Krystle Reagan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), FACVIM (Infectious Disease) is an associate professor of small animal internal medicine and Co-Director of the Veterinary Center for Clinical Trials at the University of California, Davis. She obtained her veterinary degree and PhD in microbiology at Colorado State University.  Upon graduating, she completed a one year small animal rotating internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital followed by a small animal internal medicine residency at UC Davis and became Board-certified in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She then completed a fellowship in companion animal infectious diseases also at UC Davis. Her areas of research include the development of novel infectious disease diagnostics and therapeutics and the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning in clinical decision making, and she is a founding member of the Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine Interest Group.  

What drove you to want to become a Fellow of the ACVIM? Is there a story or experience that stands out in your mind that reaffirmed your decision to follow this path?
I have always been drawn to infectious diseases. I remember reading “The Hot Zone” when I was in high school, and I was hooked! After my internal medicine residency, I wanted to have more dedicated time to focus on these complex cases and learn from the leaders in the field. Doing a fellowship in infectious disease allowed me to accomplish those goals.