Kirsten L. Cooke, D.V.M.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Small Animal Medicine
Depatment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
e-mail: CookeK@vetmed.ufl.edu
PO Box 100126
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0126
(352) 392-2226 ext. 5764
Fax: (352) 392-6125
Education:
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1983-1987
D.V.M., Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA 1989-1993
Intern, Michigan Veterinary Specialists, Southfield, MI, 1993-1994
Resident, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1995-1998
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1999
Honors and Awards:
National Institute of Health Summer Research Grant, 1990
Connecticut Women’s Club Memorial Scholarship, 1990
Tufts Veterinary School Scholarship, 1990
Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society, 1993
Small Animal Resident of the Year, 1998
Small Animal Clinician of the Year, 2001
Small Animal Clinician of the Year, 2005
Research Interest:
Emergency and small animal medicine
Selected Publications:
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Fox LE, Lester NV, Cooke KL, et al. Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Extracranial Tumors of the Head. Proc. 21st Ann. Conf. Veterinary Cancer Society, 2001.
Lester NV, Fox LE, Cooke KL, et al. Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Treatment of Tumors of the Head in Small Animals. Proc ACVR, 2001.
Cooke KL, Snyder PS. Diagnosing Systemic Hypertension in Dogs and Cats. Vet Med 96:145-149, 2001.
Cooke KL, Snyder PS. Treating Hypertension in Dogs and Cats. Vet Med 96:151-158, 2001.
Snyder PS, Cooke KL, Murphy ST, et al. Electrocardiographic Findings in Dogs with Motor Vehicle-Related Trauma. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 37:55-63, 2001.
Snyder PS, Cooke KL: Systemic Hypertension. In: August JR (ed.): Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine 4. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, pp 277-282, 2001.
Cooke KL, Milner RJ, Lester NV, et al. Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Treatment of Nasal Tumors in Small Animals. Proc. 20th Ann. ACVIM Forum, 2002.
Cooke KL. Fluid Therapy: When Enough Is Enough. Proc. 17th Ann. North American Veterinary Conference, 2003.
Farese JP, Milner R, Thompson MS, Lester N, Cooke K, Fox LE, Hester J, Bova FJ. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Osteosarcomas Involving the Distal Portions of the Limbs in Dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 225(10):1567-1572, 2004.
Cooke KL. Sneezing and Nasal Discharge. In: Ettinger SJ (ed.): Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 6th ed, 2005.
Snyder PS, Cooke KL. Management of Hypertension. In: Ettinger SJ (ed.): Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 6th ed, 2005.
Milner RJ, Peyton J, Cooke K, Fox LE, Gallagher A, Gordon P, Hester J. Response Rates and Survival Times for Cats with Lymphoma Treated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemotherapy Protocol: 38 Cases (1996-2003). J Am Vet Med Assoc 227(7):1118-1122, 2005.
Crosse PA, Soares K, Wheeler JL, Cooke KL, Adin CA, O'Kelly JJ, Levy JK. Chromobacterium Violaceum Infection in Two Dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 42(2):154-159, 2006.