Dr. Ahmed Tibary

Dr. Ahmed Tibary is Professor of Theriogenology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. Dr. Tibary graduated in 1980 with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II (IAV-Hasson II), Morocco.  He earned an MS (1984), Doctorat es Science (1988) from IAV Hassan II and a PhD (1989) in Theriogenology from the University of Minnesota. He was certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists in 1991.

Dr. Tibary started his career in Morocco doing clinical practice research on equine and ruminant Theriogenology. He worked as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Equine Theriogenology at the University of Minnesota from 1990-1992. He then accepted a position as the Scientific Director of the Veterinary Research Center in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates where he helped develop a referral center for infertility and artificial breeding in Arabian horses and camels. In 1998, he joined the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State where he is now a professor of the Comparative Theriogenology service providing clinical service and conducting research in equine, ruminant and camelid reproductive medicine and surgery.

Dr. Tibary devoted most of his career to teaching and conducting applied research on equine, ruminants and camelid theriogenology. He served as veterinary consultant to the Royal stables and the National Stud Farms in Morocco and the Amiri stable in Abu Dhabi (UAE). He received several awards recognizing his excellence in teaching and clinical practice including the Norden Distinguished Teacher Award (2001 and 2005), the faculty member award by the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association (2003), the WSU Veterinary Continuing Education Award (2002) and the Veterinary Achievement Award by the Alpaca Research Foundation (2007). He was named the 2011 “Theriogenologist of the Year” by the American College of Theriogenologists. Dr. Tibary provided large animal reproductive medicine and surgery continuing education programs for veterinarians around the world.  He is the author of several scientific publications, 6 books and over 130 book chapters on camelid, equine and ruminant reproduction. Dr. Tibary served in several capacities in the ACT and SFT leadership.

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