Debra C. Sellon DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM 
Professor 
Equine Medicine

dsellon@vetmed.wsu.edu
 

Preveterinary Education, Louisiana State University, 1979
DVM, Louisiana State University, 1983
PhD, North Carolina State University, 1991

Internship, Texas A&M University, 1984
Residency, North Carolina State University, 1988

Specific Research Areas

My primary research interests are in the fields of infectious disease, hematology, and pain management. I am currently investigating the pathogenesis of disease in horses infected with Sarcocystis neurona, the most common cause of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. I am also investigating ways to more adequately manage pain in horses that have undergone abdominal surgery.

Selected Publications

Long MT, Hines MT, Knowles DP, Tanhauser SM, Dame JB, Cutler TJ, MacKay RJ, Sellon DC. Characterization of Sarcocystis neurona isolated from the blood of an experimentally infected severe combined immune deficient (SCID) foal. Submitted for publication.

Sellon DC, Besser TE, Vivrette SL, McConnico RS. A comparison of nucleic acid amplification, serology, and microbiologic culture for diagnosis of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2001.

Sellon DC, Monroe VL, Roberts MC, Papich MG. Pharmacokinetics and side effects of single intravenous injection and continuous intravenous infusion of butorphanol in horses. American Journal of Veteterinary Research. February 2001.

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