Michael T. Fallon, DVM, PhD, dip. ACLAM., is the
institutional veterinarian. He is the attending veterinarian
and has primary responsibility for the 15,000 sq. ft. animal
facility and the animal facility staff. He has 21 years of
experience with laboratory animals (17 years of those as
a veterinarian), and has an adjunct appointment as Associate
Professor in the Department of Pathology in the Emory University
School of Medicine. In August of 1998 he was also appointed
the Chief Veterinary Medical Officer for the Department of
Veterans Affairs. Although occupying a VA Headquarters position,
he remains stationed at the Atlanta VAMC and remains the
attending veterinarian.
The VMU is accredited by the Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC).