Nicholas Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
Nicholas Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, is a professor of large animal internal medicine and chair of the department of clinical sciences at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Massachusetts. His research interests include laminitis, metabolic disorders, PPID/equine Cushing’s, and many other internal-medicine related areas.
Articles by Nicholas Frank
What Causes Equine Cushing's Disease?
October 30, 2012
What causes Cushing's disease, and why does it seem like it's so prevalent in our horses? Read More
Endocrine Disease Table Topic (AAEP 2010)
January 27, 2011
One of the Table Topic discussions at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners annual meeting, held Dec. 4-8 in Baltimore, Md., addressed equine endocrine disorders. Moderators and attendees discussed diagnostic testing for equine Read More
Cushing's or Metabolic Syndrome?
April 17, 2009
A horse with equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is typically middle-aged with either generalized or regional adiposity (fat deposits). The horse with Cushing's or pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is typically older than the horse with EMS; Read More
Obesity: Big-Boned Beastie
August 01, 2008
Obese horses should be taken off pasture, except for very short (30-minute) turnout periods two or three times a day for exercise, and a grazing muzzle should be used at these times. Read More
