Clinical Pathology

Clinical Pathology
 

Located in Room 2020 Full service laboratory



Hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, cytology, coagulation, blood bank Daytime M-F: 8:00 am 9:00 pm Weekends Sat and Sun: 8:00 am 11:00 pm After hours: On call night technicians

Provide 24 / 7 service
  

Administrative

Emily Kearney

Darla Montalvo

Technical Daytime
Catherine Samway Elaine Nicholds Myriah Vineyard Barbara Dott

Al Brant

Technical
After Hours
Wendy Browning

Not pictured
Marty Moore Heidi Ertresvaag

Melanie Aschenberg

Jeri Grotberg

Chase Ratliff

Courtney Duncan Amber Ducote

Pathology Residents

Dr. Mary Nabity Dr. Angela Wilcox

Dr. Seth Chapman

Pathologists

Dr. Mark Johnson

Dr. Shashi Ramaiah

Dr. Karen Russell

What We Do
Clinical Service Research Support Residency Training Teaching

   

What We Do


Laboratory support for Clinics and Research

     

Hematology (8,200 samples) Clinical Chemistry (10,000 samples) Cytology (1,600 samples) Urinalysis (2,500 samples) Coagulation (2,100 samples) Blood Bank (350 samples) Send-out laboratory (6,200 samples)

Central receiving for outside labs



What We Do


Residency Training
The goal of the resident training program in veterinary pathology is to provide veterinarians with the necessary background and knowledge to pursue successful careers in veterinary pathology.
 

Generally have 2 - 4 residents 3 year program for clinical training

  

Teaching Clinical service Graduate courses

An additional 3 - 4 years to complete a PhD

What We Do


Residency Training, cont



Since ~1995
  

7 (past) residents + 3 (current) residents 6 / 7 are ACVP Diplomates 2 / 7 have received a PhD Academia (TAMU, Purdue, Auburn, MD Anderson) Industry (Eli Lilly) Referral Labs (IDEXX)

Where are they now?

  

What We Do


Teaching


 

4th year veterinary students (2-week rotation) 3rd year veterinary student elective 2nd year veterinary students
General Pathology VTPB 922  Systemic Pathology VTPB 923


What We Do
 

Laboratory Visitors Rotations in the laboratory (~ 1 - 4 wks)



Interns, residents, faculty

  

28
22 4 2

Texas A&M Other US universities International universities

Technicians

For More Info and How to Contact Us

Main Lab Number

(979) 845 - 9180

http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/clinpath/

Clinical Immunology

Infectious Agents Immune-Mediated Phenomena

Clinical Immunology

Monthly Tests Heartworm EIA (Coggins) FeLV/FIV

2005 63 46 14

2006 53 37 13

Clinical Immunology
Other Tests: Infectious Agents
Virus: EIAV (ELISA) FeLV (ELISA) Feline Heartworms Antibody (ELISA) Antibody + Antigen (ELISA) Fungal Blastomyces dermatitdis (AGID) Coccidioides immitis (AGID) Cryptococcus neoformans Antigen Histoplasma capsulatum (AGID) Fungal AGID (4 Fungi)

Clinical Immunology
Other Tests: Immune-Mediated Process

Coombs Antinuclear Antibody LE Prep

Clinical Immunology
Future? Flow Cytometry
Immunophenotyping (Leukemia) Reticulated Platelet Count Reticulocyte Count Immune-Mediated Phenomena: Platelet-Associated Immunoglobulin Erythrocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin

Clinical Immunology
Immunophenotyping?
Canine Undifferentiated Myeloid Leukemia

Mature Neutrophils

Clinical Immunology
Reticulated Platelets / Reticulocytes ?

Clinical Immunology
Reticulated Platelets / Reticulocytes ?
Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia

responded to therapy no bone marrow analysis available

Clinical Immunology
Reticulated Platelets / Reticulocytes ?
Myasthenia Gravis

azathioprine therapy 2 pneumonia euthanasia bone marrow: hypoplasia

Clinical Immunology
Surface Immunoglobulin?

Clinical Immunology
Future?

Molecular Diagnostics
Clonality by PCR (Lymphoma/Reactive)

Clinical Immunology

Infectious Agents Immune-Mediated Phenomena More?

