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Robert C. DeNovo, DVM, MS


Professor, Internal Medicine, Associate Dean for Administration and Clinical Programs
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974- 8387
FAX: (865) 974-5554
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Education

  • BS - University of Illinois
  • DVM - University of Illinois
  • Intern - University of Minnesota
  • MS - University of Georgia
  • Residency - University of Georgia
  • Diplomate - American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Clinical Interests

Internal medicine with special interests in gastroenterology, endoscopy, and endocrinology. Specific areas of clinical interest include disease of the esophagus, particularly management of esophageal stricture, gastric ulcer disease, and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Current projects include investigation of Helicobacter infection in cats, dogs, and other species and the development of techniques using photodynamic therapy to treat malignant and pre-malignant lesions of the gastrointestinal tract in animals and humans. Clinical education of veterinary students and advanced training of veterinary medical residents is my professional priority.

Publications

  • Overholt, BF, Panjehpour, M, DeNovo, R, et al: "A centering Balloon for Photodynamic Therapy of Esophageal Cancer Tested in a Canine Model". Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 39:782-787, 1993.
  • Panjehpour, M, DeNovo, RC, Overholt, BP, Petersen, M, Sneed, RE: "A Comparative Study Between Pulsed and Continuous Wave Lasers for Photofrin Photodynamic Therapy". Lasersin Surg. And Med. 13:296-304, 1993.
  • Overholt, BF, Panjepour, M, DeNovo, RC, et.al.: "Balloon photodynamic therapy of esophageal cancer: Effect of increasing balloon size". Lasers in Surgery and Medicine,18:248-252, 1996.
  • DeNovo, RC: "ing a gastrointestinal endoscope". Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XII, Bonagura (ed.),WB Saunders Company, 1995.
  • DeNovo, RC, Jenkins CJ: "Diseases of theStomach". Canine Medicine and Therapeutics, Gorman (ed.), Blackwell Science Co., 456-485, 1998.
  • Daniel, GB, DeNovo, RC, Schultz, AE, et al.:"Hepatic Extraction Efficiency of Technetium -99m-Mebrofenin in the Dog with Toxic-Induces Acute Liver Disease". J Nuclear Medicine 39(7), 1286-1292, July, 1998.
  • DeNovo, RC, Bright, RB: "Recto-Anal Diseases". Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine 5th Ed.,Ettinger and Feldman (ed.), WB Saunders Co., 1252-1270, 1999.