John F. Bradfield, DVM, PhD
John F. Bradfield, DVM, PhD, is senior director at AAALAC International. He is a veterinarian and a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. Dr. Bradfield also has a PhD in experimental pathology with scholarly publications in various areas of laboratory animal medicine, wound healing, and vascular and platelet biology. Dr. Bradfield has had many years of experience with the accreditation process as an ad hoc consultant and ten years’ service as a council member of AAALAC International and most recently as council president. He has served as director of the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine and attending veterinarian at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and also as the chair of the Department of Comparative Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He has extensive experience in academic laboratory animal medicine, managing animal programs and working with animal care and use committees. Prior to his career in laboratory animal medicine, Dr. Bradfield was a large animal practitioner. In his current role at AAALAC International, he is responsible for education and outreach activities.