Veterinary Clinical Medicine

cardiologists in the interventional surgery suite at University of Illinois

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Bringing Open-Heart Surgery to Illinois: New Option Extends Pets’ Lives

November 6, 2025 / Giving Stories

It’s estimated that, by age 10, three in four small-breed dogs develop heart disease. They are especially susceptible to degenerative mitral valve disease. “Mitral valve disease is one of the most common and devastating heart…
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Workshop Prepares United Front of Health Heroes in Illinois

December 06, 2024 / General News

Step aside, Marvel and DC. There’s a real-world league of heroes made up of physicians, veterinarians, ecologists, researchers, public health professionals, policymakers, social workers, and other professionals who protect public health in Illinois and around…
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A dog gets a dental exam from someone wearing gloves.

Online Veterinary Dentistry Program Supports New Educational Requirements

November 27, 2024 / General News

In 1990, Dr. Sandy Manfra joined the college’s small animal surgery team with a mandate to expand its veterinary dentistry program. Only two years earlier, the American Veterinary Medical Association had recognized veterinary dentistry as…
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Fungal Zoonotic Disease Webinar Taps Dermatologist’s Expertise in Sporotrichosis

November 20, 2024 / General News

Dr. Clarissa Souza, assistant professor of dermatology, presented an in-demand CE webinar for AVMA, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about a fungal zoonotic disease known as sporotrichosis. The disease, transmitted by cats to humans, is endemic in Brazil. A…
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