University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center Names New Director

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Contact: Mariah Carroll, College of Veterinary Medicine, 612-624-7231

University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center Names New Director

Minneapolis/St. Paul (July 26, 2006) – The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine has named Dr. David E. Lee hospital director of its University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center (VMC).

Lee joins the VMC from Colorado State University, where he was hospital director and associate professor at the James L. Voss Veterinary Medical Center. Prior to that, he was executive director of external affairs and marketing at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine. He has a master of business administration and a doctor of veterinary medicine degree both from Cornell.

“Dr. Lee brings a broad set of skills that will be important as the Veterinary Medical Center serves people and their animals in the upper Midwest,” said Jeffrey Klausner, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.

“I’m excited to lead this team committed to excellence and success,” said Lee. “The University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center is unique among teaching hospitals in being able to serve two large metropolitan area and is well-poised to become a model for sustainability in providing the teaching, research, and service required of such institutions.”

The University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center is one of the largest, most comprehensive veterinary hospitals in the nation, with more than 45,000 patient visits annually. It has more than 50 board-certified veterinary specialists on staff in areas such as internal medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, cardiology, medical imaging and radiation therapy, oncology, ophthalmology, behavior, dermatology, neurology, nutrition, reproductive medicine, and urology/nephrology.

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The College of Veterinary Medicine improves the health and well-being of animals and people by providing high-quality veterinary training, conducting leading-edge research, and delivering innovative veterinary services.