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Mitzi Clark, DVM, ACVD

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology

Assistant Clinical Professor, Section of Dermatology

Department of Clinical Sciences

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
930 Campus Road
Ithaca, NY 14853

Fax: 607.253.3531
Email: mdc252@cornell.edu

Profile

Research/Clinical Interests

Dr. Clark is interested in allergic skin disease in dogs and cats, particularly as it relates to novel therapeutic approaches. She is also interested in comparative dermatology across various species.

Education

  • 2010-2012: Cornell University, Residency in Dermatology
  • 2009-2010: Angell Animal Medical Center, Boston, MA, Small Animal Internship (Medicine and Surgery)
  • 2005-2009: Louisiana State University, DVM

Biography/Professional Experience

Dr. Mitzi Clark received her DVM from Louisiana State University in 2009. She completed a small animal rotating internship at MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center in 2010 and a residency in Veterinary Dermatology at Cornell University in 2012. Dr. Clark then worked in private practice at a busy multi-specialty hospital in Austin, TX before returning to Cornell in 2019 as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology in the Department of Clinical Sciences. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology and a member of the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology.

Awards and Honors

  • 2012: Resident’s Research Award, American College of Veterinary Dermatology – honorable mention in basic science
  • 2009: Bayer Award for Excellence in Dermatology, LSU
  • 2008: North American Veterinary Conference Scholarship, LSU
  • 2008: Dr. Kim Michels Memorial Scholarship, LSU
  • 2007: North American Veterinary Conference Scholarship, LSU

Professional/Academic Affiliations

  • American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology
  • American College of Veterinary Dermatology
  • American Veterinary Medical Association

Publications

Selected Publications

  1. Clark M, Miller, Jr. W, Scott D. Comparison of cytological findings and culture results from the interdigital skin of healthy alpacas (Vicugna pacos). The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Dermatology 2015 21(4):233-234
  2. Scott D, Edginton H, Miller, Jr. W, Clark M. An open clinical trial on the efficacy of loratidine for the management of allergic pruritus in 27 cats. The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Dermatology 2015 21(1):7-9
  3. Clark M, Miller, Jr. W, Scott D. Resident flora of the interdigital skin from healthy alpacas (Vicugna pacos). The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Dermatology 2013 19(4):211-215
  4. Clark M, Miller, Jr. W, Scott D. Cytology of the interdigital skin from healthy alpacas (Vicugna pacos). The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Dermatology 2013 19(2):63-67
  5. Clark M, Peters-Kennedy J, Scott, D. Resident lymphocytes in the epidermis and adnexal epithelia of normal dorsolateral thorax of alpacas. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 2013 Jan;77(1):63-65
  6. Clark M, Scott D, Dong L, McDonough S. CD3+ and Pax5+ lymphocytes were not found in the epidermis and adnexal epithelia of normal skin from the dorsolateral thorax of dogs. The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Dermatology 2012 18(4):233-237