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Aitor Gallastegui Menoyo

Aitor Gallastegui Menoyo,

Service Chief, Clinical Associate Professor, Diagnostic Imaging

Department: Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Business Phone: (352) 392-2235
Business Email: aitorgallastegui@ufl.edu

About Aitor Gallastegui Menoyo

Aitor Gallastegui, LV, MSc is a clinical associate professor of veterinary medicine in the division of diagnostic imaging at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Gallastegui completed his veterinary degree at the Veterinary College of the University of Zaragoza (Spain). Following several years of practice at an equine referral hospital he completed a rotating internship and a Masters degree in equine pulmonary neurolectrostimulation at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph (ON, Canada) and a residency program in veterinary diagnostic imaging at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, NY.

Dr Gallastegui’s clinical interests include the use of advanced diagnostic imaging modalities with particular interest in CT, MRI, and ultrasonography, and the use of image guided minimally invasive procedures. He believes strongly in performing individualized diagnostic imaging studies tailored to optimize the treatment needs of each patient.

Professional affiliations include American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR), CT/MRI society, Veterinary Ultrasound society, and Spanish Association of Specialized Veterinarians (AVEDE).

Accomplishments

Joy Lindvik Memorial Scholarship
2012 · University of Guelph (Canada)
Nominated for Joan O'Brien Research Award
2012 · The Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society
UGIS Award
2012 · University of Guelph (Canada)
ERASMUS (European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students)
2001 · University of Zaragoza (Spain)
Veterinary and Agronomy Excellence Award
2001 · University of Rio Cuarto (Argentina)
College of Veterinary Excellence Scholarship (1)
1999 · University of Zaragoza (Spain)
College of Veterinary Excellence Scholarships (2)
1998 · University of Zaragoza (Spain)
Ruta Quetzal Argentaria International Scholarship
1995 · UNESCO and Government of Spain

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2017-2020
VEM5203 Pnt Care Clin Skill 3
2019-2024
VEM5261 Diagnostic Radiology
2017-2024
VEM5884 Veterinary Ultrasound
2017-2024
VEM5783 Core Clk Radiology
2018-2022
VEM5181 Radiol Tech W/Lab
2018-2024
VEM5204 Pnt Care Clin Skill 4
2017-2020
VEM5883 Senior Clk Radiology
2018-2019
VEM5264 Lg An Radiol/Ultra
2021-2024
VEM5262 Adv Sm Anin Diag Imag

Board Certifications

  • Diplomate
    American College of Veterinary Radiology

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Computed tomography
  • MRI in fracture detection
  • Neuroanatomy
  • Neuroelectrical stimulation of airways
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0001-9676-5953

Publications

2022
Case‐based intensive veterinary radiology clerkship improves students’ radiographic interpretation skills and overall course satisfaction scores
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound. 63(2):138-147 [DOI] 10.1111/vru.13043.
Publisher’s Site
2022
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 260(15):1917-1920 [DOI] 10.2460/javma.22.08.0369. [PMID] 36166503.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Imaging the Equine Foot.
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice. 37(3):563-579 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cveq.2021.07.003. [PMID] 34674912.
2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
What is your diagnosis? Coxofemoral synovial fluid from a dog.
Veterinary clinical pathology. 50(3):459-461 [DOI] 10.1111/vcp.12930. [PMID] 34288005.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Description of ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block technique and evaluation of injectate spread in canine cadavers.
Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia. 47(2):249-258 [DOI] 10.1016/j.vaa.2019.12.005. [PMID] 32014397.
21 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in canine cadavers: relevant anatomy and injectate distribution.
Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia. 47(2):229-237 [DOI] 10.1016/j.vaa.2019.10.005. [PMID] 31980367.
21 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
MRI has limited agreement with CT in the evaluation of vertebral fractures of the canine trauma patient.
Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association. 60(5):533-542 [DOI] 10.1111/vru.12785. [PMID] 31309654.
11 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
Portal vein aplasia in a miniature pig
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2019
Ultrasonography of the equine tarsus
. 53(1):36-47
2018
Ultrasonography of the equine carpus
. 52(3):24-36
2018
Volumetric and Linear Measurements of Lung Tumor Burden From Non-Gated Micro-Ct Imaging Correlate With Histological Analysis in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Laboratory Animals. 52(5):457-469 [DOI] 10.1177/0023677218756457.
Publisher’s Site
2017
Normal and neoplastic tissues with partial Hus1 impairment show hypersensitivity to cisplatin in vivo
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2011
Gelatinous marrow transformation and hematopoietic atrophy in a miniature horse stallion.
Veterinary pathology. 48(2):451-5 [DOI] 10.1177/0300985810375242. [PMID] 20587692.
6 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
. [DOI] 10.1016/j.vaa.2020.08.003.
Publisher’s Site
. [DOI] 10.2460/javma.258.1.80.
Publisher’s Site
. [DOI] 10.5326/jaaha-ms-7088.
Publisher’s Site

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 392-2235
Emails:
Business:
aitorgallastegui@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO BOX 100126
BLDG. 215, VC-112
 GAINESVILLE FL 326100126