Andrew van Eps BVSc, PhD, MACVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, is an associate professor and the Dean W. Richardson Endowed Chair of Equine Disease Research at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (New Bolton), in Kennett Square. His research focuses on identifying the key mechanisms that lead to different forms of laminitis to develop effective strategies for prevention and treatment. His PhD studies focused on the effects of therapeutic hypothermia on the development of laminitis. He earned his PhD in Equine and Veterinary Medicine from The University of Queensland, Australia, in 2008. He then completed a large animal medicine residency at New Bolton before spending seven years as a faculty member and clinician at The University of Queensland, before returning to New Bolton.