Case Studies

There are no limits to the number of case studies that may be submitted; however, a primary student or first-year graduate author must be identified for each submission. Submissions will be reviewed by members of the Student Section of the SREC for their quality and educational merit. This program will allow students and recent graduates to share cases of interest to their peers and demonstrate initiative to potential employers. In addition, it will provide applicants the opportunity to formally present at the AAEP Convention and may allow students the ability to attend Convention that may otherwise not have been able to.

Cases might include those seen in summer jobs, at veterinary school, or during an internship/externship. The submitting author must have firsthand involvement in order to submit a presentation on the case discussed.

The deadline to submit a case study for 2024 has passed. Please check back in early 2025 for instructions on how to submit.

The primary student or first-year graduate author of the three submissions that are selected as the highest quality and educational merit will each receive:

  • $500
  • Complimentary registration to the AAEP Annual Convention & Trade Show
  • An opportunity to present your case during the convention program.
2024 Case Study Winner

Successful Treatment of Post-Esophaeal Obstruction, Aspiration Pneumonia (Fibrinous Pleuropneumonia and Pulmonary Abscess) in an American Paint Horse Gelding

Sara Hettinger, University of Florida
2024 Case Study Winner

2024 Case Study Winner

One Flew Over the Pigeon's Nest: A curious case of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Gabby Balaa, University of Missouri
2024 Case Study Winner

 

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Equine Dystocia due to Contracted Foal Syndrome

Alexandra Davis, Cornell University
2024 Case Study Winner

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West Nile Virus in Equids: A Look at the 2023 Colorado Landscape

Jordan Marsh, Colorado State University
2023 Case Study Winner

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Antemortem Diagnosis of Renal Hemangiosarcoma in a Warmblood Gelding

Shelby Rivkin, Michigan State University
2023 Case Study Winner

 

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Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy

Alexandra Bettencourt, Texas A&M University
2023 Case Study Winner

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Potomac Horse Fever: Neorickettsia risticii Enterocolitis in the Horse

Abigail Spike, University of Ilinois
2022 Case Study Winner

horse named Frei

Luteoma and Thecoma in a Warmblood Mare

Kaitlin Frei, University of Pennsylvania
2022 Case Study Winner

horse named Balaa

A Case of Equine Diabetes Mellitus

Gabriella Balaa, University of Missouri, 2025
2022 Case Study Winner

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Surgical Management of Septic Pedal Osteitis

Katherine Miley, a fourth-year student at Louisiana State University
2021 Case Study Winner

horse named Frei

Limbal Hemangiosarcoma and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in an Appaloosa Mare

Kaitlin Frei, a fourth-year student at University of Pennsylvania
2021 Case Study Winner

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Hemilaminectomy in a 4-Week-Old Clydesdale Foal

Dr. Chelsea Folmar, an intern at the Equine Medical Center of Ocala and 2021 graduate of Texas A&M University
2021 Case Study Winner

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Urinary Bladder ​ Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Megan Palmisano, DVM
2020 Case Study Winner

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Case Report: Colic Secondary to Intestinal Pythiosis in a Thoroughbred Racehorse

Vicky Johnson, DVM
2020 Case Study Winner

horse named Carter

Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis in a Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia Carrier​

Hannah Carter, Mississippi State University
2020 Case Study Winner

horse named cunningham

Case Report: Carcinoma and Lymphoma in a Warmblood Gelding

Elizabeth Cunningham, LVMT
2019 Case Study Winner

Injured horse named Connard

Case Report: Lymphoma in a Thoroughbred

Shannon Connard, DVM
2018 Case Study Winner

Injured horse named Lehman

Clostridial Enterocolitis in a Neonatal Foal

Mallory Lehman, MS
2018 Case Study Winner