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Masked woman looks at a bag of IV fluid

Hurricane Helene caused flooding at Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing plant in North Carolina, forcing its closure. Baxter manufactures a large portion of the IV fluids distributed in the United States, increasing the likelihood of shortages…
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Dr. Heidi Phillips, Dr. John Coyne, and Dr. Kimberly Selting

Dr. John A. Coyne Investiture, Second of Four in 2024

November 05, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Pictured above from left to right: Dr. Heidi Phillips, Dr. John Coyne, and Dr. Kimberly Selting On October 11, in a touching investiture ceremony that highlighted family ties, two faculty members became the inaugural Dr….
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Faculty Spotlight: Monica Chen, DVM, MS

November 05, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Chen is an instructor in the small animal surgery service. Tell us about your background. Unlike the people who were passionate about veterinary medicine from an early age, I grew up in the East…
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Dr. Huff holding a dog

Faculty Spotlight: Hana Huff, DVM

October 01, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Huff is an instructor in the small animal emergency service. Tell us about your background. I grew up on a farm and started shadowing our local veterinarian from a young age. I then worked…
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Urinary Calculi in Small Ruminants

October 01, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

It’s that time of year when sheep and goats tend to form bladder stones and become obstructed. The second common time of year is in the winter when the waterers freeze. Any sick male castrated…
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Dr. Mariana Sosa-Higareda holds an eagle on her arm.

Faculty Spotlight: Mariana Sosa-Higareda, MVZ

August 29, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Sosa-Higareda is an assistant professor in the zoological medicine service. Tell us about your background. I was born and raised in Mexico City. I obtained my veterinary degree from the National Autonomous University of…
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Two veterinarians analyze test results

Neurologic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

August 29, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

There are many types of extraneural diseases that might also affect the nervous system in some way: This is obviously a wide range of diseases: an entire book can be written on this topic! For…
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Veterinary student Brianna Moore and Dr. Matthew Berry look at a cell culture plate.

Clinical Trials for Canine Soft Tissue Sarcomas

July 31, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Canine soft tissue sarcomas are a locally invasive subcutaneous neoplasm in dogs. We have observed from many of our referred soft tissue sarcoma cases, the diagnosis is most commonly determined from histopathology following marginal tumor…
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Dr. Stephanie Bruner

Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Bruner, DVM, DACVD

July 31, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Bruner is a clinical assistant professor in the dermatology and otology service. Tell us about your background. I was one of those kids who always wanted to become a veterinarian and then actually became…
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