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Dr. Lee Koma has been appointed Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Surgery (Small Animal) in the SVM. Dr. Koma holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) from the University of Edinburgh, UK and Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) from Makerere University, Uganda.
Dr. Koma has been teaching veterinary surgery (Small Animal) for over twenty three (23) years. His specialized skills and competencies are in the area of Small Animal Surgery, Radiology and Ultrasonography. He has worked extensively on vascularisation and perfusion of anatomic structures during normal and abnormal body states. He has conducted studies on Doppler Ultrasonography of haemodynamics (using a canine anaemia model) and canine babesiosis. He is also interested in diseases of companion animals. Dr Koma has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Koma was specifically recruited to strengthen the SVM’s capability in the area of small animal soft tissue surgery. He is also expected to make his contribution as a small animal clinician in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Dr. Athimoolam Kumaresan has been appointed Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Physiology in the SVM. Dr. Kumaresan holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree from the University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; a B.V.Sc. from the Madras Veterinary College, Madras and a Certificate in Muscle Biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine, Inserm, Paris.
For over 30 years Dr. Kumaresan has been teaching Veterinary Physiology, Biochemistry and Statistics, amongst others. He has conducted research on various aspects of gastrointestinal/ruminal physiology, nutrition and renewable energy sources. He has published numerous papers on ruminant nutrition in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Kumaresan was primarily employed for his expertise in digestive physiology but he is also expected to teach biochemistry to our students in the new SVM curriculum. The School will also benefit from his vast experience in supervising postgraduate students.
Dr. Pachaikani Ramadass has been appointed Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology in the SVM. Dr. Ramadass holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from Massey University, New Zealand, D.V.P.H. from Massey University, New Zealand, M.V.Sc. from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pant Nagar, India and B.V.Sc. from University of Madras.
He has vast experience in teaching Microbiology and Animal Biotechnology. His research expertise includes the application of molecular techniques in the diagnosis of animal diseases. He has conducted studies on the molecular characterization of leptospires using DNA restriction enzyme analysis, PCR methods for the diagnosis of leptospirosis and canine parvovirus infections from clinical specimens, RAPD fingerprinting, gene cloning and nucleic acid probes for the diagnosis of leptospirosis. He has developed Dipstick and Dot ELISAs and latex agglutinations test kits for the diagnosis of common livestock diseases. Dr. Ramadass has published extensively on several pathogens in peer reviewed journals.
In addition to teaching courses in Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology to our undergraduate students, Dr. Ramadass is expected to participate in postgraduate students’ supervision. He has also been mandated to revamp our Microbiology Diagnosis Laboratory.
Professor Owen Slocombe has been appointed a visiting Professor of Veterinary Parasitology to the School of Veterinary Medicine for the academic year 2007/2008.
Professor Slocombe holds a Diploma of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (UWD, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Guelph) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree from Cornell University. He received the Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologist Award from the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists in 1997. He is Professor Emeritus of the University of Guelph, Canada.
Professor Slocombe is a world renowned veterinary parasitologist with a wealth of experience in teaching, conducting research and diagnostic work in the subject area. His passion is the control of parasites in all domestic animals with special interests in helminth parasites of horses and dogs. He is the author of more than 170 publications, 80 of which were in refereed scientific journals and conference proceedings.
He is a Trinidadian by birth and taught helminthology to our veterinary students in l99l. Most recently he was responsible for teaching all veterinary parasitology courses at the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts from 1998-2005.
Professor Slocombe was recruited specifically to contribute to the content and teaching of veterinary parasitology courses in the SVM and he is also expected strengthen our Veterinary Parasitology Diagnostic Laboratory.
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