UF veterinary college names new chair of large animal clinical sciences department
Dianne McFarlane, D.V.M., Ph.D., a large animal internal medicine specialist with expertise in equine endocrine diseases, has been named chair of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine鈥檚 department of large animal clinical sciences, following a national search.
She joins UF in her new role on Dec. 15.
McFarlane presently serves as the Ricks Rapp Professor of Equine Research in the physiological sciences department at Oklahoma State University鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine, where she has served on the faculty since 2005. Prior to her time at OSU, McFarlane held a variety of academic appointments at institutions, including North Carolina State University and Atlantic Veterinary College. She also worked in private equine practice.
Her research interests focus on using a comparative animal approach to understanding the biological changes that accompany aging and she is well known for her work in equine endocrine diseases.
鈥淒r. McFarlane is a dynamic speaker and scientist whose interests and talents will be a huge asset to us here at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine,鈥� said the college鈥檚 dean, Dana N. Zimmel, D.V.M. 鈥淚鈥檓 so pleased to welcome her to our administrative team and know her leadership will further strengthen the academic and clinical programs we currently offer within our department of large animal clinical sciences.鈥�
She has received many honors and awards for her professional achievements, including being named the top equine speaker of the year for 2020 for the VMX conference held by the North American Veterinary Community, receiving the OSU Regents Distinguished Research Award in 2013 and being selected ACVIM鈥檚 Hero in Veterinary Medicine in 2010.
McFarlane earned her D.V.M. degree from the University of California/Davis in 1992. Subsequently she completed a large animal rotating internship at the University of Georgia in 1993 and a residency in equine medicine at North Carolina State in 1997, after which she received board-certification by both the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.
She received her Ph.D. with a focus on equine endocrinology from the University of Prince Edward Island. Additionally, she holds a master鈥檚 degree in molecular genetics from the University of Georgia. She received her B.S. degree from Clemson University as an animal science major.
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