College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

Pre-veterinary studies, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, 1969-1971
BS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1973 (Honors)
DVM, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1975 (Honors)
Rotating Internship, South Shore Veterinary Association, South Weymouth, MA, 1975-1976
MS, Surgery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1981
Surgical Residency, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1978-1981
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons ACVS, 1983
Membership Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons MRCVS, 2003

Honors and Awards:

Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honors, May 1973
Society of Phi Zeta - Mu Chapter, March 1975
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with Honors, May 1975
Phi Kappa Phi - Colorado State University, December 1981
Society of Phi Zeta - Upsilon Chapter, January 1984
Expert Witness, Department of Professional Regulation, State of Florida, 1987-2004
Superior Accomplishment Award, University of Florida, April 1997
College of Veterinary Medicine Senior Clinical Investigator Award, June 1997
Florida Association of Kennel Clubs Clinical Investigator Award, June 2005

Research Interests:

Gastrointestinal surgery; Laser surgery; Kidney transplantation

Selected Publications:

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Whigham HM, Ellison GW, Graham J. Aortic Foreign Body Resulting in Ischemic Myoneuropathy and Development of Collateral Circulation in a Cat. J Am Vet Med Assoc 6:829-832, 1998.

Binkley N, Ellison GW, O' Rourke C, Johnston C, Kimmel D, Keller ET. Rib Biopsy Technique for Cortical Bone Evaluation in Rheus Monkeys (Mucaca mulatta). Lab Anim Sci 49:87-89, 1999.

Newell SM, Ellison GW, Graham JP, Ginn PE, Lanz OI, Harrison JM, Smith JS, Van Gilder JM. Scintigraphic, Sonographic and Histologic Evaluation of Feline Renal Autotransplantation. Am Vet Res 60:775-779, 1999.

Beaver D, Ellison GW, Lewis DD, Goring RL, Kubilis PS, Barchard KW. Risk Factors Effecting the Outcome of Surgery for Atlantoaxial Subluxation in Dogs: 46 Cases. J Am Vet Med Assoc 216:1104-1109, 2000.

Ellison GW. Gastric Dilatation Volvulus. Compendium: Standards of Care: Emergency and Critical Care Medicine 2:6-12, 2000.

Lanz OI, Ellison GW, Bellah JR, Wiechman G, Van Gilder JM. Surgical Treatment of Septic Peritonitis without Abdominal Drainage in 28 Dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 37:87-92, 2000.

Hill RC, Burrows CF, Ellison GW, Bauer JE, Finke M. The Effect of Texturized Vegetable Protein on Oroileal Transit of Chromic Oxide in Cannulated Dogs. J Anim Sci 79:2162-2171, 2001.

Murphy ST, Ellison GW, Long M, Van Gilder JM. A Comparison of the Ameroid Constrictor Versus Ligation in the Surgical Management of Single Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 37(4):390-396, 2001.

Halling KB, Ellison GW, Graham JP, Armstrong D, Aoyagi K, Detrisac CJ, Martin FG. Oxidative Radiographic and Clinical Markers of Renal Allograft Rejection in Cats. Vet Surg 30(5):494, 2001.

Dvorak LR, Beaver DP, Ellison GW, Bellah JR, Mann FA. Major Glossectomy in Dogs - A Case Series and Proposed Classification System. Vet Surg 31(5):480, 2002.

Ellison GW. Consultant on Call: Feline Onychectomy Complications - Prevention and Management. NAVC Clinicians Brief, April, pp 29-33, 2003.

Halling KB, Graham JP, Newell SP, Ellison GW, Detrisac CJ. Martin FG, Van Gilder JM, Grossman D. Sonographic and Scintigraphic Evaluation of Acute Renal Allographic Rejection in Cats. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 44:707-713, 2003.

Ellison GW, Halling KB. Atypical Pectus Excavatum in Two Welsh Terrier Littermates. J Sm Anim Pract Jun; 45(6):311-314, 2004.

Dvorak LR, Beaver DP, Ellison GW, Bellah JR, Mann FA. Major Glossectomy in Dogs: A Case Series and Proposed Classification System. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc Jul-Aug; 40(4):331-337, 2004.

Halling KB, Ellison GW, Armstrong D, Aoyagi K, Detrisac CJ, Graham JP, Newell SP, Martin FG. Evaluation of Oxidative Stress Markers for the Early Diagnosis of Allograft Rejection in Feline Renal Allotransplant Recipients with Normal Renal Function. Can Vet J Oct; 45(10):831-837, 2004.

Ellison GW. Alapexy: An Alternative Technique for Repair of Stenotic Nares in Dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc Nov-Dec; 40(6):484-499, 2004.

Royals SR, Ellison GW, Adin CA, Wheeler JL, Sereda CW, Krotscheck U. Use of an Ultrasonically Activated Scalpel for Splenectomy in 10 Dogs with Naturally Occurring Splenic Disease. Vet Surg 34(2):1-5, 2005.

Lassaline ME, Gelatt KN, Brooks DE, Ellison GW. Orbitotomy for Retrobulbar Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma in a Dog. Vet Ophthalmol Jan-Feb; 8(1):1-6, 2005.

Hilldreth III BE, Ellison GW, Roberts JF, Adin CA, Holloway TJ, Archer LL, Van Gilder JM. Biomechanical and Histological Comparison of Single Layer Continuous Cushing and Simple Continuous Appositional Cystotomy Closure by Use of Poliglecaprone 25 in Rats with Experimental Induced Cystitis of the Urinary Bladder. Am J Vet Res 67(4):1-7, 2006.

Hill RC, Burrows CF, Bauer JE, Ellison GW, Finke MD, Jones GL. Texturized Vegetable Protein Containing Indigestible Carbohydrate from Soy Affects Post-Prandial Blood Insulin Concentrations in Normal Dogs Fed High Fat Diets. J Nutrition 36:2024, 2006.

**Ben-Amotz R, Ellison GW, Thompson M, Levy JK, Sheppard B. Pericardial lipoma in a 14 Year Old Rottweiler Mix Dog. J Sm Anim Pract 2007 (In press).

Leasure CS, Ellison GW, Roberts J, Coomer AR, Choate CJ, Detwiler RD. Thorascopic Closure of the Thoracic Duct Using an Ultrasonically Activated Scalpel in Six Dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007 (In preparation).