 Biography
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Linda B.Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Assistant Professor,
Small Animal Internal Medicine
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Biographical Information
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Dr Linda Kidd is an Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine. She joined the faculty in April of 2007. Dr Kidd is the director of the CORE Small Animal Internal Medicine course for fourth year veterinary students. She also serves as a content-expert in Small Animal Internal Medicine, and is pursuing collaborative clinical research projects with internal medicine specialty practices in Southern California and North Carolina State University.
Dr Kidd received a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine (UW-SVM) in 1991. After several years in private small animal practice, she returned to the UW-SVM to obtain specialty training in Small Animal Internal Medicine. She completed the program in July of 2000, and achieved board certification by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine at that time. She stayed on as a Clinical Instructor of Small Animal Internal Medicine until December of 2002. Dr Kidd then left Madison to pursue research training at the Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, under the mentorship of Dr Ed Breitschwerdt. There she obtained a PhD in Immunology with a minor in Molecular Biology. Her PhD research centered on the molecular characterization of Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis in dogs. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at The Scripps Research Institute investigating the anti-inflammatory properties of insulin in gram negative sepsis in the laboratory of Dr Nigel Mackman. Her clinical and research interests include Rickettsioses and Anaplasmosis, immune-mediated diseases, endocrinology, sepsis, and disorders of hemostasis. She is also interested in research regarding the efficacy of using patient SOAPS and videoconferencing rounds for learning internal medicine in a distributive model of veterinary clinical education.
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Selected Publications
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Kidd L. Breitschwerdt B. Canine Spotted Fever Rickettsioses: An Update. Consultatn on Call, Clinicians Brief. April 2009 p 9-12 .
Plier M, Hegarty B, Breitschwerdt EB, Kidd L. Lack of evidence for perinatal transmission of canine granulocytic anaplasmosis from a bitch to her offspring. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 2009 In Press.
Kidd L,Schaubbauer G, Luyendyk JP, Tencati M, Holscher T, Mackman N.Insulin activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2008 Jul;326(1):348-53.
Kidd L, Maggi R, Hegarty B, Tucker M, Breitschwerdt EB. Evaluation of conventional and real-time PCR assays for detection and differentiation of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in dog blood.Vet Microbiol. 2008 Jun 22;129(3-4):294-303.
Kidd L, Hegarty B, Sexton D, Breitschwerdt E. Molecular characterization of Rickettsia rickettsii infecting dogs and people in North Carolina. Ann NY Acad Sci. Oct 2006, 1078:400-9.
Osmond C, Marcillen-Little D, Harrysson O, Kidd LB. Morphometric assessment of the proximal tibia in dogs with and without cranial cruciate ligament rupture. Vet Rad Ultrasound. 2006, 47(2): 136-141.
Kidd LB, Salavaggione OE, Szumlanski CL, Miller JL, Weinshilboum RM, Trepanier L. Thiopurine methyltransferase activity in red blood cells of dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 2004, Mar-Apr;18(2):214-8.
Salavaggione OE, Yang C, Kidd LB, Thomas BA, Pankratz VS, Trepanier LA, Weinshilboum RM. Cat red blood cell thiopurine S-methyltransferase: Companion animal pharmacogenetics. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2004, Feb;308(2):617-26.
Kidd L, Breitschwerdt, EB. Transmission times and prevention of tick-borne diseases in dogs. Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet. 2003, 25 (10):742-751.
Salavaggione OE, Kidd L, Prondzinski JL, Szumlanski CL, Pankratz VS, Wang L, Trepanier L, Weinshilboum RM. Canine red blood cell thiopurine S-methyltransferase: companion animal pharmacogenetics. Pharmacogenetics. 2002, Dec;12(9):713-24.
Carr AP, Panciera DL, Kidd L. Prognostic factors for mortality and thromboembolism in canine immune-mediated hemolytic anemia: A retrospective study of 72 dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 2002, Sep-Oct;16(5):504-9.
Kidd L, Darien B. Therapeutic Challenge: Understanding the complexities of heparin therapy in disseminated intravascular coagulation. May 2002, Veterinary Forum.
Kidd L, Trepanier L, Szumlanski C, Perez A, Yang C, Weinshilboum R. Variability in azathioprine metabolism in dogs. Abstract: J Vet Intern Med. 2001 May-June 15:304.
Kidd L, Stepien R, Amrhein D. Clinical findings and coronary artery disease in dogs and cats with acute and subacute myocardial necrosis: 28 Cases. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2000, May/June (26) 199-208.
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Teaching philosophy
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The most important role of an instructor of Small Animal Internal Medicine is to provide veterinary students with the tools necessary to effectively apply knowledge in the clinical context so that their approach to problem solving results in optimal patient care. Similarly, the role of mentor in the clinical research setting is to provide the student with the tools necessary to ask research questions that result in clear and meaningful conclusions. At the heart of every teacher-student interaction is the fostering of a passion for life-long learning and the desire to benefit animals and their human companions.
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Contact Information
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| Office: |
309 East Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766 |
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(909)706-3485 |
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(909) 469-5635 |
| E-mail: |
lkidd@westernu.edu |
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