The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has named Margo Macpherson, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, professor of equine reproduction at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, as its 2016 vice president.

She was installed during the Dec. 8 President’s Luncheon at the 61^st Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will assume the role of AAEP president in 2018.

Macpherson serves as tenured professor at the University of Florida CVM, where she recently stepped down as chief of the reproduction service after eight years. Prior to joining the faculty, she worked as a private practitioner in central Kentucky and served as a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her veterinary degree from Michigan State University in 1990 and a master’s degree from Texas A&M University in 1994.

Macpherson considers herself to be a clinician scientist with a strong interest in both clinical medicine and veterinary research. She has devoted a significant portion of her professional career to unraveling the complexities of equine placentitis. Work from her laboratory has helped direct treatment choices for mares with placentitis by providing information about efficacy of commonly used antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory treatments