Curriculum Vitae
Bruce H. Williams, DVM
Diplomate, ACVP

(301) 299-8041

Major, Veterinary Corps
U.S.Army
Department of Veterinary Pathology
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Chief Pathologist
AccuPath
7605-F Airpark Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20879

EDUCATION

Civilian

D.V.M.- University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia , 1985
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1992

Military

AMEDD Officer Basic Course, 1985
Veterinary Officer Orientation Course, 1985
AMEDD Officer Advanced Course, 1989
Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Phase 1, 1990

EXPERIENCE

Chief, Ft. Meade Branch Veterinary Services, Ft. Meade, Maryland, 1985- 1987

Officer in Charge, Guantanamo Bay Veterinary Services, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, 1987- 1989

Veterinary Pathology Resident, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces

Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000

Chief, Training Branch, Dept. Of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces

Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal

Army Commendation Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters

Coast Guard Achievement MedalNational Defense Service Medal

Overseas Service Ribbon

Army Service Ribbon

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Training Officer/Staff Pathologist, Dept. of Veterinary Pathology, AFIP

Webmaster and VSMail Administrator, US Army

Assistant International Programs Director, C.L. Davis Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary Pathology

Medical Editor, Modern Ferret

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

C.L. Davis Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary Pathology

American College of Veterinary Pathologists

American Veterinary Medical Association

District of Columbia Veterinary Medical Association

STATE LICENSURE

Maryland, Georgia

PUBLICATIONS

Williams BH, Chimes MA, Gardiner CH. Hepatobiliary coccidiosis in a domestic ferret. Vet Pathol 33 (4): 347-348, 1996

Williams BH, Nye RR. Extracutaneous mast cell tumor in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo). J Small Exot Anim Med 3(2):62-65, 1996.

Williams BH, Goodbary MD. Testicular hydrocele in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo). J Small Exot Anim Med 3(2)48-49, 1996

Williams BH, Garner MA, Kawasaki, TA. Peritoneal mesothelioma in two ferrets (Mustela putorius furo). J Zoo Wildl Med 26:4, Nov 1994.

Williams BH, Popek EM, Hart RA, Harris RK. Iniencephaly and other neural tube defects in a litter of ferrets (Mustela putorius furo). Vet Pathol 31(2): 260-262, 1994.

Williams BH, Berbert MA, Eighmy JJ, Dunn DG. Cervical chordomas in two ferrets. Vet Pathol 26: 96-98, 1993.

Williams BH. Neoplasms of the skin. In Skin Diseases of Dogs and Cats, Steven A Melman, ed. DermaPet, Potomac, MD, 1994.

Williams BH. Uterine implantation in the ferret. Comp Pathol Bulletin 24(3), 1991.

Williams BH and Johnson L. Systemic lupus erythematosus in domestic animals. In Atlas of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, AFIP Press (in press, avail 1995).

Mattix ME, Mattix RB, Williams BH, Ribas JE, Wilhelmsen CA. "Light microscopic, ultrastructural, and immunohistochemical evaluation of an olfactory ganglioneuroblastoma in a dog" Vet Pathol 31(2):262-265.

Jacobson ER, Buergelt C Williams BH, Harris, RK. Herpesvirus in cutaneous fibromas of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 12:1-6, 1991.

PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS

Williams, BH. Bilateral adrenal teratomas in a ferret. American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1996.

Willliams, BH and GC Coleman. Cystic prostatic disease in ferrets with proliferative adrenocortical lesions. American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1996.

Williams, BH and JT Cobb. Malignant melanoma in a dog with osteosarcomatous and chondrosarcomatous change. American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1995.

Williams, BH and CA Heffess. Proliferative lesions of the ferret adrenal cortex. American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1994.

Williams, BH and RK Harris. Educating the AFIP resident. American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1994.

Williams, BH and MD Goodbary. Testicular hydrocele in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo). American College of Veterinary Pathologists , 1994.

Williams, BH. Fetal implantation in the ferret. Mid-Atlantic Veterinary Pathology Conference, 1992.

Williams, BH. Hemochromatosis in the Toco toucan. Mid-Atlantic Veterinary Pathology Conference, 1991.

ABSTRACTS

Eastep JC, Williams BH, and RK Harris. Use of emerging CD-ROM technology in interactive training of veterinary pathology students. American College of Veterinary Pathologists , 1994.

INVITED LECTURES

University of Tennessee Department of Veterinary Pathology, Knoxville, TN, 1996. Two day lecture for staff and residents on gross and microscopic description.

Eighth Annual Small Mammals Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1996. Three 45-minute lectures on endocrine neoplasms in ferrets, selected gastrointestinal syndromes in ferrets, and a novel viral

diarrhea (ECE) in ferrets.

American Veterinary Medical Association Convention, Louisville, KY, 1996. 30 minute lecture on Internet resources available for veterinarians.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 1996. 8-hour lecture series on techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals; 6-hour

lecture series on the techniques used in the description of pathologic lesions in animals at the microscopic level; also course director.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, Bethesdsa, MD, 1996. 4-hour lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals; 1.5 hours

on the gross pathology of mustelids, also course director.

American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Atlanta, GA, Nov. 1995). "The CyberPathologist: Education and the Internet." 1-hour lecture.

C.L. Davis European Symposium on Veterinary Pathology. (London, October 1995). 2-hour lecture on pathology ofthe ferret, 2-hour lecture on microscopic descriptive techniques, 2-hour lecture on

macrosopic descriptive techniques.

C.L. Davis Symposium on Selected Topics in Laboratory Animal Medicine. (Washington, D.C., August, 1995). 1 hour lecture of the pathology of the ferret.

Mid-Atlantic States Veterinary Symposium, Baltimore, MD, May, 1995. 1 hour lecture on diseases of ferrets.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washinton, D.C. 1995. 8-hour lecture series on techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals; 6-hour

lecture series on the techniques used in the description of pathologic lesions in animals at the microscopic level; also course director.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, Bethesdsa, MD, 1995. 4-hour lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals; also

course director.

Maryland Medical Labs/MetPath 2nd Annual Symposium on Exotic Animal Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Feb 1995. 2 hour lecture on diseases of ferrets.

North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando FL, 1995 (invited speaker). 10 hour lecture on infectious and non-infectious diseases of ferrets, rabbits, and laboratory rodents.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1994. 5-hour lecture series on techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals; 4-hour lecture series on the techniques used in the description of pathologic lesions in animals at the microscopic level.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, 1994. 4-hour lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals.

Big Apple Ferret Convention, White Plains, NY, 1994. 3-hour lecture series on infectious and non- infectious diseases of ferrets.

Baltimore Ferret Convention, Baltimore MD, 1994. 2-hour lecture on infectious and non-infectious diseases of ferrets.

Ferret Expo '94, Frederick, MD, 1994. 2 hour lecture on infectious diseases of the ferret.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1993. 5-hour lecture series on the techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, 1993. 4-hour lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals.