Our Team

Faculty

Professional portrait of C. Wayne McIlwraith
Dr. Wayne McIlwraith

Founding Director, ORC
Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair Emeritus

(970) 297-4165

wayne.mcilwraith@colostate.edu

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Dr. Laurie Goodrich

Director, Orthopaedic Research Center
Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair
Professor, Equine Surgery & Lameness

(970) 297-0376

laurie.goodrich@colostate.edu

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Dr. Myra Barrett

Associate Professor,
Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

myra.barrett@colostate.edu

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Dr. Luke Bass

Associate Professor,
Equine Field Service

(970) 297-0315

luke.bass@colostate.edu

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Dr. Erin Contino

Associate Professor,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

(970) 297-4507

erin.contino@colostate.edu

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Dr. Felix Duerr

Professor,
Small Animal Orthopedic Medicine & Mobility

(970) 297-4140

felix.duerr@colostate.edu

Dave Frisbie smiling with a brown horse
Dr. David Frisbie

Professor,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

(970) 297-4555

david.frisbie@colostate.edu

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Dr. Kevin Haussler

Associate Professor,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

(970) 297-1262

kevin.haussler@colostate.edu

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Dr. Fiona Hollinshead

Associate Professor,
Small Animal Reproduction

(970) 297-4228

fiona.hollinshead@colostate.edu

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Dr. Chris Kawcak

Professor,
Equine Surgery & Lameness
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

(970) 297-4139

christopher.kawcak@colostate.edu

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Dr. Melissa King

Professor,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

(970) 556-3931

melissa.king@colostate.edu

Dr. Brad Nelson

Assistant Professor,
Equine Surgery & Lameness

(970) 297-4413

brad.nelson@colostate.edu

Yvette Nout-Lomas

Associate Professor,
Equine Internal Medicine

yvette.nout-lomas@colostate.edu

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Dr. Lynn Pezzanite

Assistant Professor,
Equine Surgery & Lameness

(574) 514-2426

lynn.pezzanite@colostate.edu

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Dr. Kelly Santangelo

Associate Professor,
Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology

(970) 491-5015

kelly.santangelo@colostate.edu

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Dr. Katie Seabaugh

Associate Professor,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

(970) 297-4584

katie.seabaugh@colostate.edu

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Dr. Kurt Selberg

Associate Professor,
Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

kurt.selberg@colostate.edu

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Dr. Katie Sikes

Assistant Professor,
Preclinical Surgery Research Laboratory

katie.sikes@colostate.edu

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Dr. Lauren Smanik

Assistant Professor,
Equine Emergency & Critical Care

lauren.smanik@colostate.edu

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Dr. Melinda Story

Assistant Professor,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

(970) 297-4196

melinda.story@colostate.edu

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Dr. Parvathy Thampi

Research Scientist

parvathy.thampi@colostate.edu

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Dr. Kelly Zersen

Imaging/Anesthesia Coordinator

(970) 297-5585

kelly.zersen@colostate.edu

Staff

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Michelle Alexander

Administrative Assistant,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

michelle.alexander@colostate.edu

Becca Cedar

Veterinary Technician,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

rebecca.cedar@colostate.edu

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Jennifer Daniels

Research Trials Coordinator

(970) 297-4227

jennifer.daniels@colostate.edu

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Skyla Hall

Office Coordinator

skyla.hall@colostate.edu

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Natalie Lombard

Surgical Technician,
Orthopaedic Research Center/ Translational Medicine Institute

(970) 217-0078

natalie.lombard@colostate.edu

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Melinda Meyers

Research Associate,
Equine Reproduction Laboratory

(970) 297-4275

melinda.meyers@colostate.edu

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Meredith Park

Veterinary Technician,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

meredith.park@colostate.edu

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Nikki Phillips

Research Associate

(970) 297-4153

jennifer.daniels@colostate.edu

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Ryan Shelton

Lead Technician

ryan.shelton@colostate.edu

Post Doctoral Fellows and Graduate Students

Professional portrait of Charlie Barton
Charlie Barton

MS Candidate and Resident,
Equine Surgery & Lameness

charlie.barton@colostate.edu

Taryn Boxleitner

DVM Candidate

taryn.boxleitner@colostate.edu

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Sandro Colla

MS Candidate and Resident,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

sandro.colla@colostate.edu

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Angie Esselman

MS Candidate and Resident,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

angie.esselman@colostate.edu

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Tom O'Brien

MS Candidate and Resident,
Equine Surgery & Lameness

tom.obrien@colostate.edu

Jaiden Oropallo

PhD Candidate

jaiden.oropallo@colostate.edu

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Frances Peat

Post- Residency, PhD Candidate,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

frances.peat@colostate.edu

Professional portrait of Gabby Solum
Gabby Solum

MS Candidate and Resident,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

gabrielle.solum@colostate.edu

Riley looking up from microscope, smiling
Riley Thompson

Post-Doctoral Scientist,
Equine Reproduction

riley.thompson@colostate.edu

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Mikala Vig

MS Candidate and Resident,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

mikala.vig@colostate.edu

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Zoe Williams

PhD and Resident,
Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

zoe.williams@colostate.edu

Barn Crew

Jordyn Becker
Kyra Collins
Madeline Colvin
Secorra Denny
Savanna Parrent
Emily Rye
Mason Schumaker
Claire Sharpe

Recently Graduated

Sherry Johnson standing with gray and white horse
Sherry Johnson

Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, PhD
Private Practice, Texas

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Ah Young Kim

Small Animal Orthopedic Medicine & Mobility, MS
Private Practice, South Korea

Professional portrait of Bethany Liebig
Bethany Liebig

DVM Candidate, PhD

Professional portrait of Holly Stewart
Holly Stewart

Equine Surgery, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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Hayley Sullivan

Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, MS
Private Practice, Kentucky

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Alicia Yocom

Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, MS
Private Practice, California