Dr. Mason Reichard is a veterinary parasitologist originally from Michigan. Dr. Reichard received his MS in Biology from Northern Michigan University and PhD in Veterinary Parasitology from Oklahoma State University. He was a researcher and instructor at Oklahoma State University becoming a Full Professor in 2017. Dr. Reichard’s main research interests were ticks and tick-borne diseases of cats and dogs. He also investigated the role of wild animals as reservoirs zoonotic parasites. He published over 90 journal articles and chapters in textbooks. He is co-author of the textbook, Veterinary Clinical Parasitology (9th edition). Dr. Reichard is a former president of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists and Co-director of the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology. He joined Zoetis as a full-time employee in November 2023 as a veterinary specialist.