Linda A. Ross
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences
Small Animal Medicine
Phone: 508-839-5395
Fax: 508-839-7922

Education
DVM - University of Illinois - 1974
MS - University of Georgia - 1980

Board Certification
ACVIM (SA Internal Medicine)

General Research Interest

• Nephrology/Urology
  

Research Sponsor Interest

• Privately Funded Research
• Federally Funded Research

Selected Research Projects

1. Evaluation of the safety of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy in cats.

2. Retrospective evaluation of kidney and liver tissue samples for evidence of leptospirosis.

3. Assessment of complement C3 levels and antibody-antigen levels in normal dogs and dogs with glomerulonephritis.

Research and Clinical Interests

• Nephrology/Urology
• Leptospirosis
• Pathophysiology and treatment of renal failure
• Evaluation of renal function
• Cystoscopy
• Laser lithotripsy
• Specialized imaging
• Urodynamic testing
  

Major Specialized Equipment Items Available

• Hemodialysis
• Cytoscope
• Laser for Lithotripsy
• Urodynamic Tesing Equipment
• MRI
  

Selected Publications

1. Ross LA:  Calcium oxalate urolithiasis in dogs and cats.  Standards of Care in Emerg Crit Care Med 7:1-12, 2005.
2. Ross LA:  Acute renal failure.  Standards of Care in Emerg Crit Care Med, 8:1-9, May 2006
3. Acierno MA,  Labato MA, Stern L, Mukherjee J, Jakowski RM, Ross LA : Levels of The Third Component of Complement (C3) in Dogs with Protein Losing Nephropathy.  Am J Vet Res,   67: 1105-1109, 2006.
4. Rossi T, Ross LA:  Diabetes insipidus.  Compend Cont Educ Prac Vet [Small Animal], 30:43-5, January 2008.
5. Ross LA, Labato MA:  Peritoneal dialysis.  In Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders y in small animal practice, 3rd ed., SP DiBartola, ed., Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, Mo 2006, pp. .635-649.
6. Ross LA.  Acute renal failure.  In Current Veterinary Therapy XIV., J Bonagura (ed), Elsevier Saunders, 2008