PVM Welcomes Post-DVM Students Beginning Residency Programs

August 4, 2023

Portraits of new residents pictured on a black and gold background — First-year anatomic pathology residents in the ADDL: (left-right) Drs. Alec Daniels, Abigail English, Hilary Ann Lakin, and Courtney Moore.

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is pleased to welcome our newest class of residents as they begin post-DVM graduate programs and residencies seeking advanced certification across a variety of clinical and pathology specialties. The residents started their specialty training in either the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, the Department of Comparative Pathobiology, or the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences last month.

The three-year residency programs provide advanced training in a chosen specialty and fulfill the requirements for earning certification as specialists, while also offering research and teaching opportunities. A graduate degree or clinical investigator program also is completed concurrent to the residency program.

Please join us in welcoming the following residents to PVM!

Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

Dr. Alec Daniels (Anatomic Pathology) earned a DVM degree from the University of Tennessee in 2023.

Dr. Abigail English (Anatomic Pathology) earned a DVM degree from the University of Georgia in 2023.

Dr. Hilary Ann Lakin (Anatomic Pathology) earned a DVM degree from Oregon State University in 2023. Dr. Lakin also is a post-doctoral fellow in the National Institutes of Health Comparative Biomedical Scientist Training Program.

Dr. Courtney Moore (Anatomic Pathology) earned a DVM degree from Tuskegee University in 2023.

Department of Comparative Pathobiology

Dr. Em Adam (Clinical Veterinary Pathology) earned a DVM degree from the University of Minnesota in 2023 and is certified by the American Chemical Society.

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Dr. Makensie Anderson (Small Animal Surgery) earned a DVM degree from Oregon State University in 2013. Dr. Anderson served in the US Army Veterinary Corps and worked as an emergency clinician at BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Tacoma, Washington before coming to Purdue where she completed a specialty internship in small animal surgery in 2023.

Dr. Catherine Barich (Small Animal Internal Medicine) earned a DVM degree from the University of California, Davis in 2016. Dr. Barich then completed a small animal rotating internship at VCA Pet Care in Santa Rosa, California in 2017 before serving in the US Army Veterinary Corps. Dr. Barich also has experience as an emergency clinician, most recently working as a receiving emergency clinician at Pet Specialists of Austin in Texas.

Dr. Leah Douglas (Ophthalmology) earned a DVM degree from Purdue University in 2022. Dr. Douglas then completed a small animal rotating internship at Texas A&M University before returning to Purdue.

Dr. Kiersten Forsyth (Cardiology) earned a DVM degree from Oregon State University in 2017 and went on to complete a small animal rotating internship at BluePearl in Seattle, Washington in 2018. Dr. Forsyth worked as a cardiology intern and emergency veterinarian at Southwest Florida Veterinary Specialists before joining VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists as an emergency veterinarian. Dr. Forsyth then served as a clinical trials fellow at Texas A&M University in 2022 before coming to Purdue to complete a cardiology specialty internship.

The group joins together for a group photo on the steps in the outdoor courtyard — First-year residents in the Departments of Comparative Pathobiology and Veterinary Clinical Sciences gathered for a group photo in the Lynn Hall courtyard during their orientation: (top row, left-right) Drs. Catherine Barich, Joshuah Klutzke, and David Moses; (middle row, left-right) Drs. Leah Douglas, Jacqueline Nelson, Kiersten Forsyth, and Em Adams; (bottom row, left-right) Drs. Olivia Geels, Makensie Anderson, Jack Jarvis, Alexandra Usamaki, and Joanna Lum. Dr. Catherine Fiset (middle row, second from the right), small animal internal medicine specialty intern in the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital, joined the residents for orientation. Not pictured: Drs. Zineb Kotbi and Emma Shalvey

Dr. Olivia Geels (Oncology) earned a DVM degree from Louisiana State University in 2022. Dr. Geels then completed a small animal rotating internship at Auburn University in 2023.

Dr. Jack Jarvis (Diagnostic Imaging) earned a DVM degree at the University of Prince Edward Island in 2022 before completing a small animal rotating internship at VCA Canada Calgary Animal Referral and Emergency Centre.

Dr. Joshuah Klutzke (Neurology) earned a DVM degree from Kansas State University in 2021. Dr. Klutzke then completed both a small animal rotating internship and specialty internship focused on neurology and small animal internal medicine at Purdue before continuing on to a residency program.

Dr. Zineb Kotbi (Large Animal Internal Medicine) earned a DVM degree in 2020 from the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine in Morocco. Dr. Kotbi then completed rotating equine internships at the American Fondouk in Morocco and Dubai Equine Hospital. Before coming to Purdue, Dr. Kotbi completed a large animal clinical fellowship at Oregon State University.

Dr. Joanna Lum (Emergency and Critical Care) earned a BVM&S degree from the University of Edinburgh in 2020. Dr. Lum then worked as a veterinarian at the Pet Wellness Veterinary Clinic in Malaysia and with Hamilton Specialist Referrals in the UK before coming to Purdue.

Dr. David Moses (Cardiology) earned a DVM degree from the University of Georgia in 2018. Dr. Moses worked as an associate veterinarian at General Booth Veterinary Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia before completing a small animal rotating internship at Michigan State University in 2022. Dr. Moses most recently completed a specialty internship in emergency and critical care at North Carolina State University.

Dr. Jacqueline (Tai Li) Nelson (Small Animal Surgery) earned a DVM degree from Michigan State University in 2020. Dr. Nelson went on to complete a rotating internship at Columbia Veterinary Emergency Trauma and Specialty in Columbia, South Carolina followed by a small animal surgery internship at Michigan State University and most recently a surgery internship at the Animal Surgical Center of Michigan.

Dr. Emma Shalvey (Small Animal Internal Medicine) earned a MVB degree in 2020 and continued on to complete a small animal rotating internship in 2021 at the University College of Dublin. Dr. Shalvey recently completed a specialty internship in internal medicine at Highcroft Veterinary Referrals in the UK.

Dr. Alexandra Usimaki (Large Animal Surgery) earned a DVM degree from Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland in 2018. Dr. Usimaki then completed an equine hospital internship at the Clinique Equine Champ du Perier in France in 2019 followed by an equine rotating internship in 2020 at the Clinique Veterinaire de Grosbois in Boissy St. Leger, France. Dr. Usimaki then worked as a veterinary practitioner in equine field service at the Clinique Veterinaire de la Sienne in France. Before coming to Purdue, Dr. Usimaki completed a large animal rotating internship followed by a musculoskeletal research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.

Writer(s): Allison Gardner | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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