Scott Fitzgerald, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACPV
Professor
152-F Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health
4125 Beaumont Road
Lansing MI 48910-8107
Phone: (517) 353-1774
E-mail: fitzgerald@dcpah.msu.edu
Education and Training:
PhD, Veterinary Pathology, Purdue University, 1991
DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, 1981
BS, Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, 1979
Service Responsibilities:
Pathology Residency Training Coordinator, Wildlife Tuberculosis Surveillance, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health
Reseach Interests:
- Comparative pathology of avian, aquatic, domestic and wildlife species
- Pathogenesis of infectious diseases including avian viruses (marble spleen disease, polyomavirus) and tuberculosis in wildlife species
- Pathology of the lymphoid, urinary, endocrine and gastrointestinal systems
Recent Publications:
*Fitzgerald SD, Cooley T, Murphy A, Cosgrove M, and King B. Sarcoptic Mange in Raccoons in Michigan. J. Wildl. Dis. 40: 347-350, 2004.
*Hoenerhoff M, Kiupel M, Sikarskie J, Bolin C, Simmons H, and Fitzgerald SD. Mycobacteriosis in an American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Avian. Dis. 48:437-441, 2004.
*Fitzgerald SD, Simmons HA, and Cooley TM. Clinical Challenge: Avian Tuberculosis in a Screech Owl (Otus asio). J. Zoo. Wildl. Med. 35:251-254, 2004.
*Hollamby S, Afema-Azikuru J, Bowerman WW, Cameron KN, Dranzoa C, Gandolf AR, Hui GN, Kaneene JB, Norris A, Sikarskie JG, Fitzgerald SD, and Rumbeiha WK. Methods for Capturing African Fish Eagles on Water. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 32:680-684, 2004.
*Hollamby S, Afema-Azikuru J, Sikarskie JG, Kaneene JB, Stuht JN, Fitzgerald SD, Bowerman WW, Cameron K, Gandolf AR, Hui GN, Dranzoa C, and Rumbeiha WK. Clinical Pathology and Morphometrics of African Fish Eagles in Uganda. J. Wildl. Dis. 40:523-532, 2004.
*Hollamby S, Afema-Azikuru J, Sikarskie JG, Stuht JN, Bowerman WW, Kaneene JB, Fitzgerald SD, Cameron K, Gandolf AR, Hui GN, Dranzoa C, and Rumbeiha WK. Clinical Pathology of Nestling Marabou Storks in Uganda. J. Wildl. Dis. 40:594-599, 2004.
*Hollamby S, Afema-Azikuru J, Sikarskie J, Kaneene JB, Bowerman WW, Fitzgerald SD, Cameron K, Gandolf AR, Hui GN, Dranzoa C, and Rumbeiha WK. Mercury and Persistent Organic Pollutant Concentrations in African Fish Eagles, Marabou Storks and Nile Tilapia in Uganda. J. Wildl. Dis. 40:501-514, 2004.
*Fitzgerald SD, deMarr TWJ, Thomas JS, and Berry DE. Spontaneous Limb Fracture Associated with Systemic Mycobacteriosis in a Marine Toad (Bufo marinus). J. Herpet. Med. Surg. 14:19-23, 2004.
*Snyder EM, Snyder SA, Kelly KL, Gross TS, Villeneuve DL, Fitzgerald SD, Villlobos SA, and Giesy JP. Reproductive Responses of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Exposed in Cages to Influent of the Las Vegas Wash in Lake Mead, Nevada, USA, from Late Winter to Early Spring. Environmental Science and Technology. 38:6385-6395, 2004.
*Fitzgerald SD, Boland KG, Clarke KR, Wismer A, Kaneene JB, Berry DE, Church SV, Hattey JA, and Bolin CA. Resistance of Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) to Inocualtion with Mycobacterium bovis. Avian Dis. 49:144-146, 2005.
Molina, E.D., Balander, R., Fitzgerald, S.D., Giesey, J.P., Kannan K., and S.J. Bursian: Effects of Air Cell Injection of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate before Incubation on the Development of the White Leghorn Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Embryo. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25:227-232, 2006.
O’Brien, D.J., Schmitt, S.M., Fitzgerald, S.D., Berry, D.E., and G.J. Hickling: Managing the Wildlife Reservoir of Mycobacterium bovis: The Michigan, USA, Experience. Vet. Micro. 112:313-323, 2006.
Clarke K.R., Fitzgerald S.D., Hattey J.A., Bolin C.A., Berry D.A., Church S.V., and W.M. Reed: Experimental Inoculation of Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) with Mycobacterium bovis. Avian Dis. 50:131-134, 2006.
