Dr. Lorrie Gaschen received her DVM from the University of Florida, was in private practice in Florida for two years after which time she did a diagnostic imaging residency at the University of Bern in Switzerland and became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 1997. She received her PhD in renal transplant imaging in animal models at the University Medical School in Utrecht then returned to the University of Bern where she became an Associate Professor upon completion of her work in vascular ultrasound of the canine gastrointestinal tract.

Dr. Gaschen has been a Professor of diagnostic imaging at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Sciences for 15 years and has authored publications and book chapters mainly in the field of gastrointestinal ultrasound where she has done the majority of her research. She is also the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at LSU.