Curriculum Vitae
Bruce H. Williams, DVM, DACVP
 (202) 782-2392



 
 

Chairman
Department of Telemedicine
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington, DC 20306-6000
Chief Pathologist
AccuPath 
7605-F Airpark Rd 
Gaithersburg, MD  20879 

 

EDUCATION

            Civilian

                    D.V.M.- University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens,  Georgia, 1985
                    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1992

Military
AMEDD Officer Basic Course, 1985
Veterinary Officer Orientation Course, 1985
AMEDD Officer Advanced Course, 1989
Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Phase 1, 1990
EXPERIENCE
Chief, Ft. Meade Branch Veterinary Services, Ft. Meade, Maryland, 1985-1987
Officer in Charge, Guantanamo Bay Veterinary Services, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba,   1987-1989
Veterinary Pathology Resident, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of  Pathology, Washington, D.C.  20306-6000 1989-1992
Chief, Training Branch, Dept. Of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology,   Washington, D.C.  20306-6000 1992-1997
Chairman, Telemedicine Department , Armed Forces Institute of Pathology,   Washington, D.C.  20306-6000 1997-


AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Meritorous Service Medal
Army Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon


CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Chairman, AFIP Telemedicine Department
Staff Pathologist, Dept. of Veterinary Pathology, AFIP
Webmaster and VSMail Administrator, US Army
Assistand International Programs Director, C.L. Davis Foundation for the Advancement of    Veterinary Pathology
WWW Editor, International Academy of Pathology Bulletin


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

C.L. Davis Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary Pathology
American College of Veterinary Pathologists
American Veterinary Medical Association
District of Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
STATE LICENSURE
Maryland,  Georgia
PUBLICATIONS
Weiss CA, Williams BH, Scott MV.  Insulinoma in the ferret: clinical findings and treatment comparison of 66 cases. JAAHA Nov-Dec;34(6):471-5, 1998.

Williams BH, Mullick FG, Becker RB, Noe A. A national treasure goes online: the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. MD Comput. 15(4): 260-265, 1998.

Williams BH and Johnson L.  Systemic lupus erythematosus in domestic animals.  In Atlas of Systemic  Lupus  Erythematosus, AFIP Press

Williams BH, Chimes MA, Gardiner CH.  Hepatobiliary coccidiosis in a domestic ferret.  Vet Pathol 33 (4):  347-348, 1996

Williams BH, Nye RR.  Extracutaneous mast cell tumor in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo).  J Small Exot Anim Med 3(2):62-65, 1996.

Williams BH, Goodbary MD.  Testicular hydrocele in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo).  J Small Exot Anim  Med 3(2)48-49, 1996

Williams BH, Garner MA, Kawasaki, TA.  Peritoneal mesothelioma in two ferrets (Mustela putorius furo). J Zoo Wildl Med  26:4, Nov 1994.

Williams BH, Popek EM, Hart RA, Harris RK.  Iniencephaly and other neural tube defects in a litter of ferrets  (Mustela putorius furo).  Vet Pathol  31(2): 260-262, 1994.

Williams BH, Berbert MA, Eighmy JJ, Dunn DG. Cervical chordomas in two ferrets.  Vet Pathol 26: 96-98,  1993.

Williams BH.  Neoplasms of the skin.  In Skin Diseases of Dogs and  Cats, Steven A Melman, ed.   DermaPet, Potomac, MD, 1994.

Williams BH. Uterine implantation in the ferret.  Comp Pathol Bulletin 24(3), 1991.

Mattix ME, Mattix RB, Williams BH, Ribas JE, Wilhelmsen CA. "Light microscopic, ultrastructural, and  immunohistochemical evaluation of an olfactory ganglioneuroblastoma in a dog"  Vet Pathol  31(2):262-265.

Jacobson ER, Buergelt C Williams BH, Harris, RK.  Herpesvirus in cutaneous fibromas of the green turtle  (Chelonia mydas).   Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 12:1-6, 1991.

