Brian Summers
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Brian is the Professor of Comparative Neuropathology at the Royal Veterinary College. His textbook of Veterinary Neuropathology was written with Professors John Cummings and Alexander de Lahunta. In addition, he has published over 140 papers.
Biography
Brian graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 1969. He spent 18 months as a State Government Veterinarian and a small-animal locum. He completed a Masters degree in Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College in 1972, then returned to Australia and worked for the State Government Veterinary Service for a further three and a half years. In 1976 he moved to Cornell University, New York for graduate studies and in 1980 was appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology.
He became Professor of Pathology in 1995, director of residency training and head of the surgical pathology service at Cornell. He spent a sabbatical year at Cambridge (1987-88) with Dr. Tony Palmer and Professor Bill Blakemore. After 30 years, he left Cornell in 2006 for the Royal Veterinary College . He is a Member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists.
Research
Brian has participated in studies of canine distemper, hip dysplasia, Lyme disease and equine motor neuron disease.
Teaching
Brian focuses on teaching residents in pathology and neurology.
Clinical
Brian’s key clinical interests revolve around neurologic disease - comparative neurology and neuropathology. As a diagnostic pathologist, he also has a strong interest in surgical pathology and has published on a variety of neoplastic disorders.
Selected Publications
SCHONIGER S, SUMMERS BA. (2009) Localized, plexifrom, diffuse and other variants of neurofibroma in 12 dogs, 2 horses and a chicken. Vet Pathol 46:904-915 PubMed ID 19429995
MUNSON, L., TERIO, K. A., KOCK, R., MLENGEYA, T., ROELKE, M. E., DUBOVI, E., SUMMERS, B., SINCLAIR, A. R. & PACKER, C. (2008) Climate extremes promote fatal co-infections during canine distemper epidemics in African lions. PLoS ONE 3, e2545. PubMed ID 18575601
WARREN, A. L. & SUMMERS, B. A. (2007) Epithelioid variant of hemangioma and hemangiosarcoma in the dog, horse, and cow. Vet Pathol 44, 15-24. PubMed ID 17197620
PETTIGREW, R., FYFE, J. C., GREGORY, B. L., LIPSITZ, D., DELAHUNTA, A., SUMMERS, B. A. & SHELTON, G. D. (2007) CNS hypomyelination in Rat Terrier dogs with congenital goiter and a mutation in the thyroid peroxidase gene. Vet Pathol 44, 50-56. PubMed ID 17197623
MOHAMMED, H. O., DIVERS, T. J., SUMMERS, B. A. & DE LAHUNTA, A. (2007) Vitamin E deficiency and risk of equine motor neuron disease. Acta Vet Scand 49, 17. PubMed ID 17605810
TABOSA, I. M., RIET-CORREA, F., BARROS, S. S., SUMMERS, B. A., SIMOES, S. V., MEDEIROS, R. M. & NOBRE, V. M. (2006) Neurohistologic and ultrastructural lesions in cattle experimentally intoxicated with the plant Prosopis juliflora. Vet Pathol 43, 695-701. PubMed ID 16966447