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BOOK PUBLICATIONS:

Understanding The Foal, Dr. Christina Cable, The Blood Horse, Lexington KY

Understanding First Aid, Dr. Michael Ball, The Blood Horse, Lexington, KY

Understanding the Basic Horse, Dr. Michael Ball, The Blood Horse, Lexington, KY

Understanding the Equine Eye, Dr. Michael Ball, The Blood Horse, Lexington, KY

Organ System Evaluation, Dr. Michael Ball, Gastrointestinal Emergencies, Colic in Manual of Equine Emergencies. Orsini and Divers, Saunders 1999
 
Therapeutic ultrasound, laser, and magnetic modalities in Lameness in the Horse, Dr. Mike Ross, Saunders, 2000
















EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS:

Cable CS, Ball, MA, et al., Preparation of a Parenteral Formulation of Cisapride from Propulsid Tablets and Pharmacokinetic analysis after its Intravenous Administration. Journal Equine Veterinary Science 16 (10) 1998 616-621.

Ball MA, Hintz HF, Schryver HF. The effect of oral electrolyte supplementation on water consumption in Jumping Horses. American Journal Veterinary Research, accepted, Nov 1998.

Ball MA. Updates on bovine clinical pharmacology. Veterinary Medicine, Feb 1997

Ball MA. Updates on bovine clinical pharmacology. Veterinary Medicine, Nov 1997

Ball MA, Schwark W, Rebhun WC, Gaarder J, Kirker E. Corneal concentrations of topically applied itraconazole. American Journal of Ophthalmology, submitted 3 Oct. 97

Ball MA, Rebhun WC, Gaarder J, Patten V. Evaluation of a 1% itraconazole/30% dimethyl sulfoxide topical ophthalmic ointment for the treatment of fungal keratitis in 10 eyes. J Am Vet Med Assoc.,July 15, 1997.

Ball MA, Rebhun WC, Trepaneir L, Gaarder J, Schwark W. Evaluation of a 1% itraconazole/ 30% DMSO topical ophthalmic ointment: Corneal tissue concentrations and toxicologic evaluation. J Vet Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 20 (2) p100-104, April 1997.

Ball MA, Peek, S. Chloral hydrate: A powerful and safe sedative not to be forgotten, Equine Practice, 18 (9) p24-27, Oct. 1996.

Ball MA, Allen D, Parks A. Surgical treatment of subchondral cyst-like lesions of suspected traumatic origin in the tibia of a pony. J Am Vet Med Assoc., 208(5) p704-706, Mar 1995.

Ball MA, Trim CM. Post-Anaesthetic pulmonary oedema in 2 horses. Equine Veterinary Education, 8(1) p13-16, 1996.

Ball MA, Weldon A. Vegetative endocarditis in an appaloosa gelding. Cornell Vet, 82(3) p301-309, July 1992.

Ball MA, Step DL, Weldon AD, Reynolds A. Total parenteral nutrition: an adjunct to supportive therapy in a case of equine proximal enteritis. Equine Practice 13(8) p23-27, Sept 1991.

Gaarder J, Rebhun WC, Ball MA, Patten V. Evaluation of the healing patterns of keratomycosis in the horse. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Accepted for publication, 1 Oct 97.

Divers TJ, Ball MA. Medical management of acute enterocolitis in the mature horse. Equine Vet Educ. 8(4) p204-207, 1996

PRESENTATIONS at NATIONAL/INETERNATIONAL MEETINGS:

2/2000- Updates in Equine Clinical Pharmacology. North American Veterinary Conference; Ocala, FL.

2/2000- Updates in White Line Disease. North American Veterinary Conference; Ocala, FL.

12/98- Epidural Catheter Placement and Indications for its Use. American Association of Equine Practitioners Conference; Baltimore, MD.

10/98- Pharmacokinetics of Albuterol in the Horse. World Equine Airway Symposium, Gulph, Canada

10/97- Hyperbilirubinemia secondary to colon volvulus. Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Orlando, FL,.

