Ramiro Isaza, D.V.M., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Zoological Medicine Service Chief
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
e-mail: IsazaR@vetmed.ufl.edu
PO Box 100126
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0126
(352) 392-2226 ext. 5743
Fax: (352) 392-6125
Education:
B.S., Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1983
D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1988
M.S., Parasitology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1993
Diplomate, American College of Zoological Medicine, 1994
Honors and Awards:
Deans list, University of Florida, 1983
Society of Phi Zeta, Veterinary Medicine Honor Society, 1988
Association of Avian Veterinarians, Student Scholarship, 1988
American College of Zoological Medicine, Student Manuscript Award, 1996
Research Interests:
Zoonotic diseases of non-domestic species, elephant diseases, management, and physiology, pharmacokinetics in non-domestic species, and elephant diseases, management, and physiology
Selected Publications:
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Isaza R, Garner M, Jacobson ER. Proliferative Bacterial Osteoarthritis and Osteoarthrosis in Fifteen Snakes. J Zoo Wildl Med 31:20-27, 2000.
Mikota SK, Peddie L, Peddie J, Isaza R, Dunker F, West G, Lindsay W, Larsen RS, Salman MD, Chatterjee D, Payeur J, Whipple D, Theon C, Davis DS, Sedgwick C, Montali RJ, Ziccardi M, Maslow J. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus). J Zoo Wildl Med 32(1):1-16, 2001.
Isaza R, Behnke B, Bailey JK, McDonough P, Gonzalez NC, Poole DC. Arterial Blood Gas Control in the Upright Versus Recumbent Asian Elephant. Resp Physiol Neurobiol 134:169-176, 2003.
Coke RL, Hunter RP, Isaza R, Koch DE, Goatley MA, Carpenter JW. Pharmacokinetics and Tissue Concentrations of Azithromycin in Ball Pythons (Python regius). Am J Vet Res 64(2):225-228, 2003.
Hunter RP, Isaza R, Koch DE. Oral Bioavailability and Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of Ketoprofen Enantiomers after Oral and Intravenous Administration in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus). Am J Vet Res 64(1):109-114, 2003.
Isaza R. Mycobacterial Diseases in Zoological Medicine. Fowler and Miller's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, V. W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. Pp. 689-696, 2003.
Peters C, Isaza R, Heard DJ, Davis RD, Moore SM, Briggs DJ. Vaccination of Egyptian Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with Monovalent Inactivated Rabies Vaccine. J Zoo Wildl Med 35(1):55-59, 2004.
Hunter RP, Isaza R, Koch DE, Dodd CC, Goatley MA. The Pharmacokinetics of Topical Doramectin in Llamas (Lama glama) and Alpacas (Lama pacos). J Vet Pharmacol Therap 27:187-189, 2004.
Isaza R, Andrews GA, Coke RL, Hunter RP. Assessment of Multiple Cardiocentesis in Ball Pythons (Python regius). Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science. 43:9-12, 2004.
Mutlow A, Isaza R, Carpenter JW, Koch DE, Hunter RP. Pharmacokinetics of Carfentanil and Naltrexone in Domestic Goats (Capra hircus). J Zoo Wildl Med 35(4):489-496, 2004.
Maslow JN, Mikota SK, Zhu M, Isaza R, Peddie LR, Dunker F, Peddie F, Peloquin CA. Population Pharmacokinetics of Isoniazid in the Treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Among Asian and African Elephants (Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana). J Vet Pharmacol Therap 28:21-27, 2005.
Dumonceaux G, Isaza R, Koch DE, Hunter RP. Pharmacokinetics and I.M. Bioavailability of CeftiofuriIn Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus). J Vet Pharmacol Therap 28:441-446, 2005.
Zhu M, Maslow JN, Mikota SK, Isaza R, Dunker F, Riddle H, Peloquin CA. Population Pharmacokinetics of Pyrazinamide in Elephants. J Vet Pharmacol Therap 28:403-409, 2005.
Sanchez CR, Murray SZ, Isaza R, Papich MG. Pharmacokinetics of a Single Dose of Enrofloxacin Administered Orally to Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus). Am J Vet Res 66:1948-1953, 2005.
Carpenter JW, Hunter RP, Olsen JH, Henry H, Isaza R, Koch DE . Pharmacokinetics of Marbofloxacin in Blue and Gold Macaws (Ara ararauna). Am J Vet Res 67:947-950, 2006.
Coke RL, Isaza R, Koch DE, Pellerin MA, Hunter RP. Preliminary Single-Dose Pharmacokinetics of Marbofloxacin in Ball Pythons (Python regius). J Zoo Wildl Med 37(1):6-10, 2006.
Isaza R. Respiratory System: Anatomy, Clinical Examination and Diseases. In: Fowler and Mikota's Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa. Pp. 291-298, 2006.