Tara Paterson, DVM, MSc
Associate Professor Small Animal Medicine & Surgery department
Biography
Tara Paterson, DVM, MSc has been on faculty at St. George’s University, School of Veterinary Medicine for the past 17 years and is currently an Associate Professor in the Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Department. As a member of the Charter Class, she obtained her DVM degree from St. George’s University in 2003, and later an MSc in Parasitology in 2011. Her responsibilities include clinical practice, teaching and research. Her professional and research interests include clinical parasitology with a focus on therapeutic efficacy, vector-borne diseases and small animal dermatology. She was the 2019 recipient of the Zoetis Award for Research Excellence at St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Contact Information
(473) 444-4175
Areas of Interest
- Companion animal clinical parasitology (demodicosis, Dirofilaria immitis)
- Companion animal vector-borne (heartworm disease, ehrlichisis, anaplasmosis) and infectious diseases (Leptospirosis)
- Companion animal dermatology
Affiliations
Selected Publications
- Macrocyclic lactone resistance in Dirofilaria immitis: Failure of heartworm preventives and investigation of genetic markers for resistance. C. Bourginat, A. Lee, R. Lizundia, B. Blagburn, J. Liotta, M. Kraus, K. Keller, C. Epe, L. Letourneau, C. Kleinman, T. Paterson et al. Veterinary Parasitology 210 (2015): 167-178.
- Canine generalized demodicosis treated with varying doses of a 2.5% moxidectin + 10% imidacloprid spot-on and oral ivermectin: Parasiticidal effects and long-term treatment outcomes. Paterson T, Halliwell R, Fields P, Lanza Louw M, Ball G, Louw J, Pinckney R. Veterinary Parasitology. (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.08.021
- Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Staphylococcus schlieferi subspecies coagulans from canine pyoderma cases in Grenada, West Indies, and their susceptibility to beta-lactam drugs. Harry Hariharan, Kathryn Gibson, Ross Peterson, Matthew Frankie, Vanessa Matthew, Joshua Daniels, Nancy A Martin, Linton Andrews, Tara Paterson & Ravindra Sharma. Veterinary Medicine International, vol. 2014, Article ID 850126, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/850126
- Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in stray and pet dogs in Grenada, West Indies. Alfred Chikweto, Sachin Kumthekar, Pranav Chawla, Keshaw P Tiwari, Marta Lanza Perea, Tara Paterson, Ravindra N Sharma. Tropical Biomedicine Volume 31(2): 347-350.
Selected Projects
- Efficacy of imidacloprid 10% + moxidectin 2.5% spot-on (Advantage Multi®) and doxycycline in the treatment of natural Dirofilaria immitis infections in dogs - A controlled field study in Grenada. Tara Paterson, Christina Fernandez, P. James Burnett, Lindyann Lessey, Tamara Hockley.
- Prevalence of infectious diseases in owned dogs presenting to the Junior Surgery & Anesthesia Laboratory at St. George’s University, Grenada, W.I. Tara Paterson, Marta Lanza-Perea, Emily Turrito, Elizabeth Peach.
- Prevalence of infectious diseases in cats in Grenada, West Indies: A comprehensive survey of feral and domesticated cats. Tara Paterson, Tamara Hockley, Naudia Dundas.
- Prevalence of Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys infection in dogs in the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou & Petit Martinique. Marta Lanza-Perea, Tara Paterson, Jennifer Torres, Andrea Fanter, Steven Epstein.
- Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs in the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou & Petit Martinique. Tara Paterson, Marta Lanza-Louw, Steven Epstein, Andrea Fanter.
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