Fitzgerald, S.D., Mosser, T., Cooley, T.M., and M. Cosgrove: Clinical Challenge: Dermatophilosis in a Deer. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 37:79-81, 2006.
Daly M., Diegel K.L., Fitzgerald S.D., Schooley A., Berry D.E., and J.B. Kaneene: Patterns of Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Michigan Wildlife and Bovine Isolates of Mycobacterium bovis. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 18:401-404, 2006.
Fitzgerald S.D.: A Most Unusual Case: A Shocking Turn of Events. Vet. Forum 23: 23, 2006.
Fitzgerald, S.D., Clarke, K.G., and W.R. Rumbeiha: Acute Anhydrous Ammonia Intoxication in Cattle. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 18:485-489, 2006.
Patrick, D.J., Fitzgerald, S.D., Sesterhenn, I.A., Davis C.J., and M. Kiupel: Classification of Canine Urinary Bladder Urothelial Tumors Based on the World Health Organization/International Society of Urological Pathology Consensus Classification. J. of Comp. Pathol. 134:190-199, 2006.
Jones, Y.L., Fitzgerald, S.D., Sikarskie, J.G., and A. Murphy: Clinical Toxoplasmosis in a Free-ranging Mink. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 42:865-869, 2006.
Faisal M., Elsayed E., Fitzgerald S.D., Wolgamood M., Silva V., and L. Mendoza: Outbreaks of Pheohyphomycosis in the Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchu tshawytscha) caused by Phoma herbarum. Mycopathologica 163:41-48, 2007.
Harrison, T.M., Moorman J.B., Bolin S.R., Grosjean N.L, and S.D. Fitzgerald: Toxoplasma gondii in an African Crested Porcupine. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 19:191-193, 2007.
Fitzgerald S.D., Duncan A.E., Tabaka, C., Garner, M.A., Dieter A., and M. Kiupel: Ovarian Dysgerminomas in Two Mountain Chicken
Harrison, T.M., J. Sikarskie, B. Kitchell, D.S. Rosenstein, H. Flaherty, S.D. Fitzgerald, and M. Kiupel: Treatment of Malignant Lymphoma in an African Lion (Panthera leo). J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 38:333-336, 2007.
Wilson, F.D., S.D. Fitzgerald, M. Kiupel, R.L. Walker, C.B. Williams, and D.J. Todd: Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in an Adult Male Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros). J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 38:329-332, 2007.
Miller, R.A., Kaneene, J.B., Schmitt, SM., Lusch, D.P., and S.D. Fitzgerald: Geographic Distribution and Spatial Analysis of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Michigan. Prev. Vet. Med. Epub., June 25, 2007.
Clarke K.R., Fitzgerald S.D., Zwick L.S., Church S.V., Kaneene J.B., Wismer A.R., and V. Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan: Mycobacterium bovis Experimental Inoculation in Three Wild Rodent Species: Meadow Voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus), House Mice (Mus musculus) and Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus). J. Wildl. Dis. 43:353-365, 2007.
Schmitt, S.M., Cooley T.M., Fitzgerald S.D., Bolin S.R., Lim A., Schaefer S.M., Kiupel M., Maes R.K., Hogle S.A., and D.J. O’Brien: An Outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Free-ranging White-tailed Deer in Michigan. J. Wildl. Dis. 43:635-644, 2007.
Heidari M., Fitzgerald, S.D., Zhang H.M., Silva R.F., Lee L.F., and J.R. Dunn: Marek’s Disease Virus Induced Skin Leukosis: Activation of the Viral Antigens in the Dermal Lesions of Scaleless Chickens. Avian Dis 51:713-718, 2007.
Fitzgerald S.D., Kaneene, J.B., and W.M. Reed: North American Veterinary Pathology Residency Training Programs: An Overview of Where They Are Today, Where They Were 5 Years Ago, and Analysis of Trends. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 34:458-463, 2007.
Tadese T., Potter, A., Fitzgerald, S.D., and W.M. Reed: Concurrent Infection in Chickens with Fowlpox Virus and Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus as Detected by Immunohistochemistry and a Multiplex PCR Technique. Avian Dis. 51:719-724, 2007.
Book Chapters:
Fitzgerald, S.D.: Chapter 8. Avian Adenoviruses. In: Thomas, N.J., D.B. Hunter, and C.T. Atkinson (eds.), Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds, Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa, pp. 182-193, 2007.
Fitzgerald, S.D.: Chapter 17, Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders. In: Kahn, C.M. and S. Line (eds.), The Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health, Merck & Company, Inc., Whitehorse Station, New Jersey, pp. 283-300, 2007.
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