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Hollis N. Erb
Professor
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
607-253-3573, hne1@cornell.edu
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My original work was on dairy cows and calves: descriptive epidemiology, risk-factor analyses, and also long-term consequences of diseases.

I have been Chief Editor of the journal,"Preventive Veterinary Medicine" for over a decade, so I have considerable insight into "who is doing what, and where."

My current research role is primarily as a collaborator for issues of study design and analysis throughout the Veterinary College and also in the Department of Animal Sciences; I therefore at any one time am usually involved in 10 or 12 varied applied projects (ranging from randomized clinical trials through retrospective studies; and for all kinds of animal species).

Education
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Certifications and Licenses
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Honors and Awards
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Research and Professional Experience
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Professional Society Memberships
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Selected Publications


Education
    B.S. - 1972   University of California, Davis
    DVM - 1974   University of California, Davis
    M.S. - 1976   University of Guelph - Ontario, Canada
    Ph.D. - 1979   University of Guelph - Ontario, Canada
    1974-1975 - Internship in Large Animal Medicine; Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    May 28-30, 1980 - "Decision-making in clinical medicine." Center for the Analysis of Health Practices, Harvard School of Public Health. Boston, MA.




Certifications and Licenses
listing of certifications and licenses not currently available




Honors and Awards
    BS with High Honors
    Lambda Chapter, Society of Phi Zeta
    Award of Recognition - Member, 1994. Association of Teachers of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine (now, Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine)

Calvin Schwabe Award for Lifetime Achievement in Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, 2009. (Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine)




Research and Professional Experience
    July 1979 - June 1985     Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Section of Epidemiology (Dept of Preventive Medicine) CUCVM
    July 1985-March 1993     Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine (7/85-3/93)
    April 1993 to present     Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (4/93-present)
    July 1980 - present     Courtesy Joint Appointment, Department of Animal Science
    April 15 - April 26, 1985     Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine - University of California, Davis




Professional Society Memberships
    American Veterinary Medical Association
Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease
Society for Clinical Trials
Curriculum Committee; 1980-198, 2001-2004
Chief, Section of Epidemiology; 1987-90, 2001-2004
International Management Committee, International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics; 1994-2003
Member, Scientific Committee Xth International Symposium for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (Chile, 2003); 2000-2003
Member, DVM/PhD Oversight Committee; CVM; 2001-2004
Member, National Review Panel, National Phi Zeta Manuscript Competition; 2001-2006
University Appeals Panel; 1996-2001
Secretary of the College Faculty; 1997-2002
Advisor, Cornell Women in Science Fund; 1997-present
Member, Health Careers Program Advisory Panel (Cornell University); 1998-2004
Member, Organizing Committee (and liaison to the CVM), Horses 2001 at Cornell (2000-01) (Conference April 7-8, 2001); Horses 2002 at Cornell (2001-2002).
American Veterinary Medical Association
Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine




