Research & Publications

VRCCO takes pride in combining exceptional patient care with a culture of lifelong learning. This passion is demonstrated by our active involvement in clinical trials, research and publications.

 

Publications: 

Dr. Ali Majer, DVM, Surgery Resident

Retrospective Analysis of Wound Diffusion Catheter Placement and Surgical Site Infections in Small Animal Patients

Postoperative Diabetes Mellitus Following Surgical Resection of Canine Insulinoma: Risk Factors and Association with Survival

Dr. Violet Rettmer, DVM, Surgery Resident

Validation of CT for measurement of Angle of Lateral Opening of a press-fit acetabular cup

Dr. Matt Keller, DVM

The Effect of a Commercially Available Irrigation Solution on the Mechanical Properties of Orthopedic Suture Materials: An In Vitro Study

Current Ongoing Studies in Oncology

  • Canine splenic hemangiosarcoma trial evaluating use of PaccalVet chemotherapy
  • Dose finding trial for PaccalVet in cats
  • Real-world data collection for use of Canalevia-CA1 for chemotherapy induced diarrhea

Peer-Reviewed Journals: *denotes senior authorship as corresponding author with graduate student listed first

  • Valerio-Lopez CM, Murthy VD, Hoehne SN, Mattoon J, Chen AV.  Comparison of ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter before and after mannitol administration in dogs with presumed intracranial hypertension.  J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 2025 Nov-Dec;35(6):672-680.
  •  Griffin JF 4th, Stevenson WS, Nelson NC, Chen AV, Hecht S, Porter BF, Boudreau CE.  MRI findings in six dogs with ependymoma of the brain and spinal cord. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2025 Jan;66(1):e13477
  • Murphy VD, Le L, Heather HD, Guess SC, Chen AV.  Investigation of neurophobia amongst north American veterinary students and development of a veterinary neurophobia scoring tool (VetNeuroQ).  J Vet Med Educ. 2024 Dec;51(6):819-833.
  • Furtado AP, DeCourcey M, Miller MA, Chen AV, Martin LG, Guess SC, Wardrop KJ, de Souza C, Owen TJ.  Cytologic features of canine melanotroph and corticotroph pituitary adenomas.  Vet Clin Pathol. 2024 Mar;53(1):99-103.
  • *Kopanke JC, Chen AV, Brune JE, Brenna AC, Thomovsky SA.  Creatine kinase and its isoenzymes in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of healthy canines.  Vet Clin Pathol. 2023 Dec;52(4):654-660.
  • Jankelunas L, Murthy VD, Chen AV, Minor KM, Friedenberg SG, Cullen JN, Shelton GD.  Novel COL6A3 frameshift variant in American Staffordshire Terrier dogs with Ullrich-like congenital muscular dystrophy.  J Vet Intern Med. 2023 Nov-Dec;37(6):2504-2509.
  • Jankelunas L, Hoehne SN, Chen AV, Williams L, Murthy VD.  Cerebellar ataxia in a young dog.  J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Jun 7;261(10):1-4.
  • *Petit CV, Chen AV, Roberts G, Murthy V, Valerio-Lopez C.  MRI and CT characteristics of a grade I meningioma with concurrent cribriform plate lysis in a dog.   Vet Radiol Ultrasound.  2023 May;64(3):E23-26.
  • Hyde BR, Martin LG, Chen AV, Guess SC, Carrera-Justiz S, Bruyette D, Owen TJ.  Clinical characteristics and outcome in 15 dogs treated with transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for nonfunctional sellar masses.  Vet Surg. 2023 Jan;52(1):69-80.
  • *Brune JE, Chen AV, Coffey T.  Determination of the effect of iatrogenic blood contamination on lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase activity in canine cerebrospinal fluid.  J Vet Clin Pathol. 2023 Mar;52(1)64-70.
  • Merbl Y, Ramsay KM, Hanna A, Chen AV, White LA, Burbick CR. Epidural fat and perineural adipose tissue septic emboli mimicking peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a dog.  Case Reports Vet Med. 2022 Dec 6;2022:9173442
