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Dr Johann Coetzee
BVSc CertCHP PhD DipECAWBM(AWSEL)
FRCVS
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- Location: USA
- Year of Fellowship: 2024
- Route to Fellowship: Meritorious Contributions to Knowledge
Field of work
Veterinary schools
Areas of special interest
- Animal Welfare
- Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
- Pain Management
Areas of support
- Collaborative research
- International issues
- Promoting knowledge and best practice
- Translating research into veterinary practice
Professional positions
- University Distinguished Professor of Animal Welfare and Clinical Pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University
Awards
- 2022. Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
- 2022. Ron and Rae Iman Outstanding Faculty Award for Research
- 2018. World Buiatrics Congress Ruminant Well-being Achievement Award
- 2017. World Veterinary Association (WVA) Global Animal Welfare Award
- 2017. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Animal Welfare Award
- 2014. American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Award of Excellence
- 2014. Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence, August 2014
- 2000. Northern Ireland Veterinarian of the Year Award
- 1999. Frank Mullen Memorial Trophy
Biography
Prof. Hans Coetzee is a university distinguished professor and interim vice-president of research at Kansas State University. He earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 1996. After graduation, he worked in mixed animal practice in Northern Ireland and later in pharmaceutical research and development at Norbrook Laboratories Ltd. He was awarded a specialist Certificate in Cattle Health and Production from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2000 and earned a doctorate in veterinary microbiology from Iowa State University in 2005. He holds dual board certification in the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology and the American College of Animal Welfare. He is a Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (AWSEL). He has published over 230 peer-reviewed scientific papers and received over $22 million in research funding. His professional interests include developing pain assessment tools and identifying practical methods to relieve pain in livestock. His work contributed to the approval of the first livestock analgesic in the USA. He has received numerous awards, including the World Veterinary Association Global Animal Welfare Award and the American Veterinary Medical Association Animal Welfare Award. He enjoys gardening, fly fishing, and spending time with his family.