College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

BA, Biological Sciences, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1973
BA, Biological Sciences, University of Missouri at Columbia Pre-Veterinary, 1975
MS, Veterinary Anatomy, University of Missouri at Columbia, 1976
DVM, University of Missouri at Columbia, 1980

Honors and Awards:

US Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director's Conservation Award, 2008

Research Interests:

Preventative Medicine Program Development. Conservation and Endangered species research in sirenians, cetaceans and sea turtles. Clinical research to improve Preventative medicine programs including nutrition, diagnostic and treatment protocol improvement and development. Current research projects include: nutritional evaluation and components in cetaceans, manatees and sharks, whole blood element analysis in marine animals as a diagnostic tool, manatee milk analysis, and use of thermography as a diagnostic tool. Educational seminars within and between departments. Marine Animal Strandings

Selected Publications:

For Publications Extracted From Medline Click HERE {coming soon}

Walsh, M.T., Rehabilitation of Sea Turtles, Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Management and Research Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles, 1999

Walsh, M.T., Gaynor,E.V., Thermal Imaging of Marine Mammals, Marine Mammal Medicine, Dierauf and Gulland, ed, CRC Press, 2001

Walsh, M.T., Gearhart, S., Intensive Care, Marine Mammal Medicine, Dierauf and Gulland, ed, CRC Press, 2001

Walsh, M.T., Andrews, B., Antrim, J., Walruses, Marine Mammal Medicine, Dierauf and Gulland, ed, CRC Press, 2001

Walsh, M.T., Ewing,R.Y., Odell, D., Bossart,G., Mass Stranding of Cetaceans, Marine Mammal Medicine, Dierauf and Gulland, ed, CRC Press, 2001