Oregon, Specialty of Small Animal Internal Medicine president; and Shannon Carter, EdD, Englewood, Colorado, ACVIM chief executive officer