Rate My Professor Sherrie Clark

Sherrie Clark, DVM, PhD, DACT, serves as Associate Department Head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and Professor of Theriogenology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech. An alumna of the institution, she obtained her BS in Animal Science in 1992 and DVM in 1996 from Virginia Tech. She pursued advanced training at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning an MS in Veterinary Clinical Medicine in 1999 and a PhD in Animal Sciences in 2003, along with an Executive Veterinary Program Certificate in Swine Health Management in 1998. At Illinois, Clark completed a residency in swine production medicine and theriogenology, and held faculty positions from 1996 to 2011, including Teaching Associate, Large Animal Clinician, Assistant Professor of Farm Animal Reproduction, Medicine and Surgery, Section Head, and Swine Species Veterinarian. She joined Virginia Tech in 2011 as Associate Professor of Theriogenology, was promoted to Professor in 2020, and served as interim department head in 2021. Board-certified by the American College of Theriogenologists since 2003, she held the position of vice president of the college starting in summer 2020.

Clark's research specializations encompass biomedical animal models using swine, comparative theriogenology, and infertility, with emphasis on advanced reproductive techniques across species, reproductive performance in beef cows, and applications in porcine models for cancer therapies like histotripsy. Notable publications include "Non-Invasive Pancreas Ablation Using Histotripsy: Pre-clinical Safety Study in an In Vivo Porcine Model" (2025), "Ultrasound-guided noninvasive pancreas ablation using histotripsy: feasibility study in an in vivo porcine model" (2023), "Successful In Situ Targeting of Pancreatic Tumors in a Novel Orthotopic Porcine Model Using Histotripsy" (2023), "Effects of temperament on reproductive performance of Bos indicus-influenced beef cows" (2022), and "Increased and prolonged human norovirus infection in gnotobiotic pigs with human B cell deficiency" (2016). She received the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence from the American College of Theriogenologists in November 2020. Clark is a member of the Society for Theriogenology, American College of Theriogenologists, and American Association of Swine Veterinarians.