CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Marcia Regina da Silva Ilha, DVM, MSc, GradDipl, Diplomate ACVP
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Speciality Training and Certification:
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Anatomic Pathology, 2009.
Education:
• 2007: Graduate Diploma in Anatomic Pathology (GradDipl), University of Guelph,
Guelph, ON, Canada
• 2001: Master in Veterinary Medicine (Major in Veterinary Pathology) (MSc), Federal
University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
• 1999: Médico Veterinário (MV) (equivalent to DVM), Federal University of Santa
Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
Professional experience:
• 2009–present: Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Department of Veterinary
Pathology, Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory
• 2006–2009: Medical Resident in Veterinary Pathology, Department of Pathobiology,
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee
• 2002-2003: Assistant Professor, Londrina State University, Londrina, PR, Brazil
• 2001-2002: Substitute Professor (equivalent to clinical instructor), Veterinary Medicine
College, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Professional affiliations:
• American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2009 - present
• American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, 2004 - present
• American Veterinary Medical Association, 2009 - present
• Charles Louis Davis Foundation, 2010 - present
• Georgia Veterinary Medical Association, 2009 – present
• South Georgia Veterinary Medical Association, 2009 - present
• The Latin Comparative Pathology Group (LCPG), 2010 - present
Awards:
• 2008: ACVP Young Investigator Award - Poster presentation: Reproductive Pathology of
32 female Vietnamese Potbellied pigs.
• 2008: Charles Louis Davis DVM Foundation Student Scholarship Award in Veterinary
Pathology (Pathology Resident at Univeristy of Tennessee).
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Publications:
1. Manuscripts Published in Scientific Journals (peer-reviewed)
1. Woldemeskel M, Ligget A, Ilha M, Saliki JT, Johnson LP. Canine parvovirus-2bassociated erythema multiforme in a litter of English Setter dogs. Journal of Veterinary
Diagnostic Investigation, 23: 576-580. 2011.
2. Ilha MRS, Newman SJ, van Amstel S, Fecteau KA. Uterine lesions in 32 Female
Miniature Pet Pigs. Veterinary Pathology 47: 1071-1075. 2010.
3. Ilha MRS, Rajeev S, Watson C, Woldemeskel M. Meningoencephalitis caused by
Mycoplasma edwardii in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 22: 805808. 2010. (cover of journal)
4. Allender MC, McCain SL, Ramsay EC, Schumacher J, Ilha MR. Cervical necrotizing
fasciitis and myositis in a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Journal of
medical primatology 38: 156-159. 2009.
5. Johnstone McLean NS, Ward DA, Hendrix DVH, Donnell RL, Ilha MRS. Ligneous
conjunctivitis secondary to a congenital plasminogen deficiency in a dog. Journal of the
American Veterinary Medical Association 232: 715-721. 2008.
6. Costa MC, Machado SA, Krewer CC, Ilha MRS, Graca DL, Guaraldi ALM, Vargas AC.
Pathogenicity of Rhodococcus equi in mice, isolated form environment, human and horse
clinical samples. Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira, 26(3): 167-170, 2006.
7. Ilha MRS, Loretti AP, Reis ACF. Wasting and mortality in beef cattle parasitized by
Eurytrema coelomaticum in the State of Parana. Veterinary Parasitology 133: 49-60.
2005.
8. Ilha MRS, Loretti AP, Barros CSL, Gimeno EJ, Martin CA. Papillary adenocarcinoma of
the extrahepatic bile duct in a Holstein cow. Veterinary Pathology 42:74-77, 2005.
9. Loretti AP, Ilha MRS, Ordás J, Martin de las Mulas J. Clinical, pathological and
immunohistochemical study of feline mammary fibroepithelial hyperplasia following a
single injection of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate. Journal of Feline Medicine and
Surgery 7:43-52. 2005.
