Barbara E. Powers
Professor, Director of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Phone: 297-1285
Fax: 297-0320
Email: Barbara.Powers@colostate.edu
Office: E102 Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Lab: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, VTH

 

Degrees

• BS, Purdue University, 1977
• DVM, Purdue University, 1979
• MS, Purdue University, 1981
• PhD, Colorado State University, 1986

Board Certifications

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Anatomic Pathology

Research Interests

• Dr. Powers' research interests and specialties include surgical pathology, oncology, radiation pathology, orthopedic pathology and equine endometrial pathology.

Selected Publications

Pub Med for Powers BE.

• Powers BE, Gillette EL, McChesney SL, LeCouteur RA, and Withrow SJ: Bone necrosis and tumor induction following experimental intraoperative irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 17:559-567, 1989.
• Powers BE, Withrow SJ, Thrall DE, Straw RC, LaRue SM, Page RL, and Gillette EL: Percent tumor necrosis as a predictor of treatment response in canine osteosarcoma. Cancer 67:126-134, 1991.
• Powers BE, Beck ER, Gillette EL, Gould DH, and LeCouter RA: Pathology of radiation injury to the canine spinal cord. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 23:539-549, 1992.
• Powers BE: The pathology of neoplasia. In: Small animal clinical oncology. 2nd ed., Withrow SJ, MacEwen G, (eds) WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, 4-15, 1995.
• Powers BE, and Gillette EL: Effects of irradiation on the supportive tissues of the gastrointestinal tract. In: Radiation and Gut. Hendry JH, Potten CS, (eds) Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 211-229, 1995.
• Powers BE, Thames HD, Gillette SM, Smith C, Beck ER, and Gillette EL: Volume effects in the irradiated canine spinal cord: Do they exist when the probability of injury is low? Radiother Oncol 46:297-306, 1998.
• Powers, B.E., Thames, H.D., Gillette, E.L. Long term adverse effects of radiation inhibition of restenosis: radiation injury to the aorta and branch arteries in a canine model. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 45: 753-759, 1999.
• Powers, B.E., Thames, H.D. Reply to the letter of Dr. Markus Alber. Radiother & Oncol. 51: 1-1, 1999.
• Wander, K.W., Powers, B.E., Schwarz, P.D. Cartilage changes in dogs with surgically treated medial patellar luxations. Vet. Comp. Orthop. Traumatol. 12: 183-187, 1999.
• Dernell, W.S., VanVechten, B.J., Straw, R.C., LaRue, S.M., Powers, B.E., Withrow, S.J. Outcome following treatment of vertebral tumors in 20 dogs (1986-1995). J. Am. Anim. Hosp. Assoc. 36: 245-251, 2000.
• Lana, S.E., Ogilvie, G.K., Hansen, R.A., Powers, B.E., Dernell, W.S., Withrow, S.J. Identificaton of matrix metalloproteinases in canine neoplastic tissue. Am. J. Vet. Res. 61: 111-114, 2000.
• Wander, K.W., Schwarz, P.D., James, S.P., Powers, B.E., Taylor, B., Wimsatt, J.H. Fracture healing after stabilization with intramedullary xenograft cortical bone pins: a study in pigeons. Vet Surg. 29: 237-244, 2000.
• Leibman, N.F., Lana, S.E., Hansen. R.A., Powers, B.E., Fettman, M.J., Withrow, S.J., Ogilvie, G.K., Identification of matrix metalloproteinases in canine cutaneous mast cell tumors. J. Vet. Intern. Med. 14: 583-586, 2000.
• Kawcak, C.E., Trotter, G.W., Powers, B.E., Park, R.D., Turner, A.S. Comparison of bone healing by demineralized bone matrix and autogenous cancellous bone in horses. Vet. Surg. 29: 218-226, 2000.
• Leibman, N., Kuntz, C., Steyn, P., Fettman, M., Powers, B., Withrow, S., Dernell, W. The measurement of the proximal extent of canine osteosarcoma of the distal radius using radiography, nuclear scintigraphy and histopathology. Vet. Surg, In press, 2000.
• Ferreira, S.D., Dernell, W.S., Powers, B.E., Schochet, R.A., Kuntz, C.A., Withrow, S.J., Wilkins, R.M. Effecgts of gas plasma sterilization on demineralized bone matris. Clin. Orthop. Rel. Res. In press, 2000.
• Bregazzi, V.S., Dernell, W.S., Huber, D.J., schochet, R., Lafferty, M.,Powers, B.E., Ogilivie, G.K., Withrow, S.J., Manning, M.C. Intracavitary slow release paclitaxel polymer in a rodent model of mammary carcinoma. J. Bioact. Compat. Polymer. In Press, 2000
• Sequin, B., Leibman, N.F., Bregazzi, V.S., Ogilivie, G.K., Powers, B.E., Dernell, W.S., Fettman, M.J., Withrow, S.J. Clinical outcome of grade 2 mast cell tumors treated with surgery alone in dogs: 55 cases (1996-1999). Submittedd, J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc., 2000.
• Maguire, P.D., Samulski, T.V., Prosnitz, L.R., Jones, E.L., Rosner, G.L., Powers, B.E., Layfield, L.W., Brizel, D.M., Scully, S.P., Harrelson, J.M., Dewhirst, M.W. A Phase II trial testing the thermal dose parameter Cem43oT90 as a predictor of response in soft tissue sarcomas treated with preoperative thermoradiotherapy. Int. J Hyperthermia, 2000.