Dr. Kyle Mathews, DVM, MS, DACVS
Professor, Soft Tissue and Oncologic Surgery
Phone: 919.513.6303
Fax: 919.513.6336
Email: kyle_mathews@ncsu.edu
Education
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin
Specialty
Soft-tissue surgery.
Dr. Mathews founded and runs the NCSU Feline Renal Transplantation Unit.
Professional Experience & Qualifications
Displomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Internship, University of Pennsylvania
Residency, University of Minnesota
Clinical Instructor, University of California, Davis, 1993-1997
Research Area
In general: Investigational and minimally invasive treatment modalities (surgical techniques, drug delivery methods and biomedical implants).
Current projects:
- Histologic and biomechanic evaluation of porcine skin incision healing after application of hemostatic bandages.
- Effects of sclerotherapy on rat hepatic tissue. Histopathology in progress.
- Correlation of canine adrenal mass washout at delayed contrast-enhanced CT and histopathologic diagnosis.
- The effect of photoablation on cysterna chyli patency. Project to commence 12/09.
- Comparison of radiography and computed tomography for determining appropriate tracheal stent diameter in dogs.
Selected Publications
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
Arnold GA, Mathews KG, Roe S, et al. Biomechanical assessment of three soft tissue replacement materials – An in vitro evaluation of porcine small intestinal submucosa, canine fascia lata, and polypropylene mesh. Vet Surg 2009;38:834-44.
Mathews KG, Linder K, Davidson G, et al. Assessment clotrimazole gels for in vitro stability and in vivo retention in the frontal sinus of dogs. Am J Vet Res 2009;70:640-647.
Mitsui A, Mathews KG, Linder K, et al. Effect of fascial abrasion, fasciotomy, and fascial excision on cutaneous wound healing in cats. Am J Vet Res 2009;70:532-538.
Fujii Y, Keene BW, Mathews KG, et al. Coil occlusion of residual shunts after surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus. Vet Surg 2006;35:781-785.
Davis KM, Roe SC, Mathews KG, et al. Median sternotomy closure in dogs: a mechanical comparison of technique stability. Vet Surg 2006;35:271-277.
Mathews KG, Hardie EM, Murphy M. Subtotal ear canal ablation. Results in 18 dogs and one cat with minimal distal ear canal pathology. J Amer Anim Hosp Assoc 2006;42:371-380.
Wang SI, Mathews KG, Robertson ID, et al. The effects of patient positioning and slice selection on canine acetabular angle assessment with computed tomography. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 2005;46:39-43.
Mathews KG, Roe S, Stebbins M, et al. Biomechanical evaluation of suture pull-out from canine arytenoid cartilages: Effects of hole diameter, suture configuration, suture size and distraction rate. Vet Surg 2004;33:191-9.
Trumpatori B, Mathews KG, Roe S, et al. Radiographic anatomy of the canine coxofemoral joint using dorsal acetabular rim radiography. Vet Rad Ultrasound 2003;44:526-532. [First author trainee]
Mathews KG, Danova NA, Newman H, et al. Ratite cancellous xenograft: effects on avian fracture healing. Vet Comp Orthop Trauma 2003;16:50-8.
Patricelli AJ, Dueland RT, Lu Y, Fialkowski J, Mathews KG. Canine pubic symphysiodesis: investigation of electrocautery dose response by histologic examination and temperature measurement. Vet Surg, 2001;30:261-268.
Mathews KG, Davidson AP, Koblik PD, et al. Comparison of topical administration of clotrimazole through surgically versus non-surgically placed catheters for treatment of nasal aspergillosis in dogs: 60 cases (1990-1996). J Am Vet Med Assoc 1998;213:501-506.
Mathews KG, Gregory CR. Renal transplants in cats: 66 cases (1987-1996). J Am Vet Med Assoc 1997;211: 1432-1436.
Gregory CR, Mathews KG, Aronson LR, et al. Central nervous system disorders after renal transplantation in cats. Vet Surg 1997;26:386-392.
Mathews KG, Koblik PD, Richardson EF, et al. Computed tomographic assessment of noninvasive intranasal infusions in dogs with fungal rhinitis. Vet Surg 1996;25:309-319.
Mathews KG, Stover SM, Kass PH. The effect of pubic symphysiodesis on acetabular rotation and pelvic development in guinea pigs. Am J Vet Res 1996;57:1427-1433.
Book Chapters
Mathews KG. Ureteral Surgery. In: Tobias K (ed) Small Animal Surgical Principles, 2009. Elsevier, St. Louis, (pending publication)
Mathews KG. Intranasal infusion of clotrimazole. In: Cote E (ed) Small Animal Clinical Advisor, 2007. Mosby Elsevier, St. Louis, pp. 1284-85. – update submitted 4/2009.
Mathews KG, Sharp NJH. Canine nasal aspergillosis-penicilliosis. In: Greene CE (ed) Infectious diseases of the dog and cat. Third edition, 2006. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, pp. 613-20.
Mathews KG, Bunch SK. Vascular diseases of the liver. In: Ettinger S, Feldman E (eds) Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2005. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, pp. 1453-64.
Mathews KG. Fungal rhinitis/sinusitis. In: King L (ed) Textbook of Respiratory Diseases of the Dog and Cat, 2003. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, pp. 284-292.
Mathews KG. Renal transplantation in the management of chronic renal failure. In: August John R., (ed). Consultations in feline internal medicine. Edition 4. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 2001, pp. 319-327.
Mathews KG. Surgery of the Canine Vagina and Vulva. In: Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice. Clinical Theriogenology. AP Davidson (ed). WB Saunders, Philadelphia. Vol. 31, 2001, pp. 271-290.