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John Madigan- BS, DVM, MS
Professor
Medicine & Epidemiology

3105 Tupper Hall
Davis, CA 95616

+1 530 752 6513
jemadigan@ucdavis.edu

  

Research Focus

Anaplasma phagocytophilum, equine herpes-1, neonatology:  foal immunology and maladjusgtment syndrome, trigeminal mediated headshaking, equine behavior

Specialty Focus

Equine Medicine

Education

1970 BS Animal Science, University of California, Davis,
1972 MS Animal Science, University of California, Davis,
1975 DVM , University of California, Davis,

Honors and Awards

1996 Pfizer Award Research Excellence
1994 US Army Certificate of Appreciation for Sling Rescue Operations
1997 Certificate of Appreciation for Flood Emergency Workers Recognition Day
2006 American Red Cross Hero Award, Animal Rescue Category
2006 US House of Representatives Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition Award (Congressman Mike Thompson)
2006 California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition
2006 American Association of Equine Practitioners Distinguished Service Award
2006 Letter of Commendation (Congressman Wally Herger)
2006 American Veterinary Medical Association Welfare Award
2007 Legend of Academic Medicine, Large Animal Medicine, Kansas State University
2008 Alumni Achievement Award, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
2008 UC Davis Centennial Fall Convocation Speaker, Mondavi Center, UC Davis

Licenses

Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Active Research Grants

Principal Investigator, Equine Neurology Research, (Principle Investigator), Private Donor - John McCune Charitable Trust

Co-Investigator, Investigation of Trigeminal Nerve Testing as a Diagnostic Aid in Equine Headshaking, (Principle Investigator), Center for Equine Health

Principal Investigator, Animals in Disasters - Training Modules for First Responders, (Principle Investigator), CAL-EMA, Homeland security

Principal Investigator, Equine Medicine Research, (Principle Investigator), Pfizer Animal Health

Most Recent 10 Publications

  • Link Icon 2012 Finno CJ, Aleman M, Ofri R, Hollingsworth SR, Madigan JE Electrophysiological Studies in American Quarter Horses with Neuroaxonal Dystrophy Vet Ophthalmology,
  • Link Icon 2012 Aleman M, Pickles KJ, Simonek G, Madigan JE Latent equine herpesvirus-1 in trigeminal ganglia and equine idiopathic headshaking J Vet Intern Med,
  • Link Icon 2012 Madigan JE, Haggett EF, Conley A, Stanley S, Moeller B, Toth B, Aleman M Allopregnanolone infusion induced neurobehavioral alterations in a neonatal foal: Is this a clue to the pathogenesis of neonatal maladjustment syndrome? Equine Vet J,
  • Link Icon 2012 Toth B, Aleman M, Nogradi N, Madigan JE Meningitis and meningoencephalomyelitis in horses: 28 cases (1985-2010) J Am Vet Med Assoc,
  • Link Icon 2011 Finno CJ, Higgins RJ, Aleman M, Ofri R, Hollingsworth SR, Bannasch DL, Reilly CM, Madigan JE Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy in Lusitano horses J Vet Intern Med,
  • Link Icon 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 J Am Vet Med Assoc,
  • Link Icon 2011 Davies RS, Madigan JE, Hodzic E, Borjesson DL, Dumler JS Dexamethasone-induced cytokine changes associated with diminished disease severity in horses infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum Clinical and Vaccine Immunology,
  • Link Icon 2011 Pickles KJ, Gibson TJ, Johnson CB, Walsh V, Murrell JC, Madigan JE Preliminary investigation of somatosensory evoked potentials in equine headshaking Vet Rec,
  • Link Icon 2011 Pickles KJ, Berger J, Davies R, Roser J, Madigan JE Use of a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone vaccine in headshaking horses Vet Rec,
  • Link Icon 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 J Vet Intern Med,

Most Recent 5 Book Chapters

2010 Madigan JE: Potomac Horse Fever, , Merck Veterinary Manual. .

2010 Madigan JE: Anaplasma phagocytophilum in horses, , Merck Veterinary Manual. .

2007 Madigan JE: Headshaking in horses, Smith B, (ed), Large Animal Internal Medicine. .

2007 Pusterla N, Madigan JE: Neorickettsia risticii, Sellon and Long, (ed), Equine Infectious Diseases. 357--362.

2007 Pusterla N, Madigan JE: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Sellon and Long, (ed), Equine Infectious Disease, Phildelphia. 354-357.