Archives: veterinarians

Meri Wickenhofer
January 16, 2020

New to the CVM Family: Meet Meri Wickenhofer

Meri Wickenhofer is a counseling services associate at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

Cheryl Heitzman holds a Turtle Rescue Team box turtle patient
January 14, 2020

A Slow and Steady Race to Save Turtles

Cheryl Heitzman, Class of 2021, is the co-president of the Turtle Rescue Team, a student organization dedicated to saving North Carolina's native turtles, reptiles and amphibians.

Ashley Bell hugs her dog Henry
January 9, 2020

New to the CVM Family: Meet Ashley Bell

Ashley Bell is a clinical veterinary pharmacist at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.
Jorge Roca with his dog Mick
January 8, 2020

When Being on Trial is Good

Mick, a 4-year-old Rottweiler, responds well to the treatment of his osteosarcoma through a medical oncology clinical trial.

Kimberly Tillapaugh holds Sahara the bearded dragon
December 17, 2019

Good for Science — and Sahara the Bearded Dragon, Too

When Kimberly Tillapaugh's beloved bearded dragon, Sahara, was diagnosed with leukemia, the NC State Veterinary Hospital, with help from the Petco Foundation and the Blue Buffalo Cancer Treatment Fund, made treatment a reality.
December 16, 2019

Ten Most Memorable Stories of 2019

They astonished and inspired us. They made us cry, made us smile and made us proud. They made us hopeful and excited for what’s next. They’re 10 of the most memorable stories this year from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.
Kara Wass and Leslie Provanchie outside
December 10, 2019

New to the CVM: Meet Leslie Provanchie and Kara Wass

Leslie Provanchie and Kara Wass are NC State Veterinary Hospital client liaisons for the internal medicine and small animal emergency services.

Photo by Nathan Latil/NC State Veterinary Medicine
December 9, 2019

Nelson Among First Class of Certified Equine Imaging Specialists

Nathan Nelson, clinical associate professor of radiology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named to the inaugural class of board-certified specialists in equine diagnostic imaging. Nelson, who joined the CVM in 2017, is now one of just 10 clinicians in the country who are diplomates of the newly recognized specialty within
Sea turtle receiving eye exam
November 24, 2019

News and Updates, November 2019

Pathology residents Amy DiDomenico, Elizabeth Alloway and Megan Schreeg receive Young Investigator Awards from the American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology and the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. http://ow.ly/TbLB50xeOLl Ophthalmology resident Annie Oh receives the Best Clinical Manuscript Award at the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Conference. http://ow.ly/clnJ50xfmoK Ke Cheng named the Randall B. Terry
Shane Boylan examines a turtle at the South Carolina Aquarium.
November 21, 2019

Alumni Voice: What Zoological Medicine at the CVM Meant to Me

As chief veterinarian at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, S.C., Shane Boylan (DVM, ’05) treats some of the world’s most amazing marine animals, including sea turtles impacted by oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and loggerheads in need of rehabilitation at the aquarium’s Sea Turtle Care Center. As a student at the NC