  • Tam C, Hecht S, Mai W, Nelson N, Chen AV, Griffin JF.  Cranial and vertebral osteosarcoma commonly has T2 signal heterogeneity, contrast enhancement, and osteolysis on MRI:  A case series of 35 dogs.  Vet Radiol and Ultrasound. 2022 Sept;63:552-562.
  • Miller AM, Piotrowski SL, Donovan TA, Scott-Moncrieff JC, Owen, TJ, McCue, JP, Dusold DM, Ramos-Vara JA, Weng HY, Chen AV, Martin LG, Bruyette DS.  Feline Pituitary Adenomas:  Correlation of Histologic and Immunohistochemical Characteristics with Clinical Findings and case Outcome.  Vet Pathol. 2021 Mar;58(2) 266-275.
  • Rivenburg RR, Owen TJ, Martin LG, Chen AV.  Pituitary Surgery.  Changing the paradigm in veterinary medicine in the United States.  J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2021 Mar;58(2):73-80, 2021. DOI 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-7009.
  • *Wright HL, Chen AV, Jansen HT.  Composition of cerebrospinal fluid in clinically normal grizzly bears (Ursus Arctos Horribilis).   J Zoo Wildl Med. 2020 Dec;50(3):739-741.
  • *Dixon S, Chen AV, Rossmeisl J, Sturges B, et al.  Surgical decompression, with or without adjunctive therapy, for the treatment of primary vertebral osteosarcoma in dogs.  J Vet Intern Med. 2019 Dec;17(4):472-478.
  • Thomovsky SA, Deavila DM, Kiszonas AM, Chen AV.  Serum melatonin values in normal dogs and dogs with seizures.  J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2019 Mar/Apr;55(2):78-82.
  • Krull D, Thomovsky SA, Chen AV, Mealey KL, Papich M.  Evaluation of serum phenobarbital concentration after its transdermal administration to healthy cats.  J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2019 Jan/Feb;55(1):1-7.
  • Miller Ma, Bruyette DS, Scott-Moncrieff JC, Owen TJ, Ramos-Vara JA, Weng HY, Vanderpool AL, Chen AV, Martin LG, DuSold DM, Jahan S. Histopathologic findings in canine pituitary glands. Vet Pathol. 2018 Nov;55(6):871-879.
  • Bartner LR, McGrath S, Dury A, Chen AV, Morris A, Brewer M, Lappin MR. Testing for Bartonella ssp. DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of dogs with inflammatory central nervous system disease.  J Vet Intern Med;2018 Nov;32(6):1983-1988.
  • Miller MA, Owen TJ, Bruyette DS, Scott-Moncrieff C, Ramos-Vara J, Weng HY, Chen AV, Martin LG, DuSold DM.  Immunohistochemical evaluation of canine pituitary adenomas obtained by transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Veterinary Pathol. 2018 Nov;55(6):889-895.
  • Owen TJ, Chen AV, Frey S, Martin LG, Kalebaugh T.  Transsphenoidal surgery:  accuracy of an image-guided neuronavigation system to approach the pituitary fossa. Vet Surg. 2018 Jul;47(5):664-671.
  • *Kopanke JC, Chen AV, Brune JE, Brenna AC, Thomovsky SA.  Reference interval for the activity of lactate dehydrogenase and its isoenzymes in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of healthy dogs. Vet Clin Pathol. 2018 Jun;47(2):267-274.
  • Owen TJ, Martin LG, Chen AV.  Transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors and other sellar masses.  Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract.  2018 Jan;48(1)129-151.
  • Noyes J, Thomovsky SA, Chen AV, Owen TJ, Fransson BA, Carbonneau KJ, Matthew SM.  Magnetic resonance imaging versus computed tomography to plan hemilaminectomies in chondrodystrophic dogs with intervertebral disc extrusion.  Vet Surg.  2017 Oct;46(7):1025-1031.
  • Masciarelli AE, Griffin JF, Fosgate GT, Hecht S, Mankin JM, Holmes SP, Platt SR, Kent M, Pancotto TE, Chen AV, Levine JM.  Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging for the differentiation of inflammatory, neoplastic, and vascular intradural spinal cord diseases in the dog. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2017 July;58(4)444-453.
