Faculty
Linden E. Craig, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.P., Associate Professor
Department of Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4542
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4542
Phone: (865) 974-8213
FAX: (865) 974-5616
Email: linden@utk.edu
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
- Anatomic Pathology Residency Program Director
- Sponsor of the Student Chapter of the ACVP
- ACVP Exam Committee Member (2001 to 2007)
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.