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Meet our Team

Experienced and passionate medical educators

Brendan Lee

Brendan Lee

Executive Dean and Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology
Qualifications: DVM, MSc, MPH, PhD, DACVPM
School/Division: Veterinary Medicine

Credentials

Read about the achievements of our Faculty Member

  • Zoonotic Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Food Safety
  • Food Security
  • One Health
  • Policy Development

  • Lee, B. (2020). Demographic Factors Associated with Dengue in Saint Lucia. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 41(10), 54-70. 
  • Lee, B. (2017). Foodborne Disease and the Need for Greater Foodborne Disease Surveillance in the Caribbean. Veterinary Sciences, 4(3), 40.
  • Hennessey, M., Lee, B., Goldsmith, T., Halvorson, D., Hueston, W., McElroy, K., & Waters, K. (2010). Supporting business continuity during a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak: a collaboration of industry, academia, and government. Avian diseases, 54(s1), 387-389.

  • Dengue and Other Vector-borne Diseases
  • Foodborne Diseases
  • Zoonotic Diseases

  • 2020 Walden University Research Conference- Syndromic Surveillance Markers of Dengue in Saint Lucia
  • 2019 AVMA The International Perspective on Public Practice
  • 2019 AVMA Public Practice in the Veterinary Curriculum
  • 2017 VMX Role of the Environment in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • 2017 VMX Veterinary Practice Precautions in an Emerging Crisis
  • 2014 Presentation on Biosecurity and goat farming Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture Goat Seminar.
  • 2014 Presentation on One health and infectious Diseases in the Caribbean, CbVMA conference.
  • 2014 Presentation on Biosecurity and poultry farming Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture Poultry Seminar.
  • 2013 Facilitate Caribvet Epi group Disease Prioritization exercise Cayman Islands
  • 2009 Presentation at International Avian Influenza Symposium: Supporting Business Continuity during a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak.

Other Departments

St. Matthew's curriculum was designed by U.S.-based faculty and parallels training at top U.S. medical schools. It involves ten semesters of concentrated academic and clinical study split between Basic Sciences and Clinical Sciences.

Administration

The faculty and administration at St. Matthew's University bring in-depth experience and knowledge to the challenge of veterinary medical education.
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Faculty

All St. Matthew's University faculty have an advanced veterinary and/or doctoral degree (DVM, PhD) with postgraduate training in a veterinary or academic specialty, as well as demonstrated experience in teaching and/or research. Our dedicated full-time faculty are assisted by adjunct faculty who are world-leading specialists and travel to Cayman each semester to teach our students.
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