Ultrasonography Pioneer Named AAEP Distinguished Educator

Dr. Virginia Reef was named a distinguished educator (academic) at the 2015 AAEP Convention.
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Virginia Reef, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR, ECVDI, director of large animal cardiology and diagnostic ultrasonography at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet), has received the American Association of Equine Practitioners 2015 Distinguished Educator (Academic) Award.

The Distinguished Educator (Academic) Award honors an individual who by his or her actions and commitment has demonstrated a significant impact on the development and training of equine practitioners. Reef was honored Dec. 8 during the President’s Luncheon at the AAEP’s 61st Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A pioneer in the diagnostic use of ultrasonographic technology, Reef perfected the technology in her clinical use and then set out to teach the technology to students and practitioners alike. In the ensuing 30-plus years, ultrasonography has contributed to early diagnosis of musculoskeletal injury in the horse, significantly reducing catastrophic athletic-use tendon and ligament injuries.

Reef has influenced many practitioners who use musculoskeletal or cardiovascular ultrasound or who teach its use in an academic setting, whether in the classroom, in the lab, or through her hundreds of publications that include more than 50 original research papers, over 50 case reports, approximately 130 abstracts in proceedings, 11 major review articles, and 80 book chapters

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