Rate My Professor Jarrod Troy

Jarrod Troy serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Iowa State University in 2014. Following graduation, he completed an internship at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, and then undertook a three-year equine and large animal surgical residency at Michigan State University, finishing in 2018. In 2019, he achieved Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in Large Animal surgery. As a senior clinician in equine surgery at the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center, Dr. Troy conducts orthopedic, airway, abdominal, urogenital, and minimally invasive surgical procedures. His professional interests include spinal surgery techniques such as intervertebral cervical fusion and foraminotomy, equine pain management, and physical rehabilitation. He provides emergency equine services at Iowa's sole full-service equine referral emergency hospital and performs elective surgeries on equines, ruminants, and camelids.

Dr. Troy's research specializes in large animal surgery and veterinary pharmacology, aiming to enhance equine wellbeing through novel methods. Key publications include "Clinical use of antimicrobial regional limb perfusion in adult horses diagnosed with synovial sepsis or penetrating synovial wounds at a single equine referral hospital in the Midwest United States—163 cases (2010–2020)" (2025), "Phenylbutazone concentrations in synovial fluid following administration via intravenous regional limb perfusion in the forelimbs of six adult horses" (2023), "Hernia formation after single-stage umbilical vein marsupialization in three Percheron foals diagnosed with septic omphalophlebitis" (2022), "Uroperitoneum in a preparturient mare" (2022), "Luteoma in two mares treated by ovariectomy" (2021), and "Meropenem Administered via Intravenous Regional Limb Perfusion for Orthopedic Sepsis in Horses: A Clinical Retrospective Study" (2021). In 2022, he was awarded the Early Achievement in Extension of Professional Practice Award by the College of Veterinary Medicine for his contributions, including consultations to Iowa's referring veterinary community and implementation of advanced surgical techniques. His efforts significantly impact clinical veterinary practice and professional extension services.