1. Laura R. Proietto VMD MS
Lprovmd@gmail.com Laurapro@ufl.edu
8817 SW 61st
Ave 2015 SW 16th
Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608 Gainesville, FL 32610
(502) 592-5272 (352) 392-2235
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine Gainesville, FL
Resident, Veterinary Ophthalmology 2013 - present
Mentors: Dennis Brooks, Kirk Gelatt, Ralph Hamor, Caryn Plummer, R. David Whitley
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Graduate School, Veterinary Medical Sciences, MS 2013 - 2015
Mentor: Caryn Plummer
The Animal Medical Center New York, NY
Rotating Intern Small Animal Medicine and Surgery 2012 - 2013
Mentor: Alexandra van der Woerdt
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
Student, School of Veterinary Medicine, VMD 2008 - 2012
Centre College Danville, KY
Student, Biology, BS 2004 - 2008
OTHER EXPERIENCE
University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine Gainesville, FL
Interim professor and course organizer of Histology VEM5115 2013
University of Pennsylvania Medical Genetics Colony Philadelphia, PA
Animal Care and Research 2008 - 2011
Stephen Asmus, Ph.D at Centre College Danville, KY
Research Assistant and Co-author 2007
CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND PRESENTATIONS
North American Veterinary Community Orlando, FL
Teaching laboratories assistant instructor 2017 (anticipated)
Adnexal surgery wet lab and corneal surgery wet lab

2. ACVO Annual Conference Monterey, CA
Poster Presentation 2016
“Comparison of the cytobrush, Kimura platinum spatula, and blunt scalpel edge corneal
cytology collection techniques for evaluation of equine ulcerative keratitis: a pilot study.”
Bausch + Lomb Surgical Mentor Resident Program Tampa, FL
Participant 2016
Invited to attend lecture and participate in mentored intra- and extra-ocular surgical
laboratories as part of ophthalmology resident training programs in human medicine.
South Eastern Veterinary Ophthalmology Society Sarasota, FL
Podium Presentations 2016
“Recurrent adnexal lymphoma in a horse.”
“Photodynamic therapy at the University of Florida.”
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Seattle, WA
Co-author of poster presentation 2016
“Assessment of topical therapies for improving optical clarity following stromal
wounding in a novel ex vivo canine cornea model.”
Phi Zeta Day Gainesville, FL
Poster Presentation 2016
“Development and assessment of a novel canine ex vivo corneal model.”
North American Veterinary Community Orlando, FL
Teaching laboratories assistant instructor 2016
Adnexal surgery wet lab and corneal surgery wet lab
ACVO Annual Conference Coeur d’Alene, ID
2015
Podium Presentation
“A retrospective analysis of environmental risk factors for the diagnosis of deep stromal
abscess in 390 horses in North Central Florida from 1991-2013.”
Poster Presentation
“Development and assessment of a novel canine ex vivo corneal model.”
AAEP 360 - Ophthalmology Gainesville, FL
Participant and teaching laboratories assistant instructor 2015
Live animal examination techniques, cadaver instructional laboratories for diagnostic
techniques, subpalpebral lavage system placement, orbital blocks, laceration repair,
enucleation, and corneal procedures

3. International Equine Ophthalmology Consortium Savannah, GA
Podium Presentation 2015
“A retrospective analysis of environmental risk factors for the diagnosis of deep stromal
abscess in 390 horses in North Central Florida from 1991-2013.”
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Denver, CO
Poster Presentation Abstract Number 2176433 2015
“Development and assessment of a novel canine ex vivo corneal model.”
ACVO Annual Conference San Juan, PR
Attendee 2013
North Eastern Veterinary Ophthalmology Society New York, NY
Presentation 2012
“Ophthalmic findings in companion animals with Mucopolysaccharidoses.”
ACVO Annual Conference Hilton Head, SC
Attendee 2011
PUBLICATIONS
Proietto LR, Whitley RD, Brooks DE, Schultz GE, Gibson DB, Berkowski Jr WM,
Salute ME, and Plummer CE. “Development and assessment of a novel canine ex vivo
corneal model.” Accepted for publication in Current Eye Research as of November 2016.
Martabano BB, Brooks DE, Whitley RD, Proietto LR, Conway J, Zoll W, and Plummer
CE. “Recurrent adnexal lymphoma in a horse.” Under consideration for publication as of
November 2016.
Proietto LR, Plummer CE, Maxwell KM, Lamb KE, and Brooks DE. “A retrospective
analysis of environmental risk factors for the diagnosis of deep stromal abscess in 390
horses in North Central Florida from 1991-2013.” Vet Op. 2016 Jul;19(4):291-6.
Asmus SE, Anderson EK, Phillips* LR, et al. “Neurochemical characterization of
tyrosine hydroxlyase-immunoreactive interneurons in the developing rat cerebral cortex.”
Brain Res. 2008 Jul 30;1222:95-105.
ONGOING RESEARCH
Proietto LR, Beatty SK and Plummer SE. “Comparison of the cytobrush, Kimura
platinum spatula, and blunt scalpel edge corneal cytology collection techniques for
evaluation of equine ulcerative keratitis.” In preparation.
Proietto LR and Plummer CE. “Canine orbital neoplasia: a retrospective analysis of cases
diagnosed at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine from 2005 to
2015.” In preparation.

4. Berkowski WM, Gibson DB, Proietto LR, Whitley RD, Schultz GE, and Plummer CE.
“Assessment of topical therapies for improving optical clarity following
stromal wounding in a novel ex vivo canine cornea model.” In preparation.
Proietto LR, Haskins M, and Aguirre GD. “Intraocular Pressure and Lysosomal Storage
Disease in Companion Animals.” In preparation.
GRANTS
Fall 2013 Research Competition. Co-Investigator. PI: Caryn Plummer. “Development of
ex vivo canine and equine models of corneoepithelial wound healing for the assessment
of topical therapies” for funding in the amount of $7,230. Funding agency: University of
Florida
REFERENCES
Available on request.
*Maiden name: Laura R. Phillips