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Richard A LeCouteur- DVM, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Surgical & Radiological Sciences
+1 530 752 3599
ralecouteur@ucdavis.edu
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Research Focus
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Development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to malignant gliomas using dogs with spontaneous brain tumors as the model. |
Specialty Focus
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Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery |
Education
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1975 DVM , University of Sydney, Australia,
1987 PhD , University of California, Davis,
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Honors and Awards
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2010 Faculty Award (elected by Class of 2010), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2005 Faculty Award (elected by Class of 2005), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2004 Bourgelat Award for “Outstanding International Contributions in the Field of Small Animal Practice”, British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 47th BSAVA Congress, Birmingham, England
2004 Keynote Speaker (elected by Class of 2004), California Medical Assocation Senior Banquet
2004 Favorite Teacher of the Class of 2005, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2001 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 2001), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2001 Favorite Teacher of the Class of 2002, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
2000 Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1999 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 1999), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1998 Favorite Teacher of the Class of 1999, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1996 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 1996), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
1993 Small Animal Practitioner of the Year, Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association
1992 T.G. Hungerford Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Education, Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
1988 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 1988), College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
1987 Commencement Speaker (elected by Class of 1987), College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
1981-83 Medical Research Council of Canada Research Fellowship
1981-82 University of Califorbnia Regent's Fellowship
1981 Commonwealth Veterinary Fund Travel Fellowship (University of Glasgow)
1977 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association Fellowship, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1976 Rogar/STB of Canada Research Fellowship, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Licenses
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Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)
Diplomate European College of Veterinary Neurology
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Active Research Grants
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Principal Investigator, Gene therapy for brain tumors, (Principal Investigator), Paul & Borgie Petersen Foundation - Peterson Trust
Co-Investigator, Investigation of Toca 511 & Toca FC in companion dogs with brain cancer to improve human brain tumor research, Dickinson PJ (Principal Investigator), Tocagen
Co-Investigator, Imaging to optimize convection-enhanced delivery, Dickinson PJ (Principal Investigator), National Institutes of Health
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Most Recent 10 Publications
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 2013 Anwer CC, Vernau KM, Higgins RJ, Dickinson PJ, Sturges BK, LeCouteur RA, Bentley RT, Wisner ER Magnetic resonance imaging features of intracranial granular cell tumors in six dogs. Vet Radiol Ultrasound,- 2013 Aleman M, Williams DC, Brosnan RJ, Nieto JE, Pickles KJ, Berger J, Lecouteur RA, Holliday TA, Madigan JE Sensory nerve conduction and somatosensory evoked potentials of the trigeminal nerve in horses with idiopathic headshaking. J Vet Intern Med,
- 2013 Traslavina RP, Aleman M, Affolter VK, LeCouteur RA, Ramsamooj R, Higgins RJ Pathology in practice. J Am Vet Med Assoc,
- 2012 Williams DC, Aleman M, Tharp B, Fletcher DJ, Kass PH, Steffey EP, LeCouteur RA, Holliday TA Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the electroencephalogram in normal horses after sedation J Vet Intern Med,
- 2011 York D, Higgins RJ, LeCouteur RA, Wolfe AN, Grahn R, Olby N, Campbell M, Dickinson PJ TP53 Mutations in Canine Brain Tumors Vet Pathol,
- 2011 Aleman M, Finno CJ, Higgins RJ, Puschner B, Gericota B, Gohil K, LeCouteur RA, Madigan JE Evaluation of epidemiological, clinical, and pathological features of neuroaxonal dystrophy in Quarter Horses Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association,
- 2011 Aleman M, Williams DC, Jorge NE, Magdesian KG, Brosnan RJ, Feary DJ, Hilton HG, Kozikowski TA, Higgins JK, Madigan JE, LeCouteur RA Repetitive stimulation of the common peroneal nerve as a diagnostic aid for botulism in foals Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine,
- 2011 Brosnan RJ, Steffey EP, LeCouteur RA, Esteller-Vico A, Vaughan B, Liu IKM Effects of isoflurane anesthesia on cerebrovascular autoregulation in horses American Journal of Veterinary Research,
- 2010 Dickinson PJ, LeCouteur RA, Higgins RJ, Bringas JR, Larson RF, Yamashita Y, Krauze MT, Forsayeth J, Noble CO, Drummond DC, Kirpotin DB, Park JW, Berger MS, Bankiewicz KS Canine spontaneous glioma: A translational model system for convection-enhanced delivery Neuro-Oncology,
- 2009 Higgins RJ, Dickinson PJ, LeCouteur RA, Bollen AW, Wang H, Wang H, Corely LJ, Moore LM, Zang W, Fuller GN Spontaneous canine gliomas: overexpression of EGFR, PDGFRalpha and IGFBP2 demonstrated by tissue microarray immunophenotyping Journal of Neuro-Oncology,
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Most Recent 5 Book Chapters
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2011 LeCouteur RA, Williams DC: Neurodiagnostics, Tobias KM and Johnston SA, (ed), Veterinary Surgery Small Animal, Missouri. 340-356.
2010 LeCouteur RA: CT-guided Stereotactic Brain Biopsy, Côté E, (ed), Clinical Veterinary Advisor Dogs and Cats, 2nd Edition, Missouri. 1214-1215.
2010 LeCouteur RA: Diseases of the Spinal Cord, Ettinger SJ and Feldman EC, (ed), Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 7th Edition, Philadelphia. 1461.
2010 LeCouteur RA, PJ Dickinson: Brain biopsy, Ettinger SJ and Feldman EC, (ed), Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 7th Edition, Philadelphia. 454-455.
2010 Dickinson PJ, RA LeCouteur: Muscle and nerve biopsy, Ettinger SJ and Feldman EC, (ed), Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 7th Edition, Philadelphia. 451-452.
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