Education

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Large Animal Surgery

  Clinical Instructor and Residency, Large Animal Surgery, Purdue University, Indiana, 2000-2005

  Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons, 2005

  Masters of Science, Purdue University, 2004

  DVM, School of Veterinary Medicine University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1999

Research

Dr Brounts is interested in surgical diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract, such as colic, and the intensive care involved with these diseases. Another area of interest is healing of tissues such as wounds and tendons.

Responsibilities

Dr Brounts is involved in the both the undergraduate and graduate/resident teaching in the veterinary program. She teaches students during their clinical rotations as well as during elective food animal and equine surgery courses. She is also involved in the continuing education for private practitioners

Clinical Interests

Dr Brounts is interested in all aspects of Large Animal Surgery with a special interest in soft tissue surgery and sports medicine.

Recent Publications

Brounts S H, Adams S B, Vemireddi V, Holland C H. A glomus tumour in the foot of the horse. Equine Veterinary Education 2007. 

Estrada A, Ferrer M, Brounts S H, Milligan M A, Lillich J D. Uterine inflammatory polyp in a quarter horse. Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association 2007.

Foley A, Brounts S H, Hawkins J F. Urolithiasis in horses. Compendium for the practicing veterinarian 2007. 

Proudfoot J S, Ramer J C, Singleton C L, Hawkins J F, Garner M M, Brounts S H. Abdominal surgery and enterotomy in a juvenile African elephant (Loxodonta Africana). International Elephant foundation conference proceedings 2005.

Brounts S H, Baird A N, Baird D K. What is your diagnosis (dystrophic mineralization). Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association 2005; 226: 349-350. 

Brounts S H, Hawkins J F, Blevins W E. What is your diagnosis (supernumerary tooth). Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association 2005; 226: 201-202. 

Brounts S H, Hawkins J F, Lescun T B, Fessler J F, Stiles P, Blevins W E. Surgical management of compound odontoma in two horses. Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association 2004; 225: 1423-1427.