Members
Department:
Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine
Jim Wellehan DVM, MS, PhD, DACZM, DACVM
Professor – Zoological Medicine/Microbiology
Department:
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Cynda Crawford
Fredrica Saltzman Endowed Professorship Chair in Shelter Medicine
Phone:
(352) 258-9263
Email:
crawfordc@ufl.edu
Research News
UF College of Veterinary Medicine Ph.D. candidate Nimra Khalid, D.M.V., won first place in the pre-doctoral poster competition at EPI Research Day 2026.
Chronic wasting disease, a deadly neurodegenerative disease in deer, has been detected in Florida. While not infectious to humans, CWD has the potential to wipe out deer populations across the…
In addition to preying on endangered native wildlife, the invasive Burmese python also brought a deadly parasite to Florida’s snakes: Raillietiella orientalis, also known as snake lungworm.
UF scientists keep communication channels open with deer farmers amid the detection of chronic wasting disease in Florida.
