CGS At-Large Director (3-year term): May 2006 - 2009

Present Position:

Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Oregon State University

Education:

• DVM, 1982, Colorado State University
• Internship,
• Residency,
• MS, 1987, Colorado State University
• PhD, 1989, Colorado State University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, 1990, Oregon Health & Science University

Memberships:

• American Animal Hospital Association
• American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Diplomate
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Comparative Gastroenterology Society
• Honor Societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Zeta
• Oregon Veterinary Medical Association

Clinical & Research Interests:

• Gastrointestinal motility
• Gastric dilatation-volvulus syndrome
• Hepatic diseases
• Clinical nutrition
• Lipid metabolism
• Taurine metabolism
• Effects of Diet on the Immune System
• Antioxidants

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