Rose McMurphy, DVM, DACVA, DACVECC Professor and Section Head, Anesthesiology Phone: 785-532-5690 E-mail: mcmurphy@vet.k-state.edu

Professional Training:

• DVM: Washington State University
• Internship: Cornell University
• Residency: University of Florida Residency in Emergency Medicine/Critical Care: University of Missouri-Columbia

Teaching:

• Veterinary Surgery I (3rd year)
• Topics in Emergency Medicine (3rd year)
• Clinical Anesthesia (4th year)
• Emergency Medicine Critical Care (4th year)

Research:

• Addressing clinical anesthesia problems in large and small animal anesthesia
• Effects of certain disease states on the animals’ response to anesthesia

Clinical:

Dr. McMurphy’s current work involves assessment of cardiovascular responses to various sympathomimetic agents administered to anesthetized horses and the influence of preanesthetic drugs on these responses.

Selected Publications:

• McMurphy RM, Stoll MR, McCubrey R. Accuracy of an oscillometric blood pressure monitor during phenylephrine-induced hypertension in dogs. AJVR 67:1541-1545, 2006.
• Ray-Miller WM, Hodgson DS, McMurphy RM, Chapman PL. Comparison of recoveries from anesthesia of horses placed on a rapidly inflating-deflating air pillow or the floor of a padded stall. JAVMA 229:711-716, 2006.
• McMurphy RM, Davidson HJ, Hodgson DS. Effects of atracurium on intraocular pressure, eye position, and blood pressure in eucapnic and hypocapnic isolfurane-anesthetized dogs. AJVR 65:179-182, 2004.
• McMurphy RM, Young LE, Marlin DJ, Walsh K. Comparison of the cardiopulmonary effects of total intravenous anesthesia with romifidine, guaifenesin, and ketamine vs halothane in horses. AJVR 63:1655-1661, 2002.
• Kenney MJ, Blecha F, Wang Y, McMurphy R, Fels RJ. Sympathoexcitation to intravenous interleukin-1b is dependent on forebrain neural circuits. Am J Phys Heart Circ Phys 283: H501-H505, 2002.