College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

DVM, Ross University College of Veterinary Medicine, Bassiterre, St. Kitts, 1998
MSpVM, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2002

Honors and Awards:

University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award for Academic Personnel, 2007

Research Interests:

Gastrointestinal tract healing and inflammation including the influence of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other novel therapies to treat horses with colic. Advanced imaging and treatment modalities for diagnosis and treatment of lameness and performance in horses.

Selected Publications:

For Publications Extracted From Medline Click HERE {coming soon}

Polyak MMR, Morton AJ, Grosche A, Matyjaszek SA, and Freeman DE. Effect of a novel solution for organ preservation on equine large colon in an isolated pulsatile perfusion system. Eq Vet J 40:306-313, 2008.

Grosche A, Morton AJ, Polyak MMR, Matyjaszek SA, and Freeman DE. Detection of calprotectin and its correlation to the accumulation of neutrophils within equine large colon during ischemia and reperfusion. Eq Vet J 40:393-399, 2008.

Polyak MMR, Grosche A, Towl S, and Morton AJ. The influence of a novel organ perfusion solution on early graft function in canine renal autotransplantation. Vet Surg 37:383-389, 2008.

Davis JL, Papich MG, Morton AJ, Gayle J, Blikslager AT, and Campbell NB. Pharmacokinetics of etodolac in the horse following oral and intravenous administration. Vet Pharmacol Ther 30:43-8, 2007.

Morton AJ, Davis JL, Redding WR, and Jones SL: Nonsecretory multiple myeloma in a horse. Equine Vet Ed 19:564-568, 2007.

Christensen BW, Ernst N, Powe JR, Pozor MA, Morton AJ, and Reinhard MK: Theriogenology Case of the Month: Bilateral seminoma in a stallion. J Amer Vet Med 231: 531-534, 2007.

Morton AJ. Diagnosis and treatment of septic arthritis. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 21:627-49, 2005.

Morton AJ, Campbell NB, Gayle JM, Redding WR, Blikslager AT. Preferential and non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors reduce inflammation during lipopolysaccharide-induced synovitis. Res Vet Sci 78:189-92, 2005.

Morton AJ, Blikslager AT. Surgical and postoperative factors influencing short-term survival of horses following small intestinal resection: 92 cases (1994-2001).
Equine Vet J 34:450-4, 2002.