Jey Koehler, DVM, PhD, DACVP
- Tyler & Frances Young Endowed Professor in Pathology

Education

PhD, Auburn University, Biomedical Sciences
DVM, Louisiana State University
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Anatomic Pathology)

Biography

Dr. Koehler is the section chief for the surgical pathology service and faculty supervisor of the core histopathology laboratory. She teaches pathology of the endocrine and nervous system in the veterinary curriculum, graduate courses in neuropathology and oncologic histopathology, and assists fellow faculty with instruction of anatomic and clinical pathology residents.

Dr. Koehler is the President of the Davis-Thompson Foundation as well as director of the organization’s internationally renowned Foundations of Pathology course (formerly the Descriptive Veterinary Pathology course).

She is a founding member of the NIH-led Comparative Brain Tumor Consortium, which is focused on better understanding the biology of canine brain tumors and expanding the use of pet dogs with naturally occurring brain tumors in research that aims to benefit cancer patients of both species. She is also actively involved in collaborative research projects on AAV-vectored gene therapy of inherited neurodegenerative diseases, novel neurodevelopmental disorders in cats, diagnostic methods in oncopathology, and novel therapies for use in canine brain tumors.

Publications and Links

Dr. Koehler’s publications