The Ohio State Gniversity • College of Veterinary Medicine • No. 1 1997
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The Ohio State Gniversity • College of Veterinary Medicine • No. 1 1997 • A Look at the Latest Technology in Veterinary Clinical Sciences • College Designs Academic Technologies Laboratory • New Associate Dean of Research Jrom the editor's Desk: If it has been more than a year since you visited the Veterinary Hospital, most likely you have not seen the new state-of-the-art computer laboratory which opened last autumn. With 34 workstations, faculty and students now have the latest technology at their fingertips 24 hours a day. Read all about it on page 3. State-of-the-art equipment is not limited to the new computer laboratory. Clinical sciences has recently acquired some new equipment which certainly makes our facility one of the most advanced in the country. In this issue we look at some new developments in the areas of neurology, radiology, and ophthalmology. The College was successful in its search for a new associate dean of research and now would like to introduce Dr. Andreas von Recum (see page 3). He began his new appointment just as we were going to press, so we will do a more extensive interview with him in the next issue. We continue to feature a College alum who has chosen an alternative career path. In this issue you will meet Roger Yeary, a 1956 graduate who is Vice President of Health, Safety and Environmental Stewardship at Servicemaster in Delaware, Ohio. We also have an update on Professor Emeritus Harrison Gardner. Six alumni were presented with the College of Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award, and four faculty received special awards, during the 1997 Oath and Hooding Ceremony on June 12. The announcement of these awards is found on page 16. You should have received registration materials for the 1997 Annual Alumni Meeting, scheduled for September 12-13. At that time we will be celebrating reunions for the Classes of 1947,1957,1967,1972,1977, and 1987. We are also planning another auction following dinner on Friday evening. This event has been tremendously successful with so many of our alumni and friends donating wonderful items which they have crafted or purchased. The profits from the auction are used to purchase a much needed item(s) for the College. Enjoy the rest of the summer. Hope to see everyone in September at the Annual Alumni Meeting. Bonnie Christopher l^ates Managing Editor (For more information about the College, check our site on the World Wide Web at http://www.vet.ohio-state.edu/) 'peculum Advisory Committee Charles Meer, DVM, Chair UJ David Farst, DVM Diane Gerken, DVM I Sharron Martin, DVM Dan Pattern, RBP SPECULUM Stephen Reed, DVM Tod Schadler, DVM Volume L Number 1 1997 Editor Bonnie Christopher Bates Student Editors Barb Bischoff, VMEIV Jackie Busch, VME III Cover Design/Consultant e Ylcivs tin A £voits Robert Hummel The Dean Comments: Fiberoptics and Brooms 2 Contributing Writers New Academic Technologies Lab 3 David Anderson, DVM Cover Story: Equipment and Procedures Keep the Veterinary Hospital's Richard M. Bednarski, DVM Reputation Ultra Sound 7 K.W. Gilpm, DVM Professor Emeritus Harrison Gardner 11 Glen F. Hoffsis, DVM Alternative Careers in Veterinary Medicine: Interview with Roger Yeary 12 Kristine McComis Advances in Veterinary Medicine Day 13 Michele Morscher News from the Hospital Director 14 Larry L RuinmeU, CFRE Oath and Hooding Ceremony/Distinguished Alumni 16 Steve Thompson, DVM Class of 1997 19 Cathy C. Zirkle Faculty Receive Teaching/Research Awards 20 Student Reporters Guest Practitioner Program 20 Cara Branrrigan, VME III Pet Loss Support Hotline Update 21 Krinon Clark, VME 111 South American Camelids 22 Tracy McLean, VME 11 Pilot Dogs Receives Donation 22 Timothy A. Ness, VME 111 Student News 23 Denise Nickodemus, VME II Miriam Samet, VME III e(efoment an A }-jcmcir 25 Jodie Smith, VME 111 Photography Jeff Bates 36 John Jewett John Swartz, RBP Department of Veterinary Biosciences 37 The Speculum is published twice a year Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine 38 by The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. It is published for 41 the dissemination of news to alumni, faculty, students and other interested persons. President's Letter 43 Contributions are welcome but we Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes 44 reserve the right to edit material. Protecting Bald Eagles in Ohio 47 Please address correspondence to: Class Personals 47 Editor, The Speculum Obituaries 57 College of Veterinary Medicine Anr 60 1900 Coffey Road Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614)292-1171 e-mail: [email protected] When you move, please send both old and By executive action, this logo became the new addresses. official Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine logo on