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
- Evaluation of autoantibodies to desmoglein-2 in dogs with and without cardiac disease , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2023)
- Investigation of the cardiac effects of exercise testing on apparently healthy Boxer dogs , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
- No impact of polymorphism in the phosphodiesterase 5A gene in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels on pimobendan-induced inhibition of platelet aggregation response , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
- Pharmacokinetics of pimobendan after oral administration to dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
- The effect of taurine supplementation on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system of dogs with congestive heart failure , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2023)
- 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)
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