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John R. August
Professor
BVetMed, MRCVS - London
MS - Auburn
Diplomate, ACVIM
Internal Medicine

Service Assignment:  Feline Internal Medicine
Research Interest:  Feline medicine; distance education; educational technology

 


Claudia L. Barton
Professor
DVM - Missouri
Diplomate, ACVIM
Internal Medicine, Oncology

Service Assignment:  Oncology
Research Interest:  Oncology; aspiration cytology; small animal reproduction

 

 

John E. Bauer
Professor
M.L. Morris Professor of Clinical Nutrition
BS - Kentucky
DVM, PhD - Illinois
Diplomate, ACVN

Service Assignment:  Clinical Nutrition
Research Interest:  Nutrition; lipid biochemistry; disorders of lipid metabolism; obesity, weight management

 

 

Bonnie V. Beaver
Professor

BS, DVM - Minnesota
MS - Texas A&M
Diplomate, ACVB

Service Assignments:  Community Practice, Behavior Medicine
Research Interest:  Normal and abnormal domestic animal behavior; human-animal interrelationships; animal welfare

 


Gwendolyn L. Carroll
Professor

AB - Vassar
MS, DVM - Tennessee
Diplomate, ACVA

Service Assignment:  Anesthesiology
Research Interest:  Anesthesiology; assessment of pain and stress; feline osteoarthritis

 

 

Audrey K. Cook
Clinical Associate Professor

BVM&S - Edinburgh University, Scotland
MRCVS - London, England
Diplomate, ACVIM
Internal Medicine

Diplomate, ECVIM-CA
Companion Animal

Service Assignment:  Canine & Feline Internal Medicine
Research Interest:  Internal medicine; endocrinology, gastroenterology

 

 

Jocelyn J. Cooper
Lecturer

DVM - University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

Service Assignment:  Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Research Interest:  Neurology; specifically medical management of seizures; intervertebral disk disease

 

 

M. A. Crist
Clinical Assistant Professor
DVM - Texas A&M

Service Assignment:  Community Practice
Research Interest:  Anesthesiology; physical medicine, rehab, pain management, dentistry, nutrition

 

 

Johnathon (Bert) R. Dodd
Clinical Associate Professor
DVM - Texas A&M
Fellow, AVD
Diplomate, AVDC

Service Assignment:  Dentistry
Research Interest:  Dentistry

 


Joan Dziezyc
Associate Professor
DVM - Cornell
Diplomate, ACVO

Service Assignment:  Ophthalmology
Research Interest:  Ophthalmology; ophthalmic surgery; ocular ultrasonography, ocular inflammation

 

 

Theresa W. Fossum
Professor
Tom and Joan Read Chair in Veterinary Surgery
DVM - Washington State
MS - Ohio State
PhD - Texas A&M
Diplomate, ACVS

Service Assignments:  Cardiovascular Surgery
Research Interest:  Cardiovascular surgery; myocardial ischemia and angiogenesis; cardiac assist devices; cardiopulmonary bypass; hypertension; canine chronic degenerative valve disease, canine cardiomyopathy

 


Sonya G. Gordon
Assistant Professor
Charter Fellow - Michael E. DeBakey Institute
BSc, DVM DVSc - University of Guelph, Canada
Diplomate, ACVIM
Cardiology

Service Assignment:  Cardiology
Research Interest:  Canine chronic degenerative valve disease; cardiovascular imaging; interventional cardiology

 

 

Sarah C. Griffin
Lecturer
DVM - Texas A&M

Service Assignment:  Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Research Interest:  Internal medicine; emergency/critical care medicine

 

 

Alonso G. P. Guedes
Assistant Professor
Section Chief - Anesthesiology
DVM - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
MS - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
PhD - University of Minnesota
Diplomate, ACVA

Service Assignment:  Anesthesiology
Research Interest:  Clinical Anesthesiology; hormonal and cytokine regulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis in smooth muscle

 

 

