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 & Sports Performance
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
Nicole Abruzzo Intern Small Animla Medicine & Surgery nabruz1@lsu.edu 
Valerie Adamchick Galindo Intern Ophthalmology vadamchick@lsu.edu 
Katie Bakalis Resident Zoological Medicine kbakalis1@lsu.edu 
Adelaide Basco Intern Zoological Medicine abasco4@lsu.edu 
Ashton Berger Resident Small Animal Surgery aberge11@lsu.edu 
Savannah Billings Intern Small Animal Medicine & Surgery sbilli10@lsu.edu 
Claudia Blanco Resident Equine Surgery cperez11@lsu.edu 
Grégor Boot Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine gboot1@lsu.edu 
Kodey Broussard Intern Food Animal Medicine and Surgery kbrou79@lsu.edu 
Tim Brunner Resident Zoological Medicine tbrunner@lsu.edu 
Emma Carr Intern Neurosurgery ecarr@lsu.edu 
Denver Coleman Resident Ophthalmology dcoleman4@lsu.edu 
Camryn Davis Intern Small Animal Medicine & Surgery cdavis15@lsu.edu 
Priscilla Devora Intern Small Animal Medicine & Surgery pdevor2@lsu.edu 
Jose Fuentes Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine jfuent10@lsu.edu 
Missael Garcia Marquez Intern Equine MEdicine & Surgery mgarci12@lsu.edu 
Nimar Gill Resident Small Animal Surgery ngill@lsu.edu 
Hugo Gonzalez Resident Zoological Medicine hgonza10@lsu.edu 
Heather Gozzard Resident Anesthesia hgozzard@lsu.edu 
Ruth Guischard Resident Small Animal Surgery rguischard@lsu.edu 
Brittany Hodgkiss Resident Comparative Oncology bhodgkiss@lsu.edu 
Jisoo Hong Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine jhong@lsu.edu 
Haley Honore Intern Shelter Medicine hhonor3@lsu.edu 
Rachel Illgen Intern Anesthesia and Analgesia rillge1@lsu.edu 
Mackenzie Janzen Intern Small Animal Surgery mjanze1@lsu.edu 
Aileen Jordan Resident Diagnostic Imaging ajorda11@lsu.edu 
Ariel Kilpatrick Intern Small Animal Medicine & Surgery akilpatrick@lsu.edu 
Seng Fong Lau Resident Diagnostic Imaging slau@lsu.edu 
Regan Lee Resident Equine Medicine rlee20@lsu.edu 
Enjolie Levengood Resident Small Animal Internal Medicine elevengood@lsu.edu 
Zahrea Lewis Intern Equine Medicine & Surgery zlewis9@lsu.edu 
Zoey Lex Resident Zoological Medicine zlex1@lsu.edu 
Syon Link Resident Cardiology slink@lsu.edu 
Nicholas Linzner Resident Diagnostic Imaging nlinzner@lsu.edu 
Raquel Lorenzo Logrosan Intern Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care rloren2@lsu.edu 
Marley McInnis Resident Dermatology mmcin14@lsu.edu 
Carlos Mendez Valenzuela Resident Radiation Oncology cmendez@lsu.edu 
Carlos Miranda Resident Equine Surgery cagui17@lsu.edu 
Sydney Mordoh Resident Equine Medicine & Surgery smordoh@lsu.edu 
Devin Osterhoudt Resident Diagnostic Imaging dosterhoudt@lsu.edu 
Hailey Penticoff Resident Zoological Medicine hpenticoff@lsu.edu 
Joseph Preston Residdent Small Animal Internal Medicine jpreston1@lsu.edu 
Zachary Robichaux Intern Small Animal Medicine & Surgery zrobic5@lsu.edu 
Isidora Rodriguez Chible Resident Equine Medicine isidorarc@lsu.edu 
Murphy Sachse Resident Small Animal Medicine msachs1@lsu.edu 
Piyachat Saegnsawang Resident Emergency & Critical Care piyachats@lsu.edu 
Shebl Salem Resident Theriogenology ssalem7@lsu.edu 
Paulina Samaniego Intern Small Animal Surgery psaman3@lsu.edu 
Krizia Santos-Rodriguez Resident Cardiology ksrodriguez@lsu.edu 
Bernadette Schwarz Intern Medical Oncology bschwa10@lsu.edu 
Holly Schwarzman Intern Small Animal Medicine & Surgery hschw16@lsu.edu 
Darius Statham Intern Small Animal Surgery dstath2@lsu.edu 
Haley Tucker Resident Emergency and Critical Care htucker1@lsu.edu 
Katy Uribe Resident Ophthalmology kuribe1@lsu.edu 
Fotios Vergopoulos Intern Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care fvergo1@lsu.edu 
Jordan Vivien Resident Clinical Pathology jvivie1@lsu.edu 
Mary Rose Warren Intern Food Animal Medicine & Surgery mwarr29@lsu.edu 

 

Name Program Mentor Email
Kalie Beckers DVM/PhD Jenny Sones kbeckers@lsu.edu 
Priscilla Devora DVM/PhD Mark Mitchell pdevor2@lsu.edu 
Katie Metcalf MS Shannon Dehghanpir kmetcalf1@lsu.edu 
Xiao Niu PhD Mandi Lopez xniu2@lsu.edu 
Alasdair Botting MS Frank Andrews botting1@lsu.edu 
Renee Carter PhD Carlos Pinto reneecarter@lsu.edu 
Corinne Mayer MS Javier Nevarez corinnemayer1@lsu.edu 
Alexandra Mason MS Mark Mitchell mason1@lsu.edu 
Francisco Morales MS Laura Riggs fmoral5@lsu.edu 
Linda Paul PhD Heidi Banse lindapaul@lsu.edu 
Rita Aoun PhD Mandi Lopez raoun1@lsu.edu 
Takashi Taguchi PhD Mandi Lopez ttaguc2@lsu.edu 
Pengju Wang MS Mandi Lopez pwang1@lsu.edu 
Md. Sanower Hossain PhD Mandi Lopez mhoss45@lsu.edu 

 

Name Title Area Email
Antonio Catunda Post-doctoral Researcher Large Animal acatunda@lsu.edu 
Bhawana Devkota Research Assistant LECOR bdevko2@lsu.edu
Lee Ann Fugler, DVM, PhD Post-doctoral Researcher Large Animal lfugler@lsu.edu 
Frank Garza Research Associate Large Animal fgarza1@lsu.edu 
Nikole Ineck Research Associate Large and Small Animal nineck@lsu.edu 
Sarah Keeton Research Associate Mixed Services sorlik1@lsu.edu 
Michael Keowen Research Associate Large Animal mkeowe1@lsu.edu 
Victor Medina, MVZ Research Associate Large Animal vmedina@lsu.edu 
Heloisa Pedroza Research Associate Large and Small Animal pheloisa@lsu.edu 
Rita Perry Research Associate Large Animal rperry9@lsu.edu 
Catherine Takawira Research  Associate LECOR ctakawira@lsu.edu 

 

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 dblanchard@lsu.edu 
Elizabeth Day-Schick Faculty Support Coordinator Faculty, Staff, Locum, and PLE contact, expense reports eday4@lsu.edu 
Kevin Oubre Academic Coordinator House Officer, Graduate Studies, PAVE/ECFVG contact koubre2@lsu.edu