Office:     235c AS/VM, 1988 Fitch Ave, St.Paul Campus
Phone:     612-624-9765
Fax:         612-625-0204
E-mail:   fletc003@umn.edu

Education:
     DVM 1961 Cornell University
     PhD 1965 University of Minnesota

Current teaching responsibilities:
     CVM 5200 Veterinary Gross Anatomy
     CVM 6120 Veterinary Neurobiology

Academic interests:
     • instructional software development, including computer generated anatomical illustrations and animations;
     • veterinary gross anatomy, neurobiology, and embryology.

Instructional textbook chapters authored by Fletcher:

     • Fletcher, T. F. and C. E. Clarkson: Physiology of the Lower Urogenital Tract. in Nephrology & Urology of Small Animals; edited by J. Bartges & D. Polzin; Blackwell Publishing, Ames 2011.

     • Fletcher, T. F. and C. E. Clarkson: Anatomy of the Lower Urogenital Tract. in Nephrology & Urology of Small Animals; edited by J. Bartges & D. Polzin; Blackwell Publishing, Ames 2011.

     • Beitz, A.J. and T. F. Fletcher: Nervous Tissue. Chapter 6 in Textbook of Veterinary Histology, 6th ed.; edited by JA Eurell and BL Frappier, Blackwell Publishing, Amnes 2006.

     • Fletcher, T. F.: Spinal Cord and Meninges. Chapter 14 in Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 3rd edition; ed. H. E. Evans; W. B. Saunders Co., 1993.

     • Beitz, A.J. and T. F. Fletcher: The Brain. Chapter 16 in Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 3rd edition; ed. H. E. Evans; W. B. Saunders Co., 1993.

     • Feeney, D.A., T. F. Fletcher and R. M. Hardy: Atlas of Correlative Imaging Anatomy of the Normal Dog. Ultrasound and Computed Tomography. W. B. Saunders Co., 1991.

Web sites authored by Fletcher:
    Minnesota Veterinary Anatomy Web Site
           Autonomic Pathways
           Brain Gross Anatomy
           Canine Brain Transections
           Canine Brain MRI Atlas
           Canine Head MRI Atlases
           Canine Planar Anatomy
           Carnivore Anatomy Dissection Lab Introductions
           Carnivore Muscle Identification: Self-Assessment Quiz
           Carnivore Lower Urinary Tract
           Cranial Nerves Animated Quiz
           Cranial Nerve Nuclei Animated Quiz
           CVM 6120 Neurobiology Labs — Preview & Review Images
           CVM 6120 Lab1: Neurohistology
           CVM 6120 Lab2: Spinal Cord Anatomy
           CVM 6120 Lab3: Brain Anatomy Introduction
           CVM 6120 Lab4: Cranial Nerves
           CVM 6120 Lab6: Cerebellum
           Developmental Anatomy: Subject Outlines & Knowledge Self-Assessment
           Embryology Highlights: Nervous System
           Gaits (Foot-Fall Patterns)
           Learning Objects
           Neurohistology ATLAS
           Neurological Lesion Location Exercises
           Neurobiology Concepts Checker
           Veterinary Anatomy Concepts Checker
           Veterinary Anatomy Directions, Planes & Joint Actions
           Veterinary Anatomy Web Site
           Video-clips of Clinical Neurology Cases
    Minnesota Veterinary Historical Museum

Last updated April 2011