10. Ilha MRS, Loretti, AP, Barros CSL. [Suspected familiar chinese shar-pei dog fever] (in
Portuguese) Ciência Rural 35: 713-716. 2005.
11. Ilha MRS, Loretti AP, Barros CLS, Mazzanti A, Breitsameter I. [Biliary cirrhosis in cats
associated with ectasia of the cystic duct and extra-hepatic portosystemic shunts] (in
Portuguese) Ciência Rural 34: 1147-1153. 2004.
12. Ilha MRS, Loretti, AP, Barros CLS. [Intestinal lymphangiectasia with lipogranulomatous
lymphangitis in two dogs] (in Portuguese) Ciência Rural, 34: 1155-1161. 2004.
13. Loretti AP, Ilha MRS, Breitsameter I, Faraco CS, Driemeier D. Clinical and pathological
study of feline mammary fibroadenomatous change in cats associated with depot
medroxyprogesterone acetate therapy. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e
Zootecnia 56: 270-274. 2004.
14. Ilha MRS, Loretti AP, Barros CSL. Hyperthermic syndrome in dairy cattle associated
with consumption of ergots of Claviceps purpurea in southern Brazil. Veterinary and
Human Toxicology 45: 140-145. 2003.
15. Loretti AP, Ilha MRS, Ribeiro RES. Accidental fatal poisoning by Dieffenbachia picta
(dumb cane) (Araceae) in a dog. Veterinary and Human Toxicology 45:233-9. 2003.
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16. Loretti AP, Ilha MRS, Riet-Correa G, Driemeier D, Colodel EM, Barros CSL. [Pituitary
abscess syndrome in calves in southern Brazil following injury of the nasal septum by a
plastic device to prevent suckling] (in Portuguese) Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira 23:3946. 2003.
17. Amendola F, Ilha M, Berger R, Stedile R, Schssler JE. [Femoral bone defect reparation in
dogs with homolog cortical graft preserved in honey] (in Portuguese) Acta Cirurgica
Brasileira, 18(4): 302-307, 2003.
18. Ilha MRS, Loretti AP, Barros SS, Barros CSL. [Spontaneous poisoning by Senecio
brasiliensis (Asteraceae) in sheep in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil] (in Portuguese)
Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira 21: 123-128. 2001.
19. Ilha MRS, Riet-Correa F, Barros CSL. [Dysthermic syndrome (hyperthermia) in cattle
associated with poisoning by Claviceps purpurea] (in Portuguese) Pesquisa Veterinaria
Brasileira 21: 81-86. 2001.
20. Stigger AL, Riet-Correa G, Langohr IM, Ilha MRS, Barros CSL. [Bovine nasal
granuloma (atopic rhinitis)] (in Portuguese) Ciência Rural 31: 461-465. 2001.
21. Ilha MRS, Bezerra Jr. PS, Sanches AWD, Barros CSL. [Trophoblastic pulmonary
embolism in chinchillas (Chinchilla laniger). (in Portuguese) Ciênica Rural 30: 903-904.
2000.
22. Ilha MRS, Barros CSL. [Hepatic capillariosis in dogs and cats: 15 cases] (in Portuguese)
Ciência Rural 30: 665-669. 2000.
23. Bezerra Jr. PS, Ilha MRS, Langohr IM, Barros CSL. [Experimental monensin poisoning
in horses]. (in Portuguese) Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira 20: 102-108. 2000.
24. Kommers GD, Ilha MRS, Barros CSL. [Dioctophymosis in dogs: 16 cases] (in
Portuguese) Ciência Rural 29: 517-522. 1999.
25. Loretti AP, Bezerra PS, Ilha MRS, Barros SS, Barros CSL. [Experimental poisoning by
the burs of Xanthium cavanillesii (Asteraceae) in sheep] (in Portuguese) Pesquisa
Veterinaria Brasileira 19: 71-78. 1999.
