Amy B. Yanke, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)

Education

MS, Purdue University, 2017
DVM, University of Georgia, 2012

Biography

Dr. Amy B. Yanke received her DVM from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. Following graduation, Dr. Yanke completed a one-year rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, Arizona. She then completed a one-year specialty internship in Neurology at the Animal Specialty Center in Yonkers, New York. From 2014-2017, she completed a three-year residency in Neurology and Neurosurgery at Purdue University. She additionally earned a master’s degree from Purdue University in 2017. She attained board certification from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in Neurology in 2019. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences.

Research Interests

Intracranial Neoplasia, Spinal Neoplasia

Publications and Links

1. Toone E, Grobman M, Lascola K, Yanke A, Lee-Fowler T. Assessment of the circulating inflammatory mediator interleukin-8 in dogs with tracheal collapse. Can Vet J. 2024;65(10):1055.
2. Harris S, Gerken K, Clark-Price S, Hung E, Jukier T, Yanke AB, Kuo K, McMichael M. Urinary syndecan-1 in dogs anesthetized with isoflurane or sevoflurane: A randomized, prospective study. J Vet Intern Med. 2024;38(4):2165‐2170. doi:10.1111/jvim.17122170
3. Yin JH, Sexton B, Jukier T, Yanke AB, Holland M, Miller AD, Stranahan L, Hoffmann AR, and Sandey M. Case Study: A case series of canine intraneural-extramedullary perineurioma and a brief literature review. Front. Vet. Sci. 2024.10:1233230. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1233230 2024;10:1233230.
4. Yanke AB, Shaver SL, Diehl KA, Woolcock A, Lyon SD, Hofmeister EH. Resident Selection Criteria in Veterinary Medicine. J Vet Med Educ. 2024;51(3):376-383. doi:10.3138/jvme-2022-0111
5. Yanke AB, Day KE, Taylor AR, Cruz-Espindola C, Boothe DM. Pharmacokinetics of mebendazole in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid following a single oral dose in healthy dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2023;10:1231769. doi:10.3389/fvets.2023.1231769
6. Yanke AB, Weigand KA, Hofmeister EH. Addressing the needs and challenges of mentorship in veterinary medicine. New Dir Teach Learn. 2023;2023(176):83-93. doi:10.1002/tl.20571
7. Her J, Merbl Y, Gerken K, Kim J, Hofmeister E, Bacek LM, Kuo KW and Yanke AB*. Relationship between admission vitals and brain herniation in 32 cats: a retrospective study. J Feline Med Surg. 2022;24(8):770-778. doi:10.1177/1098612X211048639
8. Her J, Yanke AB, Gerken K, et al. Retrospective evaluation of the relationship between admission variables and brain herniation in dogs (2010–2019): 54 cases. J Vet Emerg Crit Care. 2022;32(1):50-57. doi:10.1111/vec.13147
9. Chambers MR, Foote JB, Bentley RT, et al. Evaluation of immunologic parameters in canine glioma patients treated with an oncolytic herpes virus. J Transl Genet Genomics. 2021;5:423-442. doi:10.20517/jtgg.2021.31
10. Bentley RT, Yanke AB, Miller MA, Heng HG, Cohen-Gadol A, Rossmeisl JH. Cerebrospinal Fluid Drop Metastases of Canine Glioma: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Classification. Front Vet Sci. 2021;8:650320. doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.650320
11. Omar NB, Bentley RT, Crossman DK, et al. Safety and interim survival data after intracranial administration of M032, a genetically engineered oncolytic HSV-1 expressing IL-12, in pet dogs with sporadic gliomas. Neurosurg Focus. 2021;50(2):E5. doi:10.3171/2020.11.FOCUS20844
12. Chambers MR, Bentley RT, Crossman DK, et al. The One Health Consortium: Design of a Phase I Clinical Trial to Evaluate M032, a Genetically Engineered HSV-1 Expressing IL-12, in Combination With a Checkpoint Inhibitor in Canine Patients With Sporadic High Grade Gliomas. Front Surg. 2020;7:59. doi:10.3389/fsurg.2020.00059
13. Yanke AB, Miller MA, Fulkerson CV, Bohn K, Bentley RT. Remission after complete excision of an intramedullary hemangioma with an identifiable tumor plane in a dog. Vet Surg. 2019;48(8):1507-1513. doi:10.1111/vsu.13238
14. Bentley RT, Ahmed AU, Yanke AB, Cohen-Gadol AA, Dey M. Dogs are man’s best friend: in sickness and in health. Neuro-Oncol. 2017;19(3):312-322. doi:10.1093/neuonc/now109