Hui-Chu Lin, DVM, MS, DACVA EDUCATION: DVM, National Ping Tong Institute of Agriculture, Taiwan, R. O. C., 1980.   Residency, University of Illinois, 1990. M.S., University of Illinois, Anesthesiology, Jan., 1991. Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists, (by exam), Oct., 1995. CURRENT APPOINTMENT: Assistant Professor, Large Animal Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University. August, 1990-1996 Associate Professor,  Large Animal Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University. 1996-2003 Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University. 2003-present Chief of Equine Section, 2006-present.
(334) 844-4490 linhuic@vetmed.auburn.edu
Research Interests 1. Veterinary clinical anesthesia, as related to pharmacology and cardiopulmonary physiology. 2. Pain and drugs used for its prevention and relief. 3. Research techniques in catecholamine as they reflect response to acute and chronic pain. 4. Clinical response to anesthesia in laboratory animals and exotic species. Selected Publications Lin HC, Riddell MG, and DeGraves FJ: Medetomidine and Ketamine Anesthesia and Its Reversal with Yohimbine, Tolazoline, or Atipamezole in Dairy Calves. The Bovine Practitioners, 1999;33:21-26. Meyer GA, Lin HC, Hanson RR, and Hayes TL: The Effects of Intravenous Lidocaine Overdose on Cardiac Electrical Activity and Blood Pressure in the Horse. Equine Vet J. 2001;33:434-437. Lin HC, Trachte EA, Pugh DG, and Heath A: Use of Clonidine for Caudal Epidural Analgesia in Cows. The Bovine Practitioners,  2003;37:83-88. Lin HC, Johnson C, Duran SH, and Waldridge BM: The Effects of Intravenous Infusion of Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Awake or Halothane-Anesthetized Horses.  J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2004;225:560-566. Lin HC, Riddell MG: Preliminary Studies of the Effects of Xylazine or Detomidine with or without Butorphanol for Standing Sedation in Dairy Cattle.  Vet Therap: Res in Appl Vet Med,  2003;4:285-291. Harland M, Lin HC, Krekeler S, and Waldridge B. Hämatologische, Serum-biochemische und Metabolische Effecte beim Pferd Isofluran und Sevofluran Anästhesie mit und ohne Postoperativer Gabe von Xylazin. Pferde spiegel, 2006;4:167-170. 2006. Lin HC: Dissociative Anesthesia. In "Lumb and Jones’ Veterinary Anesthesia", 3rd ed., ed. by Thurmon JC, Tranquilli WJ, and Benson GJ, Williams and Wilkins. 1996;241-296. Lin HC: Dissociative Anesthetics. In ”Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia”, ed. by Thurmon JC, Tranquilli WJ, and Benson GJ, Williams and Wilkins. 2000;151-157.    Lin HCand Pugh DG: Anesthetic Management in Small Ruminants. In ”Sheep and Goat Medicine”, ed. by Pugh DG.  W.B. Saunders. 2001;405-419. Lin HC: Dissociative Anesthesia. In "Lumb and Jones’ Anesthesia and Analgesia", 4th ed., ed. by Thurmon JC, Tranquilli WJ, and Benson GJ, Williams and Wilkins. In press, 2007. Lin HC: Positioning of the Anesthetized Horses. In: “Manual of  Equine Anesthesia and Analgesia”, ed. by Doherty T and Valverde A.  Blackwell Publishing, Iowa. 2006;183-186.