Programs Offered
The Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology offers training in anatomic and clinical pathology. Training is provided in 3-year, non-degree programs in either anatomic or clinical pathology. Completion of the program provides ACVP-board eligibility, with the expectation that the student will sit for the board exam during the final year of the program. Key elements of the training consist of diagnostic service, weekly discussion and slide viewing sessions, and participation in teaching in the veterinary curriculum. The program offers flexibility to meet the individual needs of students within the program, whether they enter the program immediately upon completion of a DVM degree, after clinical practice, or after completing a graduate program. Residency training emphasizes excellence in recognition, description, and interpretation of structural or functional pathologic states. Experience with immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, photomicroscopy, and molecular diagnostics is also obtained. Upon completion of the residency program, research opportunities are available on a wide range of topics, including infectious diseases, host responses, molecular diagnostics, microbial virulence mechanisms, and immunopathology. For detailed information regarding our programs, please visit the Departments website at www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/dmp.

Facilities
The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology is an AAVLD certified laboratory that provides diagnostic services to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, the surrounding region, and nationally. Specific units within the laboratory include anatomic and clinical pathology laboratories, a rabies diagnostic laboratory, molecular diagnostic laboratory, toxicology laboratory, infectious disease laboratories, serology laboratories, flow cytometry laboratory, and electron microscopy unit. Many infectious disease research laboratories within the department have focused efforts on advancement and improvement of diagnostic techniques. In addition to the department, some aspects of training are complemented by relationships with the Food Animal Health and Management Center, the Division of Biology Basic Cancer Research Center and NASA Gravitational Center, and the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University. The College of Veterinary Medicine also provides regional training which includes strong ties with the Nebraska-based USDA Meat Animal Research Center, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center, and the Veterinary Sciences Department at the University Of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Community
The Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology is located on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Manhattan is a progressive community of approximately 50,000 located in a scenic portion of the Flint Hills near one of the largest remaining regions of the tallgrass prairie (Konza Prairie Preserve). The University and nearby Fort Riley provide a cosmopolitan atmosphere with many cultural, educational and sporting activities, while retaining the benefits and friendliness of a small city.

Department Website
www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/dmp

Staff

• Gordon Andrews, DVM, PhD; Associate Professor; Diplomate, ACVP; Diagnostic pathology, immunohistochemistry
• Frank Blecha, MS, PhD; Professor, Immunophysiology
• M.M. Chengappa, BVSc, MVSc, PhD; Profesor; Diplomate, ACM; Diagnostic and pathogenic bacteriology and mycology
• Shafiqul Chowdhury, DVM, PhD; Associate Professor; Molecular virology
• Brad DeBey, DVM, PhD; Associate Professor; Diagnostic pathology, infectious diseases
• Michael W. Dryden, DVM, MS, PhD; Professor; Parasitology
• Bradley Fenwick, DVM, MS, PhD; Professor; Diplomate, ACM; Immunology and infectious disease immunology
• Roman Ganta, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor; Molecular biology of rickettsia
• Sanjay Kapil, DVM, PhD, DVSc; Associate Professor; Diplomate, ACM; Molecular virology and mucosal immunology
• Kerry S. Keeton, DVM, PhD, Professor; Diplomate, ACVP; Clinical pathology and cytology
• George Kennedy, DVM, PhD; Professor; Diplomate, ACVP; Diagnostic pathology, production medicine, and dermatology
• Derek Mosier, DVM, PhD; DVM, PhD; Professor; Diplomate, ACVP; Morphological pathology, infectious diseases
• T.G. Nagaraja, MVSc, PhD, Professor, Anaerobic microbiology and pathogenesis
• Jerome Nietfeld, DVM, PhD; Associate Professor; Diplomate, ACVP; Pathology; diagnostics
• Richard Oberst, DVM, PhD; Associate Professor; Diplomate, ACVP; Pathology; diagnostics
• Frederick W. Oehme, DVM, MS, PhD; Professor; Diplomate, ABT; Environmental toxicology, lung disease
• Patricia Payne, DVM, PhD; Assistant Research Professor; Parasitology
• Donald Robertson, PhD; Professor; Molecular bacteriology
• Robert R. Rowland, PhD; Associate Professor; Molecular virology
• George C. Stewart, BS, PhD, Professor; Molecular biology and bacteriology
• Deryl L. Troyer, DVM, PhD; Professor; Molecular genetics and neurodegenerative diseases
• Melinda J. Wilkerson, DVM, PhD, ACVP Diplomate, Assistant Professor; Clinical immunology
• Carol R. Wyatt, PhD, Associate Professor; Immunology

Applicants
For inquiries, contact:

Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Clinical Sciences Building
1800 Denison Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66506-5606
Phone: (913) 532-5650, (913) 532-5634
Fax: (913) 532-4039

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