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‘Heart Team’ Offers Hope for Dogs with Valve Disease
February 10, 2025 / General News

The University of Illinois is ushering in a new era in veterinary cardiology. “For most of its history, veterinary cardiology has been a specialty focused on diagnostics and medical management,” said Dr. Ryan Fries, who…
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Get to Know Falkor Conroy

February 20, 2025 / Get to Know

Falkor Conroy, Audio Visualization Coordinator, began working at the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2024. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?March 28, 2024. Describe your role at the college.I’m the…
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What Makes the Bird Flu Virus So Unusual?

February 10, 2025 / General News

Dr. James Lowe, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the U. of I., describes the factors that influence infection with the H5N1 virus in a variety of animals. The H5N1 virus attacks specific body…
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Get to Know Stephanie Bruner

February 06, 2025 / Get to Know

Dr. Stephanie Bruner, Clinical Assistant Professor, began working at the college in 2024. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I’ve been a faculty member of the College of Veterinary Medicine since…
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More on Plasma Preparations for Transfusion

January 30, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Editor’s note: This article extends the discussion of plasma-based transfusion therapy and the role of albumin from this and last month’s issue of rvetILLINOIS. Ideally, if plasma is to be frozen for the purpose of…
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More on Plasma: Role of Albumin in Health and Disease

January 30, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Editor’s note: This article extends the discussion of plasma-based transfusion therapy that appeared in the last issue of rvetILLINOIS. Read more on preparations for transfusion in the February issue of rvetILLINOIS. Plasma is the liquid,…
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Faculty Spotlight: Gene Pavlovsky, DVM, DABVP

January 30, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Pavlovsky is the chief of staff for Dr. John A. Coyne South Clinic in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and heads the primary care service. Tell us about your background. I was born and raised…
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