  • Gehring JL, Rigano KS, Hutzenbiler BD, Chen AV, Nelson OL, Vella CA, Robbins CT, Jansen HT.  Life in the fat lane:  seasonal regulation of insuling sensitivity, food intake and adipose biology in brown bears.  J Comp Physiol.  2017 May;187(4):649-676.
  • Thomovsky SA, Chen AV, Kiszonas AM, Lutskas LA.  Goniometry and limb girth in miniature dachshunds.  J Vet Med. 2016;2016:1-4.
  • *Cohn-Urbach MR, Chen AV, Haldorson GJ, Thomovsky SA.  Perivascular wall tumor in the brain of a dog.  Case Reports Vet Med. 2015:2015:1-4.
  • *Kawalilak LT, Chen AV, Roberts GR.  Imaging characteristics of disseminated Geosmithia argillacea causing severe diskospondylitis and meningoencephalomyelitis in a dog.  Clinical Case Reports.  2015 Nov;3(11):901-906.
  • Mitchell JW, Thomovsky SA, Chen AV, Layton AW, Haldorson G, Tucker RL, Roberts GR.  Medulloblastoma in a grizzly bear (ursus arctos horribilis).  J Zoo Wildl Med. 2015;46(3):624-628.
  • *Houle JC, Chen AV, Brenna AC, Mealey KL, Kiszonas AM.  Determination of optimal storage temperature and duration of analysis of total and isoenzyme lactate dehydrogenase activities in canine serum and cerebrospinal fluid.  Vet Clin Pathol. 2015 Jun;44(2):253-61.
  • Barker A, Williams JM, Chen AV, Bagley RS, Jeffery ND.  Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of primary hematomyelia in 3 dogs.  Can Vet J. 2015 Mar;56(3):278-84.
  • Allen AJ, Chen AV, Barrington G, Bagley RB.  Caudal occipital malformation syndrome of a 6- year-old female Huacaya Alpaca.  J Vet Intern Med. 2014 Mar;28(2):693-5.
  • Young BD, Fosgate GT, Holmes SP, Wolff CA, Chen-Allen AV, Kent M, Platt SR, Savage MY, Schatzberg SJ, Levine JM.  Evaluation of standard magnetic characteristics used to differentiate neoplastic, inflammatory, and vascular brain lesions in dogs.  Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2014 jul-Aug;55(4):399-406.
  • Thomovsky S, Chen-Allen AV.  Will he walk again? Only Dr. Nociception knows!  Vet J. 2013 Oct;198(1):7-8.
  • Van Wie EY, Fosgate GT, Mankin JM, Jeffery ND, Kerwin SC, Levine GJ, Greatting HH, Chen AV, Barker AK, Levine JM.  Prospectively recorded versus medical record-derived spinal cord injury scores in dogs with intervertebral disk herniation.  J Vet Intern Med. 2013 Sep-Oct;27(5):1273-7
  • Sondgeroth KS, McElwain TF, Allen AJ, Chen AV, Lau AO.  Loss of neurovirulence is associated with reduction of cerebral capillary sequestration during acute babesia bovis infection.  Parsit Vectors. 2013 Jun 18;16(1):181.
  • Andersen BM, Pluhar GE, Seiler CE, Goulart MR, Grogan PT, SantaCruz KS, Schutten MM, Meints JP, Gallardo JL, Carlson C, O’Sullivan MG, Bentley RT, Packer RA, Thomovsky SA, Chen AV, Faissler D, Chen W, Hunt MA, Ohlfest JR.  Vaccination for invasive canine meningioma induces in situ production of antibodies capable of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity.  Cancer Research.  2013 May 15;73(19):2987-97.
  • Chohan, AS, Greene SA, Keegan BD, Grubb TL, Chen AV.  Intracranial pressure and cardiopulmonary variables during isoflurane or sevoflurane anesthesia at various minimum alveolar concentration multiples in normocapnic dogs.  Am J Vet Res. 2013 Mar;74(3):369-74.
  • *Namatame E, Chen AV, Thomovsky S, Tucker RL.  Successful long-term use of itraconanzole for the treatment of Aspergillus diskospondylitis in a dog.  Case Reports Vet Med.  2013;2013:1-4.
  • *Harris JM, Chen AV, Tucker RL, Mattoon JS.  Signalment, clinical features and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of 23 cases of diskospondylitis in dogs, J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013 Feb 1;242(3):359-65.
