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Faculty

David F. Edwards, D.V.M., D.A.C.V.I.M., D.A.C.V.P
Interim Dept Head, Professor & Director, Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Section Chief Pathology, Deputy Department Head
Department of Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-8236
FAX: (865) 974-5616
Email

Education

  • D.V.M. - University of Georgia, 1973 - Veterinary Medicine
  • Internship - Animal Medical Center, 1973-74 - Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
  • Residency - University of California, Davis, 1975-77 - Small Animal Internal Medicine

Teaching

As the Director of the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Diagnostic Service Laboratory, I am responsible for coordinating our team of Clinical Pathologists and Medical Technologists. I am the main liaison between the clinical departments and the Clinical Pathology Section. Much of my time is spent describing and interpreting clinical hematology and cytology specimens. With my background in internal medicine, I assist clinicians and students in interpretation of clinical chemistry and urinalysis data. I often consult with practicing veterinarians in the Knoxville area regarding difficult cases. In addition to my service responsibilities, I teach much of the sophomore class in Clinical Pathology and coordinate the Diagnostic Cytology class given during the third year of study. I spend the remainder of my time in collaborative research efforts with clinicians, committee assignments, and speaking at various clinical pathology related continuing education conferences.

Research Interests

  • Immotile cilia syndrome, clinical and experimental hematology and chemistry, comparative hematology.

Publications

Manuscripts

  • Edwards DF, Patton CS, Kennedy JR: Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in the Dog. Problems in Vet Med, Vol. 4, No. 2,Pages: 291-319, April-June 1992.
  • Edwards DF, Parker JW, Wilkinson JE, Helman RG: Plasma Cell Myeloma in the Horse. A Case Report and Literature
    Review. J Vet Intern Med, Vol. 7, No. 3, Pages: 169-176 May-June, 1993.
  • Daniel GB, Edwards DF, Harvey RC, Kabalka GW: Communicating Hydrocephalus in Dogs with Congenital Ciliary
    Dysfunction. Dev Neurosci, Vol. 17, Pages 230-235, July-August 1995.

Books and Chapters

  • Toal, R.L. and Edwards, D.F.: Mucociliary Imaging in Berry, C. R. and Daniels, G. B. (ed): The Handbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine, San Antonio, QR Systems, Inc., 1996, pp154-157.
  • Edwards, D.F.: Actinomycosis and Nocardiosis,in Greene C.E. (ed). Infectious Disease of the Dog and Cat, ed.3, Philadelphia, WB Saunders, in press.

Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Edwards DF: Serum Biochemical Analysis in Animals. In: EXPO 1994 Proceedings, EXPO '94 for Veterinary Technicians, Trenton, NJ: Veterinary Learning Systems, 1994 5-11.

Speaking Engagements

1992

  • Veterinary Technician Continuing Education Program of Western New York, Buffalo, New York, January 15, 1992. Topic - The Diagnostic Implications of RBC, WBC and Platelet Abnormalities.
  • Buffalo Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Buffalo, New York, January 16, 1992. Topic - Differential Diagnosis of Diseases in the Dog and Cat Associated with Pleural, Pericardial and Peritoneal Effusions.
  • Sixty-fourth Annual Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 9-13, 1992. Topics - 1) Synovial Fluid Analysis. 2) Actinomycosis in the Dog. 3) Transtracheal Lavage. 4) BloodSmear Evaluation. 5) Bone Marrow Aspiration.
  • Tenth Annual Veterinary Medical Forum, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, San Diego, California, May 28-31, 1992. Topics - 1) Congenital Ciliary Dyskinesia in the Dog. 2) Plasma Cell Myeloma in the Horse.

1993

  • Seventh Annual North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 16-21, 1993. Topics - 1) Smith-Kline Beecham/Olympus Cytology Symposium. 2) Differential Diagnosis of Bleeding Disorders. 3) Immotile Cilia Syndrome. 4) Actinomycosis in the Dog. 5) Hematology Slide Reading. 6) Diagnostic Implications ofAbnormal RBC Morphology and RBC Inclusions.
  • Thirtieth Annual Veterinary Conference and Alumni Reunion, Athens, Georgia, April 2-4, 1993. Topic - Actinomycosis in the Dog.
  • Arizona, California and Nevada Joint Veterinary Conference, Reno, Nevada, September 27-30, 1993. Topics - 1) Blood Smear Analysis of the Dog and Cat. 2) Differential Diagnosis of Pleural, Peritoneal and Pericardial Effusions in the Dog. 3) Cytology from Nasal and Transtracheal Washes in the Dog and Cat. 4) Cytology of Lymph Nodes and Cutaneous Masses in the Dog and Cat.
  • East Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, October 23-24, 1993. Topic - Diagnostic Cytology in the Dog and Cat.
  • Tri-City Veterinary Academy, Johnson City, Tennessee, December 5, 1993. Topics - Diagnostic Cytology in the Dog and Cat.

1994

  • Eighth Annual North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 15-20, 1994. Topics - Smith-Kline Beecham/Olympus Cytology Symposium. 2) Blood Smear Evaluation. 3)Cytology for Veterinary Technicians. 4) Bone Marrow Aspirate Evaluation. 5) Use of Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Value in Test ion and Interpretation. 6) Challenge Cytology Laboratory.
  • Veterinary Learning Systems, EXPO '94 for Veterinary Technicians, repeated in Dallas, TX, April 17 Chicago, IL, May 22; Atlanta, GA, June 12 San Francisco, CA, June 26 Boston, MA, August 7 and Baltimore, MD, September 11, 1994. Topic - Diagnosis by Serum Biochemical Analysis.
  • Tennessee Veterinary Technician Association, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 21, 1994. Topic - Hematology Update.

1995

  • Ninth Annual North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 14-18, 1995. Topic - Diagnosis by Serum Biochemical Analysis.
  • Sixty-seventh Annual Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 26 - March 2, 1995. Topics - 1) Blood Smear Cytology, 2) Use of Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Value in Test ion and Interpretation, 3) Cytology of Cutaneous Lesions, 4) Cytology of Lymph Node Aspirates 5) Tracheal Lavage Cytology.
  • Metropolitan New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association, Newark, New Jersey, May 10, 1995. Topic - Why Good
    Laboratory Test Results are Often Wrong.

1997

  • International Congress on Cilia, Mucus and Mucociliary Interactions, Jerusalem, Israel, February 23-28, 1997. Topic - Dog models of congenital ciliary dysfunction.
  • World Veterinary Congress and British Veterinary Association Annual Congress, Birmingham, England, April 3-6 1997. Topics - 1) Cytology of Lymph Node Aspirates, 2) Cytology of the Blood Smear, 3) Transtracheal Lavage Cytology, 4) Use of Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Value in Test ion and Interpretation, 5) Differential Diagnosis of Pleural, Peritoneal and Pericardial Effusions, 6) Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in the Dog.