Kyle Taylor

  1. Associate Professor
  2. Pathologist
Email Addressk.taylor@wsu.edu
LocationAnimal Disease Biotechnology Facility
Phone509-335-2323

Biography

  • Director of Advanced Training Programs in Anatomic Pathology

Dr. Taylor oversees the Master of Veterinary Anatomic Pathology program and training in Anatomic Pathology Residency at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL). As a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, he holds a joint appointment as faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine and as Pathologist in WADDL. In his faculty role, Dr. Taylor teaches in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum and collaborates with universities, state wildlife agencies, and tribes in research concerning wildlife disease, such as hoof disease in elk, elaeophorosis in moose, and toxoplasmosis in bighorn sheep. As part of his role as a Pathologist, he performs diagnostic and investigational pathology for a wide variety of domestic and wildlife species with special interests in wild ungulates (Cervidae and Caprinae in particular) and carnivores. Diagnostic work by Dr. Taylor has led to the documentation of the first cases of deer ocular plague in Idaho and deerpox in Washington, among others.

Affiliate and Adjunct Appointments

Education

  • Anatomic Pathology Clinical Instructor Fellowship, Department of Animal Health, Walt Disney World Animal Programs
  • Anatomic Pathology Residency, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, University of Florida
  • PhD, Hokkaido University, 2013
  • DVM, Washington State University, 2008
  • BS, Washington State University, 2001

Certifications

  • Board certified, American College of Veterinary Pathology, (Diplomate ACVP)

Research Interest

  • Wildlife diseases of wild ungulates and carnivores
  • Zoonotic diseases carried by wildlife
  • The use of exotic species as non-traditional models of human disease

Publications

Professional Service

  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Maintenance of Certification Committee Chair, 2021 – present
  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Certifying Examination Board Member, 2021 – present
  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Maintenance of Certification Committee Member, 2018 – present

Honors and Awards

  • Jerry Newbrey Teaching Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, WSU, 2020
  • Jerry Newbrey Teaching Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, WSU, 2019
  • Jerry Newbrey Teaching Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, WSU, 2018
  • Jerry Newbrey Teaching Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, WSU, 2017
  • Student Scholarship Award in Veterinary Pathology, Charles Louis Davis, DVM Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary and Comparative Pathology, 2016
  • Japan Ministry of Education, Government Scholar, full PhD scholarship, 2008