Melissa T. Hines, DVM, PhD, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Dr. Hines earned her DVM from The Ohio State University and a PhD from the University of Florida�s College of Medicine in Immunology and Medical Microbiology. Dr. Hines is an expert in equine medicine and infectious diseases of the horse (DACVIM). Dr. Hines provides clinical services for horses through the equine medicine section and has a special interest in immunology and infectious disease. Her clinical focus includes contagious disease and neonatology and her research interests are focused in immunology and the basis for infectious disease. She teaches a wide range of topic in equine internal medicine and enjoys speaking on topics including equine internal medicine, infectious disease, endocrinology, and neonatology.