Faculty and Administration - St. George's University

Office of the Dean

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Neil C. Olson, DVM, PhD

Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine

nolson@sgu.edu

Ray Kaplan, DVM, PhD, DipEVPC, DiplACVM

Senior Associate Dean

RKaplan@sgu.edu

David Hogg, PhD, BVMS, DHLitt

Dean Emeritus

Timothy H. Ogilvie, DVM, MSC, LLD, Dipl. ACVIM

Dean Emeritus

Muhammad Iqbal Bhaiyat, BVM, PhD

Associate Dean of Students

mibhaiyat@sgu.edu

Sonia Cheetham-Brow, DVM, PhD

Professor, Associate Dean of Research

scheetha@sgu.edu

Anne Marie Corrigan, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM

Associate Dean of Academics
Professor

acorrigan@sgu.edu

David Marancik, DVM, PhD, CertAqVet

Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
Professor, Department of Pathobiology

dmaranci@sgu.edu

Lauren Nicki Wise, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Associate Dean of 4th Year Clinical Training, Professor

lwise1@sgu.edu

Arend Hilberts Werners, DVM, MEd, PhD, Dipl. ECVPT

Assistant Dean, Academics
Professor

AWerners@sgu.edu

Mercedes Velazquez, DVM

Assistant Dean of Students

mvelazqu@sgu.edu

Tara Paterson, DVM, MSc

Associate Professor

tpaterson@sgu.edu

Satesh Bidaisee, DVM, MSPH, EdD

Professor and Associate Dean for School of Graduate Studies

sbidaisee@sgu.edu

Jessieanne Fullerton, BBA, MIB

Director of SVM Activities and Continuing Education

JFullerton@sgu.edu

Donna Neckles-Charles, MBA, MS, PhD

Director of Development

dnecklescharles@sgu.edu

Chérisse Mahabir-Cletus, BBA, MSc, EdD

Instructional Designer
Assistant Professor

cmahabir@sgu.edu

(473) 444-4175 ext. 3270

Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology

FACULTY
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Hugo Fonseca, MV, MSc, PhD

Professor

hfonseca@sgu.edu

Sunil Gupta, BSc, BVSc&AH, MVSc

Professor

SGupta@sgu.edu

Arend Hilberts Werners, DVM, MEd, PhD, Dipl. ECVPT

Assistant Dean, Academics
Professor

AWerners@sgu.edu

Hector Zerpa, MV, MS, PhD

Department Chair, Professor

hzerpago@sgu.edu

Ulrike Zieger, DVM, BSc (Hon), MSc

Professor

uzieger@sgu.edu

Mahesh Shriram Deokar, BVSc&AH, MVSc

Associate Professor

MDeokar@sgu.edu

Kamashi Kumar, BVSc & AH, MVSc, PhD

Associate Professor

kakumar@sgu.edu

Eugene Rennie, DVM, MSc

Associate Professor

erennie@sgu.edu

Crissy-Ann Harrylal, DVM

Instructor

charryl1@sgu.edu

Narindra Roopnarine, DVM, MSc

Instructor

NRoopna1@sgu.edu

Rhea St. Louis

Instructor

rstloui2@sgu.edu

COOPERATING FACULTY MEMBER

Marios Loukas, MD, PhD

Dean of School of Medicine
Professor of Anatomical Sciences

mloukas@sgu.edu

Randall Waetcher, BBA, PhD

Joint Professor, Bee Research

rwaechte@sgu.edu

Large Animal Medicine and Surgery

FACULTY
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Stacey Byers, DVM, MS, DACVIM(LA), MBA

Professor

SByers1@sgu.edu

Catherine Werners-Butler, DVM, MBA, PhD, Dipl. ECEIM

Department Chair - Large Animal Medicine and Surgery
Professor

CWerners@sgu.edu

Heidi Janicke, BVM, PhD, Dipl. ECVS, MRCVS, FHEA

Professor

hjanicke@sgu.edu

Lauren Nicki Wise, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Associate Dean of 4th Year Clinical Training, Professor

lwise1@sgu.edu

Firdous Ahmad Khan, BVSc, MVSc, DVSc, Dipl. ACT

Associate Professor

fkhan8@sgu.edu

Dr. Stuart Gordon

Associate Professor

Sgordon3@sgu.edu

Inga Emma Karasek, DVM, MSc

Associate Professor

ikarasek1@sgu.edu

Afroza Khanam, BSc, MSc, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor

AKhanam@sgu.edu

Kerri Nigito, DVM, CPH, MPH, DABVP (Food Animal Practice)

Assistant Professor

knigito@sgu.edu

Gabrielle Beckford, DVM

Instructor

gbeckfor@sgu.edu

Jaelene Haynes, DVM, BVSc

Instructor

JHaynes2@sgu.edu

Nyoni Winchester, DVM, MVS

Instructor

nwinches@sgu.edu

Irfan Ahmad Khan

Demonstrator

IKhan10@sgu.edu

Racquel Oakley, DVM

Instructor

Rebecca Parkes, BSc, BVetMed, PhD

Associate Professor

rparkes@sgu.edu

Pathobiology

FACULTY
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Ray Kaplan, DVM, PhD, DipEVPC, DiplACVM

