Rate My Professor Julia Montgomery

Prior to OSU, Dr. Montgomery was a full professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, joining the faculty in 2013 after serving as a postdoctoral fellow in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. She maintains an adjunct appointment there. Her research centers on clinically relevant studies in equine internal medicine, encompassing equine asthma, metabolic syndrome, rehabilitation, respiratory diseases, and innovative diagnostics such as advanced biopsy tools for lung disease and cold therapy protocols for laminitis. Select publications include "Effects of selenium source on measures of selenium status and performance in horses" (2012), "Peritoneal fluid immunocytochemistry used for the diagnosis of abdominal carcinoma in a dog" (2016), "Initial investigation of molecular phenotypes of airway mast cells in equine asthma" (2023), and "Synchrotron CT of an equine digit" (2021). Dr. Montgomery has earned the YWCA Saskatoon Women of Distinction award, secured competitive research funding via collaborations, and contributed to committees including as past chair of the ACVIM Large Animal Internal Medicine Credentials Committee. She teaches large animal internal medicine and comparative veterinary anatomy, with clinical expertise in equine respiratory, gastrointestinal, metabolic conditions, and nutrition. She has presented public lectures on equine asthma.