The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has recently welcomed many new faculty members to our academic departments, each one bringing a unique set of skills and experience that enriches our college every day. In this Q&A series, you'll get to know their interests, expertise and more.

This profile features Karen Hirsch ’85, D.V.M. ’89, lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

What has been your path leading up to Cornell?

I am an ’85 graduate of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and an ’89 graduate of CVM. After completing an internship in small animal medicine and surgery, I practiced companion animal medicine (exotics and cats and dogs initially, and later just cats and dogs) for over 20 years, with a few intervening years of other endeavors sprinkled throughout.

Read the full story on the College of Veterinary Medicine website.