Speaker Biography for Dr.

Kent Fowler, DVM

Kent Fowler, DVM, attended the University of California, Davis, and

received a BS in Animal Science in 1973 and Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine in 1977. For the next 26 years he practiced veterinary
medicine in a large animal practice in the Central Coast region of
California, specializing in equine medicine and surgery. In February
2004, Dr. Fowler joined California Department of Food and
Agriculture working as a Veterinary Medical Officer in Animal Health
Branch Emergency Programs. In August 2004, he was designated
as "lead" for Emergency Programs and was promoted to Animal
Health Branch (AHB) Chief in August of 2005. He has spent
considerable time working with Foreign Animal Disease response,
carcass disposal, County Livestock Disease Disaster Plans,
agroterrorism issues, and emergency rapid notification systems. His
current position as AHB Chief, requires oversight on all of the CDFA
regulatory disease programs and administrator of the Animal Health
Branch. Over the past two years, Dr. Fowler has been Chairman of
the Infectious Diseases of Horses Committee of USAHA and
presented at national meetings on Equine Piroplasmosis, Equine
Herpes Virus, and Equine Infectious Anemia.

January 12, 2011