Dr. Richard Goldstein received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalems Koret School of Veterinary Medicine in Rehovot, Israel, followed by an Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer and Staff Director at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Prior to joining the AMC, Dr. Richard Goldstein was a faculty member at Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences. Most recently he served as an Associate Professor of Small Animal Medicine and Chief of the medicine service. He is board certified in Small Animal Internal Medicine by both the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Companion Animals.
CVC Central 2007 Highlights: A tip for interpreting Leptospira species titers
December 1st 2007To help confirm a diagnosis of canine leptospirosis, veterinarians today must rely on serologic testing with the microscopic agglutination test. Interpreting the test can be problematic, though, especially early on in the disease or in a recently vaccinated dog.
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CVC Central 2007 Highlights: Answers to three commonly asked questions about Lyme disease
December 1st 2007Obvious clinical signs may be apparent in only about 5% to 10% of dogs infected with B. burgdorferi. So the harder question is, how should we manage the vast majority of infected dogs that show no clinical signs?
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