Katherine M. James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
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Publications
- James KM and Lunn KF. Normal and abnormal water balance I: The application of physiology to clinical questions. Compend Cont Educ Pract Vet 2007 (accepted for Nov. 2007)
- Lunn KF and James KM. Normal and abnormal water balance II: The problem of polyuria and polydipsia. Compend Cont Educ Pract Vet 2007 (accepted for Nov. 2007)
- James KM. Medical management of chronic renal failure:current status. In: August JR (ed) Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, 4th volume, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co. 2001.
- Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, James KM. Tackling metabolic acidosis in renal failure. Veterinary Forum Dec 1999:32-36
- Khanna C, Lund EM, Redic KA, Klausner JS, Bell FW, Walter P, James KM, Anderson PM. Prevention of radiation-induced mucositis in dogs with an oral l-glutamine suspension. (submitted to the Int J Rad Oncol Biol Phys, 9/97)
- Kass PH, Peterson ME, Levy JK, James KM, Becker DV, Cowgill LD. Evaluation of environmental, nutritional, and host factors in cats with hyperthyroidism. J Vet Int Med 1999 13:323-9.
- Lund EM, James KM, Neaton JD. Veterinary Randomized Clinical Trial Reporting: a review of the literature. J Vet Int Med 1998;12:57-60.
- Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, James KM. Medical management of chronic renal failure:current status. In: August JR (ed) Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, 3rd volume, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co. 1996.
- James KM, Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, Olson JK. Effects of sample handling on total carbon dioxide concentrations in canine and feline serum and blood. Am J Vet Res 1997; 58(4):343-347.
- Cowgill LD, James KM, Levy JK, Egrie JC, Browne JK, Miller A, Lobinger R. Use of recombinant human erythropoietin for management of anemia in dogs and cats with renal failure. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1998;212(4):521-8.
- Polzin DJ, James KM, Osborne CA. Metabolic acidosis in renal failure: consequences, diagnosis, and treatment. In: Kirk RW and Bonagura JD, (eds) Current Veterinary Therapy XII, Philadelphia, W.B. Sanders Co. 1995, p. 956-958.
- Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, Bartges JW, James KM, Churchill JA. Chronic Renal Failure (Chapter 134). In: Ettinger SJ and Feldman E, (eds) Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 4th edition, Philadelphia, W.B. Sanders Co. 1995, p.1734-1760.
- Lund LM, James KM, Neaton JD. Clinical trial design: veterinary perspectives. J Vet Int Med 1994; 8(5):317-322.
- Levy JK, James KM, Cowgill LD, Guilford WG, Davidson AP. Decreased urinary catecholamines in a cat from the United States with dysautonomia. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1994; 205(6):842-848.
- James KM, Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, Olson JK. The effect of underfilling vacutainer tubes on serum total carbon dioxide concentrations. J Vet Int Med 1993; 7(2):125 (Abstract).
- Polzin DJ, James KM, Osborne CA, Lulich JP. Mineral dysfunction in renal failure (The effects of metabolic acidosis in renal failure). Proceedings of the11th ACVIM Forum. May 1993, p. 365-369.
- Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, Lulich JP, James KM. Chronic renal failure in cats: diagnosis and management. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Waltham/OSU Symposium for the Treatment of Small Animal Diseases. 1992, p. 31-37.
- Peterson ME, James KM, Wallace MS, Timothy SD and Joseph RJ. Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism in five cats. J Vet Int Med 1991; 5:47-51.
- Cowgill LD, Feldman B, Levy J, James KM. Efficacy of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) for anemia in dogs and cats with renal failure. J Vet Int Med 1990; 4(2):126 (Abstract).
- James KM. Management of urethral obstruction in a kitten. Vet Med 1988; 83(3):280-281.
Invited Presentations
- TSAVA "Anadolum" Continuing Education Congress, Bogazii University, Cultural Center, 2-3 November, 2007, Istanbul
Continuing Education Courses
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ABVP Review Course (VIN). Disorders of body fluid and acid-base balance and Pathophysiology of renal failure. 4 hours/year 1997 - present.
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Nephrology Course (VIN) Diagnostic approach to problems in nephrology including PUPD, azotemia, hematuria, pyuria, oliguria, renomegaly and proteinuria and The pathophysiology of chronic renal failure. 3 hours. Aug, 2004.
- Veterinary Information Network Continual Education Course. Fluid Therapy. January 26 - March 1, 2000
- American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 17th Annual Veterinary Medical Forum. Feline non-regenerative anemias-diagnostic approach and treatment. June 13, 1999
- UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine 14th Annual Postgraduate Conference. Glomerular disease. June 13, 1998
- Veterinary Information Network (VIN). Editor for the Nephrology Urology message board. October, 1997 - present.
- UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine--12th Annual Feline Conference.
An approach to the diagnosis and management of feline chronic renal failure. and Non-endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement. September 12, 1997
- UC-Davis Feline Medicine Club--15th Annual Feline Medicine Symposium.
Selected topics in feline urinary disease. February 16, 1997
- Metropolitan Animal Hospital Association Meeting. Miscellaneous topics in feline medicine: use of granulocyte colony stimulating factor in the treatment of neutropenia, bacterial L-form abscesses in cats, and drug therapy for feline misbehavior. April 20, 1995
- Companion Animal Clinical Conference. Feline coat color genetics and cat breeds. April 6, 1995.
- Companion Animal Clinical Conference. Clinicopathologic Conference: An 11-year-old cat with FIV, leukopenia, and diarrhea. April 28, 1994.
- Companion Animal Clinical Conference. The use of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in the treatment of life-threatening neutropenia associated with feline leukemia virus infection in two cats. April 22, 1993.
- Companion Animal Clinical Conference. Canine and feline dysautonomias. March 5, 1992.
- Companion Animal Clinical Conference. Chronic abscesses due to bacterial L-forms in cats. January 9, 1991.
- George Mather Continuing Education Lecture Series. Human recombinant erythropoietin for anemia of chronic renal failure in dogs and cats. December 11, 1991.
Teaching Experience -- Veterinary Courses
- Veterinary Medicine II. 9 lecture hours in Small Animal Nephrology and Urology. January 1997, April 1998, April 1999, April 2000.
- Diagnostics and Therapeutics Laboratory. Small Animal Urinary Laboratory. January 1997, April 1998, April 1999.
- Teaching Opportunities Program for Doctoral Students
- Freshman DDT. Restraint and handling of cats. 1990-1995
- Small Animal Medicine. Feline Upper Respiratory Disease. 1992-1996
Past Research
- Role of Chronic Dietary Acidification in the Progression of Feline Renal Failure. Ph.D. dissertation project. Co-investigators: Polzin DJ, Osborne CA, Lulich JP.
- Feline Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Nephropathy. Co-investigators: Tompkins MB, Levy JK, Polzin DJ, Vaden S, O'Brien T and Hostetter TH.
- A Multicentered Clinical Study of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) for the treatment of Anemia Secondary to Chronic Renal Failure in Companion Dogs and Cats (Protocol EPOVET-9001). Participating centers: University of California-Davis (Cowgill LD); University of Minnesota (Osborne CA, Polzin DJ, James KM); The Ohio State University (DiBartola SP, Chew JD). Sponsor: Amgen, Inc. [manuscript in preparation]
Educational Background
- University of Minnesota
- University of California-Davis
- 1984 - 1988: D.V.M.
- 1983 - 1984: physiology graduate studies
- 1979 - 1983: animal physiology, B.S., with honors
Professional Experience
- Veterinary Information Network Davis, CA, January 2000 - present. Coordinatory of Continual Education, Medical Consultant in Urology; Nephrology; Disorders of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance.
- Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, November 1996 - December 2000. Clinical instructor in small animal internal medicine.
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, July 1990 - June 1995. Residency in small animal internal medicine.
- The Cat Hospital, Campbell, CA, July 1989 - June 1990. Veterinarian in feline-exclusive private practice.
- Veterinary Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,
June 1988 - June 1989. Internship in small animal medicine and surgery.
- The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY, summers 1986 and 1987. Applied and clinical research in endocrinology.
Student Government Activities
Professional Memberships
- Society of Veterinary Nephrology/Urology
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