Burgetta Eplin Wheeler

Mar 2, 2023

Say Hello to Our New Clinical Veterinarian for the Teaching Animal Unit, Reedy Creek

Taking its beloved Teaching Animal Unit to the next level of excellence, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has created the role of clinical veterinarian for the unit and the Reedy Creek Equine Farm. 

Feb 28, 2023

Winter News and Updates: Innovators, Life-Changers and Problem-Solvers in Action

Stay up to date on how the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has been exceptional in saving lives, devising innovative programs and winning awards.  

Feb 23, 2023

3 Veterinary Medicine Stars Named as University Faculty Scholars

Representing each of NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s three departments, faculty members Benjamin Callahan, Margaret Gruen and Santosh Mishra have been named to this year’s class of NC State University Faculty Scholars.Callahan is an assistant professor of microbiomes in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, Gruen is an associate professor of behavioral medicine in the… 

Feb 17, 2023

From Praying to Braying: Donkey’s Cascade of Crises Doesn’t Faze Care Team

When nearly everything that can go wrong does go wrong, Elf the very sick donkey and his persistent and grateful owner learned that the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is exactly the right place to be.  Through Elf’s pneumonia, severe diarrhea, bacterial infection, viral infection, autoimmune response to plasma and several rectal prolapses, the NC State… 

Feb 8, 2023

Tenacious and Exceptional, NC State Alum’s Care Dazzles Cat’s Companion

To cat owner Stephanie McEwan, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine alumni Tracey Rossi is an exceptional veterinarian determined to go above and beyond the obvious to provide extraordinary medical care to her patients. Rossi, on the other hand, says that she’s just tenacious and that McEwan, a board-certified medical scientist, is giving her way too… 

Feb 1, 2023

‘Why Didn’t Someone Do This Sooner?’

Korinn Saker, NC State's board-certified veterinary nutritionist, helped devise a system that could revolutionize liquid nutrition for critically ill animals. 

Jan 23, 2023

NC State Counselor Chosen as Champion of Student Wellbeing by Student American Veterinary Medicine Association

Laura Castro, director of counseling services at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has won the Champion of Student Wellbeing Award from the Student American Veterinary Medicine Association for fall 2022. Castro, who immigrated from Bogota, Colombia, when she was 12, has been helping veterinary students at NC State since 2019. She holds a bachelor’s degree… 

Dec 21, 2022

2022: A Look Back at the Major Impact We Had

As the days of 2022 unfurled, they revealed over and over again how the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine consistently shines. The year, for starters, brought the college its first female dean, ushering in a new era and a new excitement about the future. Our translational research into pain management and gerontology garnered national headlines… 

Dec 1, 2022

November News and Updates: Record-Breaking Research Grants and Life-Saving Skills

Stay up to date on how the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has been intentional in making changes to expand its research footprint and on how often we go above and beyond to treat our clients.  

Nov 22, 2022

WHEN RARE ISN’T A STRONG ENOUGH WORD

By Burgetta Eplin Wheeler When Dr. Todd Baron, a professor of medicine and gastroenterologist at UNC Hospital-Chapel Hill, arrived at the NC State Veterinary Hospital to treat an ailing cockapoo puppy, he was about to perform a life-saving procedure no one likely had ever used on a dog before. And the puppy, named Winston, had a…