Ramiro Toribio, DVM, MS, PhD Diplomate ACVIM
Professor - Tenure
Equine Internal Medicine
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
The Ohio State University
601 Vernon Tharp Street
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Ph: (614) 614-292-6661
Fx: (614) 614-688-5642
toribio.1@osu.edu
Professional Training and Experience
- PhD, The Ohio State University, Equine Endocrinology, 2001
- Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1999
- MS, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Animal Endocrinology, 1993
- DVM, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto (Honors), Argentina, 1988
- BS, Mexico-Panama Technological Institute (Honors), Panama, 1982
Research Interests
- Equine Endocrinology
- Equine calcium regulation during health and disease:
- Pathogenesis of hypocalcemia during sepsis and endotoxemia
- Parathyroid gland function in healthy and diseased horses
- Transepithelial calcium transport
- Mechanisms of hypercalcemia in horses
- Molecular aspects of calcium regulation in horses
- Animal Models of Bone Development:
- Genetic manipulation of the PTHrP gene in mice
- Importance of the PTHrP gene in osteoblast differentiation and function
