Dale E. Bjorling, DVM
O’Brien Center Co-Director; Associate Dean of Research School; of Veterinary Medicine
Professor of Surgical Sciences
(608) 263-4808
Department of Surgical Sciences
2015 LINDEN DR
MADISON, WI 53706-1100
Fax: (608) 263-7930
Education
- Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1985
- MS, University of Georgia, 1982
- Residency in Small Animal Surgery, University of Georgia, 1979-82
- Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of California, 1978-79
- DVM, University of Illinois, 1978
- BS, University of Illinois, 1976
Clinical Specialties
General surgery: primarily the urinary tract, thorax, biliary tract.
Research Interests
Inflammation of the bladder due to non-infectious causes, and mechanisms that modulate pain sensation and bladder healing. The laboratory’s primary research emphasis is the causes and pathogenesis of non-infectious cystitis and and the effects of infectious cystitis on the afferent nervous system. Clinical disorders of particular relevance to models used in the laboratory include urinary tract infection, Interstitial Cystitis (IC) in women, and Feline Urologic Syndrome (FUS) in cats. The goalsof this research are to identify processes that promote inflammation, damage, and pain within the bladder and to investigate improved therapeutic modalities for treatment or prevention of symptoms assocated with cystitis.