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Melanie Perrier, Dr. med.vet.


Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996

Education

  • 2005-2008
    University of Wisconsin
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Residency in Large Animal Surgery
  • 2004-2005
    Chino Valley Equine Hospital, California
    Equine Medicine and Surgery Internship
  • 1999-2004
    Ecole Nationale de Vétérinaire de Lyon
    Lyon, France
    Diplôme Nationale de Docteur en Médicine Vétérinaire (DrMedVet)

Clinical Interests

  • Emergency and Critical Care
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Diagnostic Imaging

Research Interests

  • Musculoskeletal
  • Bone healing and novel therapy for enhancement of bone repair
  • Tendon healing

Publications

Publications

  • M. Perrier, Y. Lu, B. Nemke, H. Kobayashi, A. Peterson, M. Markel. Acceleration of second and fourth metatarsal fracture healing with recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2/calcium phosphate cement in horses. Vet. Surg., 37(7):648-655 2008.
  • K. Poulsen, A. McSloy, M. Perrier, M. Prichard. Hemangiosarcoma in a bull. Can. Vet. Journal, 49(9):901-903, 2008.

Scientific Abstract

  • M. Perrier, Y. Lu, B. Nemke, H. Kobayashi, A. Peterson, M. Markel. Acceleration of second and fourth metatarsal fracture healing with recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2/calcium phosphate cement in horses. ESVOT meeting, Munich, 2008.
  • M. Perrier, Y. Lu, B. Nemke, H. Kobayashi, A. Peterson, M. Markel. Acceleration of second and fourth metatarsal fracture healing with recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2/calcium phosphate cement in horses. ACVS symposium, Chicago, 2007.
  • D. Forressu, R. Buiret, E. Cauvin, M. Perrier, O. Lepage. Quantitative ultrasonography of the superficial digital flexor tendon of the horse. 12th ESVOT Congress, Munich, 2004.