Prof Dirk Vanderwall

Qualified: DVM: Cornell University, USA (1986); PhD: University of Idaho, USA (1992); DipACT (1993). Institution/Practice: Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA. Career: Dirk is an Associate Professor of Large Animal Reproduction in the Department of Clinical Studies at New Bolton Center in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he serves as the Chief of the Section of Reproduction and Behavior and Director of the Georgia and Philip Hofmann Research Center for Animal Reproduction. He received his DVM degree in 1986 from Cornell University.

He then worked as the resident veterinarian on a Standardbred horse breeding farm in New York State for 2 years. In 1989 he entered graduate school at the University of Idaho, where he received his PhD degree in animal physiology in 1992. In 1993 he became a board-certified Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists. From 1992 to 1994 he completed a post doctoral research appointment at the University of Kentucky. From 1994 to 1999 he was an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University. From 1999 to 2009 he was an Assistant and then Associate Professor at the University of Idaho. In 2009 he accepted his current position at the University of Pennsylvania where he is involved in clinical service, teaching and research in equine animal reproduction.

Interests: His particular areas of interest include mare breeding management; hormonal management of the mare; diagnosis and management of the 'problem' mare, particularly the aged mare; and embryo transfer and newer assisted reproductive techniques such as oocyte transfer.