Our Team

Dr. Jennifer Cassano received her B.S. (Animal Science, 2009), DVM (2013) and PhD (Comparative Biomedical Sciences, 2016) from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.  Upon completion of graduate school, she completed a combined academic/private practice rotating internship (2016-2017) at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University/Massachusetts Equine Clinic. From 2017 to the 2019 Dr. Cassano worked as an associate veterinarian in private practice in Massachusetts.

 

In September 2019, Dr. Cassano joined UC Davis as an Assistant Professor of Equine Medicine in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology and she was promoted to Associate Professor in 2026.  She is a clinician with a 50% clinical appointment in the VMTH in Equine Field Service. As the director of the Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, part of the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures, Dr. Cassano oversees the preparation of all the stem cells used in various clinical trials underway at UC Davis. Her research seeks to better understand regenerative medicine modalities' clinical performance and to improve equine field medicine by evaluating clinical practice questions through research. Her clinical focus is equine preventative medicine, management of equine metabolic diseases, and ophthalmology. As an educator, she seeks to promote mental health and wellness in the veterinary profession.

 

Dr. Cassano hopes to mentor highly motivated students interested in getting involved in clinically-oriented research. Students will be involved with all phases of the project, including publication.