University of Pennsylvania: School of Veterinary Medicine

Michael H Goldschmidt M.Sc., B.V.M.S., M.R.C.V.S., Dip. ACVP

Head, Laboratory of Pathology and Toxicology
Professor, Veterinary Pathology and Chief, Surgical Pathology
Head, Resident Training Program, Laboratory of Pathology & Toxicology

Department of Pathobiology
308 Rosenthal
3800 Spruce Street
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010

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Research Interests

i) Dermatopathology. The identification of spontaneous diseases in the dog and cat with emphasis on new diseases which may be a homolog of diseases in man.

ii) Neoplasia in the dog and cat with emphasis on skin and soft tissue tumors, mammary dysplasia and neoplasia.

iii) Cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Selected Publications

Goldschmidt, M.H. , Dunstan, R.W., Stannard, A.A., von Tscharner, C., Walder, E.J., Yager, J.A. (1998) Histological Classification of Epithelial and Melanocytic Tumors of the Skin of Domestic Animals. Second Series, Volume III, American Registry of Pathology, Washington, D.C.

Goldschmidt, M.H. , Shofer F.S. and Smelstoys, J.E. (2001) Neoplastic lesions of the Mammary Gland. Chapter 19. In Pathobiology of the Aging Dog, Mohr, U. et. al. ISU Press/ILSI, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Goldschmidt, M.H. and Hendrick, M.H. (2002) Tumors of the Skin and Soft Tissues. In. Tumors of Domestic Animals, 4th Edition. Ed. Meuten D.E., Iowa State Press, Ames, Iowa, USA
pp.45-117

Gomez, S.M, Morris, D.O., Rosenbaum, M.R. and Goldschmidt, M.H. (2004) Morbidity and Mortality of Dogs with Pemphigus Foliaceus—A Retrospective Study of 43 cases (1994-2000). J.A.V.M.A. 224:1312-1316.

Wiemelt S.P., Goldschmidt M.H. , Greek J.S., Jeffers J.G., Wiemelt A.P. and Mauldin E.A. (2004) A Retrospective Study Comparing the Histopathologic Features and Response to Treatment in Two Canine Nasal Dermatoses, “DLE” and MCP. Veterinary Dermatology 15:341-348.

Artis D. Villarino A. Silverman M. He W. Thornton EM. Mu S. Summer S. Covey TM. Huang E. Yoshida H. Koretzky G. Goldschmidt M. Wu GD. de Sauvage F. Miller HR. Saris CJ. Scott P. Hunter CA. (2004) The IL-27 receptor (WSX-1) is an inhibitor of innate and adaptive elements of type 2 immunity. Journal of Immunology 173:5626-34.

Skorupski K.A., Overley, B., Shofer, F.S., Goldschmidt, M.H. , Miller, C.A. and Sørenmo, K.U. (2005) Clinical Characteristics of Mammary Carcinoma in Male Cats. J Vet Intern Med. 19:52–55.

Heller, D.A., Clifford C.A., Goldschmidt M.H. , Holt D.E., Manfredi M.J. and Sorenmo K.U. (2005). Assessment of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in canine hemangiosarcoma, histiocytic sarcoma, and mast cell tumor. Veterinary Pathology.42:350-353.

Graduate Groups

Parasitology

Residents

Anatomic Pathology
Lucy Bissett, B.V.Sc. (Melbourne)
Julie Engiles, VMD (Penn)
Katherine Muravnic, DVM ( Illinois )
Wolf von Bomhard, DVM ( Munich )
Rachel Cianciolo, VMD (Penn)
Amy Durham, VMD (Penn)
Clare James, BVSc ( Liverpool )

Clinical Pathology
Elizabeth Mills, VMD (Penn)
Nicole Weinstein, DVM ( Colorado )