Michael Zurakowski, DVM
Senior Extension Associate
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Quality Milk Production ServicesCornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 14853
Office: 518-255-5681
Email: mjz6@cornell.edu
Profile
Research/Clinical Interests
Veterinary Diagnostics, Foreign Animal Diseases, Emergency Response, Secure Food Supply, Food Safety and Foodborne Pathogens, Farm Biosecurity, Microbiology.
Education
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine August 2004
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts, West Indies
Clinical Training: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Mixed Track - Bachelor of Science June 1993
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland, Biological Sciences
Biography/Professional Experience
- 2005-present Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Quality Milk Production Services, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Cobleskill, NY
Senior Extension Associate Veterinarian - 2005-present Banfield Pet Hospital, Niskayuna, NY, Relief Veterinarian, small animal practice
- 2004-2005 Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (RADIL) Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri-Columbia, MI
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - 1998-2001 Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Quality Milk Production Services, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
Microbiologist/Laboratory Supervisor - 1994-1998 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division, Brunswick Georgia Fisheries Biologist I
- 1991-1994 United States Department of Agriculture, Milk Secretion and Mastitis Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD Technical Assistant
Professional/Academic Affiliations
- 2013: Society for Quality Assurance
- 2013: Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter SQA
- 2008-present: Northeast US Animal Health Association
- 2008-present: American Association of Bovine Practitioners
- 2006-present: American Veterinary Medical Association
- 2005-Present: National Mastitis Council
- 1995-1998: American Fisheries Society