Laura D. Garrett

Biographical Sketch

Name

Laura D. Garrett

Position title

Clinical Professor, Oncology
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
1008 W Hazelwood Dr, Urbana IL 61801

Education/Training

Research and professional experience

Positions and Honors

Sept 1998 – May 2006   Assistant Professor, Oncology. Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave, Manhattan, KS Dr. Greg Grauer

July 2006 – July 2010   Clinical Assistant Professor, Oncology. University of Illinois,1008 W Hazelwood Dr, Urbana, IL. Dr. David Williams

August 2010–2016   Clinical Associate Professor, Oncology. University of Illinois,1008 W Hazelwood Dr, Urbana, IL. Dr. Karen Campbell

March 2015 – November 2017   Chief of Staff, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Illinois, 1008 W Hazelwood Dr, Urbana, IL. Dean Peter Constable

August 2016-current   Clinical Professor, Oncology. University of Illinois,1008 W Hazelwood Dr, Urbana, IL. Dr. Denny French

1996   First Place - Clinical Sciences, Resident’s Competition - Veterinary Cancer Society Meeting

2006   Pet Trust Faculty Award Student nominated for showing excellence in compassionate care/treatment of patients

2009   CVMA Outstanding Instructor Award
Nominated by 2007 & 2008 DVM graduates in practice

2016   Dr. Gordon and Mrs. Helen Kruger Service Excellence Award

2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2020  Dr. Beryl D & Renee Mell Faculty Award. Student nominated for honoring the bonds between owners and pets

Publications

Connell D, Rodriguez CO, Sternberg R, Singh K, Barger A, Garrett LD*. Biological behavior and ezrin expression in canine rhabdomyosarcomas: 25 cases (1990-2012). https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.12594 Veterinary Comparative Oncology, 2020.

Tuohy JL, Shaevitz MH, Garrett LD, Ruple A, Selmic LE. Demographic characteristics, site and phylogenetic distribution of dogs with appendicular osteosarcoma: 744 dogs (2000-2015). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223243 PLOS ONE, 2019.

Camero C, Neumann Z, Garrett LD*. Long-term survival in six cats with mediastinal cysts. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X18806710 Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery: 1-5, 2018.

Reagan JK, Selmic LE, Fallon C, Driskell, EA, Garrett LD. Evaluation of information presented within mast cell tumor histopathology reports in the United States: 2012-2015.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.107 Veterinary Medicine and Science 6-2018

Livaccari M, Selmic LE, Reagan JK, Driskell, EA, Garrett LD. Evaluation of information presented within soft tissue sarcoma histopathology reports in the United States: 2012-2015. doi: 10.1111/vco.12397. Epub 2018 Mar 25. Veterinary Comparative Oncology 16(4):424-430, 2018.

Tulipan R, Phillips H, Garrett LD, Dirikolu L, Mitchell M. Characterization of long-term elution of platinum from carboplatin-impregnated calcium sulfate hemihydrate beads in vitro by two distinct sampling methods. American Journal of Veterinary Research 78(5):618-623, 2017

Biller B, Berg G, Garrett LD, Ruslander D, Wearing R, Abbott B, Patel M, Smith D, Bryan C. 2016 AAHA oncology guidelines for dogs and cats. Journal of American Animal Hospital Association. 52(4):181-204, 2016.

Tulipan RJ, Phillips P, Garrett LD, Dirikolu L, Mitchell MA. Elution of platinum from carboplatin-impregnated calcium sulfate hemihydrate beads in vitro. American Journal of Veterinary Research 77(11):1252-1257, 2016.

Reagan JK, Selmic LE, Garrett LD, Singh K. Evaluation of the effects of anatomic location, histologic processing, and sample size on shrinkage of skin samples obtained from canine cadvers. American Journal of Veterinary Research 77(9):1036-44, 2016.

Cesario L, Garrett LD*, Barger AM, O’Brien RT, Fan TM. Diagnosis and ultrasonographic appearance of hepatic metastasis in six cases of canine appendicular osteosarcoma (2005-2013). Australian Veterinary Journal 94(5):160-165, 2016.

Collette SA, Allstadt Frazier S, Chon EM, Smith A, Garrett LD, Choy K, Rebhun RB, Rodriguez Jr CO, Skorupski KA. Treatment of feline intermediate to high grade lymphoma with a modified University of Wisconsin-Madison protocol:119 cases (2004-2012). Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 14 Suppl 1:136-146, 2016.

Gardner HL, London CA, Portela RA, Nguyen S, Rosenberg MP, Klein MK, Clifford C, Thamm DH, Vail DM, Bergman P, Crawford-Jakubiak M, Henry C, Locke J, Garrett LD. Maintenance therapy with toceranib following doxorubicin-based chemotherapy for canine splenic hemangiosarcoma. BMC Veterinary Research June 11:131, 2015.

Coyle VJ, Rassnick KM, Borst LB, Rodriguez CO, Northrup NC, Fan TM, Garrett LD*. Biologic behavior of canine mandibular osteosarcoma: a retrospective study of 50 cases (1999-2007). Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 13(2):89-97, 2015.

Garrett LD. Canine mast cell tumors: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports Vol 2014:5: 49-58, 2014.

Portela R, Fadl-alla B, Pondenis H, Byrum M, Garrett LD, Wycislo K, Borst LB, Fan TM. Pro-tumorigenic effects of transforming growth factor beta 1 in canine osteosarcoma. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 28(3):894-904,2014.

Dank G, Rassnick KM, Sokolovsky Y, Garrett LD, Post G, Kitchell B, Sellon R, Kleiter M, Northrup N, Segev G. Use of adjuvant carboplatin for treatment of dogs with oral malignant melanoma following surgical excision. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 12(1):78-84, 2014.

Sternberg R, Pondenis H, Xujuan Y, Mitchell M, O'Brien R, Garrett LD, Helferich W, Hoffmann W, Fan TM. Association between absolute tumor burden and serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase in canine appendicular osteosarcoma. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 27:955-963,2013.