Melissa Lewis
Bio
Dr. Lewis grew up in Raleigh, NC and received her Bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She received her VMD from the University of Pennsylvania and then completed a rotating internship, a neurology and neurosurgery residency and a PhD in comparative biomedical sciences, all at NC State. She then spent 5.5 years on faculty at Purdue University before returning to NC State.
Her research interests include neurotrauma with a focus on spinal cord injury in dogs.
Education
BS Biology Duke 2002
VMD University of Pennsylvania 2010
Small animal rotating internship NC State 2010-2011
Neurology/neurosurgery residency NC State 2011-2014
Board certification (Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology)) 2014
PhD Comparative Biomedical Sciences 2017
Area(s) of Expertise
Neurology, neurosurgery, spinal cord injury, electrodiagnostics
Publications
- Electrodiagnostic testing in dogs with disorders of the spinal cord or cauda equina , VETERINARY JOURNAL (2024)
- Outcome in paraplegic dogs with or without pain perception due to thoracolumbar fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy or acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2024)
- Quantification of metallic artifact on CT associated with titanium pedicle screws , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2024)
- Adaptation of land treadmill scoring system for underwater treadmill in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion , VETERINARY JOURNAL (2023)
- Influence of Duration of Injury on Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Acute Canine Spinal Cord Injury , JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA (2020)
- Cardiac Leiomyosarcoma in a Cat Presenting for Bilateral Renal Neoplasia , JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY (2019)
- Development of a Novel Gait Analysis Tool Measuring Center of Pressure for Evaluation of Canine Chronic Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Injury , Journal of Neurotrauma (2019)
- Predictors of Response to 4-Aminopyridine in Chronic Canine Spinal Cord Injury , Journal of Neurotrauma (2018)
- Magnetic resonance imaging features of dogs with incomplete recovery after acute, severe spinal cord injury , Spinal Cord (2017)
- The Relationship between Trans-Lesional Conduction, Motor Neuron Pool Excitability, and Motor Function in Dogs with Incomplete Recovery from Severe Spinal Cord Injury , Journal of Neurotrauma (2017)