Clinical Microbiology

Clinical Microbiology
Where we are:
Located in 2015 VMTH Laboratory hours 8-5, Monday-Friday; 9-noon on Saturday Student worker on call at 412-3336 (old pager not functioning) Dr. Libal cell 218-0520 home 764-3940

Clinical Microbiology
Who we are
Rosa Gonzalez- Laboratory supervisor Elizabeth Fernandez- Technician Kay Duncan- Technician time Todd Stewart- student worker Lane Roasa- on call/student worker Melissa C. Libal

Kay Duncan

Rosie Gonzalez

Todd Stewart

Lizzie Fernandez

Clinical Microbiology
What we do
Clinical service Teaching Research support Residency training

Clinical Service
2005
Bacterial cultures- 3726 Susceptibility testing- 2647 Fungal cultures- 170 Environmental cultures of large and small animal clinics- 6243 Clostridium toxin testing- 91

Teaching
Senior veterinary student rotations Undergraduate

Other
Research support
Antimicrobial resistance Johnes Epidemiology of infectious disease

Residency program
Goal
Graduate degree ACVM boards

Newly acquired equipment

Bactron I anaerobe hood
Increase quantity/quality of anaerobic culture capability

Trek (Sensititre) MIC system

testing on food animal pathogens testing on small animal/equine pathogens for veterinary drugs Research capability

Clinical Parasitology

Clinical Parasitology what we are

A lab designated to the diagnosis of parasitic disease in vertebrate hosts Aid in evaluation of animal wellness programs Aid in research programs

Clinical Parasitology who we are

Craig, Cyr, Holeman, Snowden Whagela, Wagner ElGayar, Smith

Clinical Parasitology
What We Do
Located in Room 320 VMA Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic
Helminths Protozoa Arthropods

Provide service
Daytime M-F: 8:30 am 5:00 pm After hours:by arrangement

What We Do
Laboratory support
Clinics and Research projects
Fecal examinations Blood examinations Serology, PCR (limited) Tissues, worm counts, identification

Consultation
1 5 telephone calls / day veterinarians, general public, extension, industry

Clinical Parasitology Who We Work For

Clinical Service: teaching hospital TVMDL veterinarians Research Support: CVM TAES other Teaching students producers

What We Do
Teaching
4th year veterinary students (2-week rotation) 2nd year veterinary students Parasitology VTPB 920 Graduate students Helminthology VPAR 601 or Protozoology VPAR 604

Immunopathology/ Histopathology Service

Personnel


Dr. Andy Ambrus

Supervisor: Immunopathology lab

Rosemary Vollmar
Supervisor: Histopathology lab

Personnel


Susan Hernandez
Histotechnician/ Immunotechnician

Chaitali Mukherjee
Histotechnician

Allison Tewell
Student worker

Personnel
   

Shannon Davis Dawn Currin Cheryl Chamblee Sharon Dickerson

Mission


To supply histopathology and immunopathology support to the VTH, pathology services, and research components at TAMU

Goals


To provide rapid as possible turn around times for diagnostic and research histopathology specimens To provide quality specimens for all services To provide accurate immunostaining for challenging diagnostic cases and research interests

Laboratory Accessions 05


Total Procedures
22,573

Total Proc/Emb/H&E
13,461

Total Special Stains

2,575

Total Immunopathology Procedures

1,572

Histology

Immunohistochemistry

Immunocytochemistry

Immunocytochemistry

Anatomic pathology

Dermatopathology Necropsy Surgical pathology Orthopedic pathology

Surgical pathology

People
    

Dr. Roy Pool. Dr. Joanne Mansell. Dr. Jairo Nunes. Dawn Currin Shannon Davis.

Mission


 

Service. Surgical pathology support for the VMTH small and large animal clinics Teaching. 6 anatomic pathology residents rotate with faculty. Research. Mostly collaborative with clinicians in small and large animal clinics.

Service


Real time web site for surgical results

http://vtpbhttp://vtpb-www.cvm.tamu.edu/surgpath/daily.lasso

 Approximately 800-900 cases/yr 800-

We encourage clinician-pathologist clinicianinteraction. Review slides with clinicians, clinical residents, and students Love to be invited to clinic to see clinical cases

Teaching


There are 6 anatomic pathology residents who rotate on the service with faculty. Residents and students in the clinic are welcome to come and look at slides of their cases.

Research


Collaborative publications with clinicians in the VMTH, and pathologists at other institutions. Presentations at national and international meetings.

Dermatopathology
   

National and state specialty service Approx 2000 cases/yr One of 3 universities with dermpath services. Provides cases for teaching, publications, and presentations at national & international meetings. Joanne Mansell. Melanie Buote training on service. Previous faculty; Dunstan, Credille, Mecklenburg

Orthopedic pathology
  

National and state specialty service Approx 260 cases/yr One of 2 universities with osteopath service Provides cases for teaching, publications, and presentations Dr. Pool