Selected Publications (2009 through Present)  (of 357 available)
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  1. Ainsworth, DM, M Matychak, CL Reyner, HN ERB and JC Young. Effects of in vitro 
    exposure to hay dust on the gene expression of cytokines and cell-surface receptors in
    primary bronchial epithelial cell cultures established from horses with chronic recurrent
    airway obstruction. Am J Vet Res 70: 365-372. 2009.
  2. Fischer*, BL, JW Ludders, M Asakawa, LA Fortier, SL Fubini, AJ Nixon, RM Radcliffe   and HN ERB. A comparison of epidural buprenorphine plus detomidinewith morphine
    plus detomidine in horses undergoing bilateral stifle arthroscopy. Vet Anaesthesia Analges
    16: 67-76. 2009.
  3. Little, AA, U Krotschek, DM Boothe and HN ERB. Pharmacokinetics of buccal mucosal     administration of fentanyl in a carboxymethylcellulose gel compared with IV administration
    in dogs. Vet Therapeutics 9: 201-211. 2009.
  4. Cohen, RD, DW Scott and HN ERB. Prevalence, number and morphologic types of multinucleated histiocytic giant cells in equine inflammatory dermatoses: A retrospective light miscroscopic study of skin-biopsy specimens from 362 horses.Eq Vet J 41: 406-409. 2009.
  5. Burton, AB, B Wagner, HN ERB and DM Ainsworth. Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10 concentrations in normal and septic neonatal foals. Vet Immunol Immunopathol (in press).
  6. Wagner, B, B Child and HN ERB. A histamine release assay to identify sensitization to Culicoides allergens in horses with skin hypersensitivity. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. (Accepted.)
  7. Cavatorta*, DJ, HN ERB and MJBF Flaminio. Ex vivo generation of mature equine monocyte-derived dendritic cells. Vet Immunol Immunopathol (Accepted.)
  8. Wagner, B, WH Miller, HN ERB, DP Lunn and DF Antczak. Sensitization of skin mast cells with IgE antibodies to Culicoides allergens occurs frequently in clinically healthy horses. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 132: 53-61. 2009.
  9. Vogel*, JW, DW Scott and HN ERB. The frequency of apoptotic keratinocytes in the feline epidermis: a retrospective light-microscopic study of skin-biopsy specimens from 327 cats with normal skin or inflammatory dermatoses. J Fel Med Surg 11: 963-969. 2009.
  10. Ludders, JW, H-M Palos, HN ERB, SV Lamb, SE Vincent and RD Gleed. Plasma arginine vasopressin concentration in horses undergoing surgery for colic. J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 19: 528-535. 2009.
  11. Yasuda*, K, DW Scott, HN ERB and SP McDonough. Prevalence of infiltrative lymphocytic mural folliculitis in equine inflammatory skin disease. Eq Vet J 41: 824-826. 2009.
  12. Rosenberg*, AS, DW Scott, HN ERB and SP McDonough. Infiltrative lymphocytic mural folliculitis: a histopathological reaction pattern in skin-biopsy speicimens from cats with allergic skin disease. J Fel Med Surg 12: 80-85. 2010.
  13. Griffin*, JS, DW Scott and HN ERB. The prevalence of apoptotic epidermal keratinocytes in eosinophilic dermatoses of the cat: a retrospective light-microscopic study of 145 skin-biopsy specimens. J Fel Med Surg12: 86-90. 2010.
  14. Brosnahan, MM, A Damiani, G van de Walle, H ERB, GA Perkins and N Osterrieder. The effect of sdRNA treatment on experimental Herpesirus type 1 (EHV-1) infection in horses. Virus Res 147: 176-181. 2010.
  15. Russell*, DS, KM Rassnick, HN ERB, MM Vaughan and SP McDonough. Immunohistochemical study of Vitamin D receptor expression in canine cutaneous mast cell tumors. J Comp Pathol 143, 223-226. 2010.
  16. Santos*, LCP, JW Ludders, HN ERB, KL Basher, P Kirch and RD Gleed. Sedative and cardiorespiratory effects of dexmedetomidine and buprenorphine administered to cats via oral transmucosal or intramuscular routes. Vet Anaesthes Analges 37, 417-424. 2010
  17. Martin-Flores, M, TM Mercure-McKenzie, L Campoy, HN ERB, JW Ludders and R Gleed. Controlled reptrospective study of the effects of eyedrops containing phenylephrine hydrochloride and scopolamine hydrobromide on mean arterial blood pressure in anesthetized dogs. Am J Vet Res. 71: 1507-1412. 2010.
  18. Elia*, JB, HN ERB and KA Houpt. Motivation for hay: Effects of a pelleted diet on behavior and physiology of horses. Physiol Behav. 101: 623-627. 2010.
  19. Flory*, AB, KM Rassnick, HN ERB, LD Garrett, NC Northrup, KA Selting, BS Phillips, JE Locke and JD Chretin. Evaluation of factors associated with second remission in dogs with lymphoma undergoing retreatment with a cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone chemotherapy protocol: 95 cases (2000-2007). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 238: 501-506. 2011.
  20. ERB, HN. Changing expectations: Do journals drive methodological changes? Should they? Prev Vet Med. 97: 165-174. 2011.
  21. Bischoff, K, C Gaskill, HN ERB, JG Ebel and J Hillebrandt. Comparison of two methods for blood lead analysis in cattle: graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry and LeadCare® II system. J Vet Diag Invest. 22: 729-733. 2011.
