Deborah M. Fine
Assistant Professor of Cardiology

Education:

B.S. (Biology), Portland State University
D.V.M. (Veterinary Medicine), Oregon State University;  Washington State University
M.S. (Cardiovascular Physiology), University of Minnesota

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (specialty of Cardiology)

FineD@missouri.edu

Research emphasis:  Small Animal Cardiology


Teaching:  Cardiology


Selected publications:

Morris TR, Fine DM, Lees SJ, Booth FW, Ferrario CM, Sowers JR, Stump CS.  Exercise training prevents development of cardiac contractile dysfunction in hypertensive TG (mREN-2)27 rats.  J Am Soc Hypert. 2007; 1(6):393-99.

Fine DM, Tobias AH.  Cardiovascular device infections in dogs: report of 8 cases and review of the literature. J Vet Intern Med. 2007; 21(6):1265-71. Review. [Abstract]

Wood AC, Fine DM, Spier AW, Eyster GE.  Septicemia in a young dog following treatment of patent ductus arteriosus via coil occlusion.  J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006; 228(12):1901-04. [Abstract]

Middleton JR, Chigerwe M, Fine DM, Turk JR, Lattimer JC. Pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure in an adult llama with hepatic disease.  J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006; 228(5):756-59.  [Abstract]

Fine DM, Ariza-Nieto P, Osborn JW. Does whole body autoregulation mediate the hemodynamic responses to increased dietary salt in rats with clamped ANG II? Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003;285(6):H2670-78. [Abstract]

Fine DM, Tobias AH, Jacob KA.  Use of pericardial fluid pH to distinguish between idiopathic and neoplastic effusions.  J Vet Intern Med 2003;17(4):525-29. [Abstract]

Smith SA, Tobias AH, Jacob KA, Fine DM, Grumbles PL. Arterial thromboembolism in cats: acute crisis in 127 cases (1992-2001) and long-term management with low-dose aspirin in 24 cases. J Vet Intern Med 2003;17(1):73-83. [Abstract]

Sims CS, Tobias AH, Hayden DW, Fine DM, Borjesson DL, Aird B. Pericardial effusion due to primary cardiac lymphosarcoma in a dog. J Vet Intern Med 2003;17(6): 923-27. [Abstract]

Fine DM, Tobias AH, Jacob KA. Supravalvular mitral stenosis in a cat. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2002; 38(5):403-06. [Abstract]

Fine DM, Tvedten HW. Chronic granulocytic leukemia in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1999; 214(12):1809-12, 1791.  [Abstract]

Fine DM, Eyster GE, Anderson LK, Smitley A.  Cyanosis and congenital methemoglobinemia in a puppy. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1999; 35(1):33-35.

Fine DM, Tvedton H. Chronic granulocytic leukemia in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1999; 214:1809-12.  [Abstract].

Fine DM, Olivier NB, Walshaw R, Schall WD. Surgical correction of late-onset Budd-Chiari-like syndrome in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1998; 212(6): 835-37.  [Abstract].

Fine DM, Tobias AH. Electrocardiographic findings of clinically normal pinnipeds. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1998;212:351-53.  [Abstract].