  • Thomovsky SA, Chen AV, Roberts G.  Spinal cord compression in two related Ursus arctos horribilis.  J ZooWildl Med, 2012 Sep;43(3):588-95.
  • Wolff CA, Holmes SP, Young BD, Chen AV, Kent M, Platt SR, Savage MY, Schatzberg SJ, Fosgate GT, Levine JM.  Magnetic resonance imaging for the differentiation of neoplastic, inflammatory and cerebrovascular brain disease in dogs.  J Vet Intern Med.  2012 May-Jun;26(3):589-97.
  • Martinez SE, Bowen KA, Remsberg DM, Takemoto JK, Wright HM, Chen-Allen AV, Davies NM.  High performance liquid chromatographic analysis of lacosamide in canine serum using ultraviolet detection:  application to pre-clinical pharmokinetics in dogs.  Biomed Chromatogr. 2012 May;26(5):606-9.
  • Krugman L, Bryan JN, Mealey KL, Chen A.  Vincristine-induced central neurotoxicity in a collie homozygous for the ABCB1Δ mutation.  J Small Anim Pract.  2012 Mar;53(3):185-7.
  • *Wright HM, Chen AV, Martinez SE, Davies NM.  Pharmacokinetics of oral rufinamide in dogs.  J Vet Pharm Thera. 2012 Dec;35(6)529-33.
  • *Wright HM, Chen AV, Talcott PA, Poppenga RH, Mealey KL.  Intravenous fat emulsion (IFE) for treatment of ivermectin toxicosis in 3 dogs homozygous for the ABCB1-1Δ gene mutation.  J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 2011 Dec;21(6):666-72.
  • Chen AV, Wininger FA, Frey S, Comeau R, Bagley RS, Tucker RL, Schneider AR, Gay JM.  Description and validation of a magnetic resonance imaging – guided stereotactic brain biopsy device in the dog.  Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2011 Sept-Oct;52(5):534-7.
  • *Spall B, Chen, AV, Tucker RL, Lahmers KK, Righter DJ, Hayles J.  Imaging Diagnosis – Metastatic Adrenal Pheochromocytoma in a Dog. Vet Radiol Ultrasound.  2011 Sept-Oct;53(5):534-7.
  • Young BD, Levine JM, Porter BF, Chen-Allen, AV, Rossmeisl JH, Platt SR, Kent M, Fostgate GT, Schatzberg SG.   Magnetic resonance imaging features of intracranial astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas in dogs.  Vet Radiol Ultrasound.  2011 Mar;(52):132-141.
  • O’Brien CS, Bagley RS, Hicks DH, Chen AV, Wininger FA, Brumitt JW.  Gamma-irradiated calvarium allograft cranioplasty in a cat following brain tumor removal.  J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2010 Jul-Aug;46:268-273.
  • *Schneider AR, Chen AV, Tucker RL.  Imaging diagnosis – vertebral canal porcupine quill with presumptive secondary arachnoid diverticulum.  Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2010 Mar-Apr;51(2):152-4.
  • Chen AV, Bagley RS, Talcott PA.  Confirmed 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) toxicosis in a dog.  J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2010;46:43-47.
  • Levine JM, Fostgate GT, Chen AV, Rushing R, Nghiem PP, Platt RS, Bagley RS, Kent M, Hicks DG, Young BD, Schatzberg SJ.  Magnetic resonance imaging in dogs with neurologic impairment due to acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation.  J of Vet Intern.  2009 Nov-Dec;23(6):1220-1226.
  • Wills TB, Chen AV, Haldorson GJ.  Intracranial mass in a cat. Vet Clin Path. 2009 Mar;38(1):39-41.
  • Hicks DG, Pitts MJ, Bagley RS, Vasavada A, Simon J, Chen AV, Wininger FA.  In vitro biomechanical evaluation of a novel internal fixation implant and a traditional pin with polymethylmethacrylate internal fixation implant used to stabilize the C4-5 vertebral motion unit in canine cervical spines.  Am J Vet Res.  2009 Jun;70(6):719-726.
  • Chen AV, Bagley RS, West CL, Gavin PR, Tucker RL. Fecal incontinence and spinal cord abnormalities in seven dogs.  J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005;227:1945-1951.