  22. Lee, J, T Floyd, H ERB and K Houpt. Preference and demand for exercise in stabled horses. Applied Anim Behav Sci. 130: 91-100. 2011.
  23. Lamm*, CG, KL Bischoff, HN ERB, CL Guard, JR Hillebrandt, B Thompson and BL Njaa. Trace-mineral concentrations in dairy cattle with rupture of abdominal-artery aneurysms. Bov Pract. (Accepted with revisions.)
  24. Sharma*,A, MS Thompson, PV Scrivani, NL Dykes, AE Yeager, SR Freer and HN ERB. Comparison of radiography and ultrasonography for diagnosing small-intestinal mechanical obstruction in vomiting dogs. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. (Accepted with revisions.)
  25. Boesch*, JM, JR Boulanger, PD Curtis, HN ERB, JW Ludders, MS Kraus and RD Gleed. Biochemical variables in free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginanus) following chemical immobilization in Clover traps or via ground darting. J Zoo Wildlife Med. (Accepted.)
  26. Wagner, B, HS Freer, A Rollins and HN ERB. A fluorescent bead-based multiplex assay for the simultaneous detection of antibodies to B. burdorferi outer surface proteins in canine serum. Vet Immunol immunopathol. (In press.
  27. Martin-Flores, M, EJ Lau, L Campoy, HN ERB and RD Gleed. Twitch potentiation: A potential source of error during neuromuscular monitoring with acceleromyography (AMG) in anesthetized dogs. Vet Anaesthes Analges. (Accepted.)
  28. Santos*, L, JW Ludders, HN ERB, MM Flores, KL Basher and PJ Kirch. A randomized, blinded, controlled trial on the antiemetic effect of ondansetron on dexmedetomidine-induced emesis in cats. Vet Anaesthes Analges. (Accepted.)\
  29. Campoy, L, MM Flores, RD Gleed, H ERB and JW Ludders. Combined femoral and sciatic nerve block with bupivacaine is an acceptable alternative to epidural anaesthesia and analgesia with bupivacaine plus morphine for stifle surgery under general anaesthesia in dogs. Vet Anaesthes Analges. (Accepted.)
  30. Priest, H, S McDonough, H ERB and T Stokol. Transferrin receptor expression in canine lymphoma. Vet Pathol. (Accepted).
  31. Krotschek, U, DM Boothe, AA Little and HN ERB. Pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine in a sodium carboxymethylcellulose gel after buccal transmucosal administration in dogs. Vet Therapeutics. (Accepted.)
  32. Malone*, EK, KM Rassnick, DB Bailey, MA Kiselow and HN ERB. Comparison of two questionnaires to assess gastrointestinal toxicity in dogs and cats treated with chemotherapy. Vet Comp Oncol. (Accepted with revisions.)
  33. de Mestre*, AM, D Hanlon, AP Adams, E Runcan, JC Leadbeater, HN ERB, CC Costa, D Miller, WR Allen and DF Antczak. Functions of ectopically transplanted invasive horse trophoblast. Reproduction. (Accepted with revisions.)
  34. Linn, K, JEA Bertram and HN ERB. A biomechanical comparison of three techniques for surgical repair of coxofemoral luxations in dogs. Vet Comp Orthopaedic Traumatol. (Submitted June, 2008.)
  35. Cushing, T, R Peters and HN ERB. Major histocompatibility class II expression in canine melanomas. Vet Pathol. (Submitted February, 2010.)
  36. Schmidt*, DM, PV Scrivani, NL Dykes, RM Goldstein, HN ERB and AP Reeves. Comparison of glomerular filtration rate by single-slice dynamic CT and scintigraphy in cats. Am J Vet Res. (Submitted February, 2011.)
  37. ERB, HN. Prevalence affects the predictive values of diagnostic tests. Vet Clin Path. (Submitted February, 2011.)
  38. Bischoff, K, B Thompson, HN ERB, W Higgins, JG Ebel and JR Hillebrandt. Declines in blood lead concentrations in clinically affected and unaffected cattle accidentally exposed to lead. J Vet Diag Invest. (Submitted February, 2011.)
  39. Wagner, B, C Wimer, H Freer, N Osterrieder and HN ERB. Equine herpesvirus type-1 infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from foals and adult horses reveals intact interferon-a induction and suppression of anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 responses by the neurogenic strain Ab4. Vet Res. (Submitted February, 2011.)
  40. Paré*, MD, JW Ludders, H ERB, M Martin-Flores, RD Gleed and L Campoy. In chickens during air sac perfusion anesthesia at three different ventilation states, PE’CO2 does not correlate with PaCO2. Vet Anaesth Analges. (Submitted February, 2011.)
  41. Keyerleber*, MA, TL Geiger, HN ERB, MS Thompson and MC McEntee. 3D conformal versus nongraphic radiation treatment planning for apocrine-gland adenocarcinoma of the anal sac in 18 dogs (2002-2007). (In preparation.)
  42. Martel*, D, JK Morrisey and HN ERB. Proportional morbidity of ferret adrenocortical disease within 18 United States university veterinary hospitals. (In preparation.)
  43. Watters*, RD, N Schuring, HN ERB. YH Schukken and DM Galton. The impact of pre-milking udder preparation on Holstein cows milked three times daily. J Dairy Sci. (In preparation.)
 

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