January 13, 1972 It should retain the original design when being Coi'er: Photo by John Jewett of Dr. reproduced. Michael Podell performing an EEG xamination. dnA The Dean Comments Fiberoptics and Brooms When I became Dean, much of my Someone was using a broom to activity involved campus-wide encourage the cow to move. Any meetings and interactions. I often large animal person recognizes the met with the Council of Deans virtues of a broom to move livestock which is a management group of and horses; lots of racket but no the University's 21 deans and the injury. To Dean Harris, this was an Provost. After several of these impressive and notable contrast— meetings, it became apparent that high tech medical equipment on the few of these people knew much one hand, and a mere broom on the about veterinary medicine and the other. I was a bit embarrassed at Veterinary College. I needed a way the time and on numerous to inform them about the great subsequent occasions when he things we do in the College of expounded on the incident to other Veterinary Medicine and, hopefully, people in my presence. He thought gain their support. Since the deans it was quaint. clinic and a C arm fluoroscope for are very busy people, I decided to use during surgery in the new invite them, one by one, to have Dean Harris has reminded me of the equine center. The clinical lunch with me in my office followed broom incident so often, I am laboratory has an automated by a tour of the College. The lunch/ compelled to reflect on it in more chemistry analyser and cell counter. tours were completed some time detail. Veterinary medicine We have use of MRI equipment in ago and I believe they were very employs many contrasting the OSU Medical Center including successful because the deans all techniques and technologies. A the world's most powerful which is seemed to enjoy them. I was practitioner once described the currently being built. surprised at the large number of profession as one of great physical deans who are animal lovers and and mental challenges. It's the Our research effort is supported by had horses or pets of their own. nature of working with "all numerous PCR machines, electron creatures great and small." microscopes, a peptide synthesizer One of the most memorable tours and a flow cytometer. We also have was with Donald Harris and his The College now has available a the only instrument on campus wife, Marilyn. Donald Harris is a significant amount of equipment known as an A.C.A.S. which can composer and is Dean of the College and technology. I clearly recall identify cell types in solid phase. of the Arts. During these tours I when we converted from rigid The high speed treadmill is used always make sure my guests get a endoscopes to fiberoptics many extensively in equine research. glimpse of our modern equipment years ago. Now, fiberoptics are These are but a few examples of the and the technology employed in ubiquitous. Ultrasound machines technical equipment available in the state-of-the-art veterinary practice. are also used extensively, including College and we need much more as The Harris's seemed to be duly the Doppler color flow we advance the profession. impressed with the clients, animals, echocardiograph used in students, technicians, faculty and cardiology. We have recently In order to safely and properly use equipment that are ever present in invested heavily in radiology this equipment, we still must the Veterinary Hospital. As we equipment. A new nuclear gamma employ tried and true restraint entered the large animal part of the camera for performing scintigraphy techniques such as the nose lead, hospital, some of our staff were was recently installed and a new twitch and muzzle. These devices engaged in loading an unwilling C.T. scan unit has been ordered. (which are strange to outsiders), cow into a trailer. Also, we will soon have a new often used in combination with fluoroscopy unit in the small animal anesthetics and conduct-altering Issue 1, 1997 drugs, can transform pure terror (touch, sound, smell and sight) are everything at our disposal to get the into calm and submission. often as valuable or more valuable job done. Veterinarians have their own than high tech. The Spavin test is preferred areas of comfort in still used though surgery is by I suspect that as long as we care for working with animals. Personally, I arthroscopy. Pregnancy is nature's diverse species, we will would take rodeo bulls to pit bulls diagnosed by palpation as well as continue to apply and teach a wide any day. by ultrasound. In cardiology, the range of restraint and examination stethoscope, as well as the Doppler techniques (both primitive and We also continue to value and teach echocardiograph, is employed. The advanced). My bet is that low tech examination and neurologist observes behavior and somewhere within this repertoire diagnostic techniques.