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Dr. Joe Bartges

Dr. Joe Bartges

Dr. Joe Bartges received his DVM from the University of Georgia in
1987.After completing a 1 year internship in small animal medicine and
surgery at the University of Minnesota, he completed a dual residency in
medicine and nutrition and a PhD from Minnesota in 1993. He was on
faculty at the University of Georgia before joining the faculty at The
University of Tennessee in 1997. Currently, he is Professor of Medicine
and Nutrition and holds the Acree Endowed Chair of Small Animal
Research. He is board certified in the American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. He
has spoken at more than 150 meetings, and has published more than 200
peer-reviewed manuscripts, review articles, scientific abstracts, and
textbook chapters. He is a member of the editorial boards of 5
veterinary journals.

Dr. Bartges' research interests include urinary tract diseases,
specifically stones, kidney failure, bacterial urinary tract infections,
and idiopathic cystitis in cats, and nutrition, specifically the role of
nutrition in management and prevention of disease, obesity, and
diabetes.

He received the Norden Distinguished Teacher in 2000 and 2008, the
Pfizer Excellence in Research Award in 2000, and The University of
Tennessee National Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award in 2007. He has 5
children:

Patrice who is 19, Garrick who is 15, 2 Boxers - Nelle who is 8 and
Buddy who is 6, and 1 cat - Mr. Bill who is 10. Dr. Bartges was a member
and chair of Morris Animal Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board and a member of its Happy Healthy Cat Campaign steering committee.

Morris Animal Foundation

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