Larry R. Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, has been installed as the 50th president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the world’s largest professional association of equine veterinarians. Bramlage took office Nov. 24 during the AAEP’s 49th Annual Convention in New Orleans, La.

An internationally recognized equine orthopedic surgeon, Bramlage is a partner at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., and is an adjunct associate professor at The Ohio State University. He is a 1975 graduate of the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, holds a Master of Science degree from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons