Oliver Garden was named dean of the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine effective August 31, 2022. Dr. Garden is an internal medicine specialist and holds the Kenneth F. Burns Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medicine. He received his BVetMed from the Royal Veterinary College (London) in 1993, his PhD from the Royal Veterinary College (London) in 1998, and his BSc from King's College London in 1990. He also holds certifications as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Companion Animals, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (UK), the Higher Education Academy (UK), and the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (UK). He is also a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (UK) and a Fellow of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [citation].