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The National Wildlife Health Center works to safeguard our Nation’s wildlife from diseases by studying the causes and drivers of these threats and developing strategies to prevent and manage them. It is designated by the Department of the Interior as a USGS “mission essential” facility. The main campus is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Honolulu Field Station is located in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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National Wildlife Health Center
Phone
6082702400

Mark Gaikowski

Deputy Regional Director for Science
National Wildlife Health Center
Phone
608-781-6221

C. LeAnn White

Deputy Center Director
National Wildlife Health Center
Phone
608-270-2491

David S Blehert

Chief, Laboratory Sciences Branch
National Wildlife Health Center
Phone
608-270-2466

Katie Richgels

Chief, Ecology and Epidemiology Branch
National Wildlife Health Center
Phone
608-270-2450

Thomas G Hankins, Jr.

Administrative Officer
National Wildlife Health Center
Phone
608-270-2412

Employee Directory

Job Title
Name
Email
Phone
Biologist/Decision Analyst Katrina Alger kalger@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Ext: 2365
Technical Information Specialist Neil Baertlein nbaertlein@usgs.gov 608-270-2460
Veterinary Medical Officer Anne Ballmann aballmann@usgs.gov 608-270-2445
Information Technology Specialist Tom Beighley tbeighley@usgs.gov 608-270-2424
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Brenda Berlowski-Zier bberlowski-zier@usgs.gov 608-270-2467
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Doug Berndt dberndt@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Ext: 2366
Chief, Laboratory Sciences Branch David S Blehert dblehert@usgs.gov 608-270-2466
Wildlife Disease Ecologist Barbara Bodenstein bbodenstein@usgs.gov 608-270-2447
Biological Support Group Leader Michael Bonds mbonds@usgs.gov 608-270-2432
IT Specialist Team Lead Melvin Bower mbower@usgs.gov 608-270-2423
Biological Laboratory Technician Renee Breeden rbreeden@usgs.gov 808-792-9523
Supervisory Biologist, Diagnostic Case Manager Jennifer Buckner jbuckner@usgs.gov 608-270-2443
Receptionist Christa Carroll ccarroll@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Disease Data Specialist Jennifer Chipault jchipault@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Research Zoologist Rebecca A Cole rcole@usgs.gov 608-270-2468
Wildlife Biologist/Epidemiologist Robert Dusek rdusek@usgs.gov 608-270-2403
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Tina Egstad kegstad@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Ext: 2338
Attending Veterinarian Elizabeth Falendysz efalendysz@usgs.gov 608-270-2406
Administrative Office Assistant Joshua Garcia-Jones jgarcia-jones@usgs.gov 608-270-2408
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Kyle George kgeorge@usgs.gov 608-270-2463
Wildlife Disease Ecologist Daniel A Grear dgrear@usgs.gov 608-270-2478
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Kathryn Griffin kgriffin@usgs.gov 608-270-2465
Research Virologist Jeffrey S Hall jshall@usgs.gov 608-270-2458
Maintenance Mechanic John Hall jehall@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Administrative Officer Thomas G Hankins, Jr. thankins@usgs.gov 608-270-2412
Administrative Office Assistant Barbara Harmon bharmon@usgs.gov 608-270-2413
Research Fellow Aine C Hawthorn ahawthorn@usgs.gov 6082702416
Maintenance Mechanic Mark Heckman mheckman@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Prion Biologist Allen Herbst aherbst@usgs.gov 608-270-2456
Research Virologist Erik Hofmeister ehofmeister@usgs.gov 608-270-2476
Lead Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Animal) Kelsey Husar khusar@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Diagnostic Virologist Hon Ip hip@usgs.gov 608-270-2464
Wildlife Pathologist Susan Knowles sknowles@usgs.gov 608-270-2462
Animal Care Technician Gabrielle Kuhlmann gkuhlmann@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Animal Care Technician Harrison Lamb hlamb@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Wildlife Pathologist Julia S Lankton jlankton@usgs.gov 608-270-2459
Facilities Operations Specialist Chris Lee clee@usgs.gov 608-270-2427
Supervisory Biologist Ariel Leon aleon@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Microbiologist Jeffrey M Lorch jlorch@usgs.gov 608-270-2420
Administrative Office Assistant JoEllen Marlor jmarlor@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Dominic Marr dmarr@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Biologist Travis McDevitt-Galles tmcdevitt-galles@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Tyler Mclaughlin tmclaughlin@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Budget Analyst Lisa Meicher lmeicher@usgs.gov 608-270-2410
Wildlife Disease Specialist Kimberli J Miller kjmiller@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Information Technology Specialist Ali Rahama arahama@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Ext: 2411
Biological Laboratory Technician Robert Rameyer bob_rameyer@usgs.gov 808-792-9521
Supervisory Biologist Andrew Reeves areeves@usgs.gov 608-270-2488
Emerging Disease Coordinator Bryan Richards brichards@usgs.gov 608-270-2485
Chief, Ecology and Epidemiology Branch Katie Richgels krichgels@usgs.gov 608-270-2450
Research Epidemiologist Tonie Rocke trocke@usgs.gov 608-270-2451
Lead Biological Science Laboratory Technician Constance Roderick croderick@usgs.gov 608-270-2469
Information Technology Specialist Jeremy Schauf jschauf@usgs.gov 608-270-2426
Executive Assistant Rebecca Schroeder rschroeder@usgs.gov 608-270-2402
Wildlife Pathologist Valerie Shearn-Bochsler vbochsler@usgs.gov 608-270-2457
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Sadie Trombley strombley@usgs.gov (608) 270-2400
Librarian/Information Resource Manager Katherine E Wesenberg kwesenberg@usgs.gov 608-270-2421
Deputy Center Director C. LeAnn White clwhite@usgs.gov 608-270-2491
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Megan Winzeler mwinzeler@usgs.gov 608-270-2400
Wildlife Disease Specialist Thierry M Work thierry_work@usgs.gov 808-792-9520