Dog found with severe facial injuries receives reconstructive surgery Written by Meghan Lepisto Gemma’s journey begins in Doha, Qatar, found in the stairwell of an industrial area with ghastly injuries to her face. It ends in …
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UW Veterinary Care Cancer Patients To Benefit From New, More Precise Radiation Therapy Delivery System
Posted onWritten by Meghan Lepisto Oncology patients undergoing radiation therapy at UW Veterinary Care will now receive treatments with an adaptive, motion-tracking radiotherapy system. The cutting-edge machine, installed in fall 2020, provides several advantages for companion …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: Antibody Test and Immunization Explainer
Posted onThis expert response comes from Laurie Larson, veterinarian and director of the Companion Animal Vaccine and Immuno-Diagnostic Service (CAVIDS) Lab at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. Question: My breeder insists on titering. Our state, …
Making a Difference With Donor Support
Posted onHospital clients, clinic sponsors, alumni, community members, industry partners, and more — the UW School of Veterinary Medicine receives the gracious support of donors from all walks of life with gifts of all sizes, all …
A Love for Dogs Inspires Endowed Chair in Canine Health
Posted onWhen associate professor Gillian McLellan goes to work each day, she is on the hunt for ways to eliminate or reduce the incidence of disabling and blinding eye diseases in companion animals. A comparative ophthalmologist, …
Sailing Through Life’s Adventures, Cocker Spaniel at Their Side
Posted onHow many dogs have sailed from the Midwest to the Caribbean and back again? Zephyr for one. For nine months beginning in fall 2002, the little parti-color cocker spaniel was one-third of a seafaring crew …
A Gift for Newman is a Gift for Many Others
Posted onSome people have a way of perceiving that enables them to see what is missing — to understand what is needed to make things even better. That’s surely the case with Mary and Jeffrey Brown’s …
Combining Veterinary Research and Computer Vision for Early Disease Detection
Posted onPreston Andrew Cernek DVMx’21 stumbled across an opportunity he wasn’t anticipating the summer before last. “I was looking for a summer job and I literally just started knocking on people’s doors down at the production …
Inaugural UW School of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Award Recipients
Posted onIn 2019 the UW School of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Advisory Board launched an alumni awards program to recognize graduates who have made significant contributions to society and whose accomplishments, affiliations, and careers have honored the …
It’s About the Animals — and Humans, Too
Posted onUW’s Shelter Medicine Program provides a needed resource for at-risk animals and those who care for them each day. Written by Stephanie Haws | Photos by Bryce Richter I sit next to Sandra Newbury DVM’03 …