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John Edwards

John Edwards

Professor Emeritus Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Contact
JEDWARDS@cvm.tamu.edu
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Research and Scholarly Interests

Diagnostic pathology, infectious diseases of domestic livestock particularly of cattle and horses; in utero teratogenicity (viral and toxic), pathology of the reproductive system and infertility; diseases of the fetus and neonate; food safety of red meat species, pathology of animals at slaughter.

EDUCATION

  • B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1970
  • D.V.M., The Ohio State University, 1974
  • Residency, Cornell University, 1981
  • Ph.D., Cornell University, 1983

CREDENTIALS

  • Controlled Substance Registration Certificate FE1712733, 2015 - 2016
  • Board Certified by Examination American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1981 - 2017, Board Certified
  • Special License Texas Board of Veterinary Examiners, 2000 - 2017
  • Member American Veterinary Medical Association, 1974 - 2017
  • License Texas Controlled Substances, Department of Public Safety, 1990 - 2016
  • Food Safety
  • Reproductive Biology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Pathology
  • Virology
  • Llorens PFS, Quance CR, Lawhon SD, Stuber TP, Edwards JF Ficht TA, Robbe-Austerman S, ,O'Callaghan D, Keriel A. (2016). A Brucella spp. Isolate from a Pac-Man Frog (Ceratophrys ornata) Reveals Characteristics Departing from Classical Brucellae. FRONT. CELL. INFECT. MICROBIOL.
  • Diaz Delgado J, Fernández A, Xuriach A, Sierra E, Bernalddo de Quiros Y, Mompeo B, Pérez L, Andrada M, Marigo J, Catåo-Dias, Groch KR, Edwards JF, Arbelo M (2016). Verminous Arteritis due to Crassicauda sp. in Cuvier’s Beaked Whales (Ziphius cavirostris). VETERINARY PATHOLOGY., 1233-40
  • Cervantes DT, Ball JM, Edwards J, Payne SL (2016). Horses naturally infected with equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) harbor 2 distinct populations of surface protein (SU) but are monophyletic with respect to integrase (IN)distinct populations of equine infectious anemia virus in horses with natural, long-term infections. VIRUS GENES., 71-80
  • Bryan LK, Hoppes SM, Edwards JF (2015). Pathology in Practice: Concurrent metastatic mammary adenocarcinoma and ovarian cystadenocarcinoma in a jaguar J AM VET MED ASSO ., 1117-19
  • Herráez P, Espinosa de los Monteros A, Fernández A, Edwards JF, Sacchini S, Sierra E. (2013). Capture myopathy in live-stranded cetaceans THE VETERINARY JOURNAL. 2,
  • Rodrigues Hoffman A, Dorniak P, Filant J, Dunlap KA, Bazer FW, Concha-Bermejillo A, Welsh CJ, Varner P, Edwards JF (2013). Ovine fetal immune response to Cache Valley virus infection JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY. 87, 5586-92
  • Cook AK, Spaulding KA, Edwards JF (2014). Clinical findings in dogs with incidental adrenal gland lesions determined by ultrasonography: 151 cases (2007-2010) J AM VET MED ASSOC.. 10, 1181-5
  • Farrar WP, Edwards JF, Willard MD (1994). Pathology in a dog associated with elevated tissue mercury concentrations. J VET DIAGN INVEST. 4, 511-4
  • Porter BF, Storts RW, Payne HR, Edwards JF (2007). Colonic ganglioneuromatosis in a horse. VET PATHOL. 2, 207-10
  • Muscatello LV, Benazzi C, Dittmer K, Thompson KG, Murgiano L, Drögemüller C, Avallone G, Gentile A, Edwards JF, Piffer C, Bolcato M, Brunetti B (2015). Ellis-Van Creveld sydrome in Tyrolean Grey Cattle: Morphological, immunological and molecular characterization VET PATHOL., 957-66
