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Linden E. Craig, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP

Associate Professor
Department of Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4542
Phone: (865) 974-8213
FAX: (865) 974-5616

Education

  • BS - Cornell University - 1984 (Animal Science)
  • DVM - Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine - 1988
  • Pathology Training - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Comparative Medicine - 1994
  • PhD - Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health - 1998

Professional Experience

  • University of Pennsylvania (Staff Pathologist, Assistant Professor) - 1997-2001
  • Small Animal Practice - 1988-1991

Board Certification

  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists - 1994

Teaching

  • General Pathology (course director)
  • Small Animal Orthopedics (pathology portion)
  • Urinary System (pathology portion)
  • Cardiovascular System (pathology portion)
  • Surgical Pathology Elective (course director)

Clinical Interests

  • Pathology of nondomestic species
  • Bone and joint pathology
  • Breed specific pathology

Research Interests

  • Bone and joint pathology
  • Canine synovial tumors
  • Feline physeal dysplasia

Professional Societies

  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists
  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

Professional Activities

Publications

  • LE Craig, Wolf JC, Ramsay EC. Spinal cord glioma in a ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi) Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 36:313-315, 2005.
  • LE Craig, ME Julian, JD Ferracone. The diagnosis and prognosis of synovial tumors in dogs: 35 cases. Veterinary Pathology 39:66-73, 2002.
  • LE Craig, Proportion of deaths caused by neoplasia in five dog breeds: a necropsy survey (1206 dogs, 1985-1999). Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 37:438-443, 2001.
  • LE Craig, Physeal dysplasia with slipped capital femoral epiphysis in 13 cats. Veterinary Pathology 38:92-97, 2001.
  • LE Craig, JP Spelman, JD Strandberg, MC Zink. Endothelial cells from diverse tissues exhibit differences in growth and morphology. Microvascular Research 55:65-76, 1998.
  • LE Craig, JM Kinsella, LJ Lodwick, MR Cranfield, JD Strandberg. Gongylonema macrogubernaculum in captive African squirrels (Funisciurus substriatus and Xerus erythropus) and lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 29:331-337, 1998.
  • LE Craig, ML Nealen, JD Strandberg, MC Zink. Differential replication of ovine lentivirus in endothelial cells cultured from different tissues. Virology 238:316-326, 1997.
  • LE Craig, D Sheffer, AL Meyer, D Hauer, F Lechner, E Peterhans, RJ Adams, JE Clements, O Narayan, MC Zink. Pathogenesis of ovine lentiviral encephalitis: derivation of a neurovirulent strain by in vivo passage. Journal of Neurovirology 3:417-427, 1997.
  • LE Craig and JD Strandberg. Infectious Diarrhea of Infant Rats, Rotavirus. In: International Life Sciences Institute Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals: Digestive System, 2nd edition, Jones TC, Popp JA, Mohr U (eds) Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 392-395, 1997.
  • L Craig, D Norris, G Glass, B Schwartz. Acquired resistance and antibody response of raccoons (Procyon lotor) to sequential feedings of Ixodes scapularis (Acari:Ixodidae). Veterinary Parasitology 63:291-301, 1996.
  • L Craig, LD Van Vleck. Evidence for inheritance of the red dun dilution in the horse. Journal of Heredity 76:138-139, 1985.
  • L Craig, HF Hintz, LV Soderholm, KL Shaw, HF Schryver. Changes in blood constituents accompanying exercise in polo horses. Cornell Veterinarian 75:297-302, 1985.