Moriello Earns Lifetime Achievement Award for Work in Feline Dermatology

Karen Moriello, clinical professor of dermatology at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), has been awarded the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM)/Hill’s Pet Nutrition Award for Outstanding Contributions to Feline Medicine.

“We are absolutely delighted to give this award to Dr. Karen Moriello,” says Andrew Sparkes, veterinary director for ISFM. “Throughout her career, Karen has done an enormous amount to improve the health of both owned pet cats and also shelter cats through her pioneering work on dermatophytosis and other aspects of feline dermatology.”

Moriello, a board-certified veterinary medical dermatologist, received the lifetime achievement award in July at the ISFM European Congress in Porto, Portugal, where she served as keynote speaker.

In addition her expertise in dermatophytosis (ringworm), which includes co-creating the ringworm screening and treatment protocol that is now followed at shelters all over the country, Moriello has authored more than 200 manuscripts and book chapters on small animal dermatology, along with three teaching textbooks. She is also the co-editor of the international journal Veterinary Dermatology.

“This award really belongs to, or should be shared by, every one of my co-researchers, near and far collaborators, veterinarians, shelter operators, student researchers, pet owners, granting agencies and, most importantly, the SVM, because this was my base camp,” says Moriello.

Nik Hawkins