Brian Lubbers, DVM, PhD, DACVCP; Associate Professor, Food Animal Therapeutics Outreach Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS.

Dr. Lubbers is currently an Associate Professor of Food Animal Therapeutics at Kansas State University. Dr. Lubbers began his veterinary career as a private practitioner in California and Iowa working primarily with dairy and beef producers. In 2005, he returned to Kansas State University, where he completed his PhD in Microbiology (Pharmacology). He served as the Director of Clinical Microbiology at the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for 10 years. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology and currently serves as the chairholder for the CLSI – Veterinary Antimicrobial Susceptibility testing subcommittee. His teaching and research interests are antimicrobial stewardship & therapy, antimicrobial resistance, and application of diagnostic testing in food animals.