 


  • Ditzler, Bobbie & Evans, Jeremy & Illing, Kate & Kaeberlein, Matt & Promislow, Daniel & Brindle, Eleanor & Hoffman, Jessica & Creevy, Kate. (2024). Clippers are superior to scissors in the collection of hair for chemical analysis in companion dogs: a Dog Aging Project preliminary study. American journal of veterinary research. 85. 1-7. 10.2460/ajvr.23.12.0293. 
  • Wilkins, Vanessa & Evans, Jeremy & Park, Christina & Fitzpatrick, Annette & Creevy, Kate & Ruple, Audrey. (2024). Validation of the shortened version of the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ) using participants from the Dog Aging Project. PLOS ONE. 19. e0299973. 10.1371/journal.pone.0299973
  • Barnett, Brian & Wesselowski, Sonya & Gordon, Sonya & Saunders, Ashley & Promislow, Daniel & Schwartz, Stephen & Chou, Lucy & Evans, Jeremy & Kaeberlein, Matt & Creevy, Kate. (2023). A masked, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial evaluating safety and the effect on cardiac function of low-dose rapamycin in 17 healthy client-owned dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 10.3389/fvets.2023.1168711.
  • Evans, Jeremy & Chou, Lucy & Kaeberlein, Matt & Promislow, Daniel & Creevy, Kate. (2023). Case report: Severe asymptomatic hypertriglyceridemia associated with long-term low-dose rapamycin administration in a healthy middle-aged Labrador retriever. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 1285498. 10.3389/fvets.2023.1285498.
  • Evans J, Ward, J, Domenig, O, Mochel, JP, Creevy, K. Suspected primary hyperreninism in a cat with malignant renal sarcoma and global renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system upregulation. J Vet Intern Med. 2022. 36(1):272-78.
  • Coy C, Evans J, Lee, A, Dugat, D, Levine, J, Griffin, J. American Canine Hepatozoonosis Causes Multifocal Periosteal Proliferation on CT: A Case Report of 4 Dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2022. 9.
  • Praczko D, Tinkle, A, Arkenberg, C, McClelland, R, Creevy, K, Tolbert, MK, Barnett, B, Chou, L, Evans J, McNulty, K, Dog Aging Project Consortium, Levine, J. Development and Assessment of a Survey Instrument to Assess Veterinary Medical Record Suitability for Multi-center Research Studies. Front Vet Sci., Sec. Comparative and Clinical Medicine. 2022
  • Creevy K. Akey, J, Kaeberlein, M, Promislow, D, Dog Aging Project Consortium. The Dog Aging Project: An Open Science Study of Aging in Companion Dogs. Nature. 2022
  • Evans J, Cook, A. Adrenal-Dependent Atypical Hyperadrenocorticism in a Labrador Retriever. Today’s Veterinary Practice. 2021. 11(5). 80-85.
  • Evans J, Voges AK. What Is Your Diagnosis?: Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in a Feline. J Am Vet Med Assoc.
  • Cook A, Evans, J. Feline comorbidities: Recognition, diagnosis and management of the cushingoid diabetic. J Feline Med Surg. 2021. 23(1):4-16.
  • Morassi A, Rivera-Vélez SM, Slovak JE, Court MH, Villarino NF. “Ex Vivo Binding of the Immunosuppressant Mycophenolic Acid to Dog and Cat Plasma Proteins and the Effect of Co-Incubated Dexamethasone and Prednisolone” Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. August 2018
