Associate Professor Aaron Herndon is an educator, researcher, and clinician in the School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, at the University of Queensland. He holds dual roles as Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine and clinician at UQ VETS. With over 20 years of experience in small animal and exotic veterinary practice, Herndon graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. He served as a US Army Veterinarian and worked in private practice encompassing general practice, emergency care, and farm animals including goats and cattle. In 2010, he commenced a five-year combined residency in Internal Medicine and PhD program at Oklahoma State University, focusing his doctoral research on diabetes mellitus in cats and novel treatments such as incretin mimetics. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Small Animal Internal Medicine (DACVIM SAIM), a Member of the Australia New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Herndon joined the University of Queensland in September 2015.

Herndon's professional interests center on small animal internal medicine, particularly endocrinology with emphasis on diabetes in dogs and cats, alongside gastroenterology, hepatology, immune-mediated diseases, and infectious diseases. He also researches veterinary clinical education, including feedback literacy, assessment methodologies in higher education, and curriculum mapping and design. Notable publications include "Oxidative modification, inflammation and amyloid in the normal and diabetic cat pancreas" (Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2014), "Diagnosis and treatment of lower motor neuron disease in Australian dogs and cats" (Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2018), "Cytokine expression in canine lymphoma, osteosarcoma, mammary gland tumour and melanoma: comparative aspects" (Veterinary Sciences, 2019), "Perceptions of dog owners towards canine gastrointestinal parasitism and associated human health risk in Southeast Queensland" (One Health, 2021), "Less is more? Ultra-low carbohydrate diet and working dogs’ performance" (PLoS One, 2021), and "Topical cream with essential oils, zinc and salicylic acid reduces pruritus and skin lesion scores in pruritic dogs" (Australian Veterinary Journal, 2025). He co-edited Vet Ed Down Under 2020: Sharing Practice Growing Together and has presented at conferences including the Australasian Veterinary Educators Symposium and Australian Veterinary Association Conference. Herndon has received funding for projects on antimicrobial resistance in canine urinary pathogens, parasitic infestation awareness, and pruritus treatments.

Professional Email: a.herndon@uq.edu.au