Veterinary pathologist receives lifetime achievement award

John Harvey, D.V.M., Ph.D., a professor and chairman of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine's department of physiological sciences, has received the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology's lifetime achievement award.

The award was presented during the group's annual meeting, held Nov. 10 in Savannah, in honor of Harvey's numerous contributions and outstanding service within the field of veterinary clinical pathology.

The ASVCP is a professional organization dedicated to education, scientific research and standards in veterinary laboratory medicine and diagnostics.

A Kansas native, Harvey earned both his bachelor's and D.V.M. degrees from Kansas State and his Ph.D. from the University of California-Davis. He is board-certified in clinical pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Harvey's research interests are comparative hematology and erythrocyte enzyme deficiencies. He discovered and named the Ehrlichia platys organism that infects platelets in dogs and, along with co-workers, first recognized and reported four inherited erythrocyte enzyme deficiencies.

Among the honors Harvey has received at UF are the Daniels Pharmaceutical Senior Clinical Investigator Award and the Norden Distinguished Teacher Award. He was given an Alumni Recognition Award from the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002.

A former president of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Harvey also served as president of the International Society for Animal Clinical Pathology. He has published more than 140 journal articles and book chapters concerning comparative hematology and has presented more than 210 scientific and continuing education talks and seminars.

Harvey has been a member of UF's veterinary faculty since 1974.