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.
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
One Flew Over the Pigeon's Nest: A curious case of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
Gabby Balaa, University of Missouri
2024 Case Study Winner
Equine Dystocia due to Contracted Foal Syndrome
Alexandra Davis, Cornell University
2024 Case Study Winner
West Nile Virus in Equids: A Look at the 2023 Colorado Landscape
Jordan Marsh, Colorado State University
2023 Case Study Winner
Antemortem Diagnosis of Renal Hemangiosarcoma in a Warmblood Gelding
Shelby Rivkin, Michigan State University
2023 Case Study Winner
Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy
Alexandra Bettencourt, Texas A&M University
2023 Case Study Winner
Potomac Horse Fever: Neorickettsia risticii Enterocolitis in the Horse
Abigail Spike, University of Ilinois
2022 Case Study Winner
Luteoma and Thecoma in a Warmblood Mare
Kaitlin Frei, University of Pennsylvania
2022 Case Study Winner
A Case of Equine Diabetes Mellitus
Gabriella Balaa, University of Missouri, 2025
2022 Case Study Winner
Surgical Management of Septic Pedal Osteitis
Katherine Miley, a fourth-year student at Louisiana State University
2021 Case Study Winner
Limbal Hemangiosarcoma and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in an Appaloosa Mare
Kaitlin Frei, a fourth-year student at University of Pennsylvania
2021 Case Study Winner
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
Urinary Bladder ​ Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Megan Palmisano, DVM
2020 Case Study Winner
Case Report: Colic Secondary to Intestinal Pythiosis in a Thoroughbred Racehorse
Vicky Johnson, DVM
2020 Case Study Winner
Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis in a Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia Carrier​
Hannah Carter, Mississippi State University
2020 Case Study Winner
Case Report: Carcinoma and Lymphoma in a Warmblood Gelding
Elizabeth Cunningham, LVMT
2019 Case Study Winner
Case Report: Lymphoma in a Thoroughbred
Shannon Connard, DVM
2018 Case Study Winner
Clostridial Enterocolitis in a Neonatal Foal
Mallory Lehman, MS
2018 Case Study Winner