Inzana Karen

Inzana Karen

Karen Inzana

Karen Inzana, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

  • BS: King College
  • DVM: University of Tennessee
  • PhD: University of Wisconsin
  • Residency: University of California, Davis

inzana@rowan.edu 

Dr. Karen Inzana is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine of Rowan University. Dr. Inzana received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from University of Tennessee and completed a residency in Neurology at University of California at Davis. She obtained a Master of Science and PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin before joining the faculty at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech where she served as a practicing veterinary neurologist for 30 years.

Dr. Inzana served in several administrative positions during her tenure at Virginia tech, but developed a longstanding passion for academic affairs.  She received an Advance Fellowship funded by NSF in 2006 designed to advance women leadership roles which allowed her to develop several initiatives in the college office of academic affairs.  In In 2007, she was named the Director of Assessment at the VMRCVM where I was responsible for developing a longitudinal competency tracking system for the fourth-year curriculum, initiated a curriculum mapping system, and reported college outcomes to both AVMA COE as well as Southern States Accreditation.  She also took an active part in developing a new, fully integrated curriculum at Virginia Tech and was a course leader for the entire second semester course focused on moving and sensing. For these efforts she was awarded the Grant Turnwald Award for Innovation in Teaching.  She served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Long Island University before joining the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine where her primary role is to assist in curriculum development and outcomes assessment.

Publications

  • Shell LG, Dyer KR. Brain Injury. In: Bojrab MJ, Bloomberg MS, Smeak DD (eds) Disease Mechanisms in Small Animal Surgery 2nd ed.. 1993; Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, pp 1136–1139.
  • Shell LG, Dyer KR. Disorders of Peripheral Nerves. In: Birchard SJ, Sherding RG (eds) Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice. 1994; Philadelphia, WB Saunders, pp1165–1172.
  • Shell LG, Dyer KR. Spinal Cord Diseases. In: MS Leib and WE Monroe (eds). Practical Small Animal Internal Medicine.1997; Philadelphia: WB Saunders, pp559-590.
  • Dyer K. Lumbosacral stenosis. In: LP Tilley and FWK Smith (eds).5 Minute Veterinary Consult.1997; Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, pp 778-779  Revised 2000, 2002, 2008
  • Dyer K. Dancing Doberman Disease. In: LP Tilley and FWK Smith (eds).5 Minute Veterinary Consult.1997; Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, pp 495. Revised 2000, 2002, 2008
  • Dyer K. Hypomyelination of the Central Nervous System. In: LP Tilley and FWK Smith (eds).5 Minute Veterinary Consult.1997; Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, pp 720-721 Revised 2000, 2002, 2008
  • Dyer K. Myelomalacia. In: LP Tilley and FWK Smith (eds).5 Minute Veterinary Consult.1997; Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, pp 843 Revised 2000, 2002, 2008
  • Dyer K. Feline Polioencephalomyelitis. In: LP Tilley and FWK Smith (eds). 5 Minute Veterinary Consult. 1997; Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, pp 958 Revised 2000, 2002, 2008
  • Inzana, K Dyer. Introduction and Localization of Neurologic Lesions. In: Rhea V Morgan (ed) Handbood of Small Animal Medicine Third Edition.1997; New York Churchill Livingstone, pp213-219 Revised 2001
  • Inzana, K Dyer, Massicotte C. Disorders of Peripheral Nerves and Muscles. In: Rhea V Morgan (ed) Handbook of Small Animal Medicine Third Edition. 1997; New York Churchill Livingston, pp 272-291. Revised 2001
  • Inzana KD. Paraneoplastic Neuromuscular Disorders In: G D Shelton (ed) The Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice. (2002) Philadelphia: WB Saunders.
  • Inzana, K Dyer. Peripheral Nerve Diseases. In: S Ettenger and E Feldman (eds) Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 5th edition.1999; Philadelphia: WB Sanunders, pp 662-684 Revised 2003
  • Forrester SD, Jones JC, Purswell BJ, Inzana KD, Leib MS.  Using web-based materials to enhance future veterinarians clinical skills. In: Brown DG (ed) Teaching with Technology,.2000; Bolton, MA:  Anker Publishing, pp 142-145.
  • Forrester SD, Inzana KD: Disorders of micturition (Desordenes de la micción) In: Fernando Pellegrino, Adriana Suraniti, Luis Garibaldi (eds). Sindromes Neurologicos En Perroys Y Gatos. 2003) Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina: Inter-Medica.355-364
  • Inzana KD: VISTIBULAR DISORDERS In: Fernando Pellegrino, Adriana Suraniti, Luis Garibaldi (eds). Sindromes Neurologicos En Perroys Y Gatos. (2003) Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina: Inter-Medica.pp239-244
  • Inzana KD: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. In Fernando Pellegrino, Adriana Suraniti, Luis Garibaldi (eds). Sindromes Neurologicos En Perroys Y Gatos. (2003) Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina: Inter-Medica.pp233-238
  • Inzana KD. Neurological Localization, In S Ruben (ed) Small Animal Internal Medicine Secrets (2012) Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus
  • Inzana KD. Seizures, In S Ruben (ed) Small Animal Internal Medicine Secrets (2012) Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus
  • Inzana KD. Neuromuscular Disorders, In S Ruben (ed) Small Animal Internal Medicine Secrets (2012) Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus
  • Inzana K D (2017)  Curriculum Mapping In: J Hodgson and J Pelzer (Eds.) Veterinary Medical Education: A practical guide. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons pp.36-42…revised in 2022
  • Rossmeisl JH, Duncan RB, Inzana KD, Panciera DL, Shelton GD. Longitudinal study of the effects of chronic hypothyroidism on skeletal muscle in dogs. Am J Vet Res. 70(7):879-89. 2009
  • Munana KR, Thomas WB, Inzana KD, Nettifee-Osborne JA, McLucas KJ, Olby NJ, Mariani CJ, Early PJ: Evaluation of levetiracetam as adjunctive treatment for refractory canine epilepsy: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. J Vet Intern Med. 216(2):341-8.2012
  • Hodgson JL, Pelzer JM, Inzana KD: Beyond NAVMEC: Assessment of the Professional Competencies.  J Vet Med Ed. 40(2):102-118; 2013
  • Pancotto TE, Rossmeisl JH, Huckle WR, Inzana KD, Zimmerman KL: Evaluation of endothelin-1 and MMPs -2, -9, 14 in Cerebrospinal Fluid as Indirect Indicators of Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Chronic Canine Hypothyroidism. Res Vet Sci. 105:115-120; 2016
  • Inzana KD, Vanderstitchel R, Newman S (2022 Virtual multiple mini-interviews for veterinary admissions. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 49(3): 273-279.
  • Banse HE, Kedrowicz A, Michel K, Burton E, Yvorchuk K, Anderson J, Anderson S, Barr M, Boller E, Chaney K, Inzana K, Matthew S, Rollins D, Salisbury K, Schmidt P, Smith N, Trace C. (2024) Implementing competency-based veterinary education: A survey of AAVMC member institutions on opportunities, challenges and strategies for success.  Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 51(2):155-16