Cornell team develops horse anatomy app for studentsMay 9, 2019An app created by a team from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is helping students learn and understand the anatomy of a horse. According to the Cornell Chronicle, the Equine X-Ray Positioning Simulator is an augmented reality app that overlays a digital image of a horse limb onto surroundings seen through an iPad. The app was first used in the spring during CVM's eight-week Anatomy of the Horse course. Allison Miller, DVM, lecturer …
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Cornell to offer new veterinary business programApril 5, 2019Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a new interdisciplinary program called the Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship (CVBE) to grow research, training, and outreach in veterinary business. "I'm thrilled to announce the launch of the Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship in collaboration with the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business," says Lorin D. Warnick, DVM, PhD, the Austin O. Hooey dean of veterinary medicine. "The center is the culmination of extensive …
Cornell CVM adopts ezyVet practice management softwareMay 22, 2018Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has partnered with ezyVet to use the company's cloud-hosted veterinary practice management software (PMS). ezyVet's products will be used by more than 1,000 individuals, spanning faculty, veterinary staff, students, and post-terminal degree trainees, interns, residents, and post-docs across the seven hospitals comprising the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. ezyVet products include XERO cloud-based accounting, Smart Flow electronic treatment whiteboard, Cubex dispensary, rVetLink specialty referral portal, …
Cornell vets perform tricky cardiac procedure on shepherd puppyApril 11, 2018Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) and veterinarians from three countries joined forces to save a young German shepherd's life. At 6 months old, Rex was by far the calmest dog the Silverman family of New York had ever owned. Their other German shepherds all bounced off the walls at that age, so at first they attributed Rex's docile behavior to temperament. Nothing in his regular checkups indicated a problem, but when …
Cornell veterinary fraternity returns with Men of the Vet School CalendarDecember 14, 2017Veterinary fraternity Omega Tau Sigma at Cornell University has once again released its Men of the Vet School Calendar. This year's edition is filled with a variety of animals, including puppies, horses, donkeys, calves, llamas, goats, snakes, and even a kangaroo posing with future veterinarians studying in Ithaca, N.Y. The calendar supports the fraternity as well as its fundraising efforts for multiple charities, including the Patient Assistance Fund …
Cornell offers alternative procedure for treating equine atrial fibrillationNovember 28, 2017Cardiologists at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine are touting a new procedure to treat atrial fibrillation (AF): transvenous electrical cardioversion (TVEC). "I'm very excited to be able to offer this procedure," said Bruce Kornreich, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, associate director of the Feline Health Center and staff cardiologist. "AF is a very common condition in horses that we're often asked to diagnose and treat. This is another tool in our toolbox …
Cornell, Tufts scientists receive $2.5M from NIH for cancer studyNovember 14, 2017Cornell and Tufts University scientists have received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to use dogs as a model for studying cancer immunotherapies. The dogs used in the study are treated with similar care as human patients, with the potential of being cured of lymphoma. Kristy Richards, Ph.D., MD, associate professor of Biomedical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine with a joint appointment at the …
Clinical Trial: Cornell enrolls cats with sepsisOctober 29, 2016Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine is currently enrolling cats with naturally occurring sepsis, a life-threatening syndrome characterized by the body’s response to a serious infection.
Cornell to offer new test for Shar-Pei breedAugust 9, 2016Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine recently reported that its Animal Health Diagnostic Center will be the first in the nation to provide a new diagnostic test for Shar-Pei Autoinflammatory Disease (SPAID).
Cornell develops cornea model of infectionJuly 27, 2016Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine researchers say they have developed a model system that can be used to test drugs for treating feline herpes virus 1 (FHV-1).
