The document provides an overview of various clinical pathology services offered, including hematology, clinical chemistry, immunology, parasitology, and histopathology, highlighting their operational hours and scope of services. It discusses the residency training programs, teaching opportunities, and statistical data on laboratory samples processed. Additionally, it outlines the personnel involved in each department, emphasizing the collaboration with veterinary students and other educational institutions.

1. Clinical Pathology

2. Clinical Pathology
 Located in Room 2020
 Full service laboratory
 Hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis,
cytology, coagulation, blood bank
 Provide 24 / 7 service
 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

3. Administrative
Darla Montalvo
Emily Kearney

4. Technical Daytime
Myriah Vineyard
Barbara Dott
Elaine Nicholds
Al Brant
Catherine Samway

5. Technical
After Hours
Wendy Browning
Chase Ratliff
Jeri
Grotberg
Amber Ducote
Courtney Duncan
Melanie
Aschenberg
Marty Moore
Heidi Ertresvaag
Not pictured

6. Pathology Residents
Dr. Angela Wilcox
Dr. Seth Chapman
Dr. Mary Nabity

7. Pathologists
Dr. Mark Johnson Dr. Shashi Ramaiah
Dr. Karen Russell

8. What We Do
 Clinical Service
 Research Support
 Residency Training
 Teaching

9. 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)
 Central receiving for outside labs
 Send-out laboratory (6,200 samples)

10. 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

11. What We Do
 Residency Training, con’t
 Since ~1995
 7 (past) residents + 3 (current) residents
 6 / 7 are ACVP Diplomates
 2 / 7 have received a PhD
 Where are they now?
 Academia (TAMU, Purdue, Auburn, MD Anderson)
 Industry (Eli Lilly)
 Referral Labs (IDEXX)

12. 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

13. What We Do
 “Laboratory Visitors”
 Rotations in the laboratory (~ 1 - 4 wks)
 Interns, residents, faculty 28
 Texas A&M 22
 Other US universities 4
 International universities 2
 Technicians 1

14. For More Info and
How to Contact Us
 Main Lab Number (979) 845 - 9180
 http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/clinpath/

15. Clinical Immunology
Infectious Agents
Immune-Mediated
Phenomena

16. Clinical Immunology
Monthly Tests 2005 2006
Heartworm 63 53
EIA (Coggins) 46 37
FeLV/FIV 14 13

17. 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)

18. Clinical Immunology
Other Tests: Immune-Mediated Process
Coombs
Antinuclear Antibody
LE Prep

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

20. Clinical Immunology
Immunophenotyping?
Canine Undifferentiated Myeloid Leukemia
Mature Neutrophils

21. Clinical Immunology
Reticulated Platelets / Reticulocytes ?

22. Clinical Immunology
Reticulated Platelets / Reticulocytes ?
responded to therapy
no bone marrow analysis available
Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia

23. Clinical Immunology
Reticulated Platelets / Reticulocytes ?
azathioprine therapy
2° pneumonia  euthanasia
bone marrow: hypoplasia
Myasthenia Gravis

24. Clinical Immunology
Surface Immunoglobulin?

25. Clinical Immunology
Future?
Molecular Diagnostics
Clonality by PCR
(Lymphoma/Reactive)

26. Clinical Immunology
Infectious Agents
Immune-Mediated Phenomena
More?

27. Clinical Microbiology

28. 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

29. Clinical Microbiology
• Who we are
– Rosa Gonzalez- Laboratory supervisor
– Elizabeth Fernandez- Technician
– Kay Duncan- Technician ½ time
– Todd Stewart- student worker
– Lane Roasa- on call/student worker
– Melissa C. Libal

30. Kay Duncan

31. Rosie Gonzalez

32. Todd Stewart

33. Lizzie Fernandez

35. Clinical Microbiology
• What we do
– Clinical service
– Teaching
– Research support
– Residency training

36. 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

37. Teaching
• Senior veterinary student rotations
• Undergraduate

38. Other
• Research support
– Antimicrobial resistance
– Johnes
– Epidemiology of infectious disease
• Residency program
– Goal
• Graduate degree
• ACVM boards

39. 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

41. Clinical Parasitology

42. 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

43. Clinical Parasitology
who we are
Craig, Cyr, Holeman, Snowden
Whagela, Wagner
ElGayar, Smith

44. 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

45. 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

46. Clinical Parasitology
Who We Work For
• Clinical Service:
teaching hospital TVMDL
veterinarians
• Research Support:
CVM TAES other
• Teaching
students
producers

47. 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

48. Immunopathology/
Immunopathology/
Histopathology Service
Histopathology Service

49. Personnel
Personnel

Dr. Andy Ambrus
Dr. Andy Ambrus
Supervisor:
Supervisor:
Immunopathology
Immunopathology
lab
lab

Rosemary Vollmar
Rosemary Vollmar
Supervisor:
Supervisor:
Histopathology lab
Histopathology lab

50. Personnel
Personnel

Susan Hernandez
Susan Hernandez
Histotechnician/
Histotechnician/
Immunotechnician
Immunotechnician

Chaitali
Chaitali
Mukherjee
Mukherjee
Histotechnician
Histotechnician

Allison Tewell
Allison Tewell
Student worker
Student worker

51. Personnel
Personnel

Shannon Davis
Shannon Davis

Dawn Currin
Dawn Currin

Cheryl Chamblee
Cheryl Chamblee

Sharon Dickerson
Sharon Dickerson

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

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

54. Laboratory Accessions 05
Laboratory Accessions 05
 Total Procedures
Total Procedures
 22,573
22,573
 Total Proc/Emb/H&E
Total Proc/Emb/H&E
 13,461
13,461
 Total Special Stains
Total Special Stains
 2,575
2,575
 Total Immunopathology
Total Immunopathology
Procedures
Procedures
 1,572
1,572

55. Histology
Histology

56. Immunohistochemistry
Immunohistochemistry

57. Immunocytochemistry
Immunocytochemistry

58. Immunocytochemistry
Immunocytochemistry

59. Anatomic
Anatomic
pathology
pathology
Necropsy
Necropsy Surgical pathology
Surgical pathology
Dermatopathology
Dermatopathology
Orthopedic
Orthopedic
pathology
pathology

60. Surgical pathology
Surgical pathology

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

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

66. Service
Service
 Real time web site for surgical
Real time web site for surgical
results
results
http://vtpb-www.cvm.tamu.edu/surgpath/daily.la
http://vtpb-www.cvm.tamu.edu/surgpath/daily.la
sso
sso
 Approximately 800-900 cases/yr
Approximately 800-900 cases/yr

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

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

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

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

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