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Professor
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
North Carolina State University
United States of America
Dr. Westermeyer joined the NC State Veterinary Medicine team on January 20, 2015 as an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology. He grew up in Chile, South America. After obtaining his Veterinary Degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, he completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Tennessee. Following a research fellowship at the University of California, Davis, he returned to the University of Tennessee to complete his residency training in Comparative Ophthalmology. Immediately after completing his residency, Dr. Westermeyer moved to Hong Kong for four years and worked in private practice. His research interest is in modulation of scarring after glaucoma valve surgery. CERTIFICATIONS: Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
PHARMACOLOGY: Modulation of fibrosis after glaucoma valve surgery, corneal reconstruction using novel materials CLINICAL STUDIES: Aqueous humor cytokines in canine glaucoma