SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES (VSCS)

Research

• VSCS expanded its biobanking and clinical trials capacity with the hire of Ms. Lisa Even, Manager of the Office of Veterinary Clinical Investigation. Ms. Even provides support to investigators throughout the School and ensures best practices in clinical trials are followed.

• The Gastrointestinal Laboratory received multiple new gifts from private and corporate donors, which will support chairs in hepatology and gastroenterology as well as support clinical research

• Dr. Kate Creevy published a first author paper in the journal Nature, summarizing the Dog Aging Project, a multi-institutional collaboration that has enrolled thousands of dogs to study healthy aging

• VSCS has developed a Clinical Research and Information Service to support students, residents and faculty with research information needs.

• Our cardiology team published key research detailing predictors of the development of cardiac disease in large breed dogs

• Dr. Nick Jeffery developed a new metric for assessing gait in dogs with spinal cord injury, the 50-step walking test

• The department appointed two Assistant Department Heads, Drs. Brian Saunders and Jonathan Lidbury, to supervise graduate student, clinical research, and intramural grant programs

Patient Care

• Dr. Kate Creevy was named a Texas A&M University Presidential Impact Fellow in 2021. This award recognizes rising stars who embody the university’s commitment to advancing knowledge

• Dr. Jonathan Levine completed his term as President of the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians

• Dr. Adam Patterson completed his term as President of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology

• Dr. Ashley Saunders was named a Texas A&M University Presidential Professor of Teaching Excellence in 2022, the highest award the university offers to outstanding educators

• Dr. Jörg Steiner was named a 2021 Regents Professor, which is the highest recognition bestowed by the University System on faculty for contributions to teaching, research, and service.

• Dr. Lori Teller served as President of the American Veterinary Medical Association

• Dr. Johanna Heseltine was awarded the 2022 Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award and the Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Award

• Dr. Elizabeth Malcolm received the 1st Oral Abstract Prize: Purina Award at the ECVIM-CA Online Congress for her presentation on Reproducibility and repeatability of radiographic measurements of cardiac size in dogs