Sandee M. Hartsfield
Department Head
Professor
BS, DVM - Texas A&M
MS - Michigan State
Diplomate, ACVA

Service Assignment:  VSCS Department Head
Research Interest:  Anesthesiology; cardiopulmonary effects of anesthetics; anesthetic equipment

 

 

J. Jill Heatley
Clinical Associate Professor
DVM -Texas A&M
MS - Louisana State  
Diplomate, ABVP (Avian)
Diplomate, ACZM

Service Assignment:  Small Animal Zoological Medicine (Exotics)
Research Interest:  Fluid therapy, emergent & critical care, electrolytes of nondomestic species, wildlife population health biomonitoring

 


Daniel G. Hicks
Clinical Assistant Professor
DVM - Washington State
Diplomate, ACVIM 
Neurology

Service Assignments:  Neurology/Neurosurgery
Research Interest:  Biomechanics of the spine, specifically, the effect of implant stabilization in the cervical spine and lumbosacral joint in dogs; canine cervical spondelomyelopathy (wobblers); traumatic spinal cord injury; surgical neurooncology

 

 

H. Phil Hobson
Professor
BS, DVM - Illinois
MS - Auburn
Diplomate, ACVS

Service Assignment:  General and Soft Tissue Surgery
Research Interest:  Upper respiratory systems; reconstructive surgery; urogenital surgery

 

 

Sharman M. Hoppes
Clinical Assistant Professor
DVM - Oklahoma State
Diplomate, ABVP (Avian)

Service Assignment:  Small Animal Zoological Medicine (Exotics)
Research Interest:  Avian and exotic analgesia; proventricular dilation disease; aflatoxins in birds

 

 

Lisa M. Howe 
Professor
BS, DVM, PhD - Texas A&M
Diplomate, ACVS

Service Assignment:  General and Soft Tissue Surgery
Research Interest:  Pathophysiology and surgical management of portosystemic shunts; soft tissue surgery; perpubertal gonadectomy

 

 

Donald A. Hulse
Professor
BS, DVM - Texas A&M
Diplomate, ACVS

Service Assignment:  Orthopedic Surgery
Research Interest:  Comparative orthopedics; biodegradable implants; biomechanics of fracture fixation

 

 

Sharon C. Kerwin
Associate Department Head
Professor
Section Chief
- Surgery
BS, DVM - Texas A&M
MS - Louisiana State
Diplomate, ACVS

Service Assignment:  Neurology/Neurosurgery & Orthopedic Surgery
Research Interest:  Bone grafting; osteoarthritis; biomechanics of fracture repair; feline orthopedics; spinal surgery

 

 

George E. Lees
Professor
DVM - Colorado State
MS - Minnesota
Diplomate, ACVIM

Service Assignment:  Canine Internal Medicine
Research Interest:  Urinary tract diseases and renal pathology in companion animals; canine hereditary nephritis

 

 

Mauricio A. Loria Lépiz
Clinical Assistant Professor
DVM - Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
MS - Washington State

Service Assignment:  Anesthesiology
Research Interest:  Anesthesiology; cardiovascular and respiratory physiology; monitoring technology - anesthesia and critical care

 

 

Jonathan M. Levine
Assistant Professor
BS,DVM - Cornell
Diplomate, ACVIM 
Neurology

Service Assignment:  Neurology/Neurosurgery
Research Interest:  Neurology; Neurosurgery; spinal cord injuries; neuromuscular disease; intervetebral disk herniation

 

 

Elizabeth A. Martinez
Associate Professor
DVM - Tennessee
Diplomate, ACVA

Service Assignment:  Anesthesiology
Research Interest:  Anesthesiology; cardiopulmonary physiology; neuromuscular blocking agents

 

 

Nora S. Matthews
Professor
DVM - Cornell
Diplomate, ACVA

Service Assignment:  Anesthesiology
Research Interest:  Anesthesiology; analgesics; equine cardiovascular physiology; donkeys and mules

 

 

Matthew W. Miller
Professor
Charter Fellow - Michael E. DeBakey Institute
DVM, MS - Ohio State
Diplomate, ACVIM
Cardiology

