Core Faculty Members

C.Wayne Mcllwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS
Diplomate ACVS
*Clinical Orthopaedics
*Joint Pathobiology
*Medical and Surgical Treatment, Cartilage Healing

David D. Frisbie, DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVS
*Cartilage Healing
*Biochemistry
*Molecular Biology
*Gene Therapy

Christopher E. Kawcak, DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVS
*Pathogenesis of Subchondral Bone Disease and Traumatic Joint injury
*Histomorphometry
*Biomechanics

Natasha Werpy, DVM
Diplomate ACVR
*Diagnostic Imaging, including MRI and Ultrasound

John Kisiday, PhD
*Biomechanics of Joints
*Stem Cell Research

Kevin K. Haussler, DVM, DC, PhD
*Spinal Disorders
*Biomechanics
*Integrative Medicine - Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Physical Therapy

Laurie Goodrich, DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVS
*Clinical Orthopaedics
*Cartilage healing
*Gene therapy

Collaborating Faculty--College of Veterinary Medicine

Gary Baxter, VMD, MS
Diplomate ACVS
*Clinical Orthopaedics
*Medical and Surgical Treatment
*Vascular Physiology

Nicole Ehrhart, DVM, MS
Diplomate ACVS
*Guided Bone Regeneration
*Allograft Healing
*Distraction Osteogenesis

Thomas Hansen, BS, MS, PhD
*Collaborating on equine genomic research

Ashley Hill, DVM, MPVM, PhD
*Epidemiology of equine atheletic injuries
*Simulation modeling

Robert W. Norrdin, DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVP
*Articular cartilage and bone histolgy and histomorphometry

Richard D. Park, DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVR
*Orthopaedic Imaging including Radiology, Computerized Tomography, and MRI

Barbara E. Powers, DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVP
*Histology and histomorphometry of articular cartilage and bone
*Effects of neoplasia and radiation on bone

Philip Steyn, BVSC, MRCVS
Diplomate ACVR
*Nuclear imaging/scintigraphy

Collaborating Faculty--College of Applied Human Sciences

Raoul F. Reiser, II, PhD
*Musculoskeletal biomechanics
*Fabrication and implementation of custom equipment/instrumentation

Collaborating Faculty--College of Applied Agricultural Sciences

Jason Bruemmer, PhD
*Maternal recognition
*Follicular cell differentiation
*Sperm physiology

Collaborating Faculty--College of Natural Science

Hariharan K. Iyer, BS, MS, PhD
*Bioinformation- Collaborating with ORC on multiple projects

Ann Hess, PhD
*Biostatistics- Collaborating with ORC

Collaborating Faculty--College of Engineering

Susan P. James, PhD
*Biomaterials
*Wear of orthopaedic implants
*Tissue engineering of cartilage

Kenneth Reardon
*Collaborating on proteomic studies

Christian Puttlitz, MS, PhD
*Orthopaedic biomechanics
*Tissue and biomaterials interactions

Staff Veterinarian

Dora J Ferris, DVM

Post Doctoral Fellow

Christina Lee, PhD
Brandon Santoni, BS, MS, PhD

Current Ph.D. Graduate Students

Carrie Adamson, MS, PT, CCRP
Ugur Ayturk, BS
Katja Duesterdieck, Dr. med. vet., MS, DACVS
Melissa King, DVM
Rachael Kurkowski, BS
Jason Marini, BS
Kirk McGilvray, BS, MS
Valerie Perino, MS
Wesley Womack, BS
Susan Yonemura, BS

Current MS Students

Myra Barrett, DVM
Peter Brooekns, BS
Erin Contino, BS
Cody Cranson, BS
Brent Deitrich, BS, MS
Ben Hale, BS
Jeff Harris, BS
Joel Helgerson, BS, MS
Kindra Orr, BS
Adam Pelletier, BS
Timothy Ruckh, BS
Colin Scruton, BVetMed, MRCVS, Diplomate ACVS
Scott Sulpizio, BS, MS
Ty Wallis, DVM

Current DVM/PhD Students

Katrina Easton, BS
Marti Shearin, BS

Research Trial Coordinator

Jon Kushner

Animal Care Research Associates

Jodi Callison
Jeff Ullmer

Laboratory Research Associates

Lynsey-Ann Bosch
Beth Carbone
Susan James
Scott McCorvey

Facilities Maintenance

Jeff Ullmer

Program Coordinator

Paula Vanderlinden

Business Manager

Joyce Reid

Student Assistants

Katrina Easton
Wade Walker
Meghan Tumlinson
Katherine Reid
Aimee Aaroe
Lauren Farrington
Brandon Black

Volunteers

Meaghan McMahon
Jessica Reabill
Jessica Hathcock
Desirea Newell
Becky Otten