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American College of Veterinary Surgeons – February 12-13, 2024

The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS), recognized by the American Board of Veterinary Specialties as an AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organization, recently welcomed new diplomates following the board certification examination held online from February 12-13. The new diplomates are as follows:

Small animal

Lori Agulian, Waltham, Massachusetts
Javier Avendano, Sugar Land, Texas
Faolain Barrett, Middleton, Wisconsin
Miriam Bates, Queen Creek, Arizona
Alla Bezhentseva, Houston
Morgan Biggo, Los Angeles
Molly Boegeman, Fort Collins, Colorado
Kaleigh Bush, Auburn, Alabama
Brittney Byer, Columbia, Missouri
Kenneth Carroll, Miranda, Australia
Jose Carvajal, Gainesville, Florida
Aidan Chambers, Raleigh, North Carolina
Jessica Corrie, Aurora, Illinois
Brittany Cortina, Copley, Ohio
Devin Cunningham, Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Chiara Curcillo, Philadelphia
Meghan Davolt, Manalapan, New Jersey
Melissa De Lombaert, Athens, Georgia
Rachel Dickson, Valrico, Florida
Lisa DiGiovanni, Manhattan, Kansas
Josephine Dornbusch, Columbia, Missouri
Andrea Erickson, Columbus, Ohio
Christian Folk, Ithaca, New York
Christelle Follette, Los Angeles
Sarah Friday, Philadelphia
Monty Galley, Chicago
Eric Herman, Clermont, Florida
Elizabeth Hiebert, Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Leah Hixon, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sarah Holman, Vancouver, Washington
Brittany Hyde, Los Angeles
Krysta Janas, Knoxville, Tennessee
Sarah Jones, Byron Center, Michigan
Jennifer Kelsey, Los Angeles
Sarah Klatzkow, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Jennifer Kuzminsky, Champaign, Illinois
Philippe Larose, Guelph, Ontario
Claire Leriquier, Montréal
Teresa Linder, Los Angeles
Ming Lu, Corvallis, Oregon
Brooke Luce, Plymouth, Michigan
Aleisha Michael, San Diego
Alison Morgera, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Alyssa Motz, Hudson, Ohio
Ashley Moyer, Costa Mesa, California
Kaitlyn Mullen, Riverview, Florida
Casey Murphy, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Katherine Neal, Beaufort, South Carolina
Alicia Nye, Denver
Ronald Olsen, Henderson, Nevada
Aki Otomo, Fort Collins, Colorado
Michael Pawenski, Mount Ephraim, New Jersey
Lindsay Peterson, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Joanna Pogue, Cincinnati
Alexandra Reist, Kirkland, Washington
Pedro Rivera, Pittsburgh
Rodrigo Roca, Sun Valley, California
Bettina Salmelin, Moscow, Idaho
Nina Samuel, Davis, California
Diane Scavelli, Colts Neck, New Jersey
Mikayla Schroeder, Franktown, Colorado
Sean Schubmehl, Levittown, Pennsylvania
Jessica Smith, Long Beach, California
Christopher Smola, Philadelphia
Samantha Stine, Denver
Rebecca Stokes, Ames, Iowa
Adam Townsend, Rocky River, Ohio
Stan Veytsman, Lexington, South Carolina
Ashley Villatoro, Vienna, Virginia
Alexandra Walker, New York City
MacKenzie Whyte, Manhattan, Kansas
Gregory Zuendt, Robbinsville, New Jersey

Large animal

Thomas Bergstrom, Davis, California
Rebecca Bishop, Urbana, Illinois
Natacha Bonomelli, Aldergrove, British Columbia
Alyson Booth, Glen Allen, Virginia
Alycia Crandall, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Hugh Duddy, Lafayette, Indiana
Andres Giraldo Fajardo, Guelph, Ontario
Stefanie Hansen, West Lafayette, Indiana
Chelsea Klein, Louisville, Kentucky
Ludovic Miagkoff, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Thomas O'Brien, Avenel, Australia
John Ortega-McCormack, Craddockstown, Ireland
Brenna Pugliese, Raleigh, North Carolina
Heather Roe, Gainesville, Florida
Jennifer Ruff, Raleigh, North Carolina
Allison Salinger, Pilot Point, Texas
Catherine Thurston, Ringoes, New Jersey
Jackie Willette, Ames, Iowa

A version of this story appears in the July 2024 print issue of JAVMA