  • Rivera Vélez SM, Morassi A, Court MH, Slovak JE, Villarino NF. “Development and validation of an ultrafast chromatographic method for detection and quantification of the immunosuppressant mycophenolic acid in canine, feline and human plasma” Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, November 2016.
  • Morassi A, Bianco D, Park E, Nakamura RK, White GA. “Evaluation of the Safety and Tolerability of Rivaroxaban in Dogs with Presumed Primary Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia” Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, July 2016 
  • Morassi A, Rivera Vélez SM, Slovak JE, Court MH, Villarino NF. “Effect of Corticosteroids on Plasma Protein Binding of Mycophenolic Acid in Dogs and Cats” Oral Presentation at ACVIM Forum 2017. Awarded WSU Intramural Grant 2016.
  • Queen EV, Vaughan MA, Johnson LR. Bronchoscopic debulking of tracheal carcinoma in 3 cats using a wire snare. J Vet Intern Med 2010; 24(4):990-993.
  • Vaughan MA, Feldman EC,  Hoar BR, Nelson RW.  Evaluation of twice daily, low dose trilostane treatment administered orally in dogs with naturally occurring hyperadrenocorticism. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2008 May 1;232(9):1321-8.
  • Feldman EC, Vaughan MA, Nelson RW.  Duration of Trilostane Effectiveness in Dogs with Naturally Occurring Hyper-Adrenocorticism. Research abstract, 2007 ACVIM Forum.
  • Mason NJ, Selmic L, Ruple A, London CA, Barber L, Weishaar K, Perry JA, Mahoney J, et. al. Immunological responses and clinical outcomes in pet dogs with osteosarcoma receiving standard of care therapy and a recombinant Listeria vaccine expressing HER2/neu. Mol Ther. 2025 Feb 15:S1525-0016(25)00113-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.02.023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39955616.
  • Cournoyer A, Amerman H, Assenmacher C-A, Durham A, Perry JA, Gedney A, Keuler N, Atherton MJ, Lenz JA. Quantification of DC3, FoxP3, and granzyme B immunostaining in canine renal cell carcinoma. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 271 (2024) 110741.
  • Murphy C, Kursh L, Nolan T, Perry JA. Subcutaneous Taenia crassiceps Cysticercosis Mass Excision from and 11-year-old Mixed Breed Dog. J Am An Hosp Assc. 2021. Aug 9;57(5). doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-7027
  • Linde KJ, Stockdale SL, Mison MB, Perry JA. The effect of prednisone on histologic and gross characteristics in canine mast cell tumors. Can Vet J. 2021 Jan;62(1):45-50. PMID: 33390598; PMCID: PMC7739397
  • Sharma S, Boston SE, Skinner OT, Perry JA, Verstraete FJM, Lee DB, Van Stee LLL, Thompson C, Boylan M, McKee T, Bergman PJ. Survival time of Juvenile dogs with oral squamous cell carcinoma treated with surgery alone: A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology retrospective study. Vet Surg. 2021 May;50(4):740-747. Doi10.111/vsu.13625 Epub 2021 Mar 27 
  • Griffin MA, Culp TN, Giuffrida MA, Selmic LE, Denitz JC, Perry JA et. Al. Choledochal stenting for treatment of extrahepatic biliary obstruction in cats. J Vet Intern Med. 2021;35:2722-2729. Doi: 10.1111/jvim.16176
  • Linde K, Stockdale SL, Mison MB, Perry JA. Evaluation of the effect of neoadjuvant prednisone therapy on tumor grade and mitotic index in canine mast cell tumors. Canadian Vet Journal 2021.
