Gavin Hitchener
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 14853
Lab: 631.325.0600
Office: 607.253.4188
Email: grh68@cornell.edu
Research Interest
- Pathogenesis of Riemerella anatipestifer infection in ducks.
- Vaccine technology for Riemerella anatipestifer, Escherichia coli, and Pasteurella multocida in poultry.
- The disease interface between wildlife, domestic, and production animal systems.
Education
- Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Anatomic Pathologists, 2016
- Residency Anatomic Pathology, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015
- D.V.M., Western University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2012
- B.Sci, University of Vermont, 2008
- Study abroad (Animal Science focus), University of Western Australia Perth, 2007
Biography/Professional Experience
- August 2022-present, Humane Slaughter Document Council Member, American Veterinary Medical Association
- January 2019-present, Duck Council - sponsored by U.S. Poultry and Egg Association
- July 2015-present, Director, Cornell University Duck Research Laboratory
- May 2016-present, USDA Licensed Firm Primary Liaison & Executive Directory, International Duck Research Cooperative, INC.
- July 2012-July 2015, Resident, Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Cornell University
Publications
- Leonardo C. Caserta, Elisah A. Frye, Salman L. Butt, Melissa Laverack, Mohammed Nooruzzaman, Lina M Coveleda, Alexis C. Thompson, Melanie Prarat Koscietny, Brittany Cronk, Ashley Johnson, Katie Kleinhenz, Erin Edwards, Gabriel Gomez, Gavin Hitchener, Mathias Martins, Darrell R. Kapczynski, David L. Suarez, Ellen Ruth Alexander Morris, Terry Hensley, John S. Beeby, Manigandan Lejeune, Amy K. Swinford, Francois Elvinger, Kiril M. Dimitrov, Diego Diel, Spillover of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus to Dairy Cattle, Nature 634, 669-676, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07849-4
- Agustín Rebollada-Merino, Gavin R. Hitchener, Diagnostic Exercise from the Davis-Thompson Foundation* Case 246, October, 2024 – T-cell lymphoma in a horse with lymph node, hepatic and renal metastases. DTF-LCPG # 246 AS.pdf
- Agustín Rebollada-Merino Taylor C. Chan, Cassandra Guarino, Ryan P. Taylor, Gavin R. Hitchener, Pyovagina and sepsis due to Streptococcus didelphis in a Virginia opossum, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigations, 2025
- Emma Kline, Gavin Hitchener, Duck Viral Enteritis in Domestic Muscovy Ducks from an Ohio Backyard Flock, International Production & Processing Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, USA poster presentation (student section), February 2022
- Gavin Hitchener, Oral Toxoid Project, Duck Council and U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, White-paper publication, October 2021
- Gavin R. Hitchener, Riemerella anatipestifer: Chapter: Merck Veterinary Manual, Online publication 2021
- Jerry Carmen, Stallknecht David, Leyson Christina, Berghaus Roy, Jordan Brian, Pantin-Jackwood Mary, Hitchener Gavin, Franca Monique, Recombinant hemagglutinin glycoproteins provide insight into binding to host cells by H5 influenza viruses in wild and domestic birds, Virology, August 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2020.08.001
- Zachary S. Lowman, Jimmy P. Jurgielewicz, Gavin R. Hitchener and Michael P. Martin, Case Report Effects of Mycotoxins on Meat Type Pekin Ducklings: A Case Report, International Journal of Poultry Science, November 2019.
- Hanratty BM, Hitchener, GR, An Unusual Presentation of Salmonellosis In A Group of Young Khaki Campbell Ducklings (Anas Platyrhynchos Domesticus), ACVP Convention, December 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana, poster presentation (student section), December 2016.
- Hitchener GR, Mullen KR, Divers TJ, Duhamel GE, Acute Glomerulonephritis Associated With Administration of Bovine Hyper-Immune Serum In A 3-Month-Old Holstein Dairy Calf, ACVP Convention, November 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, poster presentation and oral presentation, November 2014.
- Hitchener GR., Buckles, EL., Schlafer DH., Spontaneous Cervical Adenocarcinoma with Metastatic Disease in an Aged Captive Mouflon Sheep (Ovis orientalis), ACVP Convention, November 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, poster presentation, November 2014.
- Hitchener GR., Caserto, BG, Multicentric Angioleiomyoma in a Young German Shepherd Dog, ACVP Convention, November 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, poster presentation and oral presentation, November 2014.
- Hitchener GR, Doss J. Gastrointestinal Pythiosis in a Boxer from South West Arkansas. ACVP Convention, October 2010, Baltimore, MD. Veterinary Student Poster #12, Conference Proceedings-ACVP Veterinary Student Posters pg.141.
Professional/Academic Affiliations
- American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)
- American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)