Ram Chandra Purohit

Professor, Large Animal Surgery & Medicine
Director of Residency Program & Graduate Studies

B.V.Sc & A.H., Univ. Rajasthan, India
Ph.D., Auburn University
Diplomate American College of Theriogenology

Research Interests:

Thermography has been used in the department of Large Animal Surgery and Medicine for the last 20 years to study various clinical conditions in animals and human subjects. Presently several studies are underway in our thermography lab, such as that of determination of dermal patterns in the horse, thermoregulation of mammalian scrotum and testicular degeneration in bull, goat, stallion and dog. Another area of research is to study the effects of vasoactive drugs on peripheral vascular flow/perfusion, and the effects of various environmental temperatures on exercise induced thermal change sin horses and human subjects. Another area of research is to determine immunogenicity of porcine heart valves in sheep. Other research studies performed under Dr. Purohit's guidance are: 1. evaluation of cardiopulmonary function in response to various pharmacological agents, including various anesthetic agents used in equine, bovine, sheep, goat, swine, etc.; 2. Equine sports medicine and exercise physiology; 3. The riogenology with specific reference to male reproductive problems.

Selected Publications:

Purohit RC, Nachreiner RF, Humburg JM, Norwood GL, Beckett SD: Effect of exercise, phenylbutazone and furosemide on the plasma renin activity and angiotensin I in horses. Am J Vet Res 1979; 40:986-990.

Purohit RC, McCoy MD: Thermography in the diagnosis of inflammatory processes in the horse. Am J Vet Res 1980; 41:1167-1174.

Purohit RC, Mysinger PW, Redding RW: Effects of xylazine and ketamine hydrochloride on the electroencephalogram and the electro-cardiogram in the horse. Am J Vet Res 1981; 42:615-619.

Bowman KF, Purohit RC, Ganjam VK, Pechman RD, Vaughan JT: Thermographic evaluation of corticosteroids efficacy in amphotericin B induced equine arthritis. Am J Vet Res 1983; 44:51-56.

Slone DE, Purohit RC, Ganjam VK, Lowe JL: Sodium retention and cortisol (hydrocortisone) suppression caused by dexamethasone and triamcinolone in equids. Am J Vet Res 1983; 44:280-283.

Purohit RC, Hudson RS, Riddell MG, Carson RL, Wolfe DF: Thermography of the bovine scrotum. Am J Vet Res 1985; 45:2388-2392.

Turner TA, Purohit RC, Fessler JF. Thermography: A review in equine medicine. Comp Cont Educ Pract Vet 1986; 11:855-861.

Herrick RT, Purohit RC, Merrit TW, Smith LA. thermography as a diagnostic tool for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Medical Thermology Published by American Academy of Thermology. 1986, pp 124-126.

Hathcock JT, Purohit RC, Bartels JE, Hankes GH, Lee SW, Pablo LS. Angiographic appearance of common carotid collateral circulation in the goat resulting from prosthetic graft implantation. Vet Radiology. 1989; 30:227-231.

Lee SW, Hankes GH, Purohit RC, Bartels JE, Cartee RE, Pablo L. Comparative study of ultrasonography and arteriography of the carotid artery of xylazine sedated and halothane anesthetized goats. Am J Vet Res 1990; 51:109-113.