Association Members
State Public Health Veterinarians (SPHVs) are employees of the state health department, usually in the epidemiology division. Their main focus is the prevention and control of zoonotic disease (diseases transmitted from animals to people). SPHVs often consult with health departments and local officials in providing this prevention and control. Most SPHVs hold singular authority in a state on rabies exposure.
SPHVs may also be employed at the CDC, at colleges and universities, at the FDA, at the USDA, at the National Center for Environmental Health, and in military programs. Board certification for State Public Health Veterinarians is governed by the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. SPHVs are usually also board-certified in other veterinary disciplines.
Members of the NASPHV, listed by state, are
Alabama Jones, Dee W. DVM Alabama Department of Public Health, Epidemiology 201 Monroe St., RSA Tower, Suite 1480 Montgomery, AL 36104 334-206-5969
Alaska Castrodale, Louisa J. DVM, MPH, DACVPM Alaska Division of Public Health Section of Epidemiology 3601 C Street, Suite 540 Anchorage, AK 99503 907-269-8002
Arkansas Weinstein, Susan DVM, MPH Arkansas Department of Health Zoonotic Disease Section 4815 W. Markham St. Slot 42 Little Rock, AR 72205 501-280-4136
California Fritz, Curtis L. DVM MPVM PhD California Department of Public Health Division of Communicable Disease Control, Infectious Diseases Branch, Veterinary Public Health Section 1616 Capitol Ave, MS 7307 PO Box 997377 Sacramento, CA 95899-7377 916-552-9740
Colorado Lawaczeck, Elisabeth W. DVM Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South DCEED-DSI-A3 Denver, CO 80246-1530 303-692-2700
Connecticut Nelson, Randall S. DVM, MPH Connecticut Department of Public Health Infectious Diseases Division/Epidemiology Program 410 Capitol Avenue, MS #11 EPI Hartford, CT 06134-0308 860-509-7994
Florida Blackmore, Carina DVM, PhD, DACVPM State Environmental Epidemiologist Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A08 Tallahassee, FL 32399 850-245-4732
Georgia Gabel, Julie DVM, MPH Georgia Division of Public Health 2 Peachtree St. NW, Suite 14-234 Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 404-657-2629
Idaho Tengelsen, Leslie PhD, DVM Deputy State Epidemiologist Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Office of Epidemiology, Food Protection and Immunization 450 W State Street, 4th Floor PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720 208-334-5939
Illinois Austin, Connie C. DVM, MPH, PhD Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Infectious Disease 525 W Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62761 217-785-7165
Indiana House, Jennifer A. DVM, MPH, DACVPM Indiana State Department of Health Epidemiology Resources Center 2 N. Meridian Street 5th Floor Selig, Section 5K99 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-233-7272
Iowa Garvey, Ann M. DVM, MPH, MA Deputy State Epidemiologist Iowa Department of Public Health Acute Disease Prevention & Emergency Response Lucas State Office Building 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 515-281-4933
Kansas Trevino-Garrison, Ingrid C. DVM, MPH, DACVPM Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 210 Topeka, KS 66612 785-296-2501
Kentucky Poe, John W. DVM, MPH Kentucky Department of Public Health Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, Cabinet for Health & Family Services 275 E. Main Street, HS2GWC Frankfort, KY 40621 502-564-3418 3569
Louisiana Balsamo, Gary A. DVM, MPH, TM Louisiana Office of Public Health Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section 2323 Saint Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 504-715-7412
Maine Hoenig, Donald VMD State Veterinarian Maine Department of Agriculture Division of Animal and Plant Health 28 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-7615
Maryland Feldman, Katherine A. DVM, MPH, DACVPM Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Center for Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Diseases 201 W. Preston St., Room 317 Baltimore, MD 21201 410-767-5649
Massachusetts Brown, Catherine M. DVM, MSc, MPH Massachusetts Department of Public Health Hinton State Laboratory Institute 305 South Street, 5th Floor Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-983-6800
Michigan Stobierski, Mary Grace DVM, MPH, DACVPM Manager, Zoonoses and Special Projects Section Michigan Department of Community Health Bureau of Disease Control, Prevention and Epidemiology 201 Townsend Street Capitol View Building, 5th Floor Lansing, MI 48913 517-335-8165
