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State public health veterinarians of the United States
 

Alabama
State Public Health Veterinarian
Alabama Department of Public Health/EPI
RSA Tower, Suite 1310
PO Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Phone: 334-206-5969
Fax: 334-206-5967
E-mail: jkelliher@adph.state.al.us

Alaska
State Veterinarian
Robert F Gerlach, VMD
5251 Hinkle Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
Phone: 907-375-8214
Fax: 907-929-7335
E-mail: bob_gerlach@dec.state.ak.us

Arizona
State Public Health Veterinarian
Arizona Department of Health Services
Office of Infections Disease Services
150 N 18th Avenue, Ste 140
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-364-4562
Website: www.hs.state.az.us

Arkansas
State Public Health Veterinarian
Arkansas State Department of Health and Human Services
4815 West Markham, Slot 32
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-280-4136
Fax: 501-661-2428
E-mail: susan.weinstein@arkansas.gov

California
Acting Chief/State Public Health Veterinarian
California Department of Health Services
Veterinary Public Health Services
M/S 7308
PO Box 942732
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
Phone: 916-552-9740
Fax: 916-552-9725
E-mail: bsun@dhs.ca.gov
Website: http://www.dhs.ca.gov

Connecticut
Epidemiologist/Infectious Disease
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave, MS #11 EPI
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
Phone: 860-509-7994
Fax: 860-509-7910
E-mail: randall.nelson@po.state.ct.us

Florida
State Public Health Veterinarian
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A08
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 850-245-4250
Fax: 850-410-1375
E-mail: lisa_conti@doh.state.fl.us
Website: http://www.myfloridaeh.com

Georgia
State Public Health Veterinarian
Georgia Division of Public Health/EPI
2 Peachtree St. NW
Ste 14-232
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-657-2588
Fax: 404-657-7517
E-mail: cldrenzek@dhr.state.ga.us

Hawaii
State Public Health Veterinarian
Hawaii Department of Health
Disease Outbreak Control Division
1250 Punchbowl St, Rm 443
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-586-4586
Fax: 808-586-4595

Idaho
Deputy State Epidemiologist
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Office of Epidemiology
450 W. State St., 4th Fl
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-5939
Fax: 208-332-7307
E-mail: tengelse@idhw.state.id.us

Illinois
State Public Health Veterinarian
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Infectious Disease
525 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-785-7165
Fax: 217-557-4049
E-mail: caustin@idph.state.il.us

Indiana
Veterinary Epidemiologist
Indiana State Department of Health
2 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-233-7272
Fax: 317-234-2812
E-mail: jhowell@isdh.state.in.us

Iowa
Public Health Veterinarian and Environmental Epidemiologist
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 E 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-281-4933
Fax: 515-281-5698
E-mail: sbrockus@idph.state.ia.us
Website: http://www.idph.state.ia.us

Kansas
State Public Health Veterinarian and Deputy State Epidemiologist
Kansas Department of Health and Environment/EPI
1000 SW Jackson, Ste 210
Topeka, KS 66612-1290
Phone: 785-296-1127
Fax: 785-291-3775
E-mail: ghansen@kdhe.state.ks.us
Website: http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/epi

Kentucky
State Public Health Veterinarian
John W. Poe, DVM, MPH
Kentucky Department for Public Health
275 East Main Street, MS: HS2GW-C
Frankfort, KY 40621-0001
Phone: 502-564-3418 ext 3569
Fax: 502-564-0542
E-mail: john.poe@ky.gov

Maine
State Public Health Veterinarian
Maine Department of Agriculture
28 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0028
Phone: 207-287-3361
Fax: 207-287-6865
E-mail: robert.gholson@maine.gov
Website: www.maine.gov/agriculture

Maryland
State Public Health Veterinarian
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Center for Veterinary Public Health
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-5649
Fax: 410-728-4825
Website: www.edcp.org/html/vet_med.html

Massachusetts
State Public Health Veterinarian
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Epidemiology Program/Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
Division of Epidemiology and Immunization
305 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-983-6859
Fax: 617-983-4305
E-mail: fredric.cantor@state.ma.us
Website: http://www.mass.gov/dph/

Michigan
State Public Health Veterinarian
Michigan Department of Community Health
Communicable Disease Division
3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-8165
Fax: 517-335-8263
E-mail: stobierskim@michigan.gov

Minnesota
State Public Health Veterinarian
Minnesota Department of Health/
Acute Disease Investigation/Control
717 Delaware St, SE, PO Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Phone: 612-676-5414
Fax: 616-676-5743
E-mail: kirk.smith@health.state.mn.us

Mississippi
State Public Health Veterinarian
Mississippi Department of Public Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-576-7725
Fax: 601-576-7497
E-mail: belchos@msdh.state.ms.us
Website: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us

Missouri
State Public Health Veterinarian
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Svcs
930 Wildwood Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: 573-751-6141
Fax: 573-526-0235
E-mail: pueh@dhss.mo.gov

New Jersey
State Public Health Veterinarian
New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Srvc.
Infectious & Zoonotic Disease Program
PO Box 369
Trenton, NJ 08625-0369
Phone: 609-588-3121
Fax: 609-588-7433
E-mail: faye.sorhage@doh.state.nj.us
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/health

