Patricia Dowling, DVM, MSc
Professor, Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology, Co-director CgFARAD, Diplomate, ACVIM (Large Animal) & ACVCP
Background
Trisha Dowling is a veterinarian and professor of veterinary clinical pharmacology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and the founder and co-director of the Canadian gFARAD. She graduated from Texas A&M in 1983 (BS Animal Science) and 1987 (DVM). After a residency and Master’s at Auburn University, she became a board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology. She has been teaching veterinary pharmacology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine since 1993 and has received numerous teaching awards including the Norden Distinguished Professor award and the Provost’s Teaching Excellence Award.
Research
Dr Dowling conducts drug research, predominantly in horses and food animals. Some examples of CgFARAD inspired research include:
- Boison JO, Dowling P, Matus JL, et al. The Analysis of Phenylbutazone and Its Active Metabolite, Oxyphenbutazone, in Equine Tissues (Muscle, Kidney, and Liver), Urine, and Serum by LC-MS/MS. J AOAC Int 2017.
- Boison JO, Dowling T, Johnson R, et al. Analysis of phenylbutazone residues in horse tissues with and without enzyme-hydrolysis by LC-MS/MS. Drug Test Anal 2016;8:535-538.
- Enouri S, Dekroon K, Friendship R, et al. Depletion of bromadiolone in tissues of hogs following oral exposure. Journal of Swine Health and Production 2015;23:298-305.
- Chicoine AL, Boison JO, Parker S, et al. Kinetics and residues after intraperitoneal procaine penicillin G administration in lactating dairy cows. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2009;32:289-295.
- Fricke JA, Clark CR, Boison JO, et al. Pharmacokinetics and tissue depletion of tilmicosin in turkeys. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2008;31:591-594.
- Chicoine AL, Dowling PM, Boison JO, et al. A survey of antimicrobial use during bovine abdominal surgery by western Canadian veterinarians. Can Vet J 2008;49:1105-1109.
- Chicoine AL, Durden DA, MacNaughton G, et al. Ivermectin use and resulting milk residues on 4 Canadian dairy herds. Can Vet J 2007;48:836-838.