2023-2024 Weekly Resident and Intern Seminar Series
Presented at the College of Veterinary Medicine
Fridays, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
**Beginning January 5, 2024 seminars
will be from 8 – 9 am on Fridays
(See dates and locations below as these may vary)
For additional information, please contact: Sue Leutschaft email: leutschafts@missouri.edu
2024
January 5 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Kara Majors, DVM | Presenter Rachel McNair, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Specialty Area Small Animal Internal Medicine |
| Advisor | Dr. Joan Coates | Advisor Dr. Jason Eberhardt |
| Title | Puzzled myelopathy in pugs | Medical vs Surgical: Management of gall bladder mucoceles |
| Location | W 235 Vet. Med. Bldg. | |
January 12 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Alexandra Warren, DVM | Presenter Ki Tae Kim, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Equine Surgery | Specialty Area Radiology |
| Advisor | Dr. Megan McCracken | Advisor Dr. Jimmy Lattimer |
| Title | Thoracic Wounds | Equine Abdominal Ultrasound |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
January 19 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Samantha Crist, DVM | Presenter Allison Barbour, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Radiation Oncology | Specialty Area Small Animal Oncology |
| Advisor | Dr. Charlie Maitz | Advisor Dr. Yoshimi Iwaki |
| Title | Intracranial Gliomas; Headaches for Canines and Clinicians | Osteosarcoma chemotherapy: early or late, does it hurt to wait? |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
January 26 – MVMB
February 2 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Allison DuPont, DVM | Presenter Aaron Sieve, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Specialty Area Comparative Ophthalmology |
| Advisor | Dr. Joan Coates | Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Giuliano |
| Title | From Inflammation to Remission: Understanding (SRMA) Steroid-Responsive Meningitis Arteritis | Microbiota investigation of trypan blue and its importance in canine cataract surgery |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
February 9 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Gabrielle Gonzalez, DVM | Presenter Marta Hura, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Large Animal Internal Medicine | Specialty Area Radiology |
| Advisor | Dr. Kile Townsend | Advisor Dr. Jimmy Lattimer |
| Title | Purpura Hemorrhagica: A sequel no one asked for | Title: Ehrlichia and its broad imaging findings |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
February 16 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Vivian Yang, DVM | Presenter Laura Yannai, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Small Animal Oncology | Specialty Area Small Animal Oncology |
| Advisor | Dr. Lee Talbott | Advisor Dr. Lee Talbott |
| Title | PET 64CuTE cats: Investigating the role of copper in mammary gland neoplasia | Title: Here’s your SINE: Exploring the role of Laverdia for treatment of canine cutaneous lymphoma |
| Location | W 235 Vet. Med. Bldg. | |
February 23 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | TBD | |
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| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
| INTERN SEMINAR EACH PRESENTER’S SEMINAR IS 25 MINUTES |
March1 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Haley Rauch, DVM | Presenter Nichole Perez-Nieves, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Equine Medicine & Surgery | Specialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Martha Scharf | Advisor Dr. Joan Coates |
| Title | Pigeon fever and its recent trip to Missouri | Title: Feeling fatigued? An overview of Myasthenia Gravis |
| Location | W 235 Vet. Med. Bldg. | |
March 8 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Ryan Chang, DVM | Presenter Francess Blake, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Small Animal Medicine & Surgery | Specialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Stacey Leach | Advisor Dr. Laura Nafe |
| Title | Circulatory Cat-astrophe: Delving into Feline Arterial Thromboembolism | Title: The Canine Conundrum: Decoding Immune-Mediated Polyarthritis |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
March 15 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Sydney Swartz, DVM | Presenter Jamillah Kelly, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Small Animal Medicine & Surgery | Specialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Leah Cohn | Advisor Dr. Sissy Hong |
| Title | Let’s Go Retro – FeLV: Diagnosis and Diagnostic Challenges | Title: An Overview of Rhabdomyosarcomas |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
March 22 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Jessy Maddux, DVM | Presenter Maria Vilanova, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Large Animal Medicine & Surgery | Specialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Martha Scharf | Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Giuliano |
| Title | Sam and Ella walked into a barn: Salmonella enterica in Horses | Title: Dry as a bone: An overview of keratoconjunctivitis sicca |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
March 29 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Elimar Ruiz Cortes, DVM | Presenter Maggie Jensen, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Food Animal Medicine & Surgery | Specialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Luis Rivero | Advisor Dr. Alex Bukoski |
| Title | Miniature Pig Sedation | Title: Under Pressure: Managing Anesthesia-Induced Hypotension |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
April 5 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Bethany Roof, BVM | Presenter Alexandra Unis, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Equine Medicine & Surgery | Specialty Area Food Animal Medicine & Surgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Lynn Martin | Advisor Dr. Celeste Morris |
| Title | Equine Dysautonomia – When Grass isn’t for Horses | Title: The Camelid Conundrum: Failure of Passive Transfer in Camelids |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
April 12 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Jennifer Piatt, DVM | Presenter Yujin Joung, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Small Animal Medicine & Surgery | Specialty Area Small Animal Medicine & Surgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Lee Talbott | Advisor Dr. Ashton Story |
| Title | Is It Lymphoma? Who Nose! A Review of Feline Nasal Lymphoma | Title: Fracture 101 |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
April 19 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Savanah Wilson, DVM | Presenter Andrea Mastorakis, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Small Animal Medicine & Surgery | Specialty Area Small Animal Surgical Oncology |
| Advisor | Dr. Yoshimi Iwaki | Advisor Dr. Owen Skinner |
| Title | An overview of hemangiosarcoma | Title: Surgical Management of Canine Soft Tissue Sarcomas |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE | |
| THIRD YEAR RESIDENT 50 MINUTE SEMINAR |
April 26 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Max Latifi, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Small Animal Surgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Megan Mickelson |
| Title: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Disease: A Surgical Perspective | |
| Location | ADAMS CONFERENCE |
May 3 – CVM Research Day
May 10 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Rachel Baumgardner, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Radiology |
| Advisor | Dr. James Karnia |
| Title | What’s for Lunch? A Journey Through the Canine GI Tract |
| Location | W235 Vet Med Bldg |
May 17 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Emma Vaasjo, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Zoological Medicine |
| Advisor | Dr. Kari Musgrave, Staff Veterinarian, St. Louis Zoo |
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| Location | W235 Vet Med Bldg |
May 24 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Kiran Vasudeva, BVSc & AH |
| Specialty Area | Radiology |
| Advisor | Dr. Jodi Matheson |
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| Location | W235 Vet Med Bldg |
May 31 – Thesis Presentation (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Whitney Wyatt, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Radiation Oncology |
| Advisor | Dr. Charlie Maitz |
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| Location | W235 Vet Med Bldg |
June 7 – ACVIM
June 14 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Ada Naramor, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Radiation Oncology |
| Advisor | Dr. Charlie Maitz |
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| Location | W235 Vet Med Bldg |
June 21 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
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June 28 (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Elizabeth Meiman, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Neurology & Neurosurgery |
| Advisor | Dr. Fred Wininger |
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| Location | W235 Vet Med Bldg |
July 5 – No Seminar
July 12 – Thesis Presentation (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
| Presenter | Ashley Anderson, DVM |
| Specialty Area | Small Animal Internal Medicine |
| Advisor | Dr. Leah Cohn |
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| Location | W235 Vet Med Bldg |
Thank you! The 2023-2024 VM&S Resident-Intern Seminar Series will begin on August 2, 2024
UPDATED 1/9/2024