Faculty

Steve Adair, III, MS, DVM, DACVS, Associate Professor Equine Surgery

Education

• 1986 - 1989

Large Animal Surgical Residency University of Tennessee
College of Veterinary Medicine

• 1984

DVM Auburn University
College of Veterinary Medicine

• 1980

Master of ScienceVeterinary Microbiology
Auburn University
College of Veterinary Medicine

• 1978

Bachelor of Science Microbiology
Auburn University

Board Certification

• Diplomate - American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS) - 1993

University Appointments

• 1997 - Current --Associate Professor of Surgery
  University of Tennessee
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  Department of Large Animal
  Clinical Sciences, Knoxville, TN.
• 1991 - 1997 -- Assistant Professor of Surgery
  University of Tennessee,
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  Department of Large Animal
  Clinical Sciences, Knoxville, TN.
• 1989 - 1991 -- Assistant Professor
  University of Tennessee
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  Department of Rural Practice
  Knoxville, TN.

Practice Experience

• 1997 - Current -- Associate Professor
  University of Tennessee
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
• 1989 - 1997 -- Assistant Professor
  University of Tennessee
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
• 1986 - 1989 -- Large Animal Surgery Resident
  University of Tennessee
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  Department of Rural Practice
• 1984 - 1986
  Associate Veterinarian
  Monticello Large Animal Clinic
  Lake Charles La.

Clinical Interests

• General interest in musculoskeletal problems of the equine. Primary interest in equine laminitis.

Research Interests

• Microcirculatory blood flow and its relationship in the development of laminitis.

Publications

• Adair HS, Goble DO, Rohrbach BW. In vitro comparison of the locking loop and the three loop pulley suture techniques in the repair of equine flexor tendons. Eq Vet Sci 1989;9(4):186-190.
• Shires GMH, Adair HS, Patton CS. Preliminary study of laryngeal sacculectomy in horses, using a neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet laser technique. Am J Vet Res 1990;51(8):1247-1249.
• Adair HS, Goble DO, Vanhooser S, Blackford JT, Rohrbach BW. Evaluation of the use of dimethyl sulfoxide for intra-articular lavage in clinically normal horses. Am J Vet Res 1991;52(2):333-336.
• Adair HS, Goble DO, Shires GMH, Sanders WL. Evaluation of laser Doppler flowmetry for measuring coronary band and laminar microcirculatory blood flow in clinically normal horses. Am J VetRes 199455(4): 445-449.
• Adair HS, Duncan RB, Toal RL. Solitary osteochondroma of the nasal bone in a horse. Cornell Vet 1994 84(1): 25-31.
• Oliver JW, Linnabary RD, Abney LK, van Manen KR, Knoop R,Adair HS. Evaluation of a dosing method for studying ergonovine effects in cattle. Am J Vet Res 1994 55(1):173-176.
• Adair HS,Schmidhammer JL, Goble DO, Green EM, Rivera-Walker C. Effects of Acepromazine Maleate, Isoxsuprine Hydrochloride and Prazosin Hydrochloride on Normal Laminar Microcirculatory Blood Flow in the Horse. J Eq Vet Sci 1997;17(11):599.
• Adair HS, Goble DO, Schmidhammer JL, Shires GMH. Laminarmicrovascular flow, measured by means of laser Doppler flowmetry,during the prodromal stages of black walnut-induced laminitis in horses. Am J Vet Res 200061(8): 862-868.