Cooper LaBrocca was the first dog to benefit from the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s new intraoperative radiotherapy system (IOS). In July 2014, Dr. Katy Townsend removed a squamous cell tumor that was invading the bone in his upper jaw; before closing his incision, the tumor bed was radiated to kill as many cancer cells as […]
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Cooper Helped ‘Pioneer’ New Cancer Treatment
Wednesday, January 13th, 2016A Short History of the VDL
Thursday, January 7th, 2016In 1951, OSU built the Veterinary Research Laboratory (VRL), a no-frills, one-story, brick building that operated as a part of the College of Agriculture. Eight years later, three small laboratories were added to the building to house the new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL). By 1975, the VDL included a couple of pathologists, a necropsy room, […]
Cross-Campus Collaboration Creates Virtual Reality For Teaching
Friday, December 18th, 2015When the Valley Foundation donated a high-speed CT scanner to the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2010, they not only provided state-of-the-art treatment for hospital patients, they expanded learning opportunities for veterinary students. Dr. Sarah Nemanic, Assistant Professor of Radiology, has a passion for teaching, and loves to use technology to enrich learning […]
Pre-Vet Scholars Program Provides A Variety of Learning Opportunities
Friday, December 18th, 2015Lindsey Ferguson, an undergraduate in zoology, has been working in the lab of Assistant Professor Dr. Pat Chappell, where she is exploring the endocrine regulation of reproduction in corals, and locating hormone receptors in the model anemone Aiptasia pallida. One of 17 students in the Pre-Veterinary Scholars program, Ferguson’s work with Chappell has been good […]
Hospital Offers Top Notch Treatment Through Clinical Trials
Friday, December 18th, 2015Continually seeking to provide the best possible care for patients, the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital conducts clinical trials in conjunction with research on disease, diagnosis, and treatment. One example: The soft tissue surgery unit is currently conducting a skin tumor surgical margin study for dogs. The study aims to define the best method […]
Ingenious Procedure Treats CCL Injuries in Young Dogs
Thursday, November 19th, 2015The most common orthopedic injury in dogs is a torn cranial cruciate ligament (CCL). Every year, the orthopedic surgery team at the OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital performs hundreds of tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomies (TPLO) to stabilize the stifle joint after CCL rupture. Now there is a relatively new, and minimally-invasive, alternative for young dogs with CCL injuries. […]