  • Bordin AI, Gressler LT, Sule P, Alexander ER, Conner M, Brake C, Edwards J, Cirillo J, McMurray D, Cohen N (2016). Guinea pig infection with the intracellular pathogen Rhodococcus equi THE J OF IMMUNOLOGY. Supplement 77, 196
  • Stotland EI, Edwards JF, Roussel AJ, Simpson RB (2001). Bacterial microflora of normal and telangiectatic livers in cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 1, 36-9
  • Corapi WV, Snowden KF, Rodrigues A, Porter BF, Buote MA, Birch SM, Jackson ND, Eden KB, Whitley DB, Mansell J, Edwards JF, Hardy J, Chaffin MK (2012). Natural Heterobilharzia americana infection in horses in Texas. VET PATHOL. 3, 552-6
  • Quist EM, Tanabe M, Mansell JE, Edwards JL (2012). A case series of thermal scald injuries in dogs exposed to hot water from garden hoses (garden hose scalding syndrome). VET DERMATOL. 2, 162-6
  • Ajithdoss DK, Arenas-Gamboa AM, Edwards JF (2011). A fibrous band associated with the non-coronary aortic valve cusp in a dog. J VET CARDIOL. 2, 127-9
  • Porter BF, Lewis BC, Edwards JF, Alroy J, Zeng BJ, Torres PA, Bretzlaff KN, Kolodny EH (2011). Pathology of GM2 gangliosidosis in Jacob sheep. VET PATHOL. 4, 807-13
  • Ajithdoss DK, Arenas-Gamboa AM, Edwards JF (2011). A fibrous band associated with the non-coronary aortic valve cusp in a dog. J VET CARDIOL. 2, 127-9
  • Whitley DB, Rakestraw PC, Edwards JF (2011). Pathology in practice. Cutaneous habronemiasis. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 8, 993-5
  • Porter BF, Lewis BC, Edwards JF, Alroy J, Zeng BJ, Torres PA, Bretzlaff KN, Kolodny EH (2011). Pathology of GM2 gangliosidosis in Jacob sheep. VET PATHOL. 4, 807-13
  • Porter BF, Ridpath JF, Calise DV, Payne HR, Janke JJ, Baxter DG, Edwards JF (2010). Hypomyelination associated with bovine viral diarrhea virus type 2 infection in a longhorn calf. VET PATHOL. 4, 658-63
  • Ajithdoss DK, Porter BF, Calise DV, Libal MC, Edwards JF (2009). Septicemia in a neonatal calf associated with Chromobacterium violaceum. VET PATHOL. 1, 71-4
  • Aloisio F, Levine JM, Edwards JF (2008). Immunohistochemical features of a feline spinal cord gemistocytic astrocytoma. J VET DIAGN INVEST. 6, 836-8
  • Edwards JF, Lassala AL, Spencer TE (2008). Staphylococcus-associated abortions in ewes with long-term central venous catheterization. VET PATHOL. 6, 881-8
  • Edwards JF (2008). Pathologic conditions of the stallion reproductive tract. ANIM REPROD SCI. 3-4, 197-207
  • Edwards JF, Gebhardt-Henrich S, Fischer K, Hauzenberger A, Konar M, Steiger A (2006). Hereditary hydrocephalus in laboratory-reared golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). VET PATHOL. 4, 523-9
  • Martens RJ, Cohen ND, Jones SL, Moore TA, Edwards JF (2005). Protective role of neutrophils in mice experimentally infected with Rhodococcus equi. INFECT IMMUN. 10, 7040-2
  • Peacock JT, Fossum TW, Bahr AM, Miller MW, Edwards JF (2003). Evaluation of gradual occlusion of the caudal vena cava in clinically normal dogs. AM J VET RES. 11, 1347-53
  • Guo J, Zhang Z, Edwards JF, Ermel RW, Taylor C Jr, de la Concha-Bermejillo A (2003). Characterization of a North American orf virus isolated from a goat with persistent, proliferative dermatitis. VIRUS RES. 2, 169-79
  • Edwards JF, Angulo AB, Pannill EC (2003). Theriogenology question of the month. In utero infection of the doe by CVV. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 10, 1361-2
  • Lim WS, Edwards JF, Boyd NK, Payne SL, Ball JM (2003). Simultaneous quantitation of equine cytokine mRNAs using a multi-probe ribonuclease protection assay. VET IMMUNOL IMMUNOPATHOL. 1, 45-51
  • Edwards JF, Davis DS, Roffe TJ, Ramiro-Ibañez F, Elzer PH (2001). Fusobacteriosis in captive wild-caught pronghorns (Antilocapra americana). VET PATHOL. 5, 549-52
