# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# overview
Dr. Courtney Baetge received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University in 2003.  She then completed a private practice internship before returning to Texas A&M for her veterinary anesthesia residency.  She was boarded by the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2009 and founded the private consulting business of Anesthesia for Animals. Her consulting business has provided several unique opportunities such as teaching in the West Indies, anesthetizing multi-million dollar racehorses and consulting all over the United States.  She returned to academia part-time in 2012 and joined the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M as a Clinical Assistant Professor full-time in 2015.  Dr. Baetge is the section chief for the Veterinary Anesthesia department at the Texas A&M Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the course coordinator for the Anesthesia course on the VERO campus. Dr. Baetge provides anesthesia support to clinical and research patients as well as mentoring, rounds and training to students, interns, residents and graduate students.  Dr. Baetge has served as a peer reviewer for several journals and is on the ACVAA exam committee. She provides collaborative support for multiple research projects including some with the NIH.  Dr. Baetge also provides continuing education within the field of veterinary anesthesia and analgesia at the local and national levels while continuing to provide private consulting through her business.

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

# publications[].label
Decreased intra-anesthetic cardiovascular complications and stable cardiac troponin I in 12 dogs undergoing repeated anesthesia for radiation therapy.

# publications[].publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

# publications[].label
Transient Activation of the Hedgehog-Gli Pathway Rescues Radiotherapy-Induced Dry Mouth via Recovering Salivary Gland Resident Macrophages.

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

# publications[].label
The effects of prophylactic dexmedetomidine administration on general anesthesia recovery quality in healthy dogs

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The antinociceptive effects of intravenous administration of three doses of butorphanol tartrate or naloxone hydrochloride following hydromorphone hydrochloride to healthy conscious cats.

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A Salivary Gland Resident Macrophage Subset Regulating Radiation Responses.

# publications[].label
Anesthesia and analgesia for geriatric veterinary patients.

# publications[].label
Anesthesia case of the month. Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.

# publications[].publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

# publications[].label
Reduced risk of pneumonia after changes in anesthetic procedures for dogs receiving repeated anesthesia for radiation treatment.

# publications[].publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

# publications[].label
The Effects of Prophylactic Dexmedetomidine Administration on General Anesthesia Recovery Quality in Healthy Dogs Anesthetized With Sevoflurane and a Fentanyl Constant Rate Infusion Undergoing Elective Orthopedic Procedures.

# publications[].label
Guaifenesin-ketamine-xylazine infusions to provide anesthesia in donkeys

# publications[].label
Clinical Heinz Body Anemia in a Cat After Repeat Propofol Administration Case Report.

# publications[].label
A case report of total skin photon radiation therapy for cutaneous epitheliotropic lymphoma in a dog.

# publications[].label
Back to basics: Monitoring the anesthetized patient

# publications[].label
Comparison of 3 total intravenous anesthetic infusion combinations in adult horses

# publications[].label
Development of equine post anaesthetic myelopathy: Thirty cases (19792010)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Vet Med Small Animal Medicine & Surgery; 4474 TAMU

# organizations[]
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# organizations[]
"College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences"@en-US

# schools[]
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

# schools[]
"College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences"@en-US

# inTheNews[].label
New products, information help vets and pets

# inTheNews[].label
Electronic Consultation: A Tool To Increase Pets’ Standard Of Care

# inTheNews[].label
Addressing Anesthesia Concerns in Senior Dogs

# etdChairOf[].label
Smith, Briony (2018-12). Comparison of Etomidate, Benzocaine, and MS222 Anesthesia with and without Subsequent Flunixin Meglumine Analgesia in African  Clawed Frogs (Xenopus Laevis). Master's Thesis.