12/96- Evaluation of a 1% itraconazole/ 30% DMSO ophthalmic ointment for the treatment of fungal keratitis. American Association of Equine Practitioners Conference; Denver, CO.

2/95- Equine shipping stress and how to reduce it. Client Education Conference, Genesse Valley Equine, Dr. Ann Dwyer, Rochester, NY.

9/94- A comparison of N-butylscopolammoniun bromide and butorphanol tartrate for analgesia using a balloon model of abdominal pain in ponies. The Fifth Equine Colic Research Symposium, The University of Georgia.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

12/98- Gastrointestinal Motility and Pharmacology; Surgery Pathophysiology Course, Cornell

4/98- Equine Preventive Medicine; Cornell Continuing Education Short Course

3/98- Equine Lameness; Cazanovia College Short Course

2/98- Diagnosis and Treatment of White Line Disease; Cornell Continuing Education Short Course

10/97- Equine First-Aid; Cornell Continuing Education Short Course

10/97- Treatment of Fungal Keratitis, Seminar, Dept. Pharmacology, Cornell

8/97&98- Equine endocrinology, Lecture for 3ed year veterinary students, Cornell

3/97- Update on Equine Vitamin E requirements, Cornell Continuing Education Conference

3/97- Bovine Clinical Pharmacology, Cornell Continuing Education Conference

3/97- Special Colic Cases, Cornell Continuing Education Conference

1/97- Performance horses and heat stress, Cornell Co-Operative extension

12/96- Heat stress and the Atlanta Olympics, NYS Equine Educators Meeting, Cornell

11/96- Drugs and the performance horse, Cazanovia College Horse Symposium

11/96- Heat stress and the Atlanta Olympics, Cornell pre-veterinary society

9/96- Equine field anesthesia, Continuing education equine conference; Cornell

8/96- Mycotic keratitis in the horse, lecture for 1st year veterinary students, Cornell

8/96- Heat stress and the Atlanta Olympics, Central NYS horse club

8/96- Heat stress and the Atlanta Olympics, Student chapter AAEP

8/96- Equine endocrinology, Lecture for 3ed year veterinary students, Cornell

5/96- Management of abdominal pain in the horse, Lecture for 2nd year veterinary students,
Cornell University

3/96- Clostridium in the role of gastrointestinal disease in the horse, Lecture for 2nd year veterinary students, Cornell

3/96- Acute Equine Colitis---is there anything new?, Cornell Continuing Education Conference

3/96- A day in the life of the performance horse, Lecture for 1st year veterinary students, Cornell

3/96- Gastrointestinal disease in the horse. Cornell's annual Draft Horse conference

3/96- Renal function and anesthetic precautions. Lecture for anesthesia resident course, Cornell

2/96- Drugs and the performance horse. Lecture at Cazanovia college, Cazanovia, NY

2/96- Injury and the performance horse. Lecture for the Cornell Student Horseman's Association

11/95- Gastrointestinal motility modifying drugs, Lecture for surgery resident gastrointestinal physiology course, Cornell

10/95- Equine pituitary adenoma, Lecture for 3ed year veterinary students, Cornell University

10/95- An update on Clostridial disease in the horse. Cornell University, Equine Practitioner Continuing Education Conference, Ithaca, NY.

9/95- A collection of emergency medicine cases, Lecture for SCAVMA, Cornell University
Professional Presentations cont...

9/95- A review of endotoxemia, Lecture for surgery resident gastrointestinal physiology course, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

9/95- A review of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, Lecture for anesthesia resident course, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

8/94- Equine Transportation by Air, student AAEP, Cornell University

5/93- Intern Seminar: DMSO - facts and fiction. The University of Georgia

3/93- Intern Seminar: Surgical treatment of subchondral cyst-like lesions of suspected traumatic origin in the tibia of a pony. The University of Georgia

1/94- Intern Seminar: Equine lower motor neuron disease: an update. The University of Georgia

12/93- Intern Seminar: Globe evisceration and orbital prosthesis placement in a pony. The University of Georgia