26. Barros CSL, Ilha MRS, Bezerra Jr. PS, Langohr IM, Kommers GD. [Poisoning by Senna
occidentalis (Leg. Caesalpinoideae) in grazing cattle] (in Portuguese) Pesquisa
Veterinaria Brasileira 19: 68-70. 1999.
27. Schossler JE, Rios MV, Ilha MRS, Lima, S. [Ovarian autograft in subcutaneous tissue in
dogs] (in Portuguese) Acta Cirurgica Brasileira 14: 7-10. 1999.
28. Graça DL, Fernandes CG, Souza MV, Ilha MRS. [Schwannoma on the fifth cranial nerve
ganglium of a German Sheepherd dog. Case Report] (Spanish) Medicina Veterinaria, 15
(12): 652-654, 1998.
2. Non-peer reviewed publications:
Ilha MRS. “The daily life of a pathologist. Challenging diangnoses in surgical biopsies”.
Diagnostic Veterinary Matters. A newsletter from the Georgia Veterinary Diagnostic
Laboratories. p. 4-5, v. 3, issue 2. Fall 2010.
3. Case Presentations at conferences or scientific meetings:
Case presentations:
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1. Ilha MRS, Gout in an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Southeastern
Veterinary Pathology Conference, Tifton, GA, May 2011.
2. Ilha MRS, Avian tuberculosis in two hooded merganser ducks. 53rd American
Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Annual Conference, Minneapolis,
MN, November 2010.
3. Ilha MRS, Bacterial bronchopneumonia in a river otter. Southeastern Veterinary
Pathology Conference, Tifton, GA, May 2010.
4. Ilha MRS, Newkirk K. Baylisascaris sp. in a beaver. Southeastern Veterinary Pathology
Conference, Tifton, GA, May 2009.
5. Ilha MRS, Donnell R. Toxoplasmosis in a wallaby. Southeastern Veterinary Pathology
Conference Tifton, GA, May 2008.
6. Ilha MRS, Reel D. Rodococcus equi in a goat. Southeastern Veterinary Pathology
Conference, Tifton, GA, May 2007.
4. Abstracts and/or Posters in Scientific meetings (partial list):
1. Woldemekel M, Liggett A, Ilha M, Saliki JT, Johnson L. Parvovirus associated erythema
multiforme in a litter of English Setter dog. Nov 2010. 53rd American Association of
Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
2. Ilha MRS, Newman SJ, van Amstel S, Fecteau KA, and Rohrbach BW. Nov 2008.
Reproductive Pathology of 32 female Vietnamese potbellied pigs. 59th American College
of Veterinary Pathologists annual meeting, San Antonio, TX.
3. Ilha MRS, Paiva MRC. Dec 2005. Cestrum intermedium poisoning in sheep. 56th
American College of Veterinary Pathologists annual meeting, Boston, MA.
4. Ilha MRS, Loretti AP, Barros SS, Barros CSL. Nov 2005. Secondary hepatogenous
copper toxicosis associated with spontaneous poisoning by Senecio brasiliensis in sheep.
48th American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Annual Conference,
Hershey, PA.
5. Ilha MRS, Loretti AP. Oct 2004. Wasting and mortality in beef cattle caused by
Eurytrema coelomaticum in Southern Brazil. 47th American Association of Veterinary
Laboratory Diagnosticians Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.
6. Ilha MRS, Shimada MT, Taniguti MH, Reis ACF, Loretti AP. Nov 2002. Wasting and
mortality in beef cattle in the State of Paraná, southern Brazil, associated with parasitism
by Eurytrema sp. Third Meeting of Veterinary Pathology in Argentina, Rosario, Santa Fe,
Argentina.
7. Loretti AP, Ilha MRS, Martin de las Mulas J, Ordas J, Breitsameter I. Nov 2002. Feline
mammary fibroadenomatous change in cats associated with depot medroxyprogesterone
acetate therapy. Third Meeting of Veterinary Pathology in Argentina, Rosario, Santa Fe,
Argentina.