Education
Master of Science
2004, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Residency in Anesthesia
2004, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship
2001, California Animal Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
2000, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
Bachelor of Science, Biology
1996, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
Research
“A comparison of the analgesic efficacy of epidural morphine/lidocaine and an intravenous constant rate infusion of morphine, lidocaine, and ketamine (MLK) in combination in dogs undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO).” Submitted to the Companion Animal Fund, December 2008.
Colloid oncotic pressure for anesthetized horses with and without intravenous hetastarch administration. University of Wisconsin – Madison, November 2008 – present.
Infraorbital dental nerve blocks with mepivacaine decrease the anesthetic requirement of isoflurane in dogs undergoing dental procedures. University of Wisconsin – Madison, September 2008 – present.
The effects of acupuncture, electroacupuncture and transcutaneous cranial electrical stimulation on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in dogs. The Ohio State University, October 2002 - March 2003.
Clinical Interests
My interests focus on analgesia and pain managment in the clinical setting.
Graduate Training
Training two Residents in Anesthesia: Carrie Schroeder & Erin Wendt
938-630 Small Animal Surgery - Two lectures
938-634 Small Animal Practice Laboratory - Eight labs
938-646 Veterinary Anesthesiology - Fourth year rotations
938-743 Advanced Anesthesiology and Critical Care - Fourth year rotations
938-545 Fundamentals of Anesthesiology I - Five lectures, One lab
938-546 Fundamentals of Anesthesiology II - Five lectures
938-544 Fundamental of Surgery - One lecture
623-675 Small Animal Critical Care - Two lectures, One lab
623-570 Physical Examination and Restraint Laboratory - Two labs
Recent Publications
BOOK CHAPTERS
Brainard BM & Snyder LC. Book chapter, yet untitled Veterinary Trauma Book. “Chapter 5 Anesthesia and Analgesia of the Trauma Patient”, Elsevier, final revision submitted to editors, October 2008.
MANUSCRIPTS
Hofmeister EH, Watson V, Snyder LBC, Love EJ. Validity and client use of information from the World Wide Web regarding veterinary anesthesia in dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2008; 233: 1860-1864.
Culp LB, Skarda RT, Muir WW. Comparison of the effects of acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and transcutaneous cranial electrical stimulation on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol 66, No 8: 1364-1370, 2005.
Hunter SL, Culp LB, Muir WW, et al: Sodium nitroprusside-induced deliberate hypotension to facilitate patent ductus arteriousus ligation in dogs. Veterinary Surgery, 32: 336-340, 2003.