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Dr. Charles Cummings

Department

Animal Care

Focus

Veterinary Services

Title

Zoological Medicine Resident

Education

Ph.D. (In Progress) – Clinical and Translational Sciences, Tufts University
D.V.M – Tufts University

B.S. – Fisheries & Wildlife, University of Minnesota

Areas of Expertise

Epidemiology
Decision Analysis
Viscoelastic Coagulation Assays

About

Charlie began his career studying wildlife biology at the University of Minnesota. He then completed a doctorate in veterinary medicine at Tufts University. Charlie followed this with a zoological medicine internship at Louisiana State University and a return to Tufts to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical and translational sciences. In 2024, Charlie became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, a veterinary specialty organization dedicated to veterinary public health. His primary research interests are the applications of evidence-based medicine and decision analysis to zoological medicine.

Publications

- - Rooney, T., Fèvre, E. M., Villinger, J., Brenn-White, M., Cummings, C.O., Chai, D., Kamau, J., Kiyong’a, A., Getange, D., Ochieng, D.O., Kivali, V., Zimmerman, D., Rosenbaum, M., Nutter, F. B., & Deem, S. L. (2024). Coxiella burnetii serostatus in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) is associated with the presence of C. burnetii DNA in attached ticks in Laikipia County, Kenya, Zoonoses and Public Health, 71(5), 503–514. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13127
  - Eisenbarth, J., Cummings, C. O., Rozanski, E. A., Karlin, E., & Rush, J. (2024). A proof-of-concept study evaluating cardiac compression techniques for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in laying hens (Gallus gallus), Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 34(2), 135–142. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13369
  - Cummings, C. O., Eisenbarth, J., & Krucik, D. D. R. (2023). The value of N-of-1 data in zoological medicine: A methodological review, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 54(3), 417–427. https://doi.org/10.1638/2022-0168
  - Cummings, C. O., & Eisenbarth, J. M. (2023). Snakebite envenoming in avian species: A systematic scoping review and practitioner experience survey. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 37(2), 118–131. https://doi.org/10.1647/22-00035
  - Cummings, C. O., Price, E., & Peters, J. (2023), Letter to the editor: Response to “Vasectomy and ovary-sparing spay in dogs: comparison of health and behavior outcomes with gonadectomized and sexually intact dogs” by Zink et al. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 261(7), 960–961. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.261.7.960
  - Cummings, C. O. (2023), Letter regarding “Developing a predictive model for spinal shock in dogs with spinal cord injury,” Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 37 (2), 400–401. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16631
  - Cummings, C. O., & Krucik, D. D. R. (2023), Not all euthanasias are alike: Stratifying treatment effort to facilitate better prognosis prediction. Veterinary Record, 192(2), 72–74. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.2661
  - Cummings, C. O., Mitchell, M. A., Perry, S. M., Fleissner, N., Mayer, J., Lennox, A. M., & Johnson-Delaney, C. A. (2022). Bayesian decision analysis: An underutilized tool in veterinary medicine. Animals, 12(23), 3414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12233414
  - Cummings, C. O. (2022). Are we providing adequate analgesia for intraosseous infusion in exotic animal practice? Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 44. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2022.10.005
  - Cummings, C.O., Krucik, D.D.R., & Price, E. (2023). Clinical predictive models in equine medicine: A systematic review. Equine Veterinary Journal, 55(4), 573–583. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13880
  - Cummings, C. O. (2023). Adrenocortical disease in ferrets. LafeberVet. https://lafeber.com/vet/adrenocortical-disease-in-ferrets/
  - Cummings, C. O., Eisenbarth, J., & deLaforcade. A. (2022). Viscoelastic coagulation testing in exotic animals. Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice, 25(3), 597–612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2022.06.001
  - Cummings C. O., & Pollock C. (2022). Pancreatic beta cell tumors in the ferret. LafeberVet. https://lafeber.com/vet/pancreatic-beta-cell-tumors-in-the-ferret/
  - Cummings, C. O. (2022), Letter to the editor: A tool for calculating VetCOT score. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 32(3), 426. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13194
  - Cummings, C. O., Bedenice, D., Wills, S. E., Rozanski, E., Greunz, E. M., Krogh, A. K. H., & Wiinberg, B. (2022). Whole blood thromboelastography in healthy adult camelids (Vicugna pacos and Camelus dromedarius). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 53(1), 133–140. https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0033
  - Cummings, C. O., Krucik, D. D. R., Carroll, J. P., & Eisenbarth, J. M. (2022). Improving within-team communication to reduce the risk of medical errors. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 260(6), 600–602. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.21.09.0407
  - de Cecco, B. S., Sasaki, E., Nevarez, J. G., Cummings, C. O., Langohr, I. M., & Piero, F. D. (2022). Pathology in practice. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 260(8), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.20.09.0497
  - Cummings, C. O., Mitchell, M. A., & Nevarez, J. G. (2022). Morbidity and mortality of Mississippi kites (Ictinia mississippiensis) Presenting to the Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 58(2), 436–439. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00075
  - de Souza Vieira, S., Lemes de Melo, B., Felipe Dos Santos,, L., Cummings, C. O., Ferreira Tucci, P. J., & Serra, A. J. (2021). Exercise training in boosting post-MI mesenchymal stem cell therapy. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 17(6), 2361–2363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-021-10274-z
  - Cummings, C. O., & Tully, T. N. (2021). Pilot assessment of a single, intraosseous, regional limb perfusion of amikacin in the wing of domestic chickens (Gallus gallus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 38(23), 18. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2021.04.004
  - Cummings, C. O., Nevarez, J. G., & Carter, R. T. (2021). Successful use of a subpalpebral lavage system for management of bilateral uveitis and conjunctivitis in a sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata). Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 31(2), 101–106. https://doi.org/10.5818/jhms-d-20-00023
  - Cummings, C. O., Pirie, G., Sasaki, E., & Wakamatsu, N. (2021). Gastric dilatation‐volvulus in two North American river otters (Lontra canadensis). Veterinary Record Case Reports, 9(4), e96. https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.96
  - Cummings, C. O. (2021). Second-guessing in veterinary medicine: pitfalls and problems. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 258(9), 946–947. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.258.9.946
  -  Cummings, C. O., Gamble, T., & Wells, M. (2021). A comparison of the foraging biology of two tropical gecko species in disturbed areas. South American Journal of Herpetology, 19(1), 8–11. https://doi.org/10.2994/sajh-d-18-00026.1
  - Carossino, M., Bauer, R., Mitchell, M. A., Cummings, C. O., Stöhr, A. C., Wakamatsu, N., Harper, K., Langohr, I. M., Schultz, K., Mitchell, M. S., Howe, D. K., & Balasuriya, U. B. R. (2021). Pathologic and immunohistochemical findings in an outbreak of systemic toxoplasmosis in a mob of red kangaroos. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 33(3), 554–565. https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387211001869
  - What Is Your Diagnosis? (2020). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 34(4), 403–408. https://doi.org/10.1647/1082-6742-34.4.403
  - Cummings, C. O., Hill, N. J., Puryear, W. B., Rogers, B., Mukherjee, J., Leibler, J. H., Rosenbaum, M. H., & Runstadler, J. A. (2019). Evidence of influenza A in wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Boston, Massachusetts. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 36. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00036
  - Freeman, L. M., Sutherland-Smith, J., Cummings, C., & Rush, J. E. (2018). Evaluation of a quantitatively derived value for assessment of muscle mass in clinically normal cats. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(11), 1188–1192. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.79.11.1188

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