Anthony Blikslager

Bio

Dr. Anthony Blikslager is Professor of Equine Surgery and the Associate Dean & Director of Veterinary Medical Services at NC State University in Raleigh, NC, USA. His research is focused on equine colic and mechanisms whereby intestinal mucosa repairs after strangulating obstruction. Dr. Blikslager received the AVMA Clinical Research Award in 2020. He was named an Alumni Distinguished Professor and awarded the Ned E. Huffman Leadership Award from NC State University in 2017. He won the Applied Equine Research Award from the World Equestrian Veterinary Association in 2011. He received the Pfizer Award for Excellence in Research from NC State University in 2006.

Dr. Blikslager received a PhD in Gastrointestinal Physiology at NC State University in 1997. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1995 following a residency in Large Animal Surgery at NC State University from 1990-1994, and an Equine Medicine and Surgery internship at the University of Missouri-Columbia from 1989-1990. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1989.

Area(s) of Expertise

Biological Barriers, Gastroenterology, Global Health, Large Animal Models, Intestinal transport electrophysiology, Molecular techniques for probing epithelial reparative mechanisms

Publications

• Equine Enteric Glial Culture and Application to the Study of A Neural Inflammatory Mechanism in Equine Colic , JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS (2024)
• Prebiotic galactooligosaccharide improves piglet growth performance and intestinal health associated with alterations of the hindgut microbiota during the peri-weaning period , JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (2024)
• Protocol Protocol to culture enteric glial cells from the submucosal and myenteric plexi of neonatal and juvenile pig colons , STAR PROTOCOLS (2024)
• Trends in the management of horses referred for colic evaluation preceding and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2013-2023) , EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION (2024)
• A novel case of tracheal injury secondary to gunshot trauma in a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2023)
• Effects of Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) on Hindgut Microbial Composition of Pigs During the Peri-Weaning Period , JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (2023)
• Effects of Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharide (Gos) on Piglet Growth and Jejunal Morphology During the Peri-Weaning Period , JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (2023)
• Enteric glial cell network function is required for epithelial barrier restitution following intestinal ischemic injury in the early postnatal period , AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY (2023)
• Hypoxia Primes Human ISCs for Interleukin-Dependent Rescue of Stem Cell Activity , CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY (2023)
• Retrospective analysis of postoperative complications following surgical treatment of ileal impaction in horses managed with manual decompression compared to jejunal enterotomy , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2023)