10/92- Intern Seminar: Squamous cell carcinoma: a review, The University of Georgia

11/93-Large animal medicine review series for National Board Exam -Class 93 Univ. of Georgia

9/93- Lecture series on equine medicine & surgery for Student Chapter AAEP Univ. of Georgia

1992/94- Multiple case presentations to student AABP, The University of Georgia

9/94- Senior Seminar: Vegetative endocarditis in an appaloosa gelding. Cornell University

9/91 Prepurchase examination of the horse: why & how. Groups at the New York State Fair

6/89 Presented talks on various performance horse topics for seven days at the Belmont Park Horse Fair

EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS:

Foal IgG; The Horse, Dec 98

Veterinary Communication; The Horse, Nov 98

Equine Joint Therapy; The Horse, Oct 98

Euthanasia; The Horse, Sept 98

Equine Restraint Techniques; The Horse, Aug 98

Equine Medication Administration; The Horse, Aug 98

Equine Heart Murmurs; The Horse, June 98

Equine Allergic Reactions; The Horse, June 98

Common Equine Respiratory Problems (the lower airway); The Horse, June 98

Equine Periodic Opthalmia; The Horse, May 98

Common Equine Respiratory Problems (the upper airway); The Horse, May 98

Equine Medication Administration; The Horse, April 98
Equine Jaundice; The Horse, Jan 98

Equine Umbilical Hernias; The Horse, March 98

Equine Ear Disorders; The Horse, March 98

Equine Transportation; The Horse, Feb. 98

Equine Bone Cysts; The Horse, October 97

Equine Thrush; The Horse, October 97

Equine Herpes Virus Infection; The Horse, September 97

Equine Tendon Injury---chronic suspensory desmitis; The Horse, September 97

Equine Fluid Therapy & Electrolytes (cover story); The Horse, August 97

Equine Tendon Injury ---tendon lacerations; The Horse, August 97

Equine Tendon Injury ---structure & function (cover story); The Horse, July 97

Bandaging and Leg Wraps; The Horse, June 97

Caslicks Operation; The Horse, May 97

Equine Strangles; The Horse, May 97

Vision Testing in the Horse; The Horse, April 97

Pseudomonas Infection in Horse; The Horse, Mar 97

Trans-tracheal Wash Technique; The Horse, March 97

Pelvic Fractures in the Horse; The Horse, March 97

Veneral Disease in Horses; The Horse, April 97

Equine Wound Management; The Horse, Feb 1997

Equine Pelvic Fractures; The Horse, Jan 1997

Ovariectomy in Horses; The Horse, Jan 1997

Equine Eye Lid Lacerations; for AAEP; DVM magazine Feb, 1996

Equine Pain and its Control; The Horse, Jan 1997

Contagious Disease: Prevention and Control (cover story); The Horse, October 1996

Equine Vaccination update; The Horse, September 1996

Atlanta Olympics ---Veterinary Update; The Horse, September 1996

Fungal Keratitis in the Equine Eye; The Horse, July 1996

Equine Motor Neuron Disease: an Update; The Horse, July 1996

The Immune System: Function and Dysfunction; The Horse, August 1996

Eastern and western encephalomyelitis in the horse.
Veterinary Update, Cornell University Diagnostic Lab, No. 3 1989.

Botulism in the horse.
Veterinary Update, Cornell University Diagnostic Lab, No. 1 1990.

Equine lower motor neuron disease.
What's Your Diagnosis, SCAVMA's Intervet, Vol 26, No. 3, Dec. 1990.

Toxicoinfectious botulism in the foal.
What's Your Diagnosis, SCAVMA's Intervet, Submitted 10 Dec. 1991.

RESEARCH GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS:

Cornell unrestricted alumni funds: Ball MA (Principal Investigator) & Schwark W. Determination of the oral pharmacokinetics of albuterol in the horse: 3,940.00$ Dec 1987.

