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Chris Champion, BVSc, DACVP

Dermatopathology Fellow

Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

Anatomic Pathology

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 14853

Email: cpc72@cornell.edu

Profile

Research/Clinical Interests

Research Interests 

My major research interests are dermatopathology, tumor pathology, and the evaluation and standardization of neoplasm grading schemes. 

Teaching Interest 

I have a strong passion for education and curriculum development. I currently teach gross anatomy and microanatomy to first-year veterinary students in the DVM program.

Education

  • Residency, Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, Cornell University (2024)
  • BVSc, Massey University (2019)

Biography/Professional Experience

I am currently a dermatopathology fellow at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP). 

After obtaining my veterinary degree at Massey University in 2019, I was appointed as a locum lecturer in veterinary pathology at Massey University. In this lecturing role, my primary responsibilities were the revision and re-design of the anatomy and physiology curriculum as well as educating pre-clinical veterinary students. In 2021, I moved to to Ithaca, NY to begin an anatomic pathology residency at Cornell University. After completion of this residency in 2024, I began my dermatopathology fellowship.

Awards and Honors

  • Davis-Thompson Foundation Pathology Training and Scholarship Award (2023)
  • Massey University Vice Chancellor's Teaching Award: Special Achievement Award for Facilitating Learning (2022)
  • Massey University BVSc Teacher of the Year (2020)
  • Companion Animal Quarterly Article of the Year (2020)
  • Massey Scholar (2019)
  • Massey University CVE Clinical Competency Award (2019)
  • Massey University VCNZ Professional Competency Award (2019)
  • Massey University VECCS Award for Proficiency in Emergency and Critical Care (2019)

Professional/Academic Affiliations

  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)
  • International Society of Veterinary Dermatopathology (ISVD)

Publications

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications
  1. Wright S, Lago-Alvarez Y, Champion C, Folk C, Rivard B, Back B, Aguiar LH, Diel de Amorim M. Sexual development disorder in a dog. Clinical Theriogenology. 2024;16.
  2. Carroll AAE, Champion CP, Westermann T, Wu T. Sudden death in a 10-month-old female Manchurian ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2024;1(aop):1-3.
  3. Champion CP, Edginton HD, Peters-Kennedy J. Dilated pore of Winer in a dog. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 2024;208:20-23
  4. Hoerdemann M, Ait Nasr I, Westermann T, Champion CP. Large intestinal ganglioneuromatosis in a juvenile Arabian filly: Management and long‐term follow‐up. Equine Veterinary Education. 2024;36(1):e13-19.
  5. Champion CP, Bycroft K, Castillo-Alcala F, Collett MG. Postural and gait abnormalities in a group of Romney lambs due to pain induced by severe chronic cutaneous dermatophilosis. New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 2022;70(1):63-68
  6. Ruaux C, Champion CP, Pemberton S, Munday JS. Vernet’s syndrome (jugular foramen syndrome) secondary to osteoma of the tympanic bulla in a young male dog. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 2020;8(3)

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