Karen R. Munana

Education:

1983:  BS, Bioresource Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
1988: DVM, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
1993: MS, Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

House officer training:

1989: Small Animal Rotating Internship, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
1993: Residency in Neurology/Neurosurgery, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Board Certification:

1993: Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)

Employment:

1994-2001: Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2001-2011: Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2011-present: Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Clinical Focus:

Small animal neurology

Research Focus:

Canine epilepsy, with a focus on performing clinic trials to evaluate the effectiveness of novel anti-seizure therapies and understand why some dogs respond poorly to treatment.

Any other significant elements to your career:

Author of numerous papers and book chapters on epilepsy in dogs and cats.  Co-editor of the veterinary textbook “A Practical Guide to Seizure Disorders in Dogs and Cats”.