  • Taylor CJ, Monnet E. A comparison of outcomes between laparoscopic and open adrenalectomies in dogs. Vet Surg. 2021 Jan 8. 
  • Taylor CJ, Smeak, DD. Perineal Urethrostomy in Male Dogs; Technique Description, Short- and Long-Term Results. Can Vet J. 2021 July 2021.
  • Kakas R, Stockdale SL, Carr A. Magnetic resonance imaging findings in a young Boxer with septic physitis of the humerus. JAAHA 2020.
  • Kates FR, Samuels SK, Case JB, Dujowich M. Lessons Learned from a Pilot Study Implementing a Team-Based Messaging Application (Slack) to Improve Communication and Teamwork in Veterinary Medical Education. J Vet Med Educ. 2020 Feb;47(1):18-26. doi: 10.3138/jvme.0717-091r2. Epub 2019 Mar 28. PMID: 30920946.
  • Taylor CJ, Simon BJ, Stanley BT, Lai GP, Thieman-Mankin KM. Breed-specific vertebral heart scale for the Norwich terrier. J Vet Radiol Ultrasound 1:10-15, 2020. 
  • Brooks IJ, de Oliveira CR, McHenry KM, Dujowich M. What Is Your Diagnosis? J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2019 Jan 15;254(2):203-205. doi: 10.2460/javma.254.2.203. PMID: 30605382.
  • Griffin MA, Culp WTN, Giuffrida MA, Ellis P, Tuohy J, Perry JA, Gedney A, Lux CN, Milovancev M, Wallace ML, Hash J, Mathews K, Liptak JM, Selmic LE, Singh A, Palm CA, Balsa IM, Mayhew PD, Steffey MA, Rebhun RB, Burton JH, Kent MS. Lower urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma in cats: Clinical findings, treatments, and outcomes in 118 cases. J Vet Intern Med. 2019 Nov 13. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15656
  • Perry, JA, Douglas, H. Immunological Effects of Opioids in Cancer Patients. In: Veterinary Clinics of North America. 2019 Nov;49(6):981-991. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.07.008. Review
  • Goulart, M. R., Hlavaty, S. I., Chang, Y. M., Polton, G., Stell, A., Perry JA, et al. Phenotypic and transcriptomic characterization of canine myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Sci. Rep 2019; 9(1): 3574; DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-40285-3
  • Stockdale SL, Gazzola K, Hauptman J, Stanley B, Mison MB. Comparison of thoracic duct ligation and subphrenic pericardectomy versus thoracic duct ligation, subphrenic pericardectomy and cisterna chyli ablation for treatment of feline idiopathic chylothorax: 22 cases. JAVMA 2018.
  • Keeshen T, Case JB, Wellehan JF, Dujowich M. Bacterial recovery using sonication versus swabbing of titanium and stainless steel implants inoculated with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2017 Sep 12;30(5):346-350. doi: 10.3415/VCOT-17-02-0031. Epub 2018 Aug 1. PMID: 28763526.
  • Garden, OA, Volk, S, Mason, N, Perry JA. Companion animals in comparative oncology: One Medicine in action. The Vet J. 2018 Oct 24; 240:6-13 DOI 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.08.008. Epub 2018 Aug 27
  • Raleigh, JS, Lanza, MR, Perry JA. Apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma with perineural metastasis in a cat. J. Fel Med Surg. 2018 Dec 3:4(2) DOI 10.1177/2055116918815323. eCollection 2018 Jul-Dec
  • Linde, K, Kelleher, T, Perry JA. Biological implant-associated granulomatous inflammation resulting in secondary hypercalcemia and azotemia in a dog. Clinical Case Reports. 2018; DOI 10.1002/ccr3.1661
