Katherine Barnes

Ongoing Research:

• Barnes K, Saunders WB, Kerwin S, Peycke L, Budsberg S, Torres, Norby B. The effect of the Proximal Abducting Ulnar Osteotomy (PAUL) on limb alignment, kinetics, and kinematics in client owned dogs with medial compartment disease of the elbow. Hohn Johnson. (2019).
• Thibodaux B, Aulakh K, Gines A, Barnes K, Rademacher N, Wen X. Precision, Variability and Accuracy of Current Methods of Measuring Femoral Torsion Angle Using Radiographs and Computed Tomography. Sponsored by SVM CORP grant, Louisiana State University. (2019).
• Barnes K, Saunders WB, Kerwin S, Peycke L, Budsberg S, Fox D, Torres, Norby B. The effect of the Proximal Abducting Ulnar Osteotomy (PAUL) on limb alignment, kinetics, and kinematics in client owned dogs with medial compartment disease of the elbow. GINN grant, Texas A&M. (2018).

Completed Research (past 4 years):

• Aulakh, K., Fraga, K., Barnes, K., Rademacher, N. "Radiographic sizing for meniscal transplantation in dogs," Sponsored by LSU, Louisiana State University, (2017).
• Aulakh, K., Buirkle, C., Barnes, K. The effect of tibial rotation on the tibial plateau angle (TPA) measurement in dogs and comparison of TPA using digital radiography, computed tomography, and three-dimensional tibial bone model: An ex-vivo study. Sponsored by VCS CORP grant Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University. (2017).
• Aulakh, K., Buirkle, C., Barnes, K. The effect of tibial rotation on the tibial plateau angle (TPA) measurement in dogs and comparison of TPA using digital radiography, computed tomography, and three-dimensional tibial bone model: An ex-vivo study. Sponsored by VCS CORP grant, Louisiana State University. (2017).
• Aulakh, K., Fraga, K., Barnes, K., Rademacher, N. "Radiographic sizing for meniscal transplantation in dogs," Sponsored by LSU, Louisiana State University, (2017).

4VM                                                                                                  

VSCS 945-306: Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery Rotation - Spring 2018-present

3VM

VSCS 956:Small Animal Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Co-coordinator, Lecturer - Fall 2019-present

VSCS 958: Career-Focused – Small Animal, Coordinator, Lecturer - Fall 2019-present

VSCS 988 Excellence in Practice, Lecturer - Fall 2019- present

VSCS 988: Clinical Application of Small Animal Diagnostics and Treatments, Lecturer - Fall 2019-present

VMID 936 Surgery II , Lecturer/Lab - Spring 2019

2VM

VMID 923 (VSCS 932) General Surgery - Spring 2019-Present

1VM

VIBS 914 Professional and Clinical Skills II, Lab - Spring 2018-Presen

• Ally Sterman, DVM
• Whitney Hinson, DVM
• Michelle Hasiuk DVM
• Catrina Silveira, DVM
• Melissa MacIver, DVM
• Catrina Silveira, DVM
• Cynthia Geier, DVM 
• Lindsey Parker, DVM
• Megan Parry, DVM
• Dori Enright, DVM

Peer Reviewed

• Aulakh K, Dongaonkar K, Barnes K, Gines A, Bordelon J, Hulse D, Aulakh H, Liu C. Effect of Orthopedic Examination on Lameness Scores in Dogs with Naturally Occurring Elbow Osteoarthritis. Veterinary Surgery, 2020; 49(3): 455-462.
• Clarke E, Aulakh K, Hudson, C, Barnes K, Gines A, Liu C, Aulakh H. Effect of sedation or general anesthesia on elbow goniometry and thoracic limb circumference measurements in dogs with naturally occurring elbow osteoarthritis. Veterinary Surgery. Accepted, July 2020.
• Barnes K, Aulakh, K, Liu C. Retrospective evaluation of prazosin and diazepam after thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy in dogs. The Veterinary Journal, 2019; Epub ahead of print.
• Barnes K, Faludi A, Takawira C, Aulakh K, Rademacher N, Liu N, Lopez M. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Improves Short Term Limb use after Canine Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy. Veterinary Surgery, 2019; Epub ahead of print.
• Cradic D, Aulakh K, Barnes K, Rademacher N, Liu K, Gines, A. The use of morphometric measurements to predict meniscal size in skeletally mature dogs for meniscal transplantation. Veterinary Surgery, 2019; Epub ahead of print.
• Buirkle C., Aulakh K., Gines A., Rademacher N., Liu C., Barnes K. Effect of tibial rotation on the tibial plateau angle measurement in dogs: An ex vivo study. Veterinary Surgery, 2019; 1-9.
• Cavalcanti, J,. Barry, S., Lanz, O., Barnes, K., Coutin, J. Reverse Saphenous Conduit Flap in 19 Dogs and One Cat. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 2018; 54: 213-218.
• Barnes, K., Barry, S., Lanz, O., Aulakh, K. Use of cancellous bone grafting to promote granulation tissue in a distal limb wound in a dog. Journal of Small Animal Practice. Accepted. 2018. Epub ahead of print.
• Aulakh KS, Kielb JL, Hsiao SH, Barnes K, Aulakh HK. Malignant Soft Tissue Sarcoma at the Site of Corticosteroid Injection in a Dog. J Vet Sci Ani Husb, 2018;6(1): 1-6.
• Gilley, R., Hiebert, R., Clapp, K., Bartyl-Wilson, L., Nappier, M., Were, S., Barnes, K. Long-Term Formation of Aggressive Bony Lesions in Dogs with Mid-Diaphyseal Fractures Stabilized with Metallic Bone Plates: Incidence in a Tertiary Referral Hospital Population. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2017; 4, ePub.
• Barnes K, Lanz OI, Clapp K, Gilley R. Densitometric Comparison of Autogenous Cancellous Bone Graft and Shock Wave Therapy in the Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) Procedure in Dogs. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2015; 3, 207-214.
• Barnes K: What’s Your Diagnosis? Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2015; 247(1), 43-5.
• Barnes K, Piripi S, Luhr C: What’s Your Diagnosis?  Tyzzer’s disease in an Oryn (Oryx Dammah). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2013; 242(6), 765-767.

Masters Thesis

• Barnes K.  Radiographic and Densitometric Comparison of Autogenous Cancellous Bone Graft and Shock Wave Therapy in the Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) Procedure in Dogs.  Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University. Published June, 2015.