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Rebecca A. Packer, MS, DVM

  • Associate Professor, Neurology/Neurosurgery
  • Associate Professor, Basic Medical Sciences
  • Department of Basic Medical Sciences /Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
  • Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • 625 Harrison Street
  • West Lafayette, IN 47907

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Education

  • 2006 - Residency | University of Missouri-Columbia
  • 2001 - DVM | North Carolina State University
  • 1995 - MS | North Carolina State University

Certification

  • Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology), 2007

Areas of Interest

  • Minimally-invasive neurosurgical techniques
  • Novel therapies for the treatment of brain tumors
  • Acute spinal cord injury

Experience

  • 2012 - Present | Associate Professor, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (75% appointment), and Basic Medical Sciences (25% appointment), Purdue University
  • 2008 - 2012 | Assistant Professor, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (75% appointment) and Basic Medical Sciences (25% appointment), Purdue University
  • 2006 - 2008 | Assistant Professor, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Departments of Basic Medical Sciences (75% appointment) and Veterinary Clinical Sciences (25% appointment), Purdue University
  • 2003 - 2006 | Resident, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Missouri-Columbia
  • 2002 - 2003 | Intern, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Georgia
  • 2001 - 2002 | Intern, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, After Hours Small Animal Emergency Clinic of Wake County

Selected Publications