VIII AAEP News July 2022
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Dr. Susan Stover to highlight training concepts for reduced skeletal injury risk during Milne Lecture
Dr. Susan Stover
Skeletal injuries impose a significant cost and detrimental impact on equine sport through time off from training, attrition, poor public perception, and other repercussions. During her Nov. 20 Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture, “Skeletal Injuries in Equine Athletes – Pathogenesis and Training Concepts for Injury Prevention,” acclaimed equine orthopedic researcher Dr. Susan Stover will
emphasize the biological concepts behind skeletal adaptation to sport horse demands, mechanisms for injury and adaptation, contributing factors to injuries, and training concepts to optimize performance and lower injury risk.
Dr. Stover is a professor in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology at the University of California, Davis, where she also serves as director of the J.D. Wheat
Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory. She is renowned for her research on the prevention of musculo- skeletal injuries in equine athletes and the biomechanical function of musculoskeletal structures and treatment of orthopedic disorders in domestic and non-domestic animals.
Dr. Stover additionally serves on the board of directors of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and chairs its Racetrack Safety Standing Committee. Her many accolades include the AVMA’s Lifetime Excellence in Research Award and induction into the University of Kentucky Equine Research Hall of Fame, both in 2016.
The convention lecture, sponsored by Platinum Performance, is named for AAEP Past President and Distinguished Life Member Dr. Frank J. Milne.
Members in the News
Dr. Hank Lee named vet of the year Dr. Hank Lee, who with his wife Dr. Lacey Lee owns Lee Veterinary Clinic in Atmore, Ala., was named 2022 Veterinarian of the Year by the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association.
Dr. Hank Lee
Dr. Lee received his veterinary degree from Auburn University in 2000, two years before starting the five-doctor mixed animal practice. Dr. Lee heads
up the equine podiatry section of the practice and devotes most of his time to equine lameness and surgery.
Dr. Angela Pelzel-McCluskey receives Texas A&M Outstanding Alumni Award
Dr. Angela Pelzel- McCluskey and Dean Dr. John R. August
Dr. Angela Pelzel-McCluskey, national equine epidemiologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), received a 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award from the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the college.
MEMBERSHIP
Dr. Pelzel-McCluskey oversees the response to equine infectious disease outbreaks nationwide and has been the lead epidemiologist for more than 30 major disease outbreak responses. She has also trained animal health officials around the world in epidemiology and outbreak response. Dr. Pelzel-McCluskey has served on the AAEP’s Infectious Disease Committee since 2017.
Dr. Bruce Whittle inducted into Veterinary Honor Roll of Missouri
The Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation inducted Dr. Bruce Whittle, owner of Honey Creek Veterinary Hospital in Trenton, Mo., into its Veterinary Honor Roll of Missouri on April 23. The distinction celebrates the gratitude of clients, colleagues and friends whose lives have been touched by the honored veterinarian.
Dr. Bruce Whittle Dr. Whittle received his veterinary
degree from the University of Missouri and has been an organized veterinary medicine advocate throughout his career. He is a former chair and member of the AAEP’s Welfare and Public Policy Advisory Council and has served as president, board chair and on multiple committees within Missouri Veterinary Medical Association.
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