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Dr. Betsy S.

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Education

  • Degree: PhD
    School: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine 
    Class of 2020
  • Degree: DVM
    School: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Track: Public and Corporate 
  • Class of 2016
  • Degree: MPH
    School: University of Minnesota 
    Class of 2006

Certification(s)

  • DACVPM

Location

  • Harrisburg, PA

Bio in brief...

At present, I'm the State Public Health Veterinarian for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

In my current position, I've worked on the response to raw milk and food outbreaks (including a dairy cow shedding RB51), lung injury related to vaping, importation of a rabid dog, non-human primate exposures following a traffic accident, highly pathogenic avian influenza, COVID-19, and monkeypox.

I'm also the head of the vectorborne team at the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Previously, I was an EIS Officer from 2016-2018.