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Dr. DeBowes
is a former Chair of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Dr. DeBowes' veterinary interests include equine general and
orthopedic surgery, lameness diagnosis, and joint biology. Dr.
DeBowes' administrative interests include faculty and program
development, fund raising, and the promotion of nontechnical
competencies (life skills), medical communications and
personal/servant leadership.
Dr. DeBowes is an active member of numerous veterinary and
professional associations. He currently serves as a member of the
Executive Committee of the Washington State Veterinary Medical
Association. He is also a past president of the American Association
of Veterinary Clinicians and will serve through 2005 as the AAVC's
delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates. Dr. DeBowes is a member of
the Board of Regents for the American College of Veterinary
Surgeons. Dr. DeBowes is also a member of the Board of Directors for
the Eastern States Veterinary Association and currently serves
President of the Board of Directors and Director of Education for
the North American Veterinary Conference.
Dr. DeBowes works closely with faculty and staff from around the
College to promote a professional leadership program for both
incoming Washington State students (Cougar
Orientation and Leadership Experience: COLE) and at the
international level, the
Veterinary Leadership Experience (VLE). To support these
enterprises (COLE: 4 years; VLE: 2 years; College Leadership
Program: 3 years) Dr. DeBowes has raised over $500,000.00 of
extramural support from corporate partners and donors.
Research
Dr. Richard DeBowes has surgical research interests centered
primarily in the area of equine clinical orthopedics and more
specifically, in the areas of fracture fixation and the properties
of normal and arthritic articular cartilage. Past collaborations
involve an ongoing clinical investigation using an "immobilization
followed by exercise" model for production of degenerative joint
disease in young adult horses (Lillich et. al) and in vitro
assessment of a circular ring fixator (Valentino et. al). Previous
work has focused on the biomechanical properties of equine articular
cartilage, the effects of methylprednisolone acetate on normal
equine articular cartilage (Murray et. al), the biomechanical merits
of a novel orthopedic screw (Murray et. al) and the effects of
hydroxyapatite coating of orthopedic implants (Anderson et. al). Dr.
DeBowes currently serves on 1 MS committee and has served on or
chaired graduate program committees for 15 Masters and 2 doctoral
candidates.
Selected Publications
1: Zenner D, Burns GA, Ruby KL, Debowes RM, Stoll S. Veterinary
students as elite performers: preliminary insights. J Vet Med Educ.
2005 Summer;32(2):242-8.
2: Murray RC, Znaor N, Tanner KE, DeBowes RM, Gaughan EM, Goodship
AE. The effect of intra-articular methylprednisolone acetate
and exercise on equine carpal subchondral and cancellous bone
microhardness. Equine Vet J. 2002 May;34(3):306-10.
3: Frees KE, Lillich JD, Gaughan EM, DeBowes RM. Tenoscopic-assisted
treatment of open digital flexor tendon sheath injuries in horses:
20 cases (1992-2001). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2002 Jun
15;220(12):1823-7.
4: Van Harreveld PD, Lillich JD, Kawcak CE, Gaughan EM, Mclaughlin
RM, Debowes RM.
Clinical evaluation of the effects of immobilization followed by
remobilization and exercise on the metacarpophalangeal joint in
horses. Am J Vet Res. 2002 Feb;63(2):282-8.
5: DeBowes RM. Setting the standards for internship programs.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2000 Jan 15;216(2):175-6. No abstract available.
6: Sayegh AI, Anderson NV, Harding JW, Cerpovicz P, DeBowes RM,
Ritter RC, Baker GJ, Reeck G. Purification of two equine
pepsinogens by use of high-performance liquid chromatography.
Am J Vet Res. 1999 Jan;60(1):114-8.
7: DeBowes RM, Gaughan EM. Congenital dental disease of
horses. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 1998 Aug;14(2):273-89.
Review.
8: Murray RC, DeBowes RM, Gaughan EM, Zhu CF, Athanasiou KA.
The effects of intra-articular methylprednisolone and exercise on
the mechanical properties of articular cartilage in the horse.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 1998 Mar;6(2):106-14.
9: Anderson DE, St-Jean G, Richardson DC, DeBowes RM, Roush JK,
Lowry SR, Toll PW, Aberman HM, Van Sickle DC, Hoskinson JJ.
Improved osseointeraction of calcium phosphate-coated external
fixation pins. Studies in calves.
Acta Orthop Scand. 1997 Dec;68(6):571-6.
10: Murray RC, Gaughan EM, Debowes RM, Hoskinson JJ.
Biomechanical comparison of the Herbert and AO cortical bone screws
for compression of an equine third carpal bone dorsal plane slab
osteotomy. Vet Surg. 1998 Jan-Feb;27(1):49-55.
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