NC State Equine Medicine Research

EQUINE MEDICINE

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Scott Bailey Associate Professor, Theriogenology

MS: University of Florida DVM: Kansas State University Diplomate: American College of Theriogenologists Clinical Specialty: Equine and small animal reproduction, including advanced reproductive techniques for equine and canine species. Also, fetal gender determination in mares and causes of perinatal death in foals.

Research Interest: Dr. Bailey’s research interests have focused on disease of pregnancy in the mare and causes of perinatal death in foals.

Contact Email: csbailey@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-7725

Anthony Blikslager Professor, Equine Surgery & Gastroenterology

DVM: Virginia Tech PhD: NC State University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgeons Clinical Speciality: Equine colic surgery Research Interest: Study of strangulating obstruction (twisted intestine) in horses and how we can enable horses to recover more rapidly from intestinal injury. Also, studying nutritional approaches to restoring a healthy gut, including the microbiome.

Contact Email: atbliksl@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-7725

Betta Breuhaus Associate Professor, Equine Medicine

DVM: Michigan State University PhD: Michigan State University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Clinical Specialties: Equine medicine Research Interest: Dr. Breuhaus is interested in thyroid function and dysfunction in term and premature equine neonates. We are also interested in nonthyroidal illness syndrome in adult horses.

Contact Email: betta_breuhaus@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6247

Nimet Browne Clinical Assistant Professor, Equine Internal Medicine

DVM: University of Tennessee MPH: Virginia Tech Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Large Animal.

Clinical Specialty: Equine Internal Medicine and Neonatology Research Interests: Clinical research in equine neonatology and critical care assoiated with improved outcomes and reduced time of hospitalization.

Contact Email: nsbrowne@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6630

Megan Burke Clinical Instructor, Equine Emergency

DVM: University of California- Davis Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgeons Clinical Specialty: Equine emergency medicine and surgery Research Interest: Investigating ways to minimize common morbidities seen in horses with severe systemic illness. Topics of special interest include reducing the rate of postoperative surgical site infections, postoperative ileus and laminitis.

Contact Email: mjburke3@ncstate.edu

Myra Durham Clinical Veterinarian, Equine Emergency

DVM: NC State University MS: Louisiana State University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Large Animal Clinical Specialty: Equine orthopedic surgery; equine emergency Research Interests: Clinical research in equine orthopedic surgery, lameness and rehabilitation to help equine athletes return to performance.

Contact Email: medurham@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6630

Johanna Elfenbein Assistant Professor, Equine Medicine

DVM: University of Florida PhD: Texas A&M University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Clinical Specialty: Equine internal medicine Research Interest: Dr. Elfenbein’s research focus is on how the zoonotic pathogen Salmonella colonizes the intestine of susceptible hosts. Various animal models of infection are used to assess how the pathogen interacts with the gut and the immune system to drive the infectious process. The long-term goal is to develop novel therapeutic interventions (antimicrobials, vaccines, host-targeted therapeutics) to ameliorate Salmonella colonization, spread and disease course in order to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with this successful pathogen.

Contact Email: jrelfenb@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-1780

Callie Fogle Clinical Associate Professor, Equine Surgery

DVM: Louisiana State University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgeons Clinical Specialties: Equine surgery Research Interest: Dr. Fogle’s research is focused on gastrointestinal disease in horses.

She is particularly interested in preclinical studies and clinical trials that help clinicians make better therapy decisions and result in improved outcomes for horses undergoing colic surgery.

Contact Email: callie_fogle@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6630

Brian Gilger Professor, Ophthalmology

DVM: The Ohio State University MS: Auburn University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Clinical Specialties: Ophthalmology Research Interest: Dr. Gilger’s lab is interested in ophthalmology, including equine ocular disorders, uveitis, immune-mediated ocular disease and intraocular surgery such as cataract surgery.

Contact Email: bgilger@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-1273 Website: gilgerlab.cvm.ncsu.edu

Liara Gonzalez Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology and Equine Surgery

DVM: Cornell University PhD: NC State University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgery Clinical Specialty: Equine emergency surgery Research Interest: Dr. Gonzalez’s research focuses on developing and utilizing large animal models to study intestinal stem cell biology. She is particularly interested in the impact of ischemic injury on mucosal barrier function and the role of the intestinal stem cell population in modulating repair. She hopes to apply her knowledge and expertise in advanced laboratory techniques to help solve clinically significant problems including the development of a test to determine intestinal viability as well as identifying novel therapeutic targets to improve patient survival.

