Yvonne Wikander
Clinical Assistant ProfessorResearch and Scholarly Interests
Developing better ways to present clinical pathology material to assure students & practitioners success in interpreting laboratory data
Provide excellent diagnostic clinical pathology reports & consultations
EDUCATION:
MS: Veterinary Biomedical Science, Kansas State University, 2021
Residency: Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Kansas State University, 2020
Internship: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, Kansas State University, 2017
DVM, Oregon State University-Washington State University, 1989
BS: Zoology, Oregon State University, 1985
BA: General Science, Oregon State University, 1985
Minor: Spanish, Oregon State University, 1985
CREDENTIALS & LICENSES:
DACVP (Clinical Pathology), Diplomate American College of Veterinary Pathology, 2021
Sigma chapter of Phi Zeta
Oregon Veterinary License
Washington Veterinary License
HONORS & AWARDS:
First Place, Basic Science Poster division. Phi Zeta Research Day. Manhattan, KS (2020)
AAVLD/ACVP Resident/Graduate Student Diagnostic Pathology Award. Kansas City, MO (2018)
PRESENTATIONS:
Prevalence of Cytauxzoon felis in eastern Kansas, a preliminary report. ESVCP Congress. Arnhem, Netherlands (2019). Poster: ASVCP Conference. San Antonio, TX (2019)
Splenomegaly & Hepatomegaly in a Dog. ESVCP Congress. Arnhem, Netherlands (2019)
A Unique Immunophenotype of a Thymoma-Associated Lymphocytosis in a Dog. AAVLD Annual Meeting. Kansas City, MO (2018). ASVCP Annual Meeting, Austin, TX (2019)
Who, what, ‘wen’ in a cow. SEVPAC. Tifton, GA (2018)
Blood Smear: What’s the Diff? 79th. Annual Conference for Veterinarians. Manhattan, KS (2017)
Persistent Hematochezia in a Boxer. SEVPAC. Tifton, GA (2017)
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Investigations into Cytauxzoon felis among the domestic cat population of eastern Kansas.
Clinical Laboratory Medicine (VTPB 927) – course coordinator, WTAMU VERO Program
Clinical Pathology (DMP775), Kansas State University – graduate teaching assistant (2016-2020) & guest lecturer - Pancreatic & GI Markers; Minerals: Calcium, Phosphate, Magnesium (2019-2020)
Diagnostic Medicine Rotation (DMP785), Kansas State University – resident instructor (2017-2020)
Laboratory Diagnosis (DMP777), Kansas State University – graduate teaching assistant & guest lecturer - Canine Vaginal Cytology, QA-QC (2018-2020)
Veterinary Clinical Skills & Professional Skills II (DMP711), Kansas State University – invited guest lecturer - Venipuncture (2018-2019)
Microanatomy (AP710), Kansas State University – invited guest lecturer - Hematology & Infectious Agents (2019)
Veterinary Applied Neuroscience (AP780D), Kansas State University – guest lecturer - Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis (2017)
Wikander YM, Kang Q, Reif KE. Acute Cytauxzoon felis Cases in Domestic Cats from Eastern Kansas, a Retrospective Case-Control Study (2006–2019) (nih.gov). Vet Sci. 2020 Dec 18;7(4):205. doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040205. PMID: 33352846; PMCID: PMC7767035.
Wikander YM, Anantatat T, Kang Q, Reif KE. Prevalence of Cytauxzoon felis Infection-Carriers in Eastern Kansas Domestic Cats (nih.gov). Pathogens. 2020 Oct 20;9(10):854. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100854. PMID: 33092245; PMCID: PMC7594093.
Wikander YM, Knights K, Coffee C, Vernau W, Biller DS, Higginbotham ML, Springer NL. CD4 and CD8 double-negative immunophenotype of thymoma-associated lymphocytes in a dog (nih.gov). J Vet Diagn Invest. 2020 Nov;32(6):918-922. doi: 10.1177/1040638720948628. Epub 2020 Aug 19. PMID: 32814519; PMCID: PMC7649552.