James Edgar (Ed) Smallwood, D.V.M., M.S.
Professor of Gross Anatomy, Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences

D.V.M.: Texas A & M University 1969
M.S.: Veterinary Anatomy, Texas A & M University 1972

Phone: (919) 513-6223
Fax: (919) 513-6465
Email: ed_smallwood@ncsu.edu


Employment:

1969 - 1981 Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Texas A & M University

1981 - 1989 Professor of Anatomy, North Carolina State University

1989 - present Alumni Distinguished Professor of Anatomy, North Carolina State University

2003 - present Senior Executive Director of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Society
Professional Organizations:

American Association of Veterinary Anatomists 1972- present, President 1988-89
World Association of Veterinary Anatomists 1977- present; President 1995 - 1999
American Veterinary Medical Association 1969- present
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association 1981- present

Honor Societies:

Phi Zeta Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine, National Secretary-Treasurer, 1987- present
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture, NC State Chapter Treasurer, 2003- present
Phi Kappa Phi

Teaching Awards:

Texas Veterinary Medical Association Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching 1973
Texas A & M University Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching 1978
Norden Distinguished Teacher Award 1978
North Carolina State University SVM, Class of 1986 Outstanding Teacher Award 1983
North Carolina State University SVM Class of 1988 Outstanding Teacher Award 1985, 1999
North Carolina State University Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award 1985
North Carolina State University Alumni Distinguished Professor Award 1989
Second Place Winner, Student AVMA National Teaching Excellence Award in Basic Sciences, 1998
North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine's Nominee for Board of Governors' Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1998, 2001
Board of Governors' Award for Excellence in Teaching for NC State University, 2001

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Primary Areas of Research Interest:

Radiographic Anatomy
Computed Tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Books:

A Guided Tour of Veterinary Anatomy: Domestic Ungulates and Laboratory Mammals, 390 pp., W. B. Saunders, Co., 1992.

A Guided Tour of Veterinary Anatomy: Domestic Ungulates, Y2K Edition, 359 pp, Laser Image Publishing Company, July, 1999.

Book Chapters:

Chapter 27: Prostate Gland and Testes: Orchiectomy of Descended and Retained Testes in the Dog and Cat and Biopsy of the Testis. With S. W. Crane and C. J. G. Wensing, In Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery, 2nd ed., M. J. Bojrab, ed., Lea & Febiger Co., 1983.

Chapter 8: Digestive System. In Atlas of Feline Anatomy for Veterinarians, L. C. Hudson and W. Hamilton, eds., W. B. Saunders Co., 1993.

Chapter 46: Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog and Horse. With K. A. Spaulding, In Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology, 2nd ed, D. E. Thrall ed., W. B. Saunders Co., 1994.

Chapter 47: Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog and Horse. With K. A. Spaulding, In Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology, 3rd ed, D. E. Thrall ed., W. B. Saunders Co., 1998.

Chapter 50: Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog and Horse. With K. A. Spaulding, In Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology, 4th ed, D. E. Thrall ed., W. B. Saunders Co., 2002.

Monographs:

A Comparative Study of Selected Bones of the Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) with Efforts to Resolve the Status of the Ingutuk , A Mongraph Prepared for the Department of Wildlife Management North Slope Borough, Barrow, Alaska (includes gross, radiographic, computed tomographic, and light microscopic studies), 184 pages, 125 illustrations, June, 1996.

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Selected Publications:

Smallwood, J. E. and Kelly, E. J.: A Xeroradiographic Study of Osteochondrosis in the Metacarpophalangeal Region of Two Quarterhorse Foals, Veterinary Radiology 32, No. 1 (1992), 26-34.

George, T. F. and Smallwood, J. E.: Anatomic Atlas for Computed Tomography in the Mesaticephalic Dog: Head and Neck, Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 33, No. 4 (1992), 217-240.

Smallwood, J. E. and George, T. F.: Anatomic Atlas for Computed Tomography in the Mesaticephalic Dog: Thorax and Cranial Abdomen, Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 34, No. 2 (1993), 65-84.

Smallwood, J. E. and George, T. F.: Anatomic Atlas for Computed Tomography in the Mesaticephalic Dog: Caudal Abdomen and Pelvis, Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 34, No. 3 (1993), 143-167.

Gayle, J. M., MacHarg, M. A., and Smallwood, J. E.: Strangulating obstruction caused by intestinal herniation through the proximal aspect of the cecocolic fold in 9 horses, Veterinary Surgery 30 (2001), 40-43.

Rogers, G. M., Capucille, D. J., Poore, M. H., Maas, J. and Smallwood, J. E.: Growth Performance of Cattle Following Percutaneous Liver Biopsy Utilizing Schackelford-Courtney Biopsy Instrument, The Bovine Practitioner, 35, No.2 (2001): 177-184.

Smallwood, J. E., Wood, B. C., Taylor, W. E. and Tate, L. P.: Anatomic Reference for Computed Tomography of the Head of the Foal, Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 43 (2002): 99-117.

Tomlinson, J. E., Redding, W. R., Berry, C., and Smallwood, J. E. Computed Tomographic Anatomy of the Equine Tarsus, Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 44 (2003): 174-178.

Smallwood, James E.: The Veterinary Teacher: An Anatomist's Comments on Learning and Teaching, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 31, No. 1 (Spring 2004): 79-82.

Other Recognitions:

North Carolina State Academy of Outstanding Teachers, Chairman 1992-93
North Carolina State Faculty Senate, Chairman 1986-87
North Carolina State Teaching Effectiveness and Evaluation Committee, Chairman 1989-91
Rotary Club of North Raleigh, President 1993-94
President's Award 1990
Outstanding Rotarian Award 1994
Special Service Award 1995
Communities in Schools of Wake County, Board of Directors 1994 - 2000
National Phi Zeta President's Award for 14 years of Service as Secretary-Treasurer, 2001
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Distinguished Veterinarian Award, 2002

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