Cristian Ariza, DVM, MS
Assistant Professor
Contact
Email
Office Phone
Office Address
A315C VMC
1365 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 51108
United States
Affiliations:
Education
Internship, University of Saskatchewan
DVM, National University of Colombia
MS, Oregon State University
Residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine, Oregon State University
Biography
Born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. I obtained my DVM degree from the National University of Colombia where I worked for 4 years after graduation as veterinary staff and instructor. In pursuit of advanced clinical training, I moved to North America, and completed a 1-year Large Animal Medicine internship at the University of Saskatchewan, and a 1-year fellowship, as well as a 3-year residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine at Oregon State University. After completion of my residency, I remained at Oregon State University as a clinical instructor and emergency clinician at the Large Animal Hospital. I joined the Large Animal Internal Medicine team at the University of Minnesota in 2026.
Clinical
Specialties
Large Animal Internal Medicine
Clinical interests
- Emergency and critical care
- Neonatology
- Cardiology
- Clinical pathology
Teaching
Academic Interests and Focus
Clinical teaching. My main teaching goal is to help veterinary students develop tools that can have clinical application and help with problem solving independent of their area of interest.