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TCSVM Faculty

Raymond K. Kudej
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences
Soft Tissue Surgery
Phone: 508-839-7960
Fax: 508-839-8726
Email: raymond.kudej@tufts.edu

Education
PhD - Iowa State University - 1994
DVM - Iowa State University - 1987

Board Certification
American College of Veterinary Surgeons

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General Research Interest

  • Gastric dilatation-volvulous syndrome
  • Cardiac, thoracic, gastrointestinal, and reconstructive surgery
  • Ischemia tolerance
  • Mammalian hibernation

Research Sponsor Interest

  • Federally Funded Research
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Selected Publications

  1. Zacher LA, Berg J, Shaw SP, Kudej RK. Association between outcome and changes in plasma lactate concentration during presurgical treatment in dogs with gastric dilatation-volvulus: 64 cases (2002-2008).J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2010 Apr 15;236(8):892-7.
  2. Bretz B, Blaze C, Parry N, Kudej RK. Ischemic postconditioning does not attenuate ischemi
    reperfusion injury of rabbit small intestine. Vet Surg. 2010 Feb;39(2):216-23.
  3. Kudej RK, Shen YT, Peppas AP, Huang CH, Chen W, Yan L, Vatner DE, Vatner SF. Obligatory role of cardiac nerves and alpha1-adrenergic receptors for the second window of ischemic preconditioning in conscious pigs. Circ Res. 2006 Nov 24;99(11):1270-6.
  4. Huang CH, Vatner SF, Peppas AP, Yang G, Kudej RK. Cardiac nerves affect myocardial stunning through reactive oxygen and nitric oxide mechanisms. Circ Res. 93(9):866-73, 2003.
  5. Kudej, RK, Vatner SF.  Enhanced nitric-oxide-dependent vasodilation maintains blood flow in hibernating myocardium. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 35(8):931-5, 2003.