  • McHenry KM, Dujowich M, Oliveira CR. What Is Your Diagnosis? J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2017 Mar 1;250(5):505-507. doi: 10.2460/javma.250.5.505. Erratum in: J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2017 Apr 15;250(8):844. doi: 10.2460/javma.250.8.844. PMID: 28207319.
  • Frazier, J, Bertout, J, Kerwin, W, Moreno-Gonzalez, A, Casalini, J, Grenley, M, Beirne, E, Kori Watts, K, Keener, A, Thirstrup, D, Tretyak, I, Ditzler, S, Tripp, C, Choy, K, Gillings, S, Breit, M, Meleo, K, Rizzo, V, Herrera, C, Perry JA, Amaravadi, R, Olson, J, and Klinghoffer, K. In-patient multi-drug analyses distinguish cancer agents based on tumor cell killing and immunomodulation. Cancer Research. 2017; DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-17-0084
  • Dujowich M, Case JB, Ellison G, Wellehan JF Jr. Evaluation of Low-Dose Ultraviolet Light C for Reduction of Select ESKAPE Pathogens in a Canine Skin and Muscle Model. Photomed Laser Surg. 2016 Aug;34(8):363-70. doi: 10.1089/pho.2016.4107. Epub 2016 Jul 14. PMID: 27415773.
  • Bentley JJ, Santoro D, Gram DW, Dujowich M, Marsella R. Can ultraviolet light C decrease the environmental burden of antimicrobial-resistant and -sensitive bacteria on textiles? Vet Dermatol. 2016 Dec;27(6):457-e121. doi: 10.1111/vde.12377. Epub 2016 Sep 12. PMID: 27620856.
  • Leeman, JJ, Shaw, KK, Mison, MB, Perry JA, Carr, A, Shultz, R. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy and therapeutic exercise for supraspinatus and biceps tendionpathies in 29 dogs. Vet Rec. 2016 Oct 15; 179(15): 385
  • Bayer BJ, Dujowich M, Krebs AI, Leeds TG, Anderson GM, Merkley DF. Injection of the diaphragmatic crus with methylene blue for coloration of the canine thoracic duct. Vet Surg. 2014 Oct;43(7):829-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12261.x. Epub 2014 Aug 11. PMID: 25110124.
  • Chapter: Skull and Mandible Surgical Repair of Fractures Involving the Mandible and Maxilla Book Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery Edition5th Edition First Published2014
  • Perry JA, Dailey, D, Culp, WC, Eickhoff, J, Kamstock, D, Thamm, D. Diagnostic accuracy of pre-operative biopsy for soft tissue sarcomas in dogs. Vet Comp Oncol. 2014; 12(2): 106-13
  • Kennedy, K, Perry JA, Duncan, C, Duerr, F. Long digital extensor tendon mineralization andcranial cruciate ligament rupture in a dog. Vet Surg. 2014 43(5): 589-592
  • Read, R, Duncan, C, Wallace, A, Perry J, Duerr, F. Assessment and validation of magnification in digital radiology. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2012; 241(6): 782-7
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  • Culp, WT, MacPhail, C, Perry JA, Jensen, T. Use of a Nitinol stent to palliate a colorectal obstruction secondary to a benign neoplastic obstruction in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2011; 239(2): 222-7
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ABSTRACTS/POSTERS:

  • Kaese, H. Updates on the Genetics of Equine Recurrent Uveitis in Appaloosa Horses. Annual Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (2019)

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