Kathryn Meurs
Dean - Veterinary Medicine
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
CVM Main Building A229
Bio
Dr. Meurs completed her DVM at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and completed a small animal internship at North Carolina State University. She completed a Cardiology residency at Texas A&M University and is board certified from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology). Dr. Meurs has a Ph.D. in Genetics from Texas A&M University and her areas of interest include familial aspects of cardiovascular disease, especially cardiomyopathy.
Area(s) of Expertise
Genetics, Spontaneous Animal Disease Models, Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease
Publications
- A novel mutation of the CLCN1 gene in a cat with myotonia congenita: Diagnosis and treatment , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2022)
- A review of the underlying genetics and emerging therapies for canine cardiomyopathies , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY (2022)
- Association of diet with clinical outcomes in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure* , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY (2022)
- Hands-on learning: from at-risk wolves to teeming Galapagos , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2022)
- A defect in the NOG gene increases susceptibility to spontaneous superficial chronic corneal epithelial defects (SCCED) in boxer dogs , BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH (2021)
- A deleterious mutation in the ALMS1 gene in a naturally occurring model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Sphynx cat , ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES (2021)
- A novel missense mutation of the NAT10 gene in a juvenile Schnauzer dog with chronic respiratory tract infections , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2021)
- Absence of known feline MYH7 and MYBPC3 variants in a diverse cohort of cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , ANIMAL GENETICS (2021)
- Canine junctional epidermolysis bullosa due to a novel mutation in LAMA3 with severe upper respiratory involvement , VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY (2021)
- Myxomatous mitral valve disease in Miniature Schnauzers and Yorkshire Terriers: 134 cases (2007-2016) , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)
Groups
- CVM: Administration
- Hospital: Cardiology
- CVM: Clinical Studies Core
- CVM
- Clinical Sciences: DOCS Cardiology Faculty
- CVM: Feline Health
- CVM: Focus Area
- Research Area of Emphasis: Genetics
- Focus Area: Graduate Cell Biology
- CVM: Hospital
- CVM: Leadership
- CVM: Research Area of Emphasis
- Research Area of Emphasis: Spontaneous Animal Disease Models