Julie Kay Levy

POSITION TITLE

Associate Professor

Education/Training

Institution and Location

Degree

Year(s)

Field of Study

San Jose State University, San Jose, California

B.A.

1982

Journalism

University of California, Davis, California

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

1997-2003

Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville , FL

2003-Present

Associate Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville , FL

Board Certification

1993

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal)

Areas of Research

Small Animal Medicine

Feline Medicine

2001

Levy JK, Crawford PC, Collante WC, Papich MG. Use of Adult Cat Serum to Correct Failure of Passive Transfer In Kittens. J Am Vet Med Assoc 219:1401-1405.

Levy JK, Richards J, Edwards D, Elston T, Hartmann K, Rodan I, Thayer V, Tompkins M, Wolf A. Feline Retrovirus Testing and Management. Comp Continuing Ed Pract Vet 23:652-657,692.

2002

Scott KC, Levy JK, Crawford PC. Characteristics of Free-Roaming Cats Presented for Sterilization. J Am Vet Med Assoc 221:1136-1138.

Scott KC, Levy JK, Gorman SP, Newell SM. Body Condition of Feral Cats, and the Effect of Neutering. J Appl Anim Welfare Sci 5:209-219.

Raskin RE, Murray KA, Levy JK. Comparison of Home Monitoring Methods for Feline Urine pH Measurement. Vet Clin Pathol 31:51-55.

Centonze LA,* Levy JK. Characteristics of Feral Cat Colonies and Their Caretakers. J Am Vet Med Assoc 220:1627-1633.

Williams LS,* Levy JK, Robertson SA, Cistola AM,* Centonze LA.* Use of the Anesthetic Combination of Tiletamine, Zolazepam, Ketamine, and Xylazine for Neutering Feral Cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 220:1491-1495.

Gorman SP,* Levy JK, Hampton AL,* Collante WR, Harris AL , Brown RG. Evaluation of a Porcine Zona Pellucida Vaccine for the Immunocontraception of Domestic Kittens ( Felis catus ). Theriogenology 58:135-149.

Lee IT,* Levy JK, Gorman SP,* Crawford PC, Slater MR. Prevalence of Feline Leukemia Virus Infection and Serum Antibodies Against Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in Unowned Free-Roaming Cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 220:620-622.

2003

Haney DR,* Levy JK, Newell SM, Graham JP, Gorman SP.* Use of Fetal Skeletal Mineralization for Prediction of Parturition Date in Cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 223:1614-1616.

Levy JK, Snyder PS, Taveres LM,* Hooks JL,* Pegelow MJ,* Slater MR, Hughes KL, Salute ME. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Heartworm Infection in Cats from Northern Florida . J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 39:533-537.

Levy JK, Woods JE,* Turick SL,* Etheridge DL.* Number of Unowned Free-Roaming Cats in a College Community in the Southern United States and Characteristics of Community Residents Who Feed Them. J Am Vet Med Assoc 223:202-205.

Gillis KD, MacKay RJ, Yowell CA, Levy JK, Greiner EC, Dame JB, Cheadle MA, Hernandez J, Massey ET. Naturally Occurring Sarcocystis Infection in Domestic Cats (Felis catus). Int J Parasitol 33:877-883.

Crawford PC, Hanel RM,* Levy JK. Evaluation of Treatment of Colostrum-Deprived Kittens with Equine IgG. Am J Vet Res 64:969-75.

Hanel RM,* Crawford PC, Hernandez J, Benson NA, Levy JK. Neutrophil Function and Plasma Opsonic Capacity in Colostrum-Fed and Colostrum-Deprived Neonatal Kittens. Am J Vet Res 64:538-543.

Levy JK, Gale DW, Gale LA. Evaluation of the Effect of a Long-Term Trap-Neuter-Return and Adoption Program on a Free-Roaming Cat Population. J Am Vet Med Assoc 222:42-46.

2004

MacDonald K,* Levy JK, Tucker SJ, Crawford PC. Effects of Passive Transfer of Immunity on Results of Diagnostic Tests for Antibodies Against Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in Kittens Born to Vaccinated Queens . J Am Vet Med Assoc 225:1554-1557.

Levy JK, Crawford PC, Slater MR. Effect of Vaccination against Feline Immunodeficiency Virus on Results of Serological Testing in Cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 225:1558-1561.

Levy JK, Crawford PC. Humane Strategies for Controlling Feral Cat Populations. J Am Vet Med Assoc 225:1354-1360.

McKay LW,* Seguin MA,* Ritchey JW, Levy JK. Juvenile Nephropathy in Two Related Welsh Corgi Puppies. J Sm Anim Pract 45:568-571.

