Graduate Student Placements
| Student | Degree | Date Graduated | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gayle W. Trotter | M.S. | 1981 | Formally Professor in equine surgery, Colorado State University. Now private practice in Weatherford, TX |
| George Martin | M.S. | 1983 | Private Practice, specialist in equine surgery |
| Alan Nixon | M.S. | 1983 | Professor in equine surgery, Cornell University |
| Kenneth Sullins | M.S. | 1984 | Professor, University of Virginia, Marion DuPont Scott Equine Center |
| Alicia Bertone | M.S., Ph.D. | 1986, 1987 | Professor and Truman Endowed Chair, Ohio State University |
| John Yovich | M.S., Ph.D. | 1986, 1988 | Vice Chancellor, Murdoch University (now retired) |
| Cathy Gibson | M.S. | 1989 | Regulatory veterinarian, Australia |
| Scott Gustafson | M.S. | 1989 | Professor, University of Oregon- Corvallis, OR |
| Jeff Foland | M.S. | 1992 | Co-owner and specialist equine surgeon, Weatherford Equine Hospital, TX |
| Dan Steinheimer | M.S. | 1995 | Specialist radiologist, Veterinary Clinics of America- Loveland, CO |
| Rick Howard | M.S., Ph.D. | 1993, 1996 | Specialist surgeon private practice, Arizona Equine Medical, AZ |
| Fahd Al-Sobayil | M.S., Ph.D. | 1998, 2002 | Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Abigail Dimock | M.S. | 1997 | Currently a Ph.D. student, Equine Nutrition (Orthopaedic Related), Rutgers University |
| JoAnne Engel-Fehr | M.S. | 1997 | Specialist equine surgeon, Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital, WA |
| Becky Woodward | M.S. | 1998 | Graduate research on S-V Dagon Research Vessel, University of British Columbia |
| Tina Anderson | Ph.D. | 1998 | Director of Marketing, Purina |
| Chris Kawcak | M.S., Ph.D. | 1995, 1998 | Professor, Iron Rose Ranch University Endowed Chair in Musculoskeletal Research, Colorado State University |
| David Frisbie | M.S., Ph.D. | 1996, 1999 | Professor, Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University |
| Brigitte von Rechenberg | Ph.D. | 1999 | Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich |
| Charles Hubbeling | Ph.D. | 1999 | Private consulting |
| Guy Beauregard | Ph.D. | 1999 | Senior scientist/researcher for private industry |
| Andrew Green | M.S. | 1999 | Engineering manager for private industry |
| Elisha Renfrow | M.S. | 1999 | Private consulting |
| Louise Southwood | M.S., Ph.D. | 1998, 2002 | Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Tara Ruttley | M.S. | 2000 | Engineer for NASA |
| Carson Shellenberger | M.S. | 2000 | Engineer for private industry |
| Al Kane | Post-Doc | 2000 | Analytic Epidemiologist, USDA; Affiliate Faculty for Colorado State University's Center of Veterinary Epidemiology and Animal Disease Surveillance Systems |
| Julie Dechant | M.S. | 2000 | Professor, University of California Davis |
| Troy Trumble | M.S., Ph.D. | 1999, 2003 | Professor, University of Minnesota |
| Chengcheng Lui | M.S. | 2001 | Continuing in school |
| Jana Read | M.S. | 2001 | Employed in quality control |
| Erin Peterson | M.S. | 2001 | Faculty member, Department of Animal Science, University of Maryland |
| Anna DePalma | M.S. | 2002 | |
| Joel Millets | M.S. | 2002 | Employed by Osteotech, Allograft Company |
| Carolyn Skurla | Ph.D. | 2002 | Assistant Professor, Baylor University |
| Awad Al-Zaben | Ph.D. | 2003 | Faculty member, Electronics Engineering Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan |
| Sophie Morisset | Ph.D. | 2003 | Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Université de Montréal |
| Thomas Young | M.S. | 2003 | |
| Colin Scruten | M.S. | 2004 | private practice, Alberta, Canada |
| Lea Rempel | Ph.D. | 2004 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Kansas Medicine School. Currently Research Scientist, United States Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE |
| Chris Sorensen | Ph.D. | 2004 | Post-Doctoral, National Mass Spectrometry Facility, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory and Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest Notional Laboratory, Richland, WA |
| Brandon Santoni | Ph.D. | 2006 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, OBRL, Colorado State University |
| Katja Duesterdieck | Ph.D. | 2006 | Assistant Professor, Oregon State University |
| Marti Shearin (Drum) | D.V.M., Ph.D. | 2006 | Assistant Doctoral Fellow, University of Tennessee |
| Valerie Perino | M.S., Ph.D. | 2001, 2006 | Completed Ph.D., Equine Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University |
| Sam Hendrix | M.S. | 2008 | Equine Practice, Utah |
| Ty Wallis | M.S. | 2008 | Equine speciality practice, Texas |
| Erin Contino | M.S. | 2009 | Assistant Professor, Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Colorado State University |
| Ryan Carpenter | M.S. | 2009 | Equine practice, Southern California |
| Jennifer Antonnici | Ph.D. | 2010 | University of California San Diego |
| Christina Lee | Post-Doc | 2010 | |
| Myra Barrett | M.S. | 2011 | Associate Professor, ORC, CVMBS, Colorado State University |
| Melissa King | D.V.M., Ph.D. | 1997, 2011 | Professor, Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Colorado State University |
| Katrina Easton | D.V.M., Ph.D. | 2011 | University of Sydney |
| Carrie Adrian | Ph.D. | 2011 | Director of Rehabilitation Services, VCA Animal Hospitals |
| Katie Seabaugh | M.S. | 2011 | Associate Professor, Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, ORC Veterinarian, Colorado State University |
| Lacy Kamm | M.S. | 2012 | Equine Surgeon, Veterinary Associates, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Brad Nelson | M.S., Ph.D. | 2013, 2017 | Assistant Professor of Surgery, Colorado State University |
| Valerie Moorman | Ph.D. | 2013 | Associate Professor, Equine Medicine and Surgery, University of Georgia |
| Ali Daniel | M.S. | 2014 | Private referral practice, Florida |
| Josh Donnell | M.S. | 2015 | Partner, Equine Sports Medicine LLC, Pilot Point, TX |
| Aimee Colbath | M.S., Ph.D> | 2015, 2019 | Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cornell University |
| Ellison Aldrich | M.S. | 2016 | Equine Surgeon, Faculty, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Frances Peat | M.S. | 2017 | Ph.D. student, Colorado State University |
| Sherry Johnson | M.S. | 2018 | Private Practice, Texas |
| Lynn Pezzanite | PhD | 2021 | Assistant Professor, Equine Surgery & Lameness, ORC, Colorado State University |
| Juan Estrada McDermott | M.S. | 2021 | Industry, Costa Rica |
| Ah Young Kim | M.S. | 2021 | Private Practice, South Korea |
| Holly Stewart | Ph.D. | 2021 | |
| Hayley Sullivan | M.S. | 2022 | Private Practice, Kentucky |
| Bethany Liebig | Ph.D. | 2022 | DVM Candidate, Colorado State University |
| Alicia Yocom | M.S. | 2022 | Private Practice, California |
| KT Steward | M.S. | 2022 | Private Practice, Montana |
| Charlotte Barton | M.S. | Present | |
| Lauren Smanik | M.S. | Present | |
| Tom O'Brien | M.S. | Present |
Surgery Residents Supervised (and Outcome)
| Resident | Years of Residency | Date Achieved Board Certification in the American College of Veterinary Surgery |
|---|---|---|
| G.W. Trotter | 1979-1981 | 1983 |
| A.J. Nixon | 1980-1983 | 1985 |
| G.S. Martin | 1980-1983 | 1986 |
| R.M. DeBowes | Phase III, 1983-1984 | 1985 |
| K. Sullins | 1981-1984 | 1986 |
| J.V. Yovich | 1983-1986 | 1987 |
| A.L. Bertone | 1983-1986 | 1988 |
| K.J. Easley | Phase II, 1986 Phase III, 1986-1987 | |
| C. Kobluk | Phase III, 1987-1988 | 1990 |
| K.T. Gibson | 1986-1989 | 1990 |
| S.A. Gustafson | 1986-1989 | 1990 |
| M.J. Reeves | 1986-1989 | 1990 |
| D. French | Phase III, 1988-1990 | 1992 |
| J.F. Foland | 1989-1991 | 1994 |
| R.D. Howard | 1990-1992 | 1994 |
| C.R. Ray | 1991-1994 | 1998 |
| C.E. Kawcak | 1992-1995 | 1996 |
| D.D. Frisbie | 1993-1996 | 1999 |
| L. Southwood | 1995-1998 | 2000 |
| T. Trumble | 1996-1999 | 2000 |
| J. Dechant | 1997-2000 | 2001 |
| J. Alldredge | 2000-2003 | 2004 |
| C. Scruton | 2001-2004 | 2004 |
| E. Farstvedt | 2002-2005 | 2005 |
| S. Hendrix | 2003-2006 | 2006 |
| J. Joyce | 2005-2007 | 2007 |
| T. Wallace | 2006-2008 | 2008 |
| R. Carpenter | 2007-2009 | 2010 |
| A. McCoy | 2008-2010 | 2011 |
| K. Seabaugh | 2009-2011 | 2013 |
| L. Kamm | 2010-2012 | 2013 |
| B. Nelson | 2010-2013 | 2014 |
| A. Daniel | 2010-2014 | 2015 |
| A. Colbath | 2012-2015 | 2016 |
| E. Aldrich | 2013-2016 | 2017 |
| I. Devick | 2014-2018 | 2019 |
| L. Pezzanite | 2015-2018 | 2019 |
| S. Lawless | 2016-2019 | 2020 |
| D. Koch | 2017-2020 | 2021 |
| L. Smanik | 2018-2021 | 2022 |
| K. Steward | 2019-2022 | |
| T. O'Brien | 2020-present | |
| C. Barton | 2021-present | |
Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents (and Outcome)
| Resident | Years of Residency | Date Achieved Board Certification in the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation |
|---|---|---|
| D. Ferris | 2010-2013 | 2015 |
| E. Contino | 2011-2014 | 2015 |
| J. Donnell | 2012-2015 | 2016 |
| P. Manchon | 2013-2016 | 2017 |
| F. Peat | 2014-2017 | 2018 |
| S. Johnson | 2015-2018 | 2019 |
| J. Danglish | 2016-2019 | 2020 |
| S. Colla | 2019-Present | |
| H. Sullivan | 2019-Present | |
| A. Yocom | 2019-Present | |
| G. Solum | 2021-Present | |
| A. Esselman | 2021-Present |