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A dog gets a dental exam from someone wearing gloves

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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Get to Know Holly Fuson

August 01, 2024 / Get to Know

Holly Fuson, Director of Online Programs and Extension at the College of Veterinary Medicine, began working at the college in 2007. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started at the…
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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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A group of veterinarians examining a black dog.

Congenital Heart Disease in Companion Animals

July 15, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Carl Toborowsky, a clinical assistant professor in the cardiology service, has degrees in East Asian studies, ecology, evolution, and systematics, and biological anthropology in addition to his veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania….
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Dr. Coretta Patterson and Dr. Christina Tran

Explosion of New Veterinary Schools Presents Opportunity

July 12, 2024 / Alumni News

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. Today 33 U.S. institutions grant veterinary degrees. That number will rise to 34 this fall, when the first-ever veterinary college in Puerto Rico opens….
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Dr. Christina Tran and Dr. Coretta Patterson

Alumnae Lead at New Colleges of Veterinary Medicine

July 08, 2024 / Alumni News

How have your own experiences shaped your views on what veterinary students need to learn in order to be successful practitioners? Patterson: I spent most of my formative years in veterinary medicine in CVM teaching…
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