Vet Cetera magazine 2015

PHIL SHOCKLEY / UNIVERSITY MARKETING
Critically ill horses with infectious diseases need to be isolated. The
isolation facility HVAC system was replaced with a system that manages
this airspace with negative pressure and specialized filters to safely isolate
horses with airborne infectious conditions. The isolation facility is also
equipped with a hoist system to manage horses with infectious neurologic
conditions that require assistance standing or need full sling support.
“These new facilities will greatly enhance our ability to provide the latest
in health care for horses of all ages and disciplines,” says Dr. Todd Holbrook,
equine section chief. “I am very excited about the future of equine
health care at OSU and confident opportunities will arise to fulfill our
vision to become the region’s premier equine health care referral center.”
OSU equine team members are ready to serve the needs of all horses, whether it’s a neonatal foal,
a competitive equine athlete or a beloved family horse. The team includes:
• TODD HOLBROOK, DVM, DACVIM, DACVSMR, professor
and June Jacobs Endowed Chair in Equine Medicine,
is the equine section chief. In addition to his expertise
in equine internal medicine and sports medicine, he
has a special interest in endurance horses. For more
than a decade, he represented the U.S. Equestrian
Federation as a veterinarian for the endurance team
internationally. In his spare time, he enjoys raising and
showing reining horses with his family.
• DAN BURBA, DVM, DACVS, is a professor of equine
surgery and the McCasland Professor in Biomedical
Laser Surgery. He has a special interest in cribbing and
upper airway function in horses. His research interests
focus on orthopedics and laser surgery. He also has
extensive experience in equine rescue efforts, having
served a pivotal role during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
• LYNDI GILLIAM, DVM, DACVIM, Ph.D., is an associate
professor of equine medicine. She has extensive
equine internal medicine experience. Her special
interests include neonatology, cardiology and client
communication. She has spent decades researching
the effects of venomous snakebites on cardiac
function in horses.
• MIKE SCHOONOVER, DVM, DAVS, DACVSMR, is an
assistant professor of equine surgery. He specializes
in the treatment of western performance horses. His
clinical and research interests include diagnosis and
treatment of navicular syndrome.
• MICHAEL DAVIS, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVSMR,
professor and Oxley Chair in Equine Sports
Medicine, is the director of the Comparative Exercise
Physiology Lab. He has supported many collaborative
investigations affecting the health of equine athletes
and has an international reputation in exercise
physiology research. He also oversees the equine
treadmill facility used for both clinical and research
purposes in horses.
TODD
HOLBROOK
DAN
BURBA
LYNDI
GILLIAM
MIKE
SCHOONOVER
MICHAEL
DAVIS
Thanks to the generosity of donors such as the Gaylord Foundation; Alamo Pintado
Equine Clinic; Dr. Dick (BS ’69, DVM ’71) and Mary Kay Shepherd (BS ’69); and the
family of John S. Gammill, the OSU Center for Veterinary Health Sciences has stateof-the-art,
renovated facilities to improve the health care of horses.
If you love horses and want to contribute to the Gaylord Center of Excellence in
Equine Health, contact Jayme Ferrell at the OSU Foundation at 405-385-0729
or jferrell@osugiving.com.
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