Associate Professor - Veterinary Population Medicine and Division Head - Large Animal Medicine

Wilso011@tc.umn.edu

Degrees

B.A. with Distinction in all subjects Cornell University
D.V.M. Cornell University

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Research Interests

• Equine infectious diseases and vaccine efficacy
• hypothyroidism and congenital musculoskeletal defects
• neonatal nutrition
• rehabilitation of starved horses

Clinical Interests

• Gastroenterology, particularly gastric ulcers and enteritis
• neurology, neonatology
• metabolic disorders
• equine dentistry
• integrative therapy
• epidemiology and infection control

Instructional areas

• Epidemiology of infectious diseases
• large animal neonatology
• equine metabolic disorders
• large animal gastroenterology and nutrition
• sports medicine
• geriatrics
• large animal seizures
• preventive medicine

Publications

Current Funding

Serum concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone, free thyroxine and liver mineral profiles in normal neonatal foals, foals with congenital hypothyroidism, and neonatal foals with non-thyroidal illness. Minnesota Equine Research Center.

Honors and Awards

1. B.A. with distinction in all subjects, 1975
2. Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society, 1977
3. Phi Zeta Award for Excellence in Research, 1983
4. Selected as Clinician of the Month, 1986
5. Honor de Reconocimiento, Asociacion Mexicana de Medicos Veterinario Especialistas en Equinos, 1987
6. Teaching incentive award, 3rd year veterinary students, 1999, UMN
7. Nomination for teaching award for curriculum revision, 2000, UMN
8. Teaching incentive award, 3rd year veterinary students, 2001, UMN
9. Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association Nominee for Outstanding Teaching, Clinical Faculty, 2001, UMN
10. Participant, White Coat Ceremony, Class of 2002, April, 2001
11. Hooder, Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2002, June, 2002