Thomas Tully, Jr.
Professor of Zoological Medicine
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Education
MS, Louisiana State University, 1991
DVM, Louisiana State University, 1986
BS, Louisiana State University, 1982
Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Avian)
Diplomate, European College of Zoological Medicine (Avian)
Research Interest
Zoological medicine
Teaching Interest
Zoological medicine
Clinical Interest
Zoological medicine
Awards & Honors
2021, Innovator Award
2021, Dean's Teaching Merit Honor Roll
2020, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
2019, Honorary Visiting Professor Universiti Putra Malaysia
2019, Appointed Professor at the Chinese Academy of Veterinary Medicine
2018, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
2017, Paula and Milton W. Shepard Professorship
2016, Outstanding Service Award, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
2015, 15 top Exotic Animal Veterinary Professors
2013, 2012 LSU Distinguished Alumnus Award
2011, T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year
2011, Outstanding Scholar Award, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
1998, Casadaban Award - For Contributions to Louisiana Aviculture - Louisiana Aviculture Society
1998, Special Service Award - Associate Editor for the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
1998, Teaching Merit Honor Roll
1997, Teaching Merit Honor Roll
1990 Membership Phi Zeta Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine
Publications
Unusual Pathologic Brain Changes Associated with Zinc Toxicosis in a Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot (Amazona aestiva)., Savarese, A; Berg, K; Paulsen, Daniel; Sasaki, E; Stewart, M; Gaschen, Lorrie; Jowett, P; Tully, Thomas, 2020, Avian diseases, Volume: 64, Number: 4, Pages: 478-481
Proximal hind limb leiomyosarcoma with disseminated metastasis in a budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), Patial, Sonika; Higbie, Christine; Tully, Thomas; Wakamatsu, Nobuko, 2020, Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, Volume: 35, Pages: 1-2
Treatment of exuberant granulation tissue in an umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba) with strontium radiation, Rockwell, Kelly; Looper, Jayme; Boudreaux, Bonnie; Tully, Thomas, 2020, Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, Volume: 34, Number: 1, Pages: 78-82
Gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma in a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), Collins, Sara; Oster, Seth; Moon, Rachel; Rosa, Fabio; Cattley, Russell; Tully, Thomas, 2020, Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, Volume: 30, Pages: 7-11
Morphologic and quantitative evaluation of bone marrow aspirates from Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazon ventralis), Schwartz, Diana; Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, David; Beaufrere, Hugues; Ammersbach, Melanie; Paul-Murphy, Joanne; Tully, Thomas; Christopher, Mary, 2019, Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Volume: 48, Number: 4, Pages: 645-651
Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)., West, Jennifer; Tully, Thomas; Nevarez, Javier; Stout, Rhett, 2019, Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, Volume: 33, Number: 3, Pages: 235-244
Effect of routine handling and transportation on blood leukocyte concentrations and plasma corticosterone in Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis), McRee, Anna; Tully, Thomas; Nevarez, Javier; Beaufrere, Hugues; Ammersbach, Melanie; Gaunt, Stephen; Fuller, R; Romero, Michael, 2018, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Volume: 49, Number: 2, Pages: 396-403
Captive Amazon parrots detect sodium at concentrations found in naturally occurring Amazonian salt licks, Powell, Luke; Jones, Kelsy; Carpenter, Jonathan; Tully, Thomas, 2017, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Volume:129, Number: 1, Pages: 181–185
Reproductive disorders in Parrots, Scagnelli, Alyssa; Tully, Thomas, 2017, Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice/Elsevier, Volume: 20, Pages: 485-507
Cardiomyopathy in a harris hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), Brandao, Joao; Beaufrere, Hugues; Reynolds, Caryn; Johnson, Jimmy; Gaschen, Lorrie; Del Piero, Fabio; Tully, Thomas; Nevarez, Javier, 2016, Journal of the Amercian Veterinary Medical Association , Volume: 249 , Number: 2, Pages: 221-227
Grant Funding
Audubon Institute Houseofficer Zoological Medicine Contract, Audubon Institute, $33,000.00
CBD Pharmacokinetic Study in Rabbits, CannaCompanion Inc., $10,000.00
Distance vital signs monitoring of Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots, VetGuardian, $3,500.00
Internship Bird, Zoo, and Exotic Animal Medicine, BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo, $10,000.00
Evaluation of a point-of-care viscoelastic coagulation device in healthy Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis), LSU SVM VCS Competitive Organized Research Program, $3,848.00
Avian Research, South Alabama Cage Bird Society, $4,000.00
A Comparison of Computed Tomographic Contrast Enhancement Using Intravenous vs. Intraosseous Contrast Administration in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis) , VCS CORPS, $3,360.00
Comparison of lactate measurements and ionized calcium in Quaker parrots (Myopsitta monachus) and Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis) via three analyzers, VCS Corp Grant, $3,340.56
Evaluating techniques for regional limb perfusion of the avian wing and pharmacokinetics of amikacin following regional wing perfusion in chickens (Gallus gallus), VCS Corp Grant, $3,946.00
Avian Research, Acadiana Bird Club, $1,000.00
CBD Pharmacokinetic Study in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots, CannaCompanion Inc., $10,000.00
Comparison of lactate measurements and ionized calcium in Quaker parrots (Myopsitta monachus) and Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis) via three analyzers, VCS Corp Grant, $3,340.56
Audubon Institute Houseofficer Zoological Medicine Contract, Audubon Institute, $33,000.00
Evaluation of PT/PTT in Hispanolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis) using a handhelp point-of-care analyzer and comparison with CBC parameters, VCS Corp Grant, $3,394.76
Internship Bird, Zoo, and Exotic Animal Medicine, BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo, $10,000.00