Buffington, Tony, DVM, PhD, DACVN, Professor - Cohort 2006

Ohio State University

Dr. Tony Buffington is professor of veterinary clinical sciences at The Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital.

Following service in the United States Coast Guard (1968-72) he attended the University of California at Davis, where he received the DVM degree ('81), and BS ('76), MS ('82), and PhD ('88) degrees in nutrition. Board certified in veterinary nutrition (ACVN), he served as president of the ACVN in 2001, and participated in the ACVN curriculum committee that developed a model veterinary nutrition program for veterinary colleges. He teaches a clinical nutrition elective, lectures in other medicine courses, and conducts nutrition rounds in the 4th year general medicine and intensive care rotations. He also teaches clinical nutrition and research methods courses to resident/graduate students.

Dr. Buffington's research focuses on idiopathic cystitis in cats as a naturally occurring disease analog of interstitial cystitis in human beings, and on the role of neurogenic inflammation and stress in the pathogenesis of these diseases. His other clinical interests include obesity, lower urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats, evidence-based medicine, complementary and alternative veterinary medicine, and critical care nutrition. He is a member of the AVMA, 4 invited professional societies, and member of an NIH study section in urology. He has authored more than 75 scientific publications, 25 book chapters, and with Dr. Sarah Abood and Cheryl Holloway, the book "Manual of Veterinary Dietetics".