College of Veterinary Medicine

Franco Matias-Ferreyrafranco matias ferrerya

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Section Head, Necropsy


D.V.M. - Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Argentina
M.S. - Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University
Ph.D. - Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Moiser L-223
Phone: 785-532-4076
francomf@vet.k-state.edu

Service

Section head (Necropsy)
Diagnostic Anatomic Pathology: (necropsy, surgical biopsy, collaborative research); Species of interest include swine, bovine and domestic farm animals

Teaching

VDMP902 Diagnostic Medicine: Senior/4th year veterinary student rotation
VDMP857 Systems Pathology: Sophomore/2nd year veterinary student course (neuropathology)
Anatomic pathology resident training

Research

Experimental research under BSL-3 conditions (ASF, RFV, JEV, Mpox, HPAI, Covid etc)
Swine (infectious diseases- SIV, PCV3, Mhyo, MHP, PRRSV, Salmonella, PSV, PoAstV3, PTV, etc. Nutrition, morphometric analyses)
Bovine (BRSV, Pestivirus H)
Insect/mosquito zoonotic diseases
Currently, I am engaged as a pathologist supporting a wide variety of internal and external collaborative research projects

Focus area

Neuropathology
Diagnostic Pathology

Selected publications