Luria BJ,* Levy JK, Lappin MR, Breitschwerdt EB, Legendre AM, Hernandez JA, Gorman SP,* Lee IT.* Prevalence of Infectious Diseases in Feral Cats in Northern Florida. J Fel Med Surg 6:287-296.

Cistola AM,* Golder FJ, Centonze LA,* Williams LS,* Levy JK. Anesthetic and Physiologic Effects of Tiletamine, Zolazepam, Ketamine, and Xylazine Combination (Tkx) in Feral Cats Undergoing Surgical Sterilization. J Fel Med Surg 6:297-303.

Berdoulay P,* Levy JK, Snyder PS, Pegelow MJ,* Hooks JL,* Taveres LM,* Gibson NM, Salute ME. Comparison of Serological Tests for the Detection of Natural Heartworm Infection in Cats. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 40:376-384.

Levy JK , Miller LA, Crawford PC, Ritchey JW, Ross MK,* Fagerstone KA. GnRH Immunocontraception of Male Cats. Theriogenol 62:1116-1130.

Hanel RM,* Graham JP,* Levy JK , Buergelt CD, Creamer J. Generalized Osteosclerosis in a Cat. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 45:318-324.

Gorman S,* Levy J. A Public Policy Toward the Management of Feral Cats. Pierce Law Rev 2:157-181.

McKay LW,* Levy JK, Thompson MS. What is Your Diagnosis? Pulmonary Lymphoma. J Am Vet Med Assoc 224:1587-1588.

Seguin MA,* Papich MG, Sigle KJ,* Gibson NM, Levy JK. Pharmacokinetics of Enrofloxacin in Neonatal Kittens. Am J Vet Res 65:253-384.

Levy JK, Liang YH, Ritchey JW, Davidson MG, Tompkins WA, Tompkins MB. Failure of FIV-infected Cats to Control T. gondii Correlates with Reduced IL2, IL6, and IL12 and Elevated IL10 Expression by Lymph Node T Cells. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 98:101-111.

Williams LS,* Levy JK, Thompson MS. What is Your Diagnosis? Lymphoma of High-grade Malignancy. J Am Vet Med Assoc 224:205-206.

2005

Foley P, Foley JE, Levy JK , Paik T. Analysis of the Impact of Trap-Neuter-Return Programs on Populations of Feral Cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 227:1775-1781.

Browne LE, Carter TD, Levy JK, Snyder PS, Johnson CM. Pulmonary Arterial Disease in Cats Seropositive for Dirofilaria immitis but Lacking Adult Heartworms in the Heart and Lungs. Am J Vet Res 66:1544-1549.

Crawford PC, Slater MR, Levy JK. Accuracy of Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of FIV Infection. J Am Vet Med Assoc 226:1503-1507.

Walker MC,* Mandell TC, Crawford PC, Simon GG, Cahill KS, Fernandes PJ, MacLeod JN, Byrne BJ, Levy JK. Expression of Feline Erythropoietin in Cats Treated with a Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vector. Am J Vet Res 66:450-456.

Levy JK, Mansour M, Crawford PC, Pohajdak B, Brown RG. Survey of Zona Pellucida Antigens for Immunocontraception in Cats. Theriogenol 62:1334-1341.

2006

Wallace JL,* Levy JK. Population Characteristics of Feral Cats Admitted to Seven Trap-Neuter-Return Programs in the United States . J Fel Med Surg 8:279-284.

DiGangi BA,* Levy JK. Outcome of Cats Adopted from a Biomedical Research Program. J Appl Anim Welfare Sci 9:143-163.

Claus MA,* Levy JK , MacDonald K,* Tucker SJ, Crawford PC. Immunoglobulin Concentrations in Feline Colostrum and Milk, and the Requirement of Colostrum for Passive Transfer of Immunity to Neonatal Kittens. J Fel Med Surg 8:184-191.

Crawford PC, Levy JK, Werner LL. Evaluation of Surrogate Markers for Passive Transfer of Immunity In Kittens. J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:1038-1041.

Levy JK, Crawford PC, Werner LL. Effect of Age on Reference Intervals of Serum Biochemical Values in Kittens. J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:1033-1037.

Crosse PA,* Soares K,* Wheeler JL, Cooke KL, Adin CA, O'Kelley JJ, Levy JK. Chromobacterium violaceum Infection in Two Dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 28:559-563.

Milner RJ, Channell CD, Levy JK, Schaer M. Survival Times for Cats with Hyperthyroidism Treated with Iodine 131, Methimazole, or Both: 167 Cases (1996-2003). J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:559-563.

Levy JK, Scott HM, Lachtara JL, Crawford PC. Seroprevalence of Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among Cats in North America and Risk Factors for Seropositivity. J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:371-376.