Honors Awards and Fellowships

• Member Royal College of Pathologists (MRCPath) Pathology, 2012
• University of Florida - Outstanding Clinical Research Award, 2004
• University of California - Davis Award for Scholarship, 2001
• American College of Veterinary Pathologists - Young Investigator Award: Toxicology, 2001
• University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine - Resident Presentation Award, 2002

Current Professional Activities

• Owner - URIKA Pathology, LLC
• Reviewer for multiple pathology and exotic animal journals
• Co-editor, Schalm's Hematology 7th Ed.

Past Professional Activities

• Idexx Laboratories, Vancouver, Canada
• FVP Consultants, Inc. - One of five pathologists in this private diagnostic and research pathology consortium
• Associate Director Aquatic Animal Health/Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Children

• Lillian
• Maeve
• Jacquelyn
• Jessica
• Jennifer
• Josephine

Pets

• Moco - the Puerto Rican special
• Xena the Lab/Border collie cross
• Dearly loved backyard chickens

Hobbies

• SCUBA
• Skiing
• Hiking
• Traveling
• Reading
• People watching
• Boating
• Fishing
• Crabbing 
• and, of course, drinking with my kids

What I Like Most About VIN

The vast and endless source of knowledge. I often think, while sitting in conferences, that if we could only bottle all the knowledge sitting in the room, we could do anything. The possibilities would be endless. This is essentially what VIN does…amazing.