Faculty

 

 

 

 

 

William D. Fortney
BA, 1970 University of Missouri
DVM, 1974 University of Missouri
Internship, 1975 Purdue University
Internal Medicine Residency, 1976-1977 Purdue University
Assistant Professor
785.532-4605
wfortney@vet.k-state.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Service

I provide non-directed consultation services related to small animal Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Dermatology and Small Animal Population Medicine issues.

Teaching

I teach continuing education classes in small animal Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Dermatology and Small Animal Population Medicine.

Research

My research involves immunologic and pathologic aspects of small animal infectious disease.

Awards and Honors

Advisory Board, International Association of Assistance Dog Partners, Fresno, CA
Board of Directors, Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Gubernatorial appointments by Governors Finney & Graves to the Kansas Pet Advisory Board, Topeka, Kansas, 1992 - 1998
President of the Kansas Veterinary Medical Association, Topeka, Kansas, 1997
National Chair: USDA Hearings on the 1991 Animal Welfare Act revisions, 1997
The 1995 Kansas “Veterinarian of the Year”, 1995
Kansas Veterinary Medical Association “Distinguished Service Award”, 1993

Selected Publications

W. Fortney. The Aging Process, In: Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat; 2nd Ed., R. Goldston, J. Hoskins, W. B. Saunders, 2003

W. Fortney. Establishing a Geriatric Health Care Program, In: Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat; 2nd Ed., R. Goldston, J. Hoskins, W. B. Saunders, 2003

W. Fortney. Clinical Perspectives and Issues Related to Senior Companion Animals. Proceedings from the Symposium at the 2001 World Veterinary Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 2001

W. Fortney, D. Greco, G. Landsburg. Managing Feline Diabetes. Special Proceeding from the North American and Western Veterinary Conference, June 2001

W. Fortney. Euthanasia Protocol. AVMA Professional Liability Trust Newsletter, spring, 2001

W. Fortney. Canine Reproduction, In: IAMS Clinical Nutrition Handbook, 2000

W. Fortney, Senior Care Program; California Veterinarian; July / August, 2000

W. Fortney, Senior Care in Your Practice; Compend. Cont. Educ., 22(9b) July 2000

W. Fortney. Feline Bordetella bronchiseptica In Upper Respiratory Infections, Veterinary Forum, May 2000.

W. Fortney. Senior Care in Your Practice, Compend. Cont. Educ Pract Vet., 22(9b), 2000

W. Fortney, et.al. Implementing Senior Care; Roundtable Discussion, Veterinary Medicine, November, 1999

W. Fortney, et.al. Roundtable on Chronic Pain Management, Moderator, Veterinary Forum, September, 1999

W. Fortney, et.al. Feline Bordetella: Roundtable Discussion, Feline Practice; vol 27, May-June 1999

W. Fortney. Heartworms, In: 9th. Ed. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology; New York, NY, August, 1999

W. Fortney, Kim Campbell Thorton (eds), The Country Vets Home Remedies for Dogs, Signet Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1998

W. Fortney. Control and Prevention of Dermatophytes in Catteries, In: Consultations in Feline Medicine, 2nd. Ed., J. August, W. B. Saunders, 1996

W. Fortney, D. Lawler. Selected Bacterial Diseases in Breeding Catteries, In: Consultations in Feline Medicine, 2nd. ED., J. August, W. B. Saunders, 1996

Selected Presentations

Pediatrics; 6 hours, AVMA Convention, Denver, Colorado, July 2003

Geriatrics; 10 hours, North Carolina VMA, Greensboro, North Carolina, May 2003

Geriatrics & Pediatircs; 8 hours, North Dakota VMA Annual Meeting, Minot, North Dakota, August, 2002

Geriatric Medicine; 8 hours, Denver VMA, Breckinridge, Colorado, June, 2002

Canine & Feline Geriatircs; 12 hours, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, February, 2002

Geriatrics; 4 hours, Wild West Veterinary Conference, Reno, NV, October,2001

The Aging Process in Small Animals: 4 hours, World Veterinary Congress, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, August, 2001

Geriatrics; 6 hours, AVMA Annual Convention, Boston, Mass, July 2001

Geriatircs; 6 hours, Wyoming VMA Annual Meeting, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, June, 2001

Geriatrics & Pediatrics; 12 hours, Southeastern Veterinary Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 2001

Geriatircs; 6 hours, Rhode Island VMA, Providence, Rhode Island, June, 2001

Geriatircs; 6 hours, Florida Veterinary Academy, Tampa, Florida, April 2001

Geriatircs: 4 hours, Neonatology: 4 hours, Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 2001

Geriatircs: 6 hours, Midwest Regional AAHA, Quad Cities, Iowa, November, 2000

Geriatircs: 8 hours, Alaska VMA Annual Meeting, Stewart, Alaska, September, 2000

Geriatircs; 5 hours, Hawaii VMA, Honolulu, Hawaii, August, 2000

Geriatircs: 6 hours, Colorado VMA, Aspen Colorado, August, 2000