Grahn: new associate dean (academic)

Dr. Bruce Grahn

Dr. Bruce Grahn officially took on the role of WCVM’s associate dean (academic) for a four-and-half-year term on January 1. Grahn replaces Dr. Jeremy Bailey who retired in December 2008 after 27 years of outstanding service at the veterinary college.

Born and raised near Marwayne, Alta., Grahn graduated from the WCVM in 1977 and spent 13 years in private practice at Camrose, Alta. After completing a two-year residency in veterinary ophthalmology at the Ontario Veterinary College, Grahn joined the WCVM’s faculty in 1992.

For the past 17 years, Grahn has operated the WCVM veterinary ophthalmology service. At the same time, he has been involved in undergraduate and graduate teaching as well as research in areas such as inherited retinal disorders, glaucoma and ocular pathology. Grahn’s clinical, research and teaching activities have led to 50-plus peer-reviewed manuscripts, more than a dozen book chapters, a book and several CD-ROMs.

A past-president of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association, Grahn has served on several committees for the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. As well, he co-ordinated the clinical aspects of the WCVM’s multi-phase expansion and renovation project.