Service Assignment:  Cardiology
Research Interest:  Cardiology; cardiomyopathies; interventional catheterization; vascular stenting; hypertension and ventricular assist disease; hemorrhagic shock

 

 

Nicholas J. Millichamp
Associate Professor

BSc, BVetMed - Royal Veterinary College, London
PhD, Institute of Ophthalmology University of London
DVOphthal (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons), MRCVS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Diplomate, European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists

Service Assignment:  Ophthalmology
Research Interest:  Ophthalmology; inherited retinal diseases; ocular inflammation; equine cataract surgery; ophthalmic telemedicine

 

 

David A. Nelson
Clinical Assistant Professor
Section Chief - Emergency Medicine
BS, DVM - Texas A&M
CP - Texas Heart Institute
Certified, American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusionists (CCP)

Service Assignment:  Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Research Interest:  Ardiothoracic surgery; thoracoscopic surgery; cardiopulmonary bypass; cardiovascular assist device development; effects of time varying electromagnetic fields on bone healing

 

 

Laura E. Peycke
Clinical Assistant Professor
BS, DVM, MS - Louisiana State
Diplomate, ACVS

Service Assignment:  General Surgery, Soft Tissue Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
Research Interest:  Soft-tissue surgery; gastrodilatative volvulus

 

 

Ashley B. Saunders
Assistant Professor

DVM - Texas A&M
Diplomate, ACVIM
Cardiology

Service Assignment:  Cardiology
Research Interest:  Arrhythmias; canine valvular heart disease; echocardiography; interventional cardiology

 

 

Brooke E. Smith
Lecturer
DVM - Texas A&M University

Service Assignment:  Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Research Interest:  Internal medicine; emergency/critical care medicine

 

 

Katherine D. Snyder
Lecturer
DVM - Oklahoma State

Service Assignment:  Feline Medicine
Research Interest:  Inflammatory cytokines; gastroenterology; infectious diseases

 

 

Jörg M. Steiner
Associate Professor
Director of the Gastrointestinal Laboratory
med.vet. - Ludwig, Maximilians University, Munich, FRGermany
Dr. med.vet. - Ludwig, Maximilians University, Munich, FRGermany
PhD - Texas A&M
Diplomate, ACVIM
Internal Medicine

Diplomate, ECVIM-CA
Companion Animal

Service Assignment:  Gastrointestinal Laboratory; Canine Internal Medicine
Research Interest:  Small animal and comparative gastroenterology as it relates to pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders

 


Mark J. Stickney
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of General Surgery Services
BS, DVM - Texas A&M

Service Assignment:  General Surgery
Research Interest: Elective surgery; pain management; mammary cancer

 

 

Jan S. Suchodolski
Research Assistant Professor
Associate Director of the Gastrointestinal Laboratory
med.vet. - University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
Dr. med.vet. - University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
PhD - Texas A&M University

Service Assignment: Gastrointestinal Laboratory
Research Interest: Comparative gastroenterology, intestinal microbial ecology; molecular microbiology

 

 

Michael D. Willard 
Professor
BS, DVM - Texas A&M
MS - Kansas State
Diplomate, ACVIM
Internal Medicine

Service Assignment:  Canine Internal Medicine
Research Interest:  Gastroenterology; internal medicine; fiberoptic and rigid endoscopy

 

 

Heather M. Wilson
Assistant Professor
DVM - University of Tennessee
Diplomate, ACVIM
Oncology

Service Assignment:  Oncology
Research Interest:  Oncology; identification of cancer stem cells; identification of neoplastic therapeutic targets, clinical trials and osteosarcoma

 

 

Debra L. Zoran
Associate Professor
Section Chief - Medicine
BS, DVM - Kansas State
MS - Iowa State
PhD - Texas A&M
Diplomate, ACVIM

Service Assignment:  Feline Internal Medicine
Research Interest:   Nutrition; gastroenterology; feline medicine 

 

 

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