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Michael M. Fry, DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)


Associate Professor, Section Chief, Clinical Pathology
Department of Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4542
A230
Phone: (865) 755-3063
FAX: (865) 974-5616

Education

  • MS, Comparative Pathology, UC Davis, 2004
  • DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998
  • BA, Hampshire College, 1986

Specialty Training

  • Residency in clinical pathology, University of California, Davis, 2000-2003

Board Certification

  • American College of Veterinary Pathology (Clinical Pathology), 2003

Clinical Interests

  • Hematology, diagnostic cytology, clinical chemistry

Teaching Interests

  • Hematology, clinical chemistry, diagnostic cytology, resident training

Research Interests

  • Regulation of iron metabolism, biochemical and hematologic markers of iron deficiency

Selected Publications

  • Johnson BM, Fry MM, Flatland B, Kirk CA. Comparison of a human portable blood glucose monitor, a veterinary portable blood glucose monitor and an automated chemistry analyzer for measuring canine blood glucose concentration (accepted, J Am Vet Med Assoc).
  • LeBlanc CJ, Head L, Fry MM. Comparison of aspiration and non-aspiration techniques for obtaining cytology samples from the canine and feline spleen, Vet Clin Pathol 2009;38(2):242-246.).
  • Fry MM, Kirk CA, Liggett JL, Daniel GB, Baek SJ, Gouffon JS, Chimakurthy PM, Rekapalli B. Changes in hepatic gene expression in dogs with experimentally-induced nutritional iron deficiency, Vet Clin Pathol 2009;38(1):13-19.
  • Lurie DM, Kent MS, Fry MM, Théon AP. A toxicity study of low-dose rate half-body irradiation and chemotherapy in dogs with lymphoma, Vet Comp Oncol 2008;6(4):257-267.
  • Kelmer G, Doherty TJ, Elliott S, Fry MM, Andrews FM. Evaluation of dimethyl sulfoxide effects on initial response to endotoxin in the horse, Equine Vet J 2008;40(4):358-63.
  • Allender MC, Fry MM. Amphibian hematology. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2008;11(3):463-80.
  • Fry MM, Kirk CA. Reticulocyte indices in a canine model of nutritional iron deficiency. Vet Clin Pathol 2006;35(2):172-181.
  • Fry MM, Vernau W, Kass PH, Vernau KM. Effects of time, initial composition, and stabilizing agents on assessment of canine cerebrospinal fluid. Vet Clin Pathol 2006;35(1):72-77.
  • Sykes JE, Ball LM, Bailiff NL, Fry MM. ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum’ sp. Nov., a novel small haemotropic mycoplasma from a dog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005;55(Pt 1):27-30.
  • Fry MM, Liggett J, Baek SJ. Molecular cloning and expression of canine hepcidin. Vet Clin Pathol 2004;33(4):223-227.
  • Fry MM, Forman MA. 5-fluoruracil toxicity with severe bone marrow suppression in a dog. Vet Hum Toxicol 2004;46(4):178-180.

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists
  • American Society of Hematology
  • American Veterinary Medical Association