New Mexico
State Public Health Veterinarian
New Mexico Department of Health
Office of Epidemiology
1190 St. Francis Dr. N-1350
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: 505-827-0006
Fax: 505-827-0013
E-mail: paule@doh.state.nm.us

New York
State Public Health Veterinarian/Director
Zoonoses Program
New York Department of Health
Empire State Plaza/Corning Tower, Rm 621
Albany, NY 12237-0627
Phone: 518-474-3186
Fax: 518-473-6590
E-mail: mxe04@health.state.ny.us
Website: http://www.health.state.ny.us

North Carolina
Public Health Veterinarian
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Resources
Division of Public Health
1912 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1912
Office: 919-733-3410
Fax: 919-733-9555
E-mail: lee.hunter@ncmail.net
Website: www.schs.state.nc.us/epi/rabies

Ohio
Public Health Veterinarian
Ohio Department of Health
246 N. High St.
PO Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266
Phone: 614-466-0283
Fax: 614-728-4279
E-mail: ksmith@gw.odh.state.oh.us
Website: http://www.odh.state.oh.us/odhprograms/zoodis/zoomain1.htm

Oklahoma
State Public Health Veterinarian
Oklahoma State Department of Health/Communicable Disease
1000 NE 10th St
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: 405-271-4060
Fax: 405-271-6680
E-mail: kristyb@health.state.ok.us
Website: www.health.state.ok.us

Oregon
State Public Health Veterinarian
Oregon Department of Health Svcs.
800 NE Oregon Street, Ste 772
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503-731-4024
Fax: 503-731-4798
E-mail: emilio.e.debess@state.or.us

Pennsylvania
State Epidemiologist/Public Health Veterinarian
Pennsylvania Department of Health
805 Poplar Street
Millerstown, PA 17062
Phone: 717-787-3350
Fax: 717-772-6975
E-mail: jrankin@state.pa.us
Website: www.state.pa.us

Rhode Island
Public Health Veterinarian
DEM/Division of Agriculture
235 Promenade St., Rm 370
Providence, RI 02908-5767
Phone: 401-222-2781, Ext 4503
Fax: 401-277-6047
E-mail: christopher.hannafin@dem.ri.gov
Website: www.state.ri.us/dem

South Carolina
District Health Director
Appalachia III Public Health District
State Rabies Consultant
SCDHEC
151 E Wood St
PO Box 4217
Spartanburg, SC 29305-4217
Phone: 864-596-3333
Mobile Phone: 864-809-2444
Fax: 864-596-2192
E-mail: goolsbwd@dhec.sc.gov

South Dakota
State Epidemiologist
South Dakota Department of Health
614 E. 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3737
Fax: 605-773-5509
E-mail: lon.kightlinger@state.sd.us
Website: www.state.sd.us/doh

Tennessee
Medical Epidemiologist, CEDS
Tennessee Department of Health
4th Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37247-4911
Phone: 615-532-8514
Fax: 615-741-3857
E-mail: gary.swinger@state.tn.us

Texas
State Public Health Veterinarian
Director, Zoonosis Control Division
Dept. of State Health Svcs.
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Phone: 512-458-7255
Fax: 512-458-7454
E-mail: tom.sidwa@dshs.state.tx.us
Website: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis

Utah
Public Health Veterinarian
Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
PO Box 14650
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
Phone: 801-538-7160
Fax: 801-538-7169
E-mail: mmarshall@utah.gov
Website: www.ag.utah.gov

Vermont
State Public Health Veterinarian
Vermont Department of Health
Epidemiology and Disease Prevention
108 Cherry Street, Drawer 37
PO Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-863-7240
Fax: 802-865-7701
E-mail: rjohnso@vdh.state.vt.us

Virginia
State Public Health Veterinarian
Division of Zoonotic & Environmental Epidemiology
Virginia Department of Health
Office of Epidemiology
James Madison Bldg, Rm 522
109 Governor St, PO Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-864-8141
Fax: 804-864-8139
E-mail: suzanne.jenkins@vdh.virginia.gov
Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Washington
State Public Health Veterinarian
Washington State Department of Health
Communicable Disease Epidemiology
1610 NE 150th St
Shoreline, WA 98155
Phone: 206-361-2917
Fax: 206-361-2930
E-mail: mira.leslie@doh.wa.gov

West Virginia
State Public Health Veterinarian
Department of Health/Human Resources
Division of Surveillance & Disease Control
350 Capitol St, Rm 125
Charleston, WV 25301-3715
Phone: 304-558-5358
Fax: 304-558-6335
E-mail: junerooney@wvdhhr.org

Wisconsin
State Public Health Veterinarian
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
1 W Wilson St, Rm 318
PO Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Phone: 608-266-2154
Fax: 608-266-4976
E-mail: kazmijj@dhfs.state.wi.us

Wyoming
State Epidemiologist
Wyoming Department of Health/EPI
2300 Capitol Ave, Room 427
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-5825
Fax: 307-777-5573
E-mail: jsnow@state.wy.us

 

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