Dr. Brent Moore completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, his MS and DVM at Oklahoma State University, and his MPH from the University of Florida. He earned board certification by the American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine in 2016. After graduating veterinary school in 2006, he worked in small animal veterinary practice in Florida for 14 years prior to joining the DSHS Region 4/5N as a regional Zoonosis Control Veterinarian in February 2020. While in practice, he also volunteered time to the Hernando County Animal Services in Florida, managing disease outbreaks and implementing infection control practices. He was an adjunct professor in Microbiology for the last 3 years prior to moving to Texas. Since 2024, he has lectured zoonotic infectious diseases with the University of Texas at Tyler College of Medicine. Since 2021, he has lectured for the DSHS Preventative Medicine residency program, since 2022, the UT-Tyler Occupational Health residency program, and 2024, the UT-Tyler Preventative Medicine residency program.
During his 6 years as an MS and DVM student, he worked in at the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory as a research assistant and laboratory technologist in Serology, Virology, Bacteriology, and Mycology, which expanded his interests in public health and infectious diseases. Dr. Moore’s professional interests include surveillance of vector-borne diseases, tracking risks and trends of Brucella suis, and education.
