Keith Poulsen
Credentials: DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Position title: Director and Clinical Associate Professor
Phone: 608-262-5422
Laura Zitur
Credentials: MS, MBA
Position title: Chief Operating Officer
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: 608-265-8719
Scientific Section Heads
Betsy Elsmo
Credentials: DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Interim Section Head of Pathology Sciences and Clinical Diagnostic Associate Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Phone: 608-262-5432
Ailam Lim
Credentials: BS, MS, PhD
Position title: Section Head of Virology and Molecular Diagnostics & Clinical Diagnostic Associate Professor
Phone: 608-263-5609
Nagaraja Thirumalapura
Credentials: BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVM
Position title: Section Head of Bacteriology and Serology
Phone: 608-262-9297
Administrative Directors
Anita Herrick
Credentials: SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Position title: HR Director & Divisional Disability Representative
Phone: 608-262-6972
Kristin Zuzek
Credentials: MS
Position title: Quality Manager/Compliance Director
Phone: 715-637-3151 ext. 122
Pathologists and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine
Ryan Breuer
Credentials: DVM, DACVIM-LAIM
Position title: Clinical Associate Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine & Diagnostic Case and Outreach Coordinator
Kathleen Deering
Credentials: DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Assistant Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Betsy Elsmo
Credentials: DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Interim Section Head of Pathology Sciences and Clinical Diagnostic Associate Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Andrea Pohly
Credentials: DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Assistant Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Stephani Ruppert
Credentials: DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Assistant Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Holly Taylor
Credentials: DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Instructor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist (Barron)
Alisia Weyna
Credentials: DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Assistant Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
WVDL Lab Managers and Supervisors
Beth Angell
Position title: Supervisor: Bacteriology
Phone: 608-890-3633
Dan Barr
Position title: TSE Laboratory Manager
Phone: 608-265-7987
Dan Christensen
Position title: General Lab Manager
Phone: 608-262-5432
Jennifer Cooper
Credentials: MS
Position title: Supervisor: Molecular Lab
Phone: 608-890-3967
Audrey Dikkeboom
Credentials: MS
Position title: NAHLN Lab Manager and Virology Supervisor
Phone: 608-262-3876
Heather Groff
Position title: Specimen Receiving and Processing Supervisor
Phone: 608-265-9103
Melissa Lund
Position title: Supervisor: Serology
Phone: 608-262-5432
Ashlee McDonald
Position title: Supervisor: Pathology Sciences
Phone: (608)265-8987
Lindsey Smith
Position title: Barron Laboratory Manager
Phone: 715-637-3151
Taylor Truttmann
Position title: Client Services Supervisor
Phone: 608-890-2532
Client Services
Kathleen Brown
Position title: Client Services (Barron)
Phone: 715-637-3151 ext. 110
Hannah Taube
Position title: Client Services
Phone: 608-890-3879
Anand Verma
Position title: Client Services
Phone: 608-262-5432
Sample Receiving
Amy Hagen
Position title: Senior Specimen Receiving Technician
Dana Jaronsinski
Position title: Specimen Receiving Technician
Asia Johnson
Position title: SR Team Lead
Kirsten Kaufman
Position title: Specimen Receiving Technician (Barron)
Zachary Newman
Position title: Specimen Receiving Technician
Vicki Vangsness
Position title: Specimen Receiving Technician (Barron)
Barron Microbiology Laboratory
Patricia Cuppini
Position title: Microbiologist
Peter Knepler
Position title: Microbiologist
Barbara Reisner
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Microbiologist
Hannah Rothmeier
Position title: Microbiologist
Jacob Steiner
Position title: Barron Lab Team Lead
Madison Bacteriology Laboratory
Heather Cushing
Position title: Microbiologist
Ellie Leafgren
Position title: Microbiologist
Caleb Peck
Position title: Microbiologist
Desiree Schnaitman
Position title: Microbiologist
Marianne Siebert
Position title: Microbiologist
Susmi Surendran
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Erik Twaroski
Position title: Bacteriology Team Lead
Katherine Walters
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Shashi Yadav
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Madison Molecular Laboratory
Fiona Georgousi
Position title: Microbiologist
James Hose
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Molly MacNab
Position title: Microbiologist
Kyle Matthews
Position title: Microbiologist
Josh TeSlaa
Position title: Microbiologist
Jared Van Thiel
Position title: Molecular Team Lead
Jenna Wilson
Position title: Microbiologist
Amanda Zimmerman
Position title: Microbiologist
Madison Pathology Sciences
Allyson Breitinger
Position title: Microbiologist
Harrison Catoe
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Gage Harmes
Position title: Microbiologist
Ben Johnson
Position title: TSE Team Lead and Chemical Hygiene Officer
Sarah Meisner
Position title: Necropsy Support
Sophia Miranda
Position title: Microbiologist
Rose Parker
Position title: Microbiologist
Lin Schure
Position title: Microbiologist
Tori Smith
Position title: Histo/Necro Team Lead
Madison Serology Laboratory
Alex Aviles
Position title: Microbiologist
Alexander Carlos
Position title: Serology Team Lead
Isaiah Couch
Position title: Microbiologist
Russell Kutz
Position title: Microbiologist
Joel Larson
Position title: Microbiologist
Claire Sykes
Position title: Microbiologist
Madison Virology Laboratory
Christian Bartholomay
Credentials: MS
Position title: Virology Team Lead
Sarah Betzler
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Pronouns: she/her
Rodney Clark
Position title: Virology Team Lead
Doug Dawson
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Andie Hach
Position title: Microbiologist
Ruibin Liang
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Bonnie Nelson
Position title: Laboratory Technician
Eryn Opgenorth
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist and BSL-3 Coordinator
Anne Vandenburg-Carroll
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Essential Services
Cory Cloutier
Position title: LIMS Database Administrator
Deb Hartley
Position title: Safety Specialist and Quality Coordinator
Zach Howen
Position title: Facilities Manager
Maegen Howes-Podoll
Position title: Quality Coordinator
Mandy Majeres
Position title: Financial Specialist
Brianna Quasius
Position title: HR Payroll and Benefits Specialist
Bonnie Reid
Position title: Administrative Assistant III
Stacy Trumpy
Position title: Inventory Control Coordinator
Skyler Vinova
Position title: IT Team Lead