2008 Resident Award Recipients

Poster Presentation (1 category)

First Place: Brian Bretz (Tufts University), Ischemic Postconditioning Does Not Attenuate Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury of the Small Intestine in Rabbits.

Second Place: Stephanie Lister (Kansas State University), Efficacy of Tarsal Immobilization to Alleviate Achilles Tendon Strain In Vivo — Direct Measurements via A DVRT Strain Gauge in a Canine Model.

Large Animal Residents’ Forum Presentation (2 categories)

Research Presentation
First Place: Shannon K. Reed (Oregon State University), Molecular Expression and Matrix Composition Characterization of Fetlock Hyperextension in Llamas.

Second Place: Ryan Carpenter (Colorado State University), The Osteoblastic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells with BMP-2 and -7 Genetic Modification in the Presence and Absence of Dexamethasone.

Clinical Presentation
First Place: David G. Levine (University of Pennsylvania), Efficacy of Three Tourniquets During Standing Antimicrobial Regional Limb Perfusion in Horses.

Second Place: Kyla Ortved (Cornell University), Persistent Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate: Laryngo-Hyoid Conformation, Treatment and Outcome in 14 Racehorses.

Small Animal Residents’ Forum Presentation (2 categories)

Research Presentation
First Place: Stanley Kim (University of Florida), Effect of Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy and Tibial Tuberosity Advancement on Three-Dimensional Stifle Kinematics: An Ex Vivo Study.

Second Place: Kent Vince (North Carolina State University), Evaluation of Distal Leg Wraps for the Prevention of Bacterial Strike-Through in an Ex Vivo Canine Model.

Clinical Presentation
First Place: Jeffrey J. Runge (University of Pennsylvania), Keyhole Transvesicular Cystourethroscopy for the Retrieval of Cystic and Urethral Calculi in Dogs and Cats.

Second Place: William T. Culp (University of Pennsylvania), The Effect of Laparoscopic Versus Open Ovariectomy on Post-surgical Activity in Small Dogs.

Veterinary Surgery Publication (2 categories)

Research Presentation
James T. Giles III:  Biomechanical Analysis of Suture Anchors and Suture Materials in the Canine Femur.  Giles JT, Coker D, Rochat MC, Payton ME, Subramarian V, Bartels KE. Vet Surg 37(1):12-21, 2008. 

Clinical Presentation
Patricia A. Sura:  Comparison of 99mTcO4− Trans-Splenic Portal Scintigraphy with Per-Rectal Portal Scintigraphy for Diagnosis of Portosystemic Shunts in Dogs.  Sura PA, Tobias KM, Morandi F, Daniel GB, Echandi RL. Vet Surg 36(7):654-660, 2007.