Mike Lappin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
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Dr. Lappin graduated from Oklahoma State University and then completed an internship, internal medicine residency and PhD program in parasitology at the University of Georgia. 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.
Dr. Lappin is a Professor of Infectious Disease in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine. His laboratory studies immune responses to vaccination against respiratory viruses in cats as well as immune responses to other vaccines. He also oversees a large diagnostic service for feline infectious agents, including Toxoplasma gondii, Bartonella, Ehrlichia and others. Current areas of investigation include mechanisms of transmission of Hemoplasma spp., therapies for rickettsial diseases, and companion animals as carriers of drug resistant staphylococci. Dr. Lappin is also the Director of Shelter Medicine and investigates disease outbreaks and management in shelter settings.
Recent awards include the Norden Distinguished Teaching Award, the European Society of Feline Medicine International Award for Outstanding Contribution of Feline Medicine, the Winn Feline Research Award, the ACVIM Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence, and the WSAVA Scientific Achievement Award.
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