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VPAT Regional Veterinary Congress (VRVC 2012)13 - 16 May, 2012

Impact Forum, Muang Thong Thani, THAILAND

Michael R. LappinDVM, PhD, DACVIM

After graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1981, Dr. Lappin completed a rotating internship in small

animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia. After 2 years in a small animal practice in Los Angeles, he returned to the University of Georgia where he completed a small animal internal medicine residency and a PhD in Parasitology. Dr. Lappin was !"#$%&'($)*+(%,!-,).(,/0($*'#1,2"33(4(,"5,6()($*1#$-,71)($1#3,8(%*'*1(,*1,9:;(,*?,'@$$(1)3-,A$"5(??"$,"5,B0#33,/1*0#3,71)($1#3,8(%*'*1(,#),).(, 2"33(4(, "5, 6()($*1#$-, 8(%*'*1(, #1%, C*"0(%*'#3, B'*(1'(?, #),2"3"$#%", B)#)(, D1*E($?*)-=, , F$=, G#HH*1, ?)@%*(?, 5(3*1(, *15(')*"@?, #1%,immune-mediated diseases and has written over 200 primary research manuscripts and book chapters. His principal areas of interest are prevention of infectious diseases, the upper respiratory disease complex, infectious causes of fever, infectious causes of diarrhea, and zoonoses of cats. Dr. Lappin on the editorial board of Feline Medicine and Surgery and Compendium for Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian and is the editor of the textbook, Feline Internal Medicine Secrets.,,F$=,G#HH*1,.#?,$('(*E(%,).(,C(('.#0,I(?(#$'.,/J#$%,#1%,).(,Norden Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Lappin is the Kenneth W. Smith A$"5(??"$, *1, B0#33, /1*0#3, 23*1*'#3, 6()($*1#$-, 8(%*'*1(, #), 2"3"$#%",State University and is currently the Assistant Department Head for I(?(#$'.=, ,F$=, G#HH*1, *?, ).(,%*$(')"$, "5, ).(, K2(1)($, 5"$,2"0H#1*"1,Animal Studies. He was selected to receive the European Society of L(3*1(,8(%*'*1(,71)($1#)*"1#3,/J#$%,MNN;,5"$,O@)?)#1%*14,2"1)$*!@)*"1,)",L(3*1(,8(%*'*1(P,).(,Q*11,L(3*1(,I(?(#$'.,/J#$%,*1,MNN:P,#1%,J#?,named an Oklahoma State University Distinguished Professor in 2010.

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