Troy Holder, DVM Clinical Assistant Professor Large Animal Emergency Surgery Phone: 785-532-5700 E-mail: tholder@vet.k-state.edu

Professional Training:

• DVM: The University of West Indies. School of Veterinary Medicine, St Augustine, Trinidad
• Internship (Equine surgery): London Equine Hospital, Ontario, Canada
• Internship (Large Animal Surgery and Medicine): University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
• Residency (Large Animal Surgery): University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Teaching:

• Equine Medicine & Field Service (4th year)
• Equine Surgery & Field Service (4th year)

Research:

• Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on full-thickness skin grafts applied to fresh and granulating wounds of horses.
• Diffusion of Corticosteriods between the distal interphalangeal joint and navicular burse of horses.
• Compressive Damage to the Deep Branch of the lateral Plantar Nerve Associated with Lameness caused by Proximal Suspensory Desmitis.

Clinical:

Dr. Holder’s clinical interests include gastrointestinal surgery, the use of hyperbaric oxygen in equine practice, Lameness and ultrasonography.

Selected Publications, Presentations, or Articles:

• “The effects of hyperbaric oxygen on full thickness skin grafts.” ACVS 2006 Symposium