Dr. Kathleen Ivester earned her DVM from the University of Missouri-Columbia and completed a large animal surgery residency at Purdue University. She earned her PhD under the mentorship of Dr. Couëtil and is continuing her research into Inflammatory Airway Disease in Thoroughbred racehorses. She enjoys the opportunity that her work gives her to work closely with Indiana horsemen to improve the health and well being of their equine athletes.