Karen M Vernau

Professor

Surgical & Radiological Sciences

Office
1310E Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616

Licenses
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)
Veterinary License (New South Wales, Australia)
Veterinary License (Ontario, Canada)
Veterinary License (California, USA)
Education
1986, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1991, DVM, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1997, Board Certification, University of California,
2006, MAS, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
Active Research Grants
Co-Principal Investigator, Prevalence and method optimization for detecting Tritrichomonas infection in cats, Karen Shapiro (Principal Investigator), CCAH
Co-Principal Investigator, Mass spectrometry-based biomarker identification for canine non-infectious meningoencephalitis, Toedebusch (Principal Investigator), CCAH
Principal Investigator, Morbidity and Mortality in Neonatal and Infant Kittens , (Principal Investigator), Orphan Kitten Club
Honors and Awards
1989 National Sciences And Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Award
1989 Dr. Jean Rumney Memorial Scholarship
1990 Impromed Provides Award
1991 OVC'52 Prize
1991 Iams Scholarship
1991 Coopers Agropharm Inc Prize
1997 Favorite Small Animal Resident Award, VMTH, UC Davis, Class of 1997
2019 AVMA’s 2019 Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2018 Schwartz D, Vernau K, Vernau W: Chapter 47: Central Nervous System Neoplasia in the Dog and Cat, Sharkey LC, Radin MJ, (ed), Veterinary Cytology, . 619-637.
2011 Vernau W, Bolon B, Vernau K: Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in toxicologic neuropathology, Bolon B and Butt M, (ed), Fundamental Neuropathology for Pathologists and Toxicologists: Principles and Techniques, Hoboken, NJ. 271-83.
2008 Vernau KM, LeCouteur RA, Maddison JE: Anticonvulsant drugs, Maddison JE, Page SW, Church DB, (ed), Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology, 2nd edition, . 367-79.
2008 Vernau KM, LeCouteur RA: Seizures and status epilepticus, Silverstein DC, Hopper K, (ed), Small Animal Critical Care Medicine, Chapter 98, . 414-9.
2008 Vernau W, Vernau KM, Bailey CS: Cerebrospinal fluid, Kaneko JJ, Harvey JW and Bruss ML, (ed), Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals, 6th edition, . 769-819.
Research Focus

Inflammatory brain disease.

Metabolic brain disease.

Feline Pediatrics.

Specialty Focus
My specialty focus is veterinary neurology and neurosurgery. I am specifically interested in inherited neurological disease, inflammatory and and metabolic disease, and finding better ways to treat them.I am also interested in pediatric medicine, particularly focused on kittens.