Expertise:
Dr. Pool’s expertise is in veterinary orthopedic pathology, spontaneous diseases of bones, joints, tendons and ligaments of dogs and athletic horses as well as healing of these structures facilitated by embryonic stem cells, dissecting and examining the joints of race horses to study the pathogenesis of repetitive microtrauma in the development of common joint lesions and osteochondrosis.
Major Product/SVS:
Veterinary Education, Medical Research
Favorite Business Publication:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association; Compendium for the Veterinarian; Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Hobbies/Sports:
Golfing, Caring for Animals, Photography
Education Degrees:
Ph.D. in Veterinary Pathology, University of California, Davis (1967); Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University (1964); Bachelors of Science, Duke University (1957)
Affiliations Awards:
Veterinary Cancer Society; Pathology of Tendon and Ligament Disease of Horses and Dogs; Pathogenesis of Equine Navicular Disease and Athletic Injuries; American Veterinary Medical Association; International Academy of Pathology
Industry:
Veterinary Orthopedic Pathology
Work History:
Clinical Professor of Pathology, Texas A&M University; Professor of Pathology, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University (2000-2002); Senior Lecturer and Hospital Pathologist, Cornell University (1999-2000); Orthopedic Pathology Consultant, IDEXX Laboratories (1995-1998); Emeritus Professor of Pathology, University of California, Davis (1969-1994)
Expanded Biography:
Dr. Pool has directed a bone pathology research program on the effects of internal radioactive emitters on the bone and bone marrow of 1500 beagle dogs. His research on spontaneous bone and joint tumors involving more than 5,000 dogs allowed him to develop a bone tumor classification system that formed the basis for the WHO classification of bone tumors. He has received several awards for his studies on the pathogenesis of bone and joint injuries in racehorses and continues to contribute to the understanding of navicular disease and the pathogenesis of osteochondrosis and sesmoid fractures of the horse. He has received and examined musculoskeletal specimens and histopathology slides and radiographs from animal patients mostly in the United States of America and also from European clients. He is a co-author of 'WHO Classification of Bone and Joint Tumors of Animals'. He is the chief of the surgical pathology service that primarily supports staff clinicians in College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University and chief of service for the osteopathology specialty service of the department of veterinary pathobiology. He also lectures veterinary students, faculty, pathologists and practitioners in USA, Australia, South America and Europe.
Number Of Years In Profession:
41
Number Of Years In Current Position:
5
Awards/Honors:
Pegasus Equine Research Award (1991); Norden Distinguished Teaching Award; International Pegasus Equine Research Award, National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements