Jorge Nieto

Professor Emeritus

Surgical & Radiological Sciences

Office
1114C Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616

Licenses
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons
AVMA California License
Mexico Veterinary License
Diplomate American College Veterinary Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation
Education
1977, BS, Universidad La Salle, Mexico City, Mexico
1981, MVZ, National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
2004, PhD, University of California, Davis
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Regional administration of antibiotics (Amikacin) using 10 vs 20 minute tourniquet application in horses, Resident Isabelle Kilcoyne, (Principal Investigator), Center of Equine Health
Principal Investigator, Comparison of duration of efficacious intra-articular amikacin concentrations following intravenous distal limb perfusion with low and high dose amikacin in horses, Intern Allison Kilborne, (Principal Investigator), Center for Equine Health (CEH)
Honors and Awards
2004 James W. Wilson Award (Most outstanding equine research publication)
2005 James W. Wilson Award (Most outstanding equine research publication)
2009 First Place Award American Horse Publication in the category of Equine Related Newsletter
2010 Major advisor of Sawsan Yamout winner best clinical research ACVS symposium (residents forum) with Evaluation of peritoneal and plasmatic D-lactate in horses with colic"
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2013 Nieto J : Exercise and the gastrointestinal tract, Ray Geor, Ken Hinchliff, Andy Kaneps, (ed), Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery 2nd Ed, . .
Research Focus

Gastrointestinal diseases in the horse (diagnosis of strangulating obstructions, motility, gastric ulcers, ischemia reperfusion injury)

Specialty Focus

Equine Surgery

Ten Recent Publications

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

2013
Nieto JE, Morales B, Yamout SZ, Stanley SD, Harmon FA, Snyder JR
In vivo and in vitro effects of neostigmine on gastrointestinal tract motility of horses

2013
Nieto JE, Maher O, Stanley SD, Knych HK, Snyder JR
Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of zoledronic acid in horses

2012
Katzman SA, Nieto JE, Arens AM, Macdonald MH, Puchalski SM, Galuppo LD, Snyder JR, Maher O, Bell RJ
Use of zoledronate for treatment of a bone fragility disorder in horses