Weiss CA, Williams BH, Scott, MV.  Insulinoma in the Ferret:  Clinical Findings and Treatment Comparison of 66 Cases.  JAAHA:  34, 1998 (in press).

Weisbroth SH, Geistfeld J, Weisbroth SP, Williams BH, Feldman SH, Linke MJ, Orr S, and Cushion, MT. Latent Pneumocystis carinii infection incommercial rat colonies: Comparison of inductive immunosuppression and histopathology, PCR and serology as detection methods.  J Clin Microbiol (in press).
 

PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS
Williams, BH.   Telepathology and the World Wide Web: a 1998 Review, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1998.

Williams, BH.   1998 Virtual Slide Conference, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1998.

Williams, BH.   Telepathology.  In Emerging Technology Symposium, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1998.

Williams, BH.  AFIP Telepathology: A 4-year Retrospective.  American Telemedicine Association, April 1998.

Williams, BH.   “Helicobacter mustelae in the Ferret”, Development of Lymphosarcoma in the Ferret. Ninth Annual Small Mammals Conference Baltimore, MD, 1997.

Williams, BH.   “Diseases and Husbandry of the Domestic Ferret,” Mid-Atlantic States Veterinary Symposium Baltimore MD, 1997.

Williams, BH.  “Digital Imaging  and Telepathology”, “The ACVP Home Page”, and “The World-Wide Web: 1997 Update” American College of Veterinary Pathologists, ,

Williams, BH.  Security and the Internet.  2nd Annual Telepathology Workshop, Bethesda, MD 1997

Williams, BH.  Bilateral adrenal teratomas in a ferret.  American College of Veterinary Pathologists,  1996.

Willliams, BH and GC Coleman.  Cystic prostatic disease in ferrets with proliferative adrenocortical lesions.   American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1996.

Williams, BH and JT Cobb.  Malignant melanoma in a dog with osteosarcomatous and  chondrosarcomatous change.  American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1995.

Williams, BH and CA Heffess.  Proliferative lesions of the ferret adrenal cortex. American College of  Veterinary Pathologists, 1994.

Williams, BH and RK Harris.  Educating the AFIP resident.  American College of Veterinary  Pathologists, 1994.

Williams, BH and MD Goodbary.   Testicular hydrocele in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo).  American  College of Veterinary Pathologists , 1994.

Williams, BH.  Fetal implantation in the ferret.  Mid-Atlantic Veterinary Pathology Conference, 1992.

Williams, BH.  Hemochromatosis in the Toco toucan.  Mid-Atlantic Veterinary Pathology Conference,  1991.
 

ABSTRACTS
Newman GH, Williams B, Adams D, Khanna B, Herman L, Gold BD.  Oral immunization of ferrets with Helicobacter pylori ecreases endocopic and histologic H. mustelae-associated disease and bacterial load.     Digestive Diseases Week, 1998.

Love, G and Williams BH.  Utility of Telepathology in Evaluation of Microfoci of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma.        American Telemedicine Association, 1998.

Wilber JL, Willliams, BH.  Osteosarcoma in two ferrets. American College of Veterinary Pathologists ,          1997.

Coleman GC, Williams, BH.  Cystic prostatic disease in the ferret. American College of Veterinary Pathologists , 1996.

Eastep JC, Williams BH, and RK Harris.  Use of emerging CD-ROM technology in interactive training of  veterinary pathology students.  American College of Veterinary Pathologists , 1994.
 

INVITED LECTURES
Pathology of Laboratory Animals, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, August 1998.   One two-hour lecture on the pathology of the ferret.

