Faculty

Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, Dipl. ACVO
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1999
Masters of Science, Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, 1999
Masters of Specialized Veterinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, North Carolina State University, 2003

Phone: 919.513.6659
FAX: 919.513.6711
Email: tammy_miller@ncsu.edu

Dr. Miller-Michau is a native of Harmony, Pennsylvania and completed her undergraduate studies at Pennsylvania State University. She attended veterinary school at Ohio State University where she obtained her DVM and combined masters degree in cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology. She then completed a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Colorado State University. Tammy is married and enjoys reading, horseback riding and her shih-tzu dogs.;

Specialty

Veterinary Ophthalmology, including equine ophthalmology and disorders of the cornea.

Professional Experience & Qualifications

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2004
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, NC State University, 2003-present
Residency in Ophthalmology, NC State University, 2000-2003
Graduate Student in Ophthalmology, NC State University, 2000-2003
Internship, Colorado State University, 1999-2000

Research Area

Basic and clinical research in equine corneal disease and growth factor involvement in equine and canine ocular disease.

Selected Publications

Michau TM , Gilger BC. Examination and diagnostic techniques. In: Textbook of Equine Ophthalmology. Ed. Gilger BC. In Press.

Michau TM, Gilger BC. Ocular prosthetics in the horse. In: Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine Practice. Ed. Cutler T. 2004.

Michau TM , Schawbenton B, Davidson MG, Gilger BC. Superficial, non-healing corneal ulcers in horses: 23 cases (1989-2003). Vet Ophthalmol 2003;6:291-297.

Michau TM , Breitschwerdt EB, Gilger BC, Davidson MG. Bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffi as a possible cause of anterior uveitis and choroiditis in a dog. Vet Ophthalmol 2003;6:299-304.

Michau TM , Proulx D, Olivry T, Rushton D, Gilger BC, MG Davidson. Primary extramedullary intraocular plasmacytoma in a cat. Vet Ophthalmol 2003;6:177-181.

Michau TM , Gilger BC, Maggio F, MG Davidson. Thermokeratoplasty for the treatment of ulcerative keratitis and bullous keratopathy secondary to corneal endothelial disease in dogs: 13 cases (1994-2001). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2003:222;607-612.

Massa KL, Gilger BC, Miller TL , Davidson MG. Causes of uveitis in dogs: 102 cases (1989-2000). Vet Ophthalmol. 2002;5:93-98.

Miller TL , Willis AM, Wilkie DA, Hoshaw-Woodard S, Stanley JRL. Description of ciliary body anatomy and identification of sites for transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in the equine eye. Vet Ophthalmol 2001;4:183-190.

Miller TL , Powell C. Feline uveitis . In: Secrets of Feline Internal Medicine . 1st ed. Lappin MR (ed). Hanley & Belfus, Inc. 2001. 341-348.

Links

Comparative Ophthalmology Research Laboratory, Drs. Alison Clode, Brian Gilger, and Tammy Miller-Michau, Principal Investigators
About Equine Recurrent Uveitis
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
Association in Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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