Kimberly Woodruff

Kimberly Woodruff is a 2008 graduate of Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation, she completed an internship and a 3-year residency in shelter medicine at MSU-CVM and completed a Master’s degree in Veterinary Science in 2013. In 2012, she joined the MSU-CVM faculty as a clinical instructor in Shelter Medicine. She became an assistant clinical professor in 2014 and assumed the position as director of the MSU-CVM shelter medicine program in 2015. Additionally, she was board certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine in 2016 and board certified in Veterinary Epidemiology in 2017.

During her time with the Shelter Program, Dr. Woodruff has enjoyed being involved in the growth of the program from a spay and neuter program, to a shelter medicine and small animal epidemiology program. The Shelter program now includes not only spay and neuter services for shelters in Mississippi, but also shelter animal wellness programs, outreach/education programs, consultation services, and a research program. She is also co-course leader of a population medicine rotation, which focuses on teaching veterinary students about population health across multiple species.

Dr. Woodruff’s interests are infectious disease control and epidemiology. Her areas of research include elective surgery techniques, infectious disease, student learning, and shelter dog censuses, several of which have been presented at international meetings.