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.

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)
• 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 (2019)
• 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)
• Clinical and Diagnostic Imaging Features of Brain Herniation in Dogs and Cats , Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (2016)
• Long-Term Effect of Cervical Distraction and Stabilization on Neurological Status and Imaging Findings in Giant Breed Dogs With Cervical Stenotic Myelopathy , Veterinary Surgery (2013)