Contact Email: liara_gonzalez@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6919

Sam Jones Professor, Equine Medicine

MS: Penn State University DVM: University of Tennessee PhD: Washington University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Clinical Specialty: Gastrointestinal diseases, sepsis and endotoxemia, infectious and inflammatory diseases Research Interest: Dr. Jones investigates how inflammation is triggered, regulated and contributes to the pathophysiology of diseases such as colitis, equine colic, sepsis and endotoxemia. A primary objective of his work is to understand the cellular and molecular details of cell migration with a focus on the key innate immune cells called neutrophils. He uses human and equine primary cells, cell lines and in vivo models, including mice and zebrafish for these studies. His lab is studying how inflammation is triggered and pro-inflammatory genes are upregulated in equine leukocytes. He is studying the responses of equine leukocytes to lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) and current studies include the mechanism upregulating a number of genes in the prostaglandin synthesis cascade, particularly cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin synthase-1.

Contact Email: sam_jones@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-7722

Sara Lyle Associate Professor, Theriogenology

MS: University of Florida DVM: University of Florida PhD: Louisiana State University Diplomate: American College of Theriogenologists Clinical Speciality: Theriogenology Research Interest: Immunology and infectious disease Contact Email: sklyle2@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6298

Timo Prange Clinical Assistant Professor, Equine Surgery

MS: Michigan State University DVM: Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgeons Clinical Speciality: Equine surgery Research Interest: Dr. Prange’s research is focused on advanced diagnostic imaging of the equine spinal cord and vertebral canal.

Endoscopic examination of the vertebral (or spinal) canal allows direct visualization of pathologic changes that can affect the spinal cord and the spinal nerves and can result in lameness, back pain or neurologic problems.

Contact Email: tprange@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6127

Rich Redding Clinical Professor, Equine Orthopedics & Lameness

DVM: University of Florida Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgeons; American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinical Specialty: Equine orthopedic surgery Research Interest: Regenerative medicine, tendon repair, suspensory desmitis, foot imbalances.

Contact Email: wrreddin@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6286

Lauren Schnabel Assistant Professor, Equine Orthopedic Surgery

DVM: Cornell University PhD: Cornell University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgeons; American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinical Specialty: Regenerative therapies for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in horses and rehabilitation of equine athletes.

Research Interest: Development of novel biologic therapies and rehabilitation protocols to treat musculoskeletal injuries and diseases. Specific focus on immunology and stem cell biology.

Contact Email: lauren_schnabel@ncsu.edu Office: 919-515-7410

Katie Sheats Assistant Professor, Equine Surgery

DVM: NC State University PhD: NC State University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Clinical Speciality: Equine medicine Research Interest: Inflammatory and infectious diseases in which the host suffers injury due to a dysregulated immune response. Sheats investigates the role of neutrophils in both equine asthma and gastrointestinal Salmonellosis, with the goal to identify cellular regulators of neutrophil activation that can one day be targeted therapeutically. Additionally, conducting clinical research to identify novel biomarkers of intestinal ischemia in horses with colic, with the goal to one day develop stall side diagnostic testing that will aid veterinarians in the early identification of horses with strangulating intestinal lesions.

Contact Email: marykatherine_sheats@ncsu.edu Office: 919-515-1885

Andy Stringer Clinical Assistant Professor; Director, Global Health Education (CVM), Director, Global Health Initiative (NC State)

BVSc: University of Liverpool PhD: University of Liverpool Research Interest: Dr. Stringer is the founder and principal investigator of the Health and Livelihoods (HEAL) Group (healgroup.org). The HEAL Group studies a range of issues focused on the interface of health and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa utilizing a One Health approach. The group combines approaches from the biological and social sciences to understand the determinants of health and their relationships with livelihoods. The equine interest of the HEAL Group is focused on the interface of working equids and human livelihoods, including the impact of infectious disease on working equids.

Contact Email: apstring@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6275

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