Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM
Professor, Internal Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Phone: 919.513.8277
Fax: 919.513.6336
Email: ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu
Education
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia 1974
- Internship and Residency, University of Missouri 1974-1977
Specialty
Board certification: Companion Animal Internal Medicine.
Professional Experience & Qualifications
- Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Medicine
- Associate Editor for the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1986-91
- President, Specialty of Internal Medicine 1985-88
- ACVIM Board of Regents 1996-2001
- Dr. Breitschwerdt has published more than 130 articles in scientific journals.
Special Recognitions
- Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence, 1995
- American Kennel Club, Excellence in Canine Research Award, 1995
- Man of The Year, 1995
- International Who's Who of Professionals, 1997
- NCSU-CVM Clinician of the Year, 2000
Research Area
Research Interests: Infectious diseases and immunology.
Dr. Breitschwerdt's research emphasis has been on vector-transmitted, intracellular pathogens. Since 1984, he has supervised a biosafety level P-3 research laboratory and co-supervised the Tick-transmitted Diagnostic Laboratory.
Selected Publications
Maggi RG, EB Breitschwerdt: Isolation of bacteriophages from Bartonella vinsonii subsp. Berkhoffii and the characterization of Pap31 gene sequences from bacterial and phage DNA. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 9(1):44-51; 2005.
Doyle CK, MD Labruna, EB Breitschwerdt, YW Tang, RE Corstvet, BC Hegarty, KC Bloch, P Li, DH Walker, JW McBride: Detection of medically important Ehrlichia by quantitative multicolor TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction of the dsb gene. J Mol Diagn 7(4): 504-510; 2005.
Lester SJ, EB Breitschwerdt, CD Collis, BC Hegarty: Anaplasma phagocytomphilum infection (granulocytic anaplasmosis) in a dog from Vancouver Island. Can Vet J 46(9): 825-827; 2005.
Birkenheuer AJ, MT Correa, MG Levy, EB Breitschwerdt: Geographic distribution of babesiosis among dogs in the United States and association with dog bites: 150 cases (2000-2003). J Am Vet Med Assoc 227(6): 942-947; 2005.
Dillon B, J Iredell, EB Breitschwerdt, RG Maggi: Potential limitations of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic region for molecular detection of Bartonella species. J Clin Microbiol 43(9):4921-4922; 2005.
Schwan TG, SJ Raffel, ME Schrumpf, PF Policastro, JA Rawlings, RS Lane, EB Breitschwerdt, SF Porcella: Phylogenetic analysis of the spirochetes Borrelia parkeri and Borrelia turicate and the potential for tick-borne relapsing fever in Florida. J Clin Microbiol 43(8):3851-3859; 2005.
Breitschwerdt EB, C DebRoy, AM Mexas, TT Brown, AK Remick: Isolation of necrotoxigenic Escherichia coli from a dog with hemorrhagic pneumonia. J Am Vet Med Assoc 226(2):2016-2019; 2005.
Maggi RG, AW Duncan, EB Breitschwerdt: Novel chemically modified liquid medium that will support the growth of seven bartonella species. J Clin Microbiol 43(6):2651-2655; 2005.
Breitschwerdt EB, BC Hegarty, R Maggi, E Hawkins, P Dyer: Bartonella species as a potential cause of epistaxis in dogs. J Clin Microbiol 43(5):2529-2533; 2005.
Schantz PM, FJ Steurer, ZH Duprey, KP Kurpel, SC Barr, JE Jackson, EB Breitschwerdt, MG Levy, JC Fox: Autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in dogs in North America. J Am Vet Med Assoc 226(8):1316-1322; 2005.
Maggi RG, EB Breitschwerdt: Potential limitations of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic region for molecular detection of Bartonella species. J Clin Microbiol 43(3):1171-1176; 2005.
Roura X, E Breitschwerdt, A Lloret, L Ferrer, B Hegarty: Serological evidence of exposure to Rickettsia, Bartonella, and Ehrlichia species in healthy or Leishmania infantum -infected dogs from Barcelona. Intern J Appl Vet Res 3:129-137; 2005.
Goodman RA, EB Breitschwerdt: Clinicopathological findings in dogs seroreactive to Bartonella henselae antigens. Am J Vet Res 66:2060-2064; 2005.
Maggi RG, CA Harms, AA Hoh, DA Pabst, WA McClellan, WJ Walton, DS Rotstein, EB Breitschwerdt: Bartonella henselae in porpoise blood. Emerg Infect Dis 11:1894-1898; 2005.
O'Rourke LG, C Pitulle, BC Hegarty, S Kraycirik, JW Brown, EB Breitschwerdt: Bartonella quintana in cynomolgus monkey ( Macaca fascicularis ). Emerg Infect Dis 11:1931-1934; 2005.
Hess PR, RV English, BC Hegarty, GD Brown, EB Breitschwerdt: Experimental Ehrlichia canis infection in the dog does not cause immunosuppression. Vet Immunopathol 109:117-125; 2006.