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Joseph W. Bartges - BS, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVN


Professor, Medicine & Nutrition
The Acree Chair of Small Animal Research
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
C247 Veterinary Teaching Hospital
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974- 8387
FAX: (865) 974-5554

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Education

  • B.S., Marshall University, 1983
  • D.V.M. University of Georgia, 1987
  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1993

Training

  • Internship in small animal medicine and surgery - University of Minnesota
  • Residencies in small animal internal medicine and nutrition - University of Minnesota

Teaching

My teaching interests include training of veterinary students, graduate students, interns, and residents, promoting active learning in the classroom and clinics, and continuing education of veterinarians, veterinary nurses, and the general public.

Clinical Interests

My clinical interests are in internal medicine with emphasis on urology and nephrology. I am also interested in clinical nutrition with emphasis on the role of nutrition in the management of diseases.

Research Interests

My research interests include: urinary tract disease particularly urolithiasi, urinary tract infections, kidney failure and idiopathic lower urinary tract disease in cats, the role of nutrition in prevention of disease, diseases of the urinary system with special emphasis on development and evaluation of models of disease, and nutrition and metabolism with emphasis on obesity, hepatic lipidosis, and disorders of lipid metabolism.

Publications

  • LeBlanc AK, Cox S, Kirk CA, Newman S, Bartges JW, Legendre A. Effects of L-asparaginase on plasma amino acid profiles and tumor burden in cats with lymphoma. J Vet Intern Med. 2007;21:760-763.
  • Hezel A, Bartges JW, Kirk CA, Cox S, Geyer N, Moyers T, Hayes J. Influence of Hydrochlorothiazide on Urinary Calcium Oxalate Relative Supersaturation in Healthy, Young, Adult, Female, Domestic Short-haired Cats Vet Therapeutics. 2007;8(4):247-254.
  • Geyer N, Bartges JW, Kirk CA, Cox S, Hezel A, Moyers T, Hayes J. Influence of Prednisolone on Urinary Calcium Oxalate and Struvite Relative Supersaturation in Healthy, Young, Adult, Female, Domestic Short-haired Cats. Vet Therapeutics. 2007;8(4):239-246.
  • Bishop J, Bartges JW, Kirk CA, Cox S, Lombardo D, Moyers T, Hayes J. Influence of Hydrochlorothiazide and Diet on Urinary Calcium Oxalate Relative Supersaturation in Healthy Adult Cats. ACVIM Forum 2007. J Vet Intern Med 2007;21(3):599.
  • Lombardo D, Bartges JW, Kirk CA, Cox S, Bishop J, Moyers T, Hayes J. Safety and Influence of Long Term Hydrochlorothiazide and Diet On Urinary Saturation with Calcium Oxalate in Healthy Cats. ACVIM Forum 2007. J Vet Intern Med 2007;21(3):646.
  • Bartges JW. Hematuria. In: Tilley LP, Smith FK, eds. Five Minute Veterinary Consult 3rd Edition Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 2007. H2-H3.
  • Bartges JW. Urate urolithiasis. In: Tilley LP, Smith FK, eds. Five Minute Veterinary Consult 3rd Edition Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 2007. U2-U4.
  • Bartges JW, Lauten SD, Kirk CA. Introduction to nutrition. In: Morgan RV, Bright RM, Swartout M. Handbook of Small Animal Practice, 5th edition. Elsevier:Saunders. St. Louis. 2007. 1167-1169.
  • Lauten SD, Bartges JW, Kirk CA. Nutrition in health. In: Morgan RV, Bright RM, Swartout M. Handbook of Small Animal Practice, 5th edition. Elsevier:Saunders. St. Louis. 2007. 1170-1175
  • Bartges JW, Kirk CA, Lauten SD. Nutrition in disease. In: Morgan RV, Bright RM, Swartout M. Handbook of Small Animal Practice, 5th edition. Elsevier:Saunders. St. Louis. 2007. 1176-1186.
  • Cline MG, Lauten S, Cox S, Bartges JW. The relationship between obesity and markers of oxidative stress in dogs. ACVIM Forum 2008.
  • Young B, Bartges JW, Kirk CA, Cox S, Mustillo M, Moyers T, Byrd H. Influence of an orally administered glycosaminoglycan preparation on urinary saturation for calcium oxalate and struvite in healthy cats. J Vet Intern Med 2008;22(3):800.
  • Mustillo M, Bartges JW, Kirk CA, Cox S, Young B, Moyers T, Byrd H. Influence of a low carbohydrate, dry formulated diet on urinary saturation for calcium oxalate and struvite in healthy adult female cats. J Vet Intern Med 2008;22(3):733.