2004 Resident Award Winners

Veterinary Surgery Publication Awards (2 categories)

Clinical Publication
Beth Kraus: Laryngoplasty with ventriculectomy or ventriculocordectomy in 104 draft horses (1992-2000).  Kraus BM, Parente EJ, Tulleners EP.  Vet Surg 32:530-538, 2003.

Research Publication
Gary Sod: An in vitro biomechanical comparison of a prototype intramedullary pin-plate with a dynamic compression plate for equine metacarpophalangeal arthrodesis.  Vet Surg 33:83-91, 2004.

Residents Forum Presentation Awards (2 categories)

Research Presentation
First Place: Amelia S. Munsterman (The Ohio State University), “Anti-inflammatory mechanisms of alpha-linolenic acid on lipopolysaccharide-induced equine synovitis in vitro.”

Second Place: Augusta Pelosi (Michigan State University), “Jugular vein graft for a modified Blalock Taussig procedure.”

Clinical Presentation
First Place: Kevin S. Stiffler (University of Georgia), “Prevalence and characterization of lower urinary tract infections in dogs with surgically treated type 1 thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease.”

Second Place: Kevin P. McAbee (The Animal Medical Center), “Feline cutaneous hemangiosarcoma:  A retrospective study of 18 cases (1998-2003).”

Poster Session Awards

First Place: Meredith Esterline (Kansas State University), “Visualization of the thoracic duct with computed tomography.  ”

Second Place: Florien Jenner (University of Minnesota), “Ex vivo investigation of hydrothermal energy for chondrocyte necrosis: preliminary study as an adjunctive measure for arthrodesis.”