Jennifer A. Brown, DVM, Diplomate ACVS

Clinical Assistant Professor in Equine Surgery and Emergency Care
jebrown2@vt.edu
(703) 771-6807

Dr. Brown is a clinical assistant professor in equine surgery at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center. After earning a doctor of veterinary medicine from Washington State University in 1999, she conducted an internship at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2000 and completed a surgery residency program at Michigan State University in 2003. Dr. Brown joined the faculty at the center in August 2003 as a clinical instructor in emergency care and equine surgery. She was named acting nursing director in October 2003 and was promoted to the rank of clinical assistant professor in emergency care and equine surgery in August 2005. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr. Brown's research interests include pharmacokinetics of lidocaine CRI, and colic and upper airway surgeries. Since 2005, Dr. Brown has participated in the National Disaster Medical System's Veterinary Medical Assistance Team - 2 as both a veterinary medical officer and a training officer. She is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, the Virginia Association of Equine Practitioners, and the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.

Selected Publications:

  • Brown J.A., Derksen F.J., Hartmann W., Stick J.A., Robinson N.E., Laser Vocal Cordectomy Fails to Effectively Reduce Respiratory Noise in Horses with Laryngeal Hemiplegia, Veterinary Surgery, 2005, Volume 34, Pages 247-252.
  • Brown J.A., Derksen F.J., Hartmann W., Stick J.A., Robinson N.E., The Effect of Laryngoplasty on Respiratory Noise Reduction in Horses with Laryngeal Hemiplegia, Equine Veterinary Journal, 2004, Volume 36, Pages 420-425.
  • Brown J.A., Derksen F.J., Hartmann W., Stick J.A., Robinson N.E., Ventriculocordectomy Reduces Respiratory Noise in Horses with Laryngeal Hemiplegia, Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, 2003, Volume 35, Pages 570-574.
  • Schneider R.K., Tucker R.L., Habegger S.R., Brown J., Leathers C.W., Desmitis of the Straight Sesamoidean Ligament in Horses: 9 Cases (1995-1997), Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2003, Volume 222, Pages 973-7.
  • Byron C.R., Stick J.A., Brown J.A., Lugo J., Use of a Condylar Screw Plate for Repair of a Salter-Harris Type-III Fracture of the Femur in a 2-Year-Old Horse, JAVMA, Nov-02
  • Lanovaz J.L., Khumsap S., Clayton H.M., Stick J.A., Brown J., Three-Dimensional Kinematics of the Tarsal Joint at the Trot, Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, September 2002, Volume 34, Pages 308-313.
  • Greene S., Keegan R., Brown J., Kingston J., Bayly W., Effect of Furosemide on Arterial Acid-Base, Blood Gases, and Electrolytes in Horses Given Hypertonic Saline During Anesthesia Immediately Following Supra-Maximal Exercise to Fatigue, Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, 1999, Volume 30, Pages 434-437.
  • Keegan R.D., Greene S.A., Brown J.A., Weil A.B., Bayly W.M., Cardiopulmonary, Acid-Base, and Blood and Plasma Volume Effects of Pre-Exercise Furosemide Administration and Post-Exercise Anesthesia in Horses Exercised Supra-Maximally to Fatigue, Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, 1999, Volume 30, Pages 174-177.
  • Mehl M.L., Sarkar D.K., Schott II H.C., Brown J.A., Sampson S.N., Bayly W.M., Equine Plasma & Endorphin Concentrations are Affected by Exercise Intensity and Time of Sampling, Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement, 1999, Volume 30, Pages 567-569.