The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) recently named Dianne McFarlane, DVM, PhD, to its list of “Heroes in Medicine.” An ACVIM Board-certified large animal internist, Dr. McFarlane is an associate professor of physiological sciences at Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences. She is researching the similarities between Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (formerly known as Cushing’s Disease) in horses and Parkinson’s disease in humans. Dr. McFarlane has a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science from Clemson University and a Master of Science degree in molecular genetics from the University of Georgia. She earned her DVM degree at the University of California and in 2005 her PhD in veterinary clinical pharmacology from AVC. Click here to read more.