Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Leadership at Cummings School

C. Chad Argotsinger, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Lori Buckley

Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean

Alastair Cribb

D.V.M., Ph.D., FCAHS

Dean, Henry and Lois Foster Professor

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

Veterinary and comparative clinical pharmacology Comparative molecular toxicology Comparative pharmacogenetics Idiosyncratic adverse drug reactions Drug classes of particular interest include NSAIDs, anti-epileptic drugs, and antimicrobials

Thomas Jenei

D.V.M., DACVS (LA)

Associate Clinical Professor and HLA Medical Director

Department of Clinical Sciences

Pathophysiology of Equine Gastrointestinal Disease

Cheryl London

D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVIM (Oncology)

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Anne Engen and Dusty Professor in Comparative Oncology

Dean's Office - Cummings-Vet

Steven Schade

Chief Administrative Officer

Interim Hospital Administrator - Foster Hospital for Small Animals

Edward Stafford

Executive Associate Dean

Florina Tseng

Professor & Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Climate

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

Wildlife medicine and surgery with an emphasis on seabird biology; the effects of oil pollution on wildlife; marine ecosystem health; SEANET; Petroleum toxicity; Wildlife analgesia

Department Chairs

Carlos Pinto

MedVet, PhD, Diplomate A.C.T

Chair of Ambulatory Medicine and Theriogenology & Dorrance H. Hamilton Professor in Applied Reproductive Medicine

Department of Ambulatory Medicine and Theriogenology

Jonathan Runstadler

Professor & Chair of Infectious Disease and Global Health

Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health

Virology, emerging infectious diseases, and disease ecology; comparative genetics, immunogenetics, and genetic mechanisms of infectious disease and health; comparative medicine, evolution of immune function, and host/pathogen interaction; veterinary and human public health; veterinary immunology and virology; genetic diversity

Leslie Sharkey

D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVP

Professor & Chair of Clinical Sciences

Department of Clinical Sciences

My primary research training is in animal models of cardiovascular disease, however I have expanded that to a general interest in toxicologic and medical device related clinical pathology. Specifically, recent areas of interest include the effects of radiation and chemotherapy on the cardiovascular system. Clinically, I am interested in novel approaches in coagulation testing and optimization of other laboratory diagnostic modalities in veterinary species. General Research Interests - Validation and diagnostic performance of clinical laboratory testing - Coagulation - Cytology - Chronic complications of cancer treatment in animal models Selected Research Projects - Validation and diagnostic performance characteristics of turbidometric clot waveform analysis in veterinary coagulation (canine, feline, avian) - Anticancer effects of resveratrol in canine hemangiosarcoma cell lines - Cytologic and ultrasound evaluation of canine kidney disease - Cytologic findings and diagnostic yield in 92 dogs undergoing fine needle aspiration of the pancreas - Sex-dependent alteration of cardiac cytochrome P450 gene expression by acute doxorubicin toxicity in C57Bl/6 mice - The interplay between genetic background and sexual dimorphism of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity - Platelet count and plateletcrit in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and Greyhounds using the Advia 120/2120 - A pilot study evaluating the prognostic utility of platelet indices in dogs with septic peritonitis Research and Clinical Interests - Validation and optimization of laboratory testing - Clinical pathology of domestic and laboratory animal species - Animal models of human disease - Toxicologic pathology

Andrea Varela-Stokes

Professor and Chair of Comparative Pathobiology

Department of Comparative Pathobiology

Tick-borne diseases with an emphasis on host-tick-Rickettsia interactions using a guinea pig model.