American College of Veterinary Pathologists, , Albuquerque N.M., November 1997 .“Digital Imaging  and Telepathology”, “The ACVP Home Page”, and “The World-Wide Web: 1997 Update”

Ninth Annual Small Mammals Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1997.  Two 45-minute lectures on infectious diseases in ferrets, and the role of Helicobacter mustelae in the develpment of MALT lymphoma
 Pathology of Laboratory Animals, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, August 1997.   One two-hour lecture on the pathology of the ferret.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Liverpool, England  1997.  8-hour lecture series on techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals; 6-hour lecture series on the techniques used in the  description of pathologic lesions in animals at the microscopic level; also course director.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, AFIP, Washington, DC,  1997.  8-hour lecture series on techniques  used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals; 6-hour lecture series on the techniques  used in the description of pathologic lesions in animals at the microscopic level; also course director.

Mid-Atlantic States Veterinary Symposium, Baltimore, MD, May, 1997.  1 hour lecture on diseases of ferrets.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, Bethesdsa, MD, 1997.   4- hour lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals; 1.5 hours on the gross pathology of mustelids, also course director.

University of Tennessee Department of Veterinary Pathology, Knoxville, TN, 1996.  Two day  lecture for staff and residents on gross and microscopic description.

Eighth Annual Small Mammals Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1996.  Three 45-minute lectures on  endocrine neoplasms in ferrets, selected gastrointestinal syndromes in ferrets, and a novel viral diarrhea (ECE) in ferrets.

American Veterinary Medical Association Convention, Louisville, KY, 1996.  30 minute lecture on  Internet resources available for veterinarians.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.  1996.   8-hour lecture series on techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals; 6-hour lecture series on the techniques used in the description of pathologic lesions in animals at the microscopic level; also course director.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, Bethesdsa, MD, 1996.   4- hour lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals; 1.5 hours on the gross pathology of mustelids, also course director.

American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Atlanta, GA, Nov. 1995).  "The CyberPathologist:   Education and the Internet."  1-hour lecture.

C.L. Davis European Symposium on Veterinary Pathology. (London, October 1995).  2-hour lecture  on pathology ofthe ferret, 2-hour lecture on microscopic descriptive techniques, 2-hour lecture on macrosopic descriptive techniques.

C.L. Davis Symposium on Selected Topics in Laboratory Animal Medicine.  (Washington, D.C.,  August, 1995).  1 hour lecture of the pathology of the ferret.

Mid-Atlantic States Veterinary Symposium, Baltimore, MD, May, 1995.  1 hour lecture on diseases  of ferrets.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washinton, D.C.  1995.   8-hour lecture series on techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals; 6-hour lecture series on the techniques used in the description of pathologic lesions in animals at the microscopic level; also course director.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, Bethesdsa, MD, 1995.   4-hour lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals; also course  director.

Maryland Medical Labs/MetPath 2nd Annual Symposium on Exotic Animal Medicine, Baltimore,  MD, Feb 1995.  2 hour lecture on diseases of ferrets.

North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando FL, 1995 (invited speaker).  10 hour lecture on  infectious and non-infectious diseases of ferrets, rabbits, and laboratory rodents.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1994.  5-hour lecture  series on techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions in animals; 4-hour lecture series on the techniques used in the description of pathologic lesions in animals at the microscopic level.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, 1994.  4-hour  lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals.

Big Apple Ferret Convention, White Plains, NY, 1994.  3-hour lecture series on infectious and non- infectious diseases of ferrets.

Baltimore Ferret Convention, Baltimore MD, 1994.  2-hour lecture on infectious and non-infectious  diseases of ferrets.

Ferret Expo '94, Frederick, MD, 1994.  2 hour lecture on infectious diseases of the ferret.

Descriptive Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1993.  5-hour lecture  series on the techniques used in interpreting gross pathological lesions  in animals.

C.L. Davis Foundation Course on the Gross Morbid Pathology of Animals, 1993.  4-hour  lecture on techniques used in interpretation of gross pathological lesions in animals.

North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando FL, 1995 (invited speaker).  10 hour lecture on  infectious and non-infectious diseases of ferrets, rabbits, and laboratory rodents.
 

RESEARCH GRANTS
Investigation of an Enteric Diarrheal Disease in Ferrets.  American Registry of Pathology, 1994.