Equine Medicine Faculty
Dr. Gabriele Landholt
Dr. Gabriele Landolt joined the faculty at CSU College of Veterinary Medicine in August 2005 as an assistant professor in Equine Medicine. Dr. Landolt received her DVM from the University of Zurich , in her home country of Switzerland . After obtaining a Doctoral degree in Epidemiology, she then joined the veterinary staff of the Equine Medicine Clinic at the Veterinary School in Zurich for two years before she transferred to the Large Animal Ambulatory Clinic at the University of Zurich . Prior to joining the faculty at CSU she completed a residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin in Madison , WI . During her residency she obtained a Master of Science in Veterinary Sciences. After obtaining her Board Certification in Large Animal Internal Medicine in 2000, she then pursued a PhD in Virology at the University of Wisconsin . She completed her PhD in the summer of 2005.
Dr. Landolt's clinical interests primarily involve infectious diseases, neurology, and neonatology. Her research interests include equine infectious respiratory pathogens. Dr. Landolt's current research projects are focused on influenza virus pathogenesis, factors controlling the transmission of influenza viruses between species, and the development of diagnostic tests for equine respiratory pathogens.
Dr. Lutz Goehring
Dr. Goehring started his new position as an assistant professor in equine medicine in October 2005. He obtained his veterinary degree from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht , The Netherlands. After 2 years in private equine practice in the South of Germany he started a residency in equine medicine at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg , Virginia , which forms a part of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. During this time he obtained a Masters of Science degree with the subject of Immunopathogenesis of EPM. He returned to Utrecht University , The Netherlands as a clinical instructor, and conducted studies of pathogenesis and epidemiology of the neurological disease following EHV1-infections. He became ACVIM board certified in 2000, and he finished a PhD in September 2005.
His main interests are infectious diseases, neurology, and in particular infectious diseases that cause neuropathy in horses. He presented results of his studies at national and international conferences. He can sit in a saddle pretty well, and he may also be found behind a horse in a carriage, a sulky, or on skis (ski-joring).
Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz
Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz joined the faculty at CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1983. Prior to joining CSU she attained her DVM from the University of Illinois, completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania, a residency in Internal Medicine along with a MS degree from Washington State University. Dr. Traub-Dargatz is a diplomate of the American College of Internal Medicine. She is currently a professor of equine medicine and epidemiology. Her clinical interests include equine infectious disease control and neonatology.
Her research efforts have been quite diverse including investigation of the toxicity associated with drugs such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the causes of infectious upper respiratory disease in horses, the epidemiology of vesicular stomatitis and West Nile Virus as well as research regarding the diagnosis and control of diarrheal diseases of equids. She also has a research interest in antimicrobial resistance and biosecurity.
Dr. Traub-Dargatz has served on the graduate committee for multiple students with interest in equine infectious diseases and other equine medicine topics. She gives multiple lectures though out the professional veterinary curriculum on topics such as equine respiratory disease, neonatology and preventative programs for equids. She is the advisor for the large animal neonatal care volunteer group.
Dr. Traub-Dargatz is a member of the board of directors for the Animal Population Health Institute at CSU. She has served on numerous committees for the CVMA, AVMA, AAEP and ACVIM. She was also appointed to serve on the Colorado Equine Development Authority when it was first formed by the Secretary of Agriculture in Colorado.
Dr. Traub-Dargatz was the recipient of the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association Faculty Achievement Award in 2003 and was inducted as a contemporary member of the Glover Gallery at CSU's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in the fall of 2004.