Simon Dufour (DVM, PhD)

Simon Dufour (DVM, PhD)

Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology

Université de Montréal

Biography

Simon Dufour is a professor of veterinary epidemiology at the Université de Montréal’s Faculté de médecine vétérinaire. He currently leads the Op+lait FRQ-NT research group, and he is Co-director of the Chair in biosecurity of dairy production. He is passionate about infectious diseases epidemiology and about monitoring usage of antimicrobials in dairy animals. He also has a strong expertise in diagnostic strategies, control of infectious diseases, and development of data visualization tools for monitoring and benchmarking health issues. He has been involved in the training of many graduate students (most survived). Above all, he is passionate about learning and teaching.

Interests
  • Epidemiology
  • Dairy cattle
  • Udder health
  • Antimicrobial usage
  • Data visualization
  • Diagnostic tests
  • Bayesian LCM
Education
  • PhD in Veterinary Science - Epidemiology, 2011

    Université de Montréal

  • Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, 1998

    Université de Montréal

Skills

Statistics

80%

Epidemiology

90% (I am getting there!)

Animal health

80%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Professor of veterinary epidemiology
Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal
Jun 2012 – Present Québec, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral fellow (Epi-informatic)
Ian Dohoo and Crawford Revie, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
Nov 2011 – Jun 2012 Prince Edward Island, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Dairy practitioner
Abbotsford veterinary clinic
Aug 2005 – Aug 2007 British-Columbia, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Clinical teacher
Ambulatory clinic, Université de Montréal
Aug 2003 – Jul 2005 Quebec, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Dairy practitioner
Clinique vétérinaire St-Alexis
Jun 1998 – Jul 2003 Quebec, Canada

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