Carlos H Souza

Carlos H Souza,

Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

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

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2020-2023
VEM5874C Veterinary Surgical Oncology Clerkship
2015-2018,2020-2023,2022-2023
VEM5433 Sm Anim Surgery Lab
2015-2021
VEM5171 Vet Pharmacology
2014-2022
VEM5308 Vet Med Oncology
2016-2023
VEM5402 Introduction to Surgery
2013,2015-2020
VEM5873 Oncology Clrkshp Elec
2016
VME6905 Problems in Veterinary Medical Sciences
2016
VEM5200 Pnt Care Clin Skill 1
2021-2023
VEM5402L Introduction to Surgery Lab
2021
VME6710C Advanced Small Animal Airway and Thoracic Surgery

Research Profile

— Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in cats

— Retinoids

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0003-4771-7829

Publications

2023
Acellular fish skin may be used to facilitate wound healing following wide surgical tumor excision in dogs: a prospective case series.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 261(10):1547-1554 [DOI] 10.2460/javma.23.03.0157. [PMID] 37315939.
2023
Biomechanical comparison of canine median sternotomy closure using suture tape and orthopedic wire cerclage
Veterinary Surgery. [DOI] 10.1111/vsu.14015.
2023
Buccal transposition flap for closure of maxillary lip defects in 5 dogs
Veterinary Surgery. 52(2):276-283 [DOI] 10.1111/vsu.13916.
2023
Feline primary nonhematopoietic malignant liver tumours: A multicenter retrospective study (2000–2021)
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 21(2):191-199 [DOI] 10.1111/vco.12874.
2023
Multiple biliary duct hamartomas in a cat resulting in a hepatic mass: A case report
Veterinary Medicine and Science. 9(4):1441-1445 [DOI] 10.1002/vms3.1175. [PMID] 37386741.
2022
Outcome in dogs with curative‐intent treatment of localized primary pulmonary histiocytic sarcoma
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 20(2):458-464 [DOI] 10.1111/vco.12791.
2021
Metastasis to ipsilateral medial retropharyngeal and deep cervical lymph nodes in 22 dogs with thyroid carcinoma
Veterinary Surgery. 50(1):150-157 [DOI] 10.1111/vsu.13549.
2021
Outcome and postoperative complications in 73 dogs with thyroid carcinoma with gross vascular invasion managed with thyroidectomy
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 19(4):685-696 [DOI] 10.1111/vco.12739.
2021
Outcomes of cats treated with maxillectomy: 60 cases. A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology retrospective study
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 19(4):641-650 [DOI] 10.1111/vco.12634.
2019
Perioperative complications and outcome after surgery for treatment of gastric carcinoma in dogs: A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology retrospective study of 40 cases (2004–2018)
Veterinary Surgery. 48(6):923-932 [DOI] 10.1111/vsu.13239.
2019
Ventral mandibulectomy for removal of oral tumours in the dog: Surgical technique and results in 19 cases
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 17(3):271-275 [DOI] 10.1111/vco.12472.
2017
Clinical Response and Adverse Event Profile of Bleomycin Chemotherapy for Canine Multicentric Lymphoma.
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 53(2):128-134 [DOI] 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6598. [PMID] 27841682.
2017
Outcome and complications in dogs with appendicular primary bone tumors treated with stereotactic radiotherapy and concurrent surgical stabilization.
Veterinary surgery : VS. 46(6):829-837 [DOI] 10.1111/vsu.12669. [PMID] 28477425.
2017
Patterns of lymph node metastasis identified following bilateral mandibular and medial retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy in 31 dogs with malignancies of the head.
Veterinary and comparative oncology. 15(3):881-889 [DOI] 10.1111/vco.12229. [PMID] 27196324.
2017
Retrospective Evaluation of Whole Body Computed Tomography for Tumor Staging in Dogs with Primary Appendicular Osteosarcoma.
Veterinary surgery : VS. 46(1):75-80 [DOI] 10.1111/vsu.12579. [PMID] 27906470.
2016
Outcome After Pneumonectomy in 17 Dogs and 10 Cats: A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology Case Series.
Veterinary surgery : VS. 45(6):782-9 [DOI] 10.1111/vsu.12517. [PMID] 27399196.
2016
Total cysto-prostatectomy: Technique description and results in 2 dogs.
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne. 57(2):141-6 [PMID] 26834263.
2016
What is your diagnosis? Perineal mass in a dog.
Veterinary clinical pathology. 45(2):385-6 [DOI] 10.1111/vcp.12341. [PMID] 27093459.
2015
Adrenocortical tumor in a cat secreting more than one type of corticosteroid.
JFMS open reports. 1(2) [DOI] 10.1177/2055116915617970. [PMID] 28491398.
2015
Hypertrophic osteopathy associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in a dog.
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne. 56(7):741-4 [PMID] 26130837.
2014
Detection of Retinoid Receptors in Non-Neoplastic Canine Lymph Nodes and in Lymphoma
Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Veterinaire. 55(1):1219-1224
2011
What is your diagnosis? Unexpected finding in sedimented urine from a dog.
Veterinary clinical pathology. 40(3):403-4 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2011.00346.x. [PMID] 21884188.
2008
Road building, land use and climate change: prospects for environmental governance in the Amazon.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 363(1498):1889-95 [DOI] 10.1098/rstb.2007.0017. [PMID] 18267915.

Grants

Mar 2022 ACTIVE
Mechanism of LSD1 Function and Its Therapeutic Application for Progressive Oral Malignancy
Role: Project Manager
Funding: BOSTON UNIV via NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCR
Mar 2022 ACTIVE
Evaluating accuracy for identification of sentinel lymph nodes in dogs with cutaneous MCT; a comparison between preoperative CT lymphography, intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence imaging, and the standard cytology of the locoregional lymph nodes
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: AMER KENNEL CLUB CANINE HLTH FOU
Jan 2022 ACTIVE
Accuracy of NIRF in detecting SLN for canine cutaneous MCT: A veterinary society of surgical oncology study
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: VETERINARY SOCIETY OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Jul 2020 ACTIVE
Translating Personalized RNA Nanoparticle Vaccines for Oral Cancer
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: OCALA ROYAL DAMES FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Dec 2015 – Mar 2017
THE EFFECTS OF FENRETINIDE ON GROWTH AND EXPRESSION OF GD2AND GD3 IN MULTIPLEOSTEOSARCOMA CELL LINES
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF FOUNDATION
May 2015 – May 2016
THE EFFECTS OF ISOTRETINOIN (ATRA) AND FELINE RECOMBINANT INTERFERON, ON THE PRODUCTION OF IL-1, IL6, CXCL-8, AND VEGF..
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF FOUNDATION

Education

ACVS Fellowship in Surgical Oncology
2014 · University of Florida
Residency
2004 · University of Illinois
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
1997 · Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Master of Science in Veterinary Surgery
1996 · Universidade Federal Fluminese

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 392-2235
Emails:
Business:
souzachm@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100116
2015 SW 16TH AVE
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
PO BOX 100116
BLDG. 75, SAH 373
GAINESVILLE FL 326100126