Frank Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, is the new director of the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine’s Equine Health Studies Program. He joined the faculty Aug. 1.

Dr. Andrews

Andrews comes to LSU from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where he was professor and section chief of large animal medicine.

He earned his DVM and MS degrees from Washington State University and completed his residency at The Ohio State University.

He has received many awards and honors and has served on numerous boards and in societies such as the Comparative Gastroenterology Society (past president), Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) Society (current president), Medical Advisory Board to the Knoxville Zoological Park, and Equine Advisory Council with Astra-Zeneca, Merial and Intervet, Inc. He has published more than 100 refereed articles and book chapters and he has presented his research nationally and internationally.

On Aug. 13, Andrews received the Webster Pendergrass Outstanding Service Award from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. The award recognizes a teaching, research, or extension faculty member who has contributed most to the fulfillment of the Institute’s goals and objectives. The nomination noted his lengthy service to equine research, his education of horse owners, practitioners and veterinary students, and his leadership in the Institute of Agriculture.