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Lymphoma Treatment at NC State Grants More ‘Wonderful Life’ to Zuzu

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Dr. Rocio Crespo gestures as she teaches students during a visit to a chicken farm.

Jan 23, 2025

Avian Influenza: What North Carolinians Need to Know to Keep Themselves and Their Pets Safe

Wild bird migratory season is approaching, bringing heightened risk for transmission of the emerging H5N1 strain of bird flu. NC State poultry disease expert Dr. Rocio Crespo explains how to stay safe.

Jan 16, 2025

House Officer Highlight: Through Unique Training Program, Pharmacist Compounds Her Own Rx for Success

With few veterinary pharmacy residencies nationwide, second-year clinical pharmacy resident Dr. Cassie Donnell found a program at NC State that lets her create her own niche within a niche.

Jan 14, 2025

‘She Was So Sick When She Got Here’

Critically ill from a colostrum complication, newborn Highland cow Starlight needed round-the-clock care somewhere she could also bond with her mother. The NC State Veterinary Hospital met those needs.
Phoenix, a white cockatoo with a yellow crest, stands on her owner's hand in a portrait photo.

Dec 19, 2024

Endangered Cockatoo Rises Anew, Thanks to NC State Cancer Experts

Facing treatment-resistant squamous cell carcinoma, a dedicated owner and resourceful veterinarians collaborate to test an innovative topical treatment with support from Petco Love and the Blue Buffalo Cancer Treatment Fund.

Dec 17, 2024

House Officer Highlight: How NC State Helped One Dermatologist Become ‘Bien Dans Sa Peau’ (Comfortable in His Skin)

Originally from France, second-year dermatology resident Dr. Mickaël Pinto found a home away from home and a wealth of learning opportunities in the College of Veterinary Medicine community.
Two goats stand side-by-side in an outdoor pen with a dirt floor. To the left stands a tan goat, and immediately to her right stands a black-and-white goat.

Dec 5, 2024

We’ve Got Your Goat at NC State

Ruminants, like fainting goats Stella and Dolly, love to eat things they shouldn’t. When these gutsy animals get into hard-to-stomach snacks, NC State’s farm animal experts are only a call away.
Dr. Siena Mitman poses in a hallway of the NC State Large Animal Hospital with her hands on her hips.

Nov 26, 2024

House Officer Highlight: Outstanding in Her Field, Ruminant Resident Proves Herd Health is Public Health

Second-year ruminant health management resident Dr. Siena Mitman approaches her clinical work and research in goats, cows and even primates from a global One Health perspective.
Dr. Emma Hendrix stands in front of a whiteboard with indistinguishable writing in a veterinary neurology clinic.

Oct 10, 2024

House Officer Highlight: Following in Her Mother’s Footsteps, 34 Years Later

Veterinary medicine had always been such an innate part of Dr. Emma Hendrix’s life that she initially hesitated to make it her career. As a child, Hendrix was the youngest student in her mother’s ophthalmology lectures at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Hendrix and her older sister would accompany their mother, Dr.…
Dr. Jazz Stephens sits on the edge of a table with a box of pathology slides in her lap. Behind her, a microscope and a computer screen sit on a table to form a pathologist's work station.

Sep 17, 2024

House Officer Highlight: This ‘Biology Detective’ Solves Medical Mysteries in Animal and Human Health

Nearly every diagnostic test or research study that involves cell, tissue or fluid samples requires a pathologist’s trained eye. Luckily, the NC State Veterinary Hospital has third-year comparative pathology resident Dr. Jazz Stephens.
Zuzu, a black-and-white Lab mix dog wearing a pink harness, looks into the camera with her mouth open in an expression like a smile.

Sep 12, 2024

Lymphoma Treatment at NC State Grants More ‘Wonderful Life’ to Zuzu

Care from NC State veterinary oncologists helped a zippy Lab mix maintain her zest during treatment for multicentric B-cell lymphoma.