Faculty & Staff
New Camera Capsule Gives PVM Specialists Non-Invasive Imaging Options for GI Health
April 24, 2018
One of the many challenges veterinarians face is that animals can’t tell them exactly what’s wrong. But now, with a new camera capsule available from ALICAM at the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), Purdue veterinary specialists can gain valuable insights into their patients’ gastrointestinal health with no harm, no anesthesia, and no recovery time required.
Cooper the Trooper’s “Surgiversary” is Cause for Celebration
April 24, 2018
The small animal orthopedic surgery team in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine performed a total hip replacement one year ago in March on a three-legged dog named Cooper. One year later, on the occasion of the dog’s “surgiversary,” his family says Cooper the Trooper is good as […]
Surgical Equipment Donation Enhances Learning for Purdue Veterinary Students
April 24, 2018
Thanks to a connection between Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) and an orthopedic surgeon at Logansport Memorial Hospital in Logansport, Ind., third-year Purdue veterinary students now have more opportunities to learn first-hand about using electrosurgical equipment in surgery. The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine recently took possession of several electrosurgical units that were donated by the Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Heeke Lab Joins Statewide Veterinary Partnership to Help the Hellbender
April 24, 2018
Due to pollution and habitat erosion, the eastern hellbender population is on a rapid decline in the United States. The plight of the Hellbender salamander is a fascinating tale of survival aided by veterinary specialists collaborating with wildlife biologists. The staff at the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory’s (ADDL) Heeke Lab, located at the Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center near Dubois, Ind., joined this effort as part of the ADDL’s mission to provide vital veterinary diagnostic testing to Indiana and the rest of the United States through diagnosis of diseases, discovery of new knowledge and dissemination of that knowledge for animal medicine and research.
Dr. Kathleen Salisbury Named Purdue 150th Anniversary Professor
April 24, 2018
Purdue Veterinary Medicine Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Small Animal Surgery S. Kathleen Salisbury has been named a 150th Anniversary Professor by the Office of the Provost to recognize her excellence in teaching at Purdue.
PVM’s Dr. Yava Jones-Hall Completes AAVMC Leadership Academy
April 24, 2018
Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology Yava Jones-Hall, a faculty member in Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Comparative Pathobiology, has completed the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC) Leadership Academy. Dr. Jones-Hall was recognized with the other AAVMC Leadership Academy graduates at the conclusion of the program, which coincided with the start of the 2018 AAVMC Annual Meeting in Washington March 2.
Police in LaPorte County Receive K9 Narcan Administration Training from PVM ECC Team
April 20, 2018
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department completed K9 Narcan training thanks to Dr. Paula Johnson, Purdue Veterinary Medicine clinical assistant professor of small animal emergency and critical care, and fellow members of the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) Team. The training for first responders in northern Indiana covered symptoms of opioid exposure and basic life saving techniques, including the administration of naloxone, commonly known by the name Narcan, to keep police dogs alive when they are exposed to deadly narcotics.
PVM Students Explore Ancient Artifacts Related to the Human-Animal Bond
April 20, 2018
“Early Origins of Veterinary Medicine” is the title of a new Purdue Veterinary Medicine course, VM 86000, and students in the class had an exceptional opportunity earlier this month to come face to face with ancient artifacts they had studied in the course. The instructor, Professor of Medical Illustration David Williams, took several third-year students enrolled in the class on a field trip to the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.
Retirement Reception Honors Pam White
April 20, 2018
Congratulations are in order for Purdue Veterinary Medicine Media and Instructional Technology Specialist Pam White, who is retiring at the end of April. A reception in her honor was held Monday, April 16, in the Continuum Café.
PVM Professor Appointed to Working Group Helping with Purdue’s Sesquicentennial Plans
April 13, 2018
Purdue Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Professor of Comparative Pathobiology Tim Ratliff is among 16 faculty members appointed by President Mitch Daniels to a faculty working group charged with helping identify themes for the Ideas Festival, which will be the centerpiece of Purdue’s 150th anniversary celebration during 2018-19.
