Dr. Andy Shores, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)

Dr. Andy Shores, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)

Title:

  • Clinical Professor

Contacts:

as278@msstate.edu
Office: (662) 325-7339

Overview

Summary:

Dr. Andy Shores is currently Clinical Professor and Chief of Neurosurgery and Neurology at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and a Diplomate in the Specialty of Neurology in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine with a Certificate of Training in Veterinary Neurosurgery. He is a 1977 graduate of the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed a residency in Small Animal Surgery at Purdue University and in Neurology / Neurosurgery at Auburn University. Dr. Shores has been involved with the advancement of veterinary neurosurgery for over 35 years.

Education:

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy, Auburn University, 1985
  • Master of Science (M.S.), Clinical Medicine, Purdue University, 1982
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1977

Research interests:

Intracranial surgery; traumatic brain injury; spinal fixation

Publications

Book, Chapter

  • Intraoperative Ultrasound in Intracranial Surgery. . Advanced Techniques in Canine and Feline Neurosurgery 1st Edition. Chapter 18. 2023
  • Cervical Ventral Slot Decompression. Advanced Techniques in Canine and Feline Neurosurgery. Wiley-Blackwell. 45-48. 2023
  • Intraoperative Ultrasound in Intracranial Surgery. Advanced Techniques in Canine and Feline Neurosurgery. Wiley-Blackwell. 169-178. 2023
  • Principles in Surgical Management of Locked Cervical Facets. Advanced Techniques in Canine and Feline Neurosurgery. Wiley-Blackwell. 2023
  • Muscle and Nerve Biopsy Techniquest. Current Techniques in Veterinary Neurosurgery. Ed. Shores A, Brisson BA. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. 93-96. 2017

Conference Proceeding

Journal Article

  • Intervertebral Disk Disease in Dogs .  Today's Veterinary Practice. Pages 64-71. 2023
  • Perspectives on pharmacologic strategies in the management of meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origins in dogs. Front. Vet. Sci. . Volume 10. 2023
  • Head Trauma Management in Small Animals.. Todays Veterinary Practice. Pages 105-114. 2023
  • Case Report: Surgical Removal of an Intradural and Intramedullary Brainstem Foreign Body in a Young German Shepherd. . Front. Vet Sci. . Volume 10. 2023
  • CSF from a puppy with a cerebral vascular hamartoma. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Volume 52, Issue 1, Pages 97-101. 2023
  • Suprascapular nerve decompression for treatment of neuropathy in a bucking bull.. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Volume 2019 Sep 1;255(5):591-594. 2019
  • Acute cerebrovascular event in a dog with polycythemia vera.. The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne. Volume 59, Issue 7, Pages 755-758. 2018
  • What is your neurologic diagnosis? Vestibular disease secondary to brain neoplasm.. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Volume 234, Issue 6, Pages 743-5. 2009

Areas of Expertise

Neurosurgery
Intracranial Neoplasia
Traumatic Brain Injury
Spinal Fixation