Feline Internal Medicine Faculty & Staff
John R. August, BVetMed, MS, MRCVS,
Diplomate ACVIM
Professor of Feline Internal Medicine
Dr. John August is a diplomate of the American College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine (Specialty of Small Animal Internal
Medicine). He has held faculty appointments at Auburn University
and Virginia Tech.
In 1986, he joined Texas A&M University as Professor and
Head of the Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, and
was Deputy Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Since 1997,
he has held the appointment of Professor of Feline Internal
Medicine in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences. His
professional interests include upper respiratory and oral diseases
of cats, and educational technology. He is editor-in-chief of
Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine. The sixth volume was
published by Elsevier in 2009.
Katherine Scott, DVM, Diplomate
ACVIM
Lecturer
Dr. Katherine Snyder is a diplomate of the American College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine (Specialty of Small Animal Internal
Medicine). She works with both Canine Internal Medicine Service and
the Feline Internal Medicine Service.
Kathy Snyder obtained her DVM from Oklahoma State in 2003. She
completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at
Kansas State University before starting her Residency in Small
Animal Internal Medicine here at Texas A&M in 2004. She
completed this program in 2007, and achieved Board Certification
with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2009.
Since 2007, Dr. Snyder has been on faculty here, assigned primarily
to the Feline and Canine Internal Medicine Services. Her
professional interests include feline medicine, nephrology, and
gastrointestinal disorders. She particularly enjoys working with
and teaching veterinary students. In her spare time she enjoys
watching movies and going hiking.
Debra Zoran, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate
ACVIM
Associate Professor, Chief of Small Animal Internal
Medicine
Dr. Deb Zoran is a diplomate of the American College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine (Specialty of Small Animal Internal
Medicine). She works with both the Canine Internal Medicine Service
and the Feline Internal Medicine Service.
Dr. Deb Zoran is a 1984 graduate of Kansas State University's
College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation, she entered
private clinical practice in the Phoenix, Arizona area until
returning in 1987 to Iowa State University for her small animal
internal medicine residency. She completed a Master's degree and
became a Diplomate of the ACVIM - Small Animal Internal Medicine
during her time there. In 1992, she moved to Texas A&M
University to undertake a PhD in Nutrition with Dr. Joanne Lupton,
and completed her dissertation: "Butyrate and the colonocyte:
Effect on cellular events and role in protection against colon
cancer" in 1997. Since that time, Dr. Zoran has been a member of
the clinical faculty in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at
Texas A&M University where she is actively involved with
clinical, teaching, and research activities in small animal
gastroenterology, nutrition, and feline medicine.