Senior Associate Dean

RKaplan@sgu.edu

Melinda J. Wilkerson, DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVP

Department Chair - Pathobiology
Professor

mwilkers@sgu.edu

Andy Alhassan, DVM, PhD

Professor

AAlhass1@sgu.edu

Muhammad Iqbal Bhaiyat, BVM, PhD

Associate Dean of Students

mibhaiyat@sgu.edu

Harry Hariharan, DVSM, MSc, PhD

Professor Emeritus

hhariharan@sgu.edu

Richard M. Kabuusu, BVM, MPH, PhD, CPH, Diplomate ACVP

Professor

rkabuusu@sgu.edu

David Marancik, DVM, PhD, CertAqVet

Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
Professor, Department of Pathobiology

dmaranci@sgu.edu

Rhonda Pinckney, DVM, PhD, MS

Professor Emeritus

rpinckney@sgu.edu

Rohini Roopnarine, DVM M.Phil, EdD, MRCVS, Dipl. AVES

Professor

rroopnarine@sgu.edu

Josephine Azikuru Afema, BVM, MPVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM

Associate Professor

jazikuru@sgu.edu

Dr. Umer Chaudry

Associate Professor

uchaudhr@sgu.edu

(473) 404-8661

Alfred Chikweto, BVM, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathology Department of Pathobiology

achikweto@sgu.edu

Victoria Lashley, DVM, MSC, MVS, DACVP, PhD

Associate Professor

Sharianne Suepaul, DVM, PhD

Associate Professor

ssuepaul@sgu.edu

(473) 439-3000 ext. 3238

Sophie Moittie, DVM, DVetMed, Dip. ECZM (ZHM)

Assistant Professor

smoittie@sgu.edu

Bhumika Sharma, MS, PhD

Assistant Professor

bsharma@sgu.edu

Camille Coomansingh Springer, MS

Instructor

ccoomansingh@sgu.edu

Vanessa Matthew Belmar, BSc, MSc, PhD

Instructor

VMatthew@sgu.edu

Jonnel Edwards, BSc, MSc

Instructor

JEdward6@sgu.edu

Katharina Kopp, BSc, DVM, DAHM

Assistant Professor

Sonia Cheetham-Brow, DVM, PhD

Professor, Associate Dean of Research

scheetha@sgu.edu

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Satesh Bidaisee, DVM, MSPH, EdD

Professor and Associate Dean for School of Graduate Studies

sbidaisee@sgu.edu

Rebecca Cole, DVM

Adjunct Professor, Wildlife

James Ellis, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Bee Research

Ernesto Guzman, DVM, MS, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Bee Research

John Lumsden, DVM, PhD, MSc

Adjunct Professor

Jeffrey Pettis, BS, MS, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Bee Research

Maria Ramos-Nino

Associate Professor of Microbiology

mramosni@sgu.edu

Denis vanEngelsdorp, MS, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Bee Research

COOPERATING FACULTY MEMBER

Calum Macpherson, PhD

Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Director of Research

cmacpherson@sgu.edu

Cheryl Cox-MacPherson, PhD

Chair, Bioethics
Course Director for Bioethics and the Professional
Professor of Bioethics

ccox@sgu.edu

Svetlana Kotelnikova, BA, MS, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Graduate Studies

skotelnikova@sgu.edu

Clare Morrall, PhD, MSc

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of Biology, Ecology and Conservation

cmorrall@sgu.edu

Stephen Nimrod

Instructor

snimrod@sgu.edu

Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

FACULTY
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Rodolfo Bruhl-Day, DVM (Hons), ChD. SAS, Dipl. CLOVE, Ed.D., Cert. SAS (ST)

Department Chair and Professor– Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

rbruhl-day@sgu.edu

Anne Marie Corrigan, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM

Associate Dean of Academics
Professor

acorrigan@sgu.edu

Dr. Thomas Hanson School of Veterinary Medicine

Thomas Hanson, DVM

Professor

thanson3@sgu.edu

Talia Guttin, M.Ed., VMD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Associate Professor

tguttin@sgu.edu

Francesca Ivaldi, DVM, MSc

Associate Professor

fivaldi@sgu.edu

Marta Lanza Perea, MRCVS, MSc

Associate Professor

mperea@sgu.edu

Adria Rodriguez, DVM, MSc, MS TCVM, CVA, CVCH, ACC

Associate Professor

AIRodriguez@sgu.edu

Keith Kalasi, DVM

Assistant Professor

kkalasi@sgu.edu

Amanda Marancik, DVM

Assistant Professor

amaranci@sgu.edu

Mercedes Miccio, DVM

Assistant Professor

mmiccio@sgu.edu

Naudia Dundas, MIB, Post Grad. Edu, BSc, Dip.

Instructor

ndundas@sgu.edu

Elizabeth Peach, BSc

Demonstrator IV

EPeach@sgu.edu

ADJUNCT FACULTY
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Thomas Nemetz, PhD, DVM, MSc

Adjunct Professor, Small Animal Dentistry

Small Animal Clinic

FACULTY
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Wayne Sylvester, DVM, MSc

Medical Director

wsylvester@sgu.edu

Ashiq Hussain Bhat, BVSc and A.H, MVSc, ICAR-NET

Assistant Professor

abhat2@sgu.edu

Stacy Francis-Charles, DVM

Assistant Professor

sfranci7@sgu.edu

Justine John, DVM

Instructor

JJohn6@sgu.edu

Christiane Jordan, DVM

Clinical Instructor

Katherine Moreton, RVN, Cert PM&A