Laboratory Animal Medicine

The Laboratory Animal Medicine faculty, fellows and residents assist Research Animal Resources with the clinical care of research animals at the Johns Hopkins University.

Clinical veterinarians on call are responsible for all medical or surgical cases, as well as consultations that develop during their on-call time. In addition to clinical service, Laboratory Animal veterinarians collaborate on research projects within and outside the department.

Veterinarians in Animal Laboratory Medicine:

Christian E. Newcomer, V.M.D., Diplomate ACLAM
Associate Professor
Associate Provost for Animal Research and Resources

Robert J. Adams, D.V.M., Diplomate, ACLAM
Associate Professor
Attending veterinarian, Johns Hopkins
25 years of laboratory animal medicine experience
Clinical expertise:primate medicine and surgery
Research interests: Primate infectious diseases, including measles, SIV

P. Rand Brown, D.V.M.
Associate Professor
Board-eligible veterinary surgeon
Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine and Surgery
24 years of laboratory animal medicine experience
Clinical expertise: surgery

Julie Watson, D.V.M., Diplomate, ACLAM
Assistant Professor
16 years of laboratory animal medicine experience
Clinical expertise: rodent medicine and surgery
Research interests: rodent infectious disease epidemiology,
including TMEV, pinworms and Helicobacter sp. &
impact of environmental factors on research.

Diana Scorpio, D.V.M., Diplomate, ACLAM
Assistant Professor 
5 years of laboratory animal medicine experience
Clinical expertise:large animal medicine and surgery
Research interests: Ehrlichiosis

Craig Fletcher, D.V.M.
Assistant Professor
6 years laboratory animal medicine experience
Research interests:

Postdoctoral Fellows and Residents in  Laboratory Animal Medicine