Ball MA (Principal Investigator) & Wildenstein, M. Evaluation of the causative agents of onychomycosis in horses, private donation: 1,600.00$ Aug. 1997

Cornell unrestricted alumni funds: Ball MA (Principal Investigator), Schwark W and Shin S. Continued evaluation of a 1% itraconazole/ 30% DMSO ophthalmic ointment: 2,896.00$, Jan 1997.

Cornell unrestricted alumni funds: Ball MA (Principal Investigator), Rebhun W, Schwark H. Evaluation of a 1% itraconazole topical ophthalmic ointment: corneal tissue and aqueous itraconazole levels and ocular toxicity (Part A): 4937.00$, Jan 1995.

American Association of Equine Practitioners: Ball MA (Principal Investigator), Rebhun W, Schwark H. Evaluation of a 1% itraconazole/29% DMSO topical ophthalmic ointment: corneal tissue and aqueous itraconazole levels and clinical prospective trial (Part B): 4,075.00$, Jan 1995.

Equine Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship, Cornell University: 20,000.00$, July 1996.

Cornell unrestricted alumni funds: Cable CS, Ball MA, Fubini SL(Principal Investigator). Determination of the pharmacokinetics of orally and rectally administered cisapride in the horse: 4,524$, Jan 1997.

RESEARCH:

Ball MA (Principal Investigator) & Schwark W. Determination of the oral pharmacokinetics of albuterol in the horse, Cornell University.

Ball MA. Determination of corneal, aqueous and vitrious concentration of gentomicin and tobramycin after topical and subconjunctival administration in the horse. Cornell University.

Ball MA. Determination of the elution properties of metronidazole, miconazole & amikacin from polymethacrylate bone cement/ hoof repair material, Cornell University, in progress.

Ball MA (Principal Investigator), Schwark W, Shin S & Rebhun W. Determination of corneal DMSO levels after topical administration, the stability of a itraconazole/DMSO ointment at room temperature, and evaluation of potential interactions of itraconazole and DMSO with respect to in vitro fungal sensitivities, Cornell University.

Ball MA (Principal Investigator), Rebhun W & O'Day, DM. Evaluation of a 1% itraconazole/ cyclodextrain suspension for treatment of fungal keratitis, Cornell University.

Ball MA & Cable CS, Evaluation of a guttural pouch aerosol device for the application of antibiotics and antifungal agents, Cornell University.

Ball MA & Cable CS, Evaluation of aerosolized itraconazole/ DMSO for the treatment of guttural pouch mycosis.

Cable CS, Ball MA, Fubini SL & Schwark W. Determination of the pharmacokinetics of orally and rectally administered cisapride in the horse, Cornell University.

Cable CS, Ball MA, Fubini SL & Schwark W. Determination of the effect of DMSO on rectally administered cisapride in the horse, Cornell University.

Ball MA & Schwark W. Evaluation of extraction techniques for the preparation of intravenous cisapride from the commercial tablet, Cornell University.

Ball MA (Principal Investigator), Rebhun W. & Schwark H. Evaluation of a 1% itraconazole topical ophthalmic ointment: corneal tissue and aqueous itraconazole levels and ocular toxicity. Cornell University.

Ball MA, Wildenstein, M, & Schwark, W. Evaluation of itraconazole/DMSO for the treatment of onychomycosis in horses, Cornell University.

Ball MA & Wildenstein, M. Evaluation of the causative agents of onychomycosis in horses, Cornell University.

Ball MA (Principal Investigator), Rebhun W, Schwark H. Evaluation of a 1% itraconazole topical ophthalmic ointment: A prospective clinical trial. Cornell University, 1994- present

Ball MA, Trim CM. Prospective evaluation of horses recovering from anesthesia with respect to induction drugs, anesthetic gas, and behavior prior to anesthesia. University of Georgia, 1993

Ball MA, Hintz HF. Normal plasma electrolyte, lactate, and glucose levels in post-exercise jumping horses and the effect of electrolyte supplementation on these blood constituents, water intake and performance. Cornell University, 1987.


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