Minnesota Scheftel, Joni DVM, MPH, DACVPM Minnesota Department of Health Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section 625 Robert St. North St. Paul, MN 55155-2538 651-201-5107
Mississippi Elchos, Brigid RN, DVM, DACVPM Deputy State Veterinarian Mississippi Board of Animal Health/MS State Department of Health 45 Sunny Meadows Dr Hattiesburg, MS 39402 601-953-3800
Missouri Pue, Howard L. DVM, MSVPM Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, SDP 930 Wildwood Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109 573-526-4780
Nebraska Buss, Bryan F. DVM, MPH, DACVPM CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Office of Epidemiology 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 95026 Lincoln, NE 68467 402-471-8820
Nevada Sun, Ben DVM, MPVM CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer Nevada State Health Division, Office of Epidemiology 4150 Technology Way, Suite 211 Carson City, NV 89706 775-684-5911
New Jersey Sorhage, Faye E. VMD, MPH, DACVPM New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Infectious & Zoonotic Disease Program PO Box 369 Trenton, NJ 08625-0369 609-826-4872
New Mexico Ettestad, Paul DVM, MS New Mexico Department of Health Epidemiology and Response Division 1190 St Francis Drive, Room N-1350 Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-827-0006
New York Cherry, Bryan VMD, PhD New York State Department of Health Bureau of Communicable Disease Control Corning Tower, Room 651, Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237-0627 518-473-4439
North Carolina Williams, Carl DVM, MA, DACVPM North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health 1902 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27612 919-733-0391
Ohio Smith, Kathleen A. DVM, MPH Ohio Department of Health Zoonotic Disease Program 3995 E Main St. Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 614-466-0283
Oklahoma Bradley, Kristy K. DVM, MPH, DACVPM State Epidemiologist Oklahoma State Department of Health Office of the State Epidemiologist 1000 NE Tenth Street Oklahoma City, OK 73117 405-271-4060
Oregon DeBess, Emilio E. DVM, MPVM Oregon Department of Human Services 800 NE Oregon Street, Ste.772 Portland, OR 97232 971-673-1027
Pennsylvania Rankin, Jr., James T. DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVPM, FACE, MASV Pennsylvania Department of Health Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Health and Welfare Building, Room 933 7th and Forster Streets Harrisburg, PA 17120 717-346-4524
Puerto Rico Rivera-Garcia, Brenda DVM, MPH Puerto Rico Department of Health & University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Field Epidemiology Training Program 1367 Lucchetti, Ste 2A San Juan, PR 00907 787-399-9565
South Carolina Cox, Stephanie W. DVM, MPH Veterinary Epidemiologist South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Division of Acute Epidemiology 1751 Calhoun St. Columbia, SC 29201 803-898-4042
South Dakota Daly, Russ DVM, DACVPM Extension Veterinarian South Dakota Department of Health/South Dakota State University PO Box 2175 Brookings, SD 57007 605-688-6589
Tennessee Dunn, John R. DVM, PhD Director, Foodborne, Vectorborne, and Zoonotic Diseases Tennessee Department of Health Communicable and Environmental Disease Services Cordell Hull Building, 1st Floor 425 5th Avenue N. Nashville, TN 37243 615-741-5948
Texas Sidwa, Tom J. DVM, MPH Manager, Zoonosis Control Branch Texas Department of State Health Services Zoonoses Control Branch - MC 1956 PO Box 149347 Austin, TX 78714-9347 512-776-6628
Vermont Johnson, Robert H. DVM Vermont Department of Health Infectious Diseases, 108 Cherry Street PO Box 70 Burlington, VT 05402 802-863-7240
Virginia Murphy, Julia DVM, MS, DACVPM Virginia Department of Health Office of Epidemiology 109 Governor Street Madison Building, 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23218 804-864-8113
Washington Wohrle, Ronald D. DVM Washington State Department of Health Zoonotic & Vector-borne Diseases Program, Office of Environmental Health, Safety & Toxicology 15213 84th Ave Ct. E. Puyallup, WA 98375 360-236-3369
West Virginia Radcliffe, Rachel DVM, MPH CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources Infectious Disease Epidemiology 350 Capitol St. Room 125 Charleston, WV 25301 304-558-5358
Wisconsin Kazmierczak, James J. DVM, MS Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Communicable Disease Epidemiology 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 318 Madison, WI 53703 608-266-2154
Wyoming Musgrave, Karl J. DVM, MPH Wyoming Department of Health 6101 Yellowstone Rd., Suite 510 Cheyenne, WY 82002 307-777-5825
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