  • Fossum TW, Morley D, Olsen DB, Edwards J, Burns G, Miller MW, Franks J, Benkowski R, Thomas J, Benson P, Martinez E, Carroll G, Lynch B, Noon GP, DeBakey ME (2001). Complications common to ventricular assist device support are rare with 90 days of DeBakey VAD support in calves. ASAIO J. 3, 288-92
  • Brumbaugh GW, Edwards JF, Roussel AJ Jr, Thomson TD (2000). Effect of monensin sodium on histological lesions of naturally occurring bovine paratuberculosis. J COMP PATHOL. 1, 22-8
  • Edwards JF, Wikse SE, Field RW, Hoelscher CC, Herd DB (2000). Bovine teat atresia associated with horn fly (Haematobia irritans irritans (L.))-induced dermatitis. VET PATHOL. 4, 360-4
  • Hill JR, Roussel AJ, Cibelli JB, Edwards JF, Hooper NL, Miller MW, Thompson JA, Looney CR, Westhusin ME, Robl JM, Stice SL (1999). Clinical and pathologic features of cloned transgenic calves and fetuses (13 case studies). THERIOGENOLOGY. 8, 1451-65
  • Fossum TW, Morley D, Benkowski R, Tayama E, Olsen DB, Burns G, Miller MW, Franks J, Martinez E, Carroll G, Edwards J, Vinnerqvist A, Lynch B, Stein F, Noon GP, DeBakey ME (1999). Chronic survival of calves implanted with the DeBakey ventricular assist device. ARTIF ORGANS. 8, 802-6
  • Johnson JH, Wolf AM, Edwards JF, Walker MA, Homco L, Jensen JM, Simpson BR, Taliaferro L (1998). Disseminated coccidioidomycosis in a mandrill baboon (Mandrillus sphinx): a case report. J ZOO WILDL MED. 2, 208-13
  • Mayura K, Abdel-Wahhab MA, McKenzie KS, Sarr AB, Edwards JF, Naguib K, Phillips TD (1998). Prevention of maternal and developmental toxicity in rats via dietary inclusion of common aflatoxin sorbents: potential for hidden risks. TOXICOL SCI. 2, 175-82
  • Walker MA, Schumacher J, Schmitz DG, McMullen WC, Ruoff WW, Crabill MR, Hawkins JF, Hogan PM, McClure SR, Vacek JR, Edwards JF, Helman RG, Frelier PF (1998). Cobalt 60 radiotherapy for treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in three horses. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 6, 848-51
  • Parsons DA, Lawhorn B, Walker MA, Edwards JF, Hague BA (1998). Incomplete urethral obstruction associated with dilatation of the urethra, cystitis, and pyelonephritis in a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 2, 262-4
  • Zhao F, Mayura K, Kocurek N, Edwards JF, Kubena LF, Safe SH, Phillips TD (1997). Inhibition of 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl-induced chicken embryotoxicity by 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl. FUNDAM APPL TOXICOL. 1, 1-8
  • Schumacher J, Kemper DL, Helman RG, Edwards JL (1996). Removal of the premaxillae and rostral portions of the maxillae of a horse. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 1, 118-9
  • Boothe HW, Howe LM, Edwards JF, Slater MR (1996). Multiple extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in dogs: 30 cases (1981-1993). J AM VET MED ASSOC. 11, 1849-54
  • Edwards JF, Simpson RB, Brown WC (1995). Bacteriologic culture and histologic examination of samples collected from recumbent cattle at slaughter. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 9, 1174-6
  • Edwards JF, Wikse SE, Loy JK, Field RW (1995). Vertebral fracture associated with trauma during movement and restraint of cattle. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 7, 934-5
  • Edwards JF, Fossum TW, Willard MD, Cohen ND, Patterson WB 4th, Carey DP (1995). Changes in the intestinal mucosal cell populations of German shepherd dogs fed diets containing different protein sources. AM J VET RES. 3, 340-8
