Colleen Embersics
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Education
Residency, UC Davis, 2019-2022
DVM, Mississippi State University, 2018
BS, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2013
Certifications
America College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Board-Certified (Neurology/Neurosurgery)
Research Interest
Neurogenetics, surgical and therapeutic applications of ultrasound and electromagnetic fields, 3D printing and custom surgical implants, therapeutic potential of natural neurotoxins, effects of gastrointestinal microbiota on the central nervous system, classification and management of canine epilepsy
Teaching Interest
Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Electrophysiology, Medical Ethics, History of Neurology
Clinical Interest
Brain and spinal surgery, electrodiagnostics, neuro-oncology, seizure disorders, head and spinal trauma, neuromuscular disease, integrative medicine
Publications
Electroencephalography of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder in a dog with generalized tetanus, Marguerite Knipe, Colleen Embersics, Peter Dickinson, 2023, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume37, Issue 1, Pages 277-281
Grant Funding
Co-Principal Investigator, Association of fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy with the CFA 12-FGF4 retrogene in dogs, Dickinson (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health, $5,000.00