Satoshi Suzuki, BVSc, MS, PhD, DJCVP Faculty Page

Education

Residency Program in Veterinary Clinical Pathology, the University of Georgia, 2025
MS, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, the University of Georgia, 2024
Diplomate of Japanese College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2017
PhD, Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
BVSc, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan, 2008

Biography

Dr. Suzuki received his BVSc degree from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University in Japan. After approximately 2 years of experience in veterinary clinical practice, he pursued anatomic pathology training and PhD degree in Veterinary Science at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, with the ambition of applying pathological knowledge in clinical practice. Subsequently, Dr. Suzuki was board-certified by the Japanese College of Veterinary Pathologists and worked as a clinical practitioner and pathologist at an animal hospital in Japan for approximately 7 years. With a continuous strong interest and passion in contributing to and building a strong bridge for the collaboration between clinicians and pathologists, he completed master’s program in Comparative Biomedical Sciences as well as a residency program in veterinary clinical pathology at the University of Georgia. In 2025, he joined the Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology.

Award

• American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology Share the Future Presentation Grant. 2024.

Research Interests

Dr. Suzuki’s research interests involve investigating basic science, novel diagnostics, and fundamental research for clinical investigation in novel treatment for canine and feline neoplasias, including solid and hematopoietic neoplasias.

Publications and Links

• Suzuki S, Kitamura H, Hayashi K, Nakashima T, Okamura M, Shirai K, Kariya T. Endometrial Diseases in Six Cats with Clinical and Histopathological Features Resembling Anaplastic Endometrial Hyperplasia of Humans. J Comp Pathol. 2021;189.45-51.

• Suzuki S, Ogino N, Mitsui I, Ito H, Kariya T. Anti-CD71 Antibody Immunohistochemistry in the Diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Subtype Acute Erythroid Leukemia with Erythroid Dominance (AML M6-Er), in a Retrovirus-Negative Cat. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2021;33(1):87-94.

• Okano K, Uematsu Y, Yamashita M, Suzuki S, Nibe K, Uchida K, Ono K, Hirao H. Establishment and Characterization of a Novel Cell Line of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma from a Dog. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2019;55(7):559-566.

• Ichikawa M, Suzuki S, Tei M, Nibe K, Uchida K, Ono K, Hirao H. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Originating from the Adrenal Gland in a Dog. J Vet Med Sci. 2018;80(10):1572-1575.

• Suzuki S, Uchida K, Harada T, Nibe K, Yamashita M, Ono K, Nakayama H. The Origin and Role of Autophagy in the Formation of Cytoplasmic Granules in Canine Lingual Granular Cell Tumors. Vet Pathol. 2015;52(3):456-464.

• Imura K, Chambers JK, Uchida K, Nomura S, Suzuki S, Nakayama H, Miwa Y. Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection in Two Pet Marmosets in Japan. J Vet Med Sci. 2014;76(12):1667-1670.

• Suzuki S, Uchida K, Nakayama H. The Effects of Tumor Location on Diagnostic Criteria for Canine Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNSTs) and the Markers for Distinction between Canine MPNSTs and Canine Perivascular Wall Tumors. Vet Pathol. 2014;51(4):722-736.

• Maeda S, Fujino Y, Tamamoto C, Suzuki S, Fujita A, Takahashi M, Ohno K, Uchida K, Tsujimoto H. Lymphangiomatosis of the Systemic Skin in an Old Dog. J Vet Med Sci. 2013;75(2):187-190.