Ian Dohoo is Professor of Health Management in the Atlantic Veterinary College Charlottetown. He is a leading international figure in veterinary epidemiology and population-based health research. His extensive publication and graduate student supervision record, combined with authorship of the leading graduate level text in the field (Veterinary Epidemiologic Research), have established his reputation. He led the development of the internationally recognized research program in veterinary epidemiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College and pioneered the development of computer-based animal health surveillance expertise in the region. He led the CVMA expert panel on bovine growth hormone and has served as President of the Canadian Association of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. He has received numerous teaching and research awards and is a sought after internationally as a teacher of graduate level epidemiology courses.