Thomas F. Fletcher, DVM, PhD
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Minnesota
St.Paul, MN 55108


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

     • 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:
    Veterinary Anatomy Web Site
           Autonomic Pathways
           Brain Gross Anatomy
           Canine Brain Transections
           Canine Planar Anatomy
           Carnivore Anatomy Dissection
           Cursorial Adaptation
           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 Lab6: Cerebellum
           Gaits (Foot-Fall Patterns)
           Learning Objects
           Neurohistology ATLAS
           Veterinary Anatomy Museum
           Veterinary Anatomy Directions, Planes & Joint Actions
           Veterinary Anatomy Web Site
           Video-clips of Clinical Neurology Cases
    Neuroscience Instruction
    Minnesota Veterinary Historical Museum


Last updated Oct 2007