Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Virginia Tech

John Rossmeisl is the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Virginia Tech. He directs the Veterinary and Comparative Neuro-oncology Laboratory, which researches brain tumor formation and treatment, and performs clinical trials in animal with naturally occurring brain cancers. Dr. Rossmeisl’s work is funded by the National Cancer Institute and has resulted in 20 medical device and drug patents. He serves on several national research advisory boards and is a past-president of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine specialty of neurology. He holds a B.A. in zoology from the University of New Hampshire, an M.S. in molecular biology from Virginia Tech and a DVM from Auburn University. Dr. Rossmeisl is board certified in small animal internal medicine and neurology by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

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