  • Hooper RN, Taylor TS, Blanchard TL, Schumacher J, Edwards JF (1994). Ventral pararectal approach to the seminal vesicles of bulls. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 4, 596-9
  • Edwards JF, Gallagher DS, Prakash B (1994). Urethral atresia with uroperitoneum in a newborn bovine freemartin. VET PATHOL. 1, 117-9
  • Yang YG, Mayura K, Spainhour CB Jr, Edwards JF, Phillips TD (1993). Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of citrinin using Hydra attenuata and postimplantation rat whole embryo culture. TOXICOLOGY. 2-3, 179-98
  • Illanes OG, Tiffani-Castiglioni E, Edwards JF, Shadduck JA (1993). Spontaneous encephalitozoonosis in an experimental group of guinea pigs. J VET DIAGN INVEST. 4, 649-51
  • Chaffin MK, Fuenteabla IC, Schumacher J, Welch RD, Edwards JF (1992). Idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the equine small intestine: 11 cases (1980-1991). EQUINE VET J. 5, 372-8
  • Rogers KS, Butler LM, Edwards JF, Brassard J, Boothe H, Cargile J (1992). Rectal hemorrhage associated with vascular ectasia in a young dog. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 9, 1349-51
  • Fuentealba IC, Wikse SE, Read WK, Edwards JF, Visvesvara GS (1992). Amebic meningoencephalitis in a sheep. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 3, 363-5
  • Evering WE, Edwards JF (1991). Polycystic sex cord-stromal tumor in a rat. LAB ANIM SCI. 6, 639-41
  • Edwards JF, Ruoff WW Jr (1991). Idiopathic cecal rupture in foals after anesthesia for gastric endoscopy. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 8, 1421-2
  • Blanchard TL, Schumacher J, Edwards JF, Varner DD, Lewis RD, Everett K, Joyce JR (1991). Priapism in a stallion with generalized malignant melanoma. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 6, 1043-4
  • Chung SI, Livingston CW Jr, Edwards JF, Gauer BB, Collisson EW (1990). Congenital malformations in sheep resulting from in utero inoculation of Cache Valley virus. AM J VET RES. 10, 1645-8
  • Scanlan CM, Edwards JF (1990). Bacteriologic and pathologic studies of hepatic lesions in sheep. AM J VET RES. 3, 363-6
  • Chung SI, Livingston CW Jr, Edwards JF, Crandell RW, Shope RE, Shelton MJ, Collisson EW (1990). Evidence that Cache Valley virus induces congenital malformations in sheep. VET MICROBIOL. 4, 297-307
  • Edwards JF, Simpson RB (1988). Nocardioform actinomycete (Rhodococcus rubropertinctus)-induced abortion in a mare. VET PATHOL. 6, 529-30
  • Edwards JF, Ficken MD, Luttgen PJ, Frey MS (1988). Disseminated sarcocystosis in a cat with lymphosarcoma. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 7, 831-2
  • Zicker SC, Kasari TR, Scruggs DW, Read WK, Edwards JF (1988). Progressive ataxia in a Charolais bull. J AM VET MED ASSOC. 11, 1590-2
  • Ficken MD, Edwards JF, Lay JC (1987). Effects of Newcastle disease virus infection on the binding, phagocytic, and bactericidal activities of respiratory macrophages of the turkey. AVIAN DIS. 4, 888-94
  • Huang T, Tulman ER, Sims DG, Edwards JF, Kutish GF, Wen X, Rock DL, Delhon G (2015). Coinfection with multiple strains of bovine papular stomatitis virus ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY. 6, 1527-30
  • Rissi DR, Levine JM, Eden KB, Watson VE, Griffon IV JF, Edwards JF, Porter BF (2015). Cerebral oligodendrogliomas mimicking intraventricular neoplasms in 3 dogs J VET LAB DIAGN., 1-5
  • Voge JL, Edwards JF, Love CC, Blanchard TL (2015). Spermatic cord lymphangioma, Theriogenology Question of the Month J AM VET MED ASSOC. 8, 847-850
  • Corapi WC, Eden KB, Edwards JF, Snowden KF (2015). Heterobilharzia americana infection and Congestive Heart Failure in a llama (Lama glama) VET PATHOL. 52, 562-565

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