Gupta : New Instructor in Clinical Pathology

Dr. Aradhana (“Ara”) Gupta has joined the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (KSVDL) as an instructor in clinical pathology. She is originally from Punjab state of India, which is famous for agriculture and Punjabi music. She graduated from Punjab Agricultural University, India in 2000 and then completed a master’s in epidemiology and preventive veterinary medicine in 2002. Her research focused on infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and bovine brucellosis. Upon completion of her master’s program, she worked as a veterinary microbiologist for one year, where she was an essential part of the veterinary disease investigation team. Dr. Gupta accompanied her husband for three years in Sydney, Australia. While her husband was pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Sydney, she worked as a research associate at the veterinary clinics there. She was as an integral part of a research project on the investigation of bacteriological isolates and their sensitivity patterns in different animal species. Another project at the university involved mucosal immunity following the oral delivery of vaccine in poultry. Dr. Gupta was employed by New South Wales Department of Primary Industries in Sydney, Australia, before moving to Oklahoma State University in 2006. Dr. Gupta successfully completed one year of the American Veterinary Medical Association Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates program at OSU in 2007. After working for a year in a small animal practice in Florida, she began a three-year clinical pathology residency at Louisiana State University. She completed her residency and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 2011.