Research Grant Application Workshop

Kathryn Dern, DVM, MS, DACVS is currently the surgeon at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Saratoga Springs, NY. Dr. Dern is originally from Colorado and Montana and attended Washington State University for her undergraduate work, and Colorado State University for her veterinary degree. Following graduation from CSU in 2012, she completed an internship at Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital followed by an internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital. After her internships, Dr. Dern completed a three year surgery residency at The Ohio State University, while also earning a Master's of Science Degree.

Dr. Grimes is a graduate of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She then completed a residency in small animal surgery at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also received a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. Dr. Grimes is currently an associate professor of small animal surgery at the University of Georgia. Dr. Grimes’s research interests include surgical oncology, surgical respiratory diseases, and gastrointestinal surgery.

Dr. MacIver is an Assistant Professor at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She attended veterinary school at the Ontario Veterinary College before completing a rotating internship in private practice at the 404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital in Newmarket, Ontario Canada. Her surgical internship was completed at the University of Florida followed by a 4-year surgical residency at Texas A&M University. While pursuing her residency, Dr. MacIver completed her Master of Science evaluating stem cell therapy and its use in repairing cartilage defects. Following completion of her residency in 2019, she joined the Ontario Veterinary College as an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics). Her interests include stem cell therapy and minimally invasive orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Reesink is an assistant professor of large animal surgery in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Cornell University.

She received her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, followed by a large animal surgical and critical care internship at the New Bolton Center from 2007-2008. After completing large animal surgical residency training at Cornell University from 2008-2011, Dr. Reesink achieved board certification by the ACVS in 2012. Dr. Reesink completed her PhD training from 2011-2015 and was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery at Cornell University in 2016 and was named the Harry M. Zweig Assistant Professor in Equine Health in 2019.

Dr. Reesink’s primary clinical interests are in veterinary orthopedic surgery, sports medicine and lameness. She has authored several scientific papers and book chapters on topics related to equine orthopedic surgery, fracture and joint disease. Dr. Reesink’s laboratory aims to identify mechanisms underlying the development of orthopedic disease and to pioneer innovative therapies for the treatment of joint injury and arthritis in veterinary and human patients.

Dr. Stewart is currently a PhD candidate and post-doctoral fellow at Colorado State University. She obtained her degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012, followed by an internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in Oakdale, California. Following her internship, she began a large animal surgery residency in 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center. After completing her residency training in 2016, she started a PhD program in clinical orthopedics at Colorado State University. Her research has focused on developing an experimental model of bone marrow lesions and optimization of volumetric imaging modalities to assess subchondral bone.