Bartges, Prof. Joe

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Joseph W. Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN, is a professor of medicine and nutrition and the Acree Chair of Small Animal Research at The University of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine and is a member of the Veterinary Medicine Editorial Advisory Board. He has received the Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teaching Award, a Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence, and a 2007 University of Tennessee National Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award.

His clinical interests are in internal medicine with emphasis on urology and nephrology. He is also interested in urinary tract disease particularly urolithiasi, urinary tract infections, kidney failure and idiopathic lower urinary tract disease in cats, the role of nutrition in prevention of disease, diseases of the urinary system with special emphasis on development and evaluation of models of disease, and nutrition and metabolism with emphasis on obesity, hepatic lipidosis, and disorders of lipid metabolism.