Dr. Jamie Rothenburger is an assistant professor, a veterinarian who practices pathology, a wildlife disease researcher and a writer. She grew up in rural Saskatchewan and obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. She practiced as a small animal veterinarian in Alberta then trained in anatomic veterinary pathology with a focus on wildlife at the University of Saskatchewan. She completed a PhD in Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College in 2018 and joined the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in February, 2018.
Dr. Rothenburger is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and a member of the Wildlife Disease Association. Her research focuses on infectious diseases at the intersection of the environment, people, wildlife and domestic animals. She has published scientific papers that include studies of pathogens and diseases of urban rats, disease discovery in wild animals and veterinary pathology. In 2018, she was awarded the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal and has received numerous other awards for her research.
Dr. Rothenburger writes a tri-weekly column for the Western Producer, Canada’s largest agricultural newspaper and has published over 160 articles for general public audiences. She runs two Twitter accounts: @JRothenburger and @Vet_Pathology. In her free time, she likes reading fiction, crocheting and training horses.
