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Specialty Training Begins for 17 Clinical Residents

New VCS and CPB clinical residents – (Front Row, left-right): Dr. Alejandro Vargas, Dr. Vanessa Passenegg, Dr. Alison Vancouver, Dr. Kaitlyn Coleman, Dr. Stephanie Brooks, Dr. Catherine Fiset, and Dr. Laura Tran; (Back Row, left-right): Dr. Yasumasa Iimori, Dr. Kosuke Kinoshita, Dr. Cameron Craig, Dr. Julie McLaughlin, Dr. Bruce Graves, Dr. Zachary Yaufman, Dr. Erin Paul-Stewart, Dr. Megan Riley, Dr. Walker Smith, and Dr. Kristin Reichert.
New VCS and CPB clinical residents – (Front Row, left-right): Dr. Alejandro Vargas, Dr. Vanessa Passenegg, Dr. Alison Vancouver, Dr. Kaitlyn Coleman, Dr. Stephanie Brooks, Dr. Catherine Fiset, and Dr. Laura Tran; (Back Row, left-right): Dr. Yasumasa Iimori, Dr. Kosuke Kinoshita, Dr. Cameron Craig, Dr. Julie McLaughlin, Dr. Bruce Graves, Dr. Zachary Yaufman, Dr. Erin Paul-Stewart, Dr. Megan Riley, Dr. Walker Smith, and Dr. Kristin Reichert.

A new class of clinical residents joined the Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Comparative Pathobiology Departments this summer, embarking on a three year journey into specialty training that represents the next phase of their careers as veterinarians. A total of 17 first-year residents, representing eleven different specialty areas, began their residencies July 15 with an extensive orientation program.

The residencies provide advanced training in a chosen specialty and preparation for obtaining board certification as specialists, while also offering research and teaching opportunities. Please help extend a warm welcome to PVM’s newest clinical residents, who are listed below along with their area of specialization and previous experience.

New Clinical Residents
(Residents are in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences unless otherwise indicated)

Dr. Stephanie Brooks (DVM 2021, University of Sydney, Australia) – Large Animal Medicine

Experience: Equine Ambulatory Veterinarian (2022) – Three Counties Equine Hospital in Tewkesbury, UK; Equine Intern (2022) – Matamata Veterinary Services, New Zealand; Visiting Veterinarian (2023) – Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Oregon State University, Cornell University, Louisiana State University and UC Davis. Most recently, Dr. Brooks served as an Equine Veterinarian at Matamata Veterinary Services in New Zealand.

Dr. Kaitlyn Coleman (DVM 2021, Tuskegee University) – Large Animal Surgery

Experience: Equine Medicine and Surgery Internship (2022) – Peterson Smith Equine Hospital and Complete Care, Florida; Equine CT Imaging and Surgical Fellow (2023) – Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals, Texas. Most recently, Dr. Coleman completed a Large Animal Rotating Internship (Equine Focus) at Texas A&M.

Dr. Cameron Craig (DVM 2022, University of Melbourne) – Diagnostic Imaging

Experience: Most recently, Dr. Craig completed a Rotating Internship at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Colorado.

Dr. Catherine Fiset (DVM 2022, University of Prince Edward Island) – Small Animal Medicine

Experience: Small Animal Rotating Internship (2023) – VCA Canada, Calgary Animal Referral & Emergency Centre. Most recently, Dr. Fiset completed a Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Internship at Purdue University.

Dr. Bruce Graves (DVM 2023, Ross University) – Small Animal Medicine

Experience: Associate Veterinarian (2023) – IndyVet Specialty and Referral Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Most recently, Dr. Graves completed a Rotating Internship at BluePearl Veterinary Specialty Center in Langhorn, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Yasumasa Iimori (DVM 2017, Nihon University, Japan; PhD 2021, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan) – Emergency and Critical Care

Experience: Associate Veterinarian (2022) – Iimori Animal Hospital, Hyogo, Japan; Postdoctoral Researcher (2023) – University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, Dr. Iimori completed a Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care Internship at Oregon State University.

Dr. Kosuke Kinoshita (DVM 2020, Kagoshima University, Japan) – Diagnostic Imaging

Experience: General Practitioner (2022) – Wakayama Inter Animal Hospital, Japan; Clinical Rotating Intern (2022) – Osaka Metropolitan University Veterinary Medical Center, Japan; Imaging Research Assistant (2023) – Purdue University. Most recently, Dr. Kinoshita served as a Diagnostic Imaging Specialty Intern at the University of Guelph in Canada.

Dr. Julie McLaughlin (DVM 2022, The Ohio State University) – Ophthalmology

Experience: Intern Veterinarian (2023) – Littleton Equine Medical Center, Colorado. Most recently Dr. McLaughlin served as a Rotating Intern Veterinarian at VCA South Shore Animal Hospital in Massachusetts.

Dr. Vanessa Passenegg (MMV 2020, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria)– Emergency and Critical Care

Experience: Rotating Internship (2021) – University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria; Internship focused on Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care (2023), Vetsuisse Zurich, Switzerland. Most recently, Dr. Passenegg completed an internship in anesthesia at Vetsuisse Zurich in Switzerland.

Dr. Erin Paul-Stewart (DVM 2023, Purdue University) – Oncology

Experience: Most recently, Dr. Paul-Stewart completed a Small Animal Rotating Internship at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Dr. Kristin Reichert (DVM 2022, University of Wisconsin – Madison) – Small Animal Surgery

Experience: Small Animal Rotating Internship (2023) – University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, Dr. Reichert completed a Surgical Oncology Specialty Internship at the University of Florida.

Dr. Megan Riley (DVM 2023, Purdue University) – Small Animal Medicine

Experience: Most recently, Dr. Riley completed a Small Animal Rotating Internship at Tufts University.

Dr. Walker Smith (DVM 2023, Lincoln Memorial University, Tennessee) – Small Animal Surgery

Experience: Most recently, Dr. Smith completed a Small Animal Rotating Internship at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.

Dr. Laura Tran (DVM 2022, UC Davis) – Cardiology

Experience: Most recently, Dr. Tran completed a Cardiology Specialty Internship at San Diego Veterinary Cardiology in California.

Dr. Alejandro Vargas (DVM 2022, National University of Costa Rica) – Anesthesia

Experience: Veterinarian (2023) – National University of Costa Rica. Most recently, Dr. Vargas completed a Large Animal Rotating Internship at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Dr. Alison Vancouver (DVM 2019, Western University of Health Sciences) – Clinical Pathology, Department of Comparative Pathobiology

Experience: Clinical Pathology Externship (2019-2020) – Purdue University. Most recently, Dr. Vancouver worked as a general practitioner at Northgate Pet Clinic in Decatur, Illinois, and then at Stadium Veterinary Services in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Dr. Zachary Yaufman (DVM 2022, The Ohio State University) – Oncology

Experience: Small Animal Specialty Practice Intern (2022-2023) – VCA SouthPaws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center; Medical Oncology Resident (2023-2024) Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Yaufman is finishing the last two years of his residency training at Purdue University.

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