Associate Clinical Specialist - Veterinary Population Medicine

malon001@umn.edu

Degrees

• A.B. Duke University
• D.V.M. North Carolina State University
• Ph.D. University of Minnesota

• Gastrointestinal motility and colic
• Pharmacology of intestinal motility
• Effects of pregnancy on motility in horses and cattle
• Use of ultrasound for monitoring intestinal motility
• Carpal arthritis
• Treatment of sarcoids and aural plaques
• Treatment of navicular syndrome

Clinical Interests

• General surgery and lameness
• Equine colic
• Urogenital surgery
• Wounds and tumors

Instructional Areas

• Gastrointestinal surgery in large animals
• Urogenital surgery in large animals
• Respiratory surgery in large animals
• Fracture repair
• Field surgery
• Equine limb anatomy and surgery
• Ruminant surgery senior elective
• Graduate student courses

Publications

For a listing of recent publications, refer to  PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

Current Funding

• 5/06 Diffusion of triamcinolone from the distal interphalangeal joint into the navicular bursa. UMEC
• 12/06 Diffusion of triamcinolone acetonide from the equine distal interphalangeal joint into the navicular bursa" AQHA
• 5/06 Use of Aldara (Imiquimod) for the Treatment of Aural Plaques in Horses UMEC, 3M

Honors and Awards

• Young Investigator Award; poster presentation (1st)
  The Fifth Equine Colic Research Symposium
  "Responses of equine jejunal smooth muscle to adrenergic and cholinergic agonists and antagonists in vitro"
• Young Investigator Award; oral presentation (2nd)
  The Fifth Equine Colic Research Symposium
  "Nonadrenergic-noncholinergic responses of equine jejunum in vitro"
• Nominated, SAVMA Teaching Excellence Award, UMN, 1994
• Graduate Student Council's Excellence in Teaching Award, UMN, 1995
• Graduation Ceremony selection, UMN, 1995
• Judge, Young Investigator Competition (Oral Presentations)
• The Sixth Annual Equine Colic Research Symposium; November, 1998
• Teaching Incentive Reward, UMN, 1999
• Resource Teacher for new faculty; UMN, 2001-2002
• Faculty Award for Excellence in Didactic Teaching, 2006

Current Students

• Mary Boyce, MS 2009