Pathobiology & Population Medicine
The Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine (PPM) is diverse in function, specialty and geographic location but the foundation role is diagnostic and clinical service. Our faculty provide diagnostic and animal health assistance for Mississippi poultry, livestock, and companion animals through their work in the Mississippi Veterinary Research Diagnostic Laboratory (MVRDL) at Jackson and Starkville.
PPM faculty staff the catfish diagnostic laboratory, located at the Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture Center, and support the Mississippi catfish industry with diagnostic service, on-farm consultation, and catfish disease research.
Mississippi food animal industries receive assistance with animal health problems through our intensive in-hospital patient care, as well as on-farm, “real world” animal care. We have faculty who specialize in reproductive problems in animals, and they make extensive use of the Morgan Freeman Equine Reproduction Research Unit to improve knowledge of equine reproductive disorders.
Lastly, faculty specializing in food safety, public health, and epidemiology (the study of disease in large populations) assist our poultry and processing industries to identify and manage food safety hazards. We use our service activities to involve veterinary and graduate students in case and herd management. Real world problems become our research projects, and we work to create knowledge for today.
Contact Information
Mississippi State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Pathobiology & Population Medicine
P.O. Box 6100
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6100
Phone: (662) 325-1300
Fax: 662-325-4548
PPM Faculty Listing
Mississippi Veterinary Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (Jackson, MS) and
the Mississippi Poultry Diagnostic Laboratory (Jackson, MS)
Lanny Pace (Pathology, MVRDL System Executive Director)
Danny Magee (Poultry Diagnostics, Poultry Research and Diagnostic Lab Director)
Sue Ann Hubbard (Poultry Pathology)
Carol Vice (Pathology)
Floyd Wilson (Pathology)
Zhenyu Zhang (Virology)
Alejandro Banda (Poultry Virology)
Kelli Jones (Poultry Pathology)
Brittany Baughman ( Pathology)
Diagnostic Laboratory Services
Frank Austin (Microbiology)
Wes Baumgartner (Pathology)
Camilo Bulla (Clinical Pathology)
Jim Cooley (Pathology)
Kathy-Anne Clarke (Pathology)
Skip Jack (Pathology)
Kate James (Resident, Clinical
Pathology)
Melanie Johnson (Clinical
Pathology)
Kevin Lee (Resident-Anatomic
Pathology)
Ann Marie McBride (Resident, Anatomic Pathology)
Tim Morgan (Pathology)
Julie Tomlinson (Instructor-Clinical Pathology)
Petra Wesche (Resident, Clinical
Pathology)
Shyamesh Kumar (Resident, Anatomic Pathology)
Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture Center
Catfish Diagnostic Laboratory
Pat Gaunt (Toxicology/Aquaculture Diagnostics)
Lester Khoo (Pathology, Catfish Diagnostic Laboratory Director)
Michael Mauel (Aquaculture Diagnostics)
Theriogenology (Animal Reproduction)
Richard Hopper (Section Head, All species)
Peter Ryan (Equine)
Jack Smith (All species)
Kevin Walters (Instructor)
Heath King (Clinical Instructor)
Craig Easley (Clinical Instructor)
Renee Jaklitsch (Theriogenology Resident)
Veterinary Medical Technology
Regina Brotherton (Director, Veterinary Medical Technology Program)
Karen Cook (VMT Office Administrative Assistant)
Dana Miller Cooper Instructional
Technician/Clinical Coordinator
Allison Gardner (Clinical Instructor)
Field Services
Jim Brett (Large Animal)
David Christiansen (Large Animal)
Tim Cummings (Poultry)
Richard Meiring (Large Animal)
Wayne Groce, Emeritus Professor (Beef)
Internal Medicine
Sherrill Fleming (Large Animal)
Rick Stockler (Large Animal)
‘Iliahi Neizmen (Food
Animal Intern)
Jenna Workman (Food Animal
Medicine and Surgery Intern)
Epidemiology & Public Health Practice
Hart Bailey (Food Safety)
Bill Epperson (Epidemiology & Herd Health)
Kent Hoblet (Herd & Public Health)
Carla L. Huston (Epidemiology)
Robert Wills (Epidemiology, Food Safety)
Outreach and Extension
Carla Huston (Extension Beef Veterinarian)
Adjunct Professors
Dr. Scott L. Branton
Dr. Mark A. Burleson
Dr. Connie Clemons-Chevis
Dr. Brigid L. Nordurft Elchos
Dr. Michelle M. LeBlanc
Dr. Jan A. Leder
Dr. Hyun Lillehoj
Dr. Alan Rathwell
Dr. Mobashier “Moby” A. Solangi
Dr. Phil Stayer
Dr. Che Trejo
Dr. Delphine Vanderpool
Dr. Jim Watson
