Ronaldo C. da Costa

Professional Training and experience

• 2016-present - Full Professor and Service Head, Neurology and Neurosurgery
• 2012-2016 - Associate Professor and Service Head, Neurology and Neurosurgery
• 2008-2012 - Assistant Professor and Service Head, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University
• 2006-2008 – Associate Professor, Federal University of Paraná, Palotina, PR, Brazil
• 2002-2006 - Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada.
• 2002-2004 – Residency in Neurology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
• 1997-2001 – Assistant Professor, Federal University of Paraná, Palotina, PR, Brazil
• MSc (Surgery) – 1999 – Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
• 1995-1996 – Associate veterinarian, Small Animal Practice, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
• DMV – 1995 - Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Research Interests

• Mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of cervical spondylomyelopathy (Wobbler syndrome)
  • More information regarding Wobbler's Syndrome
• Diagnostic assessment and treatment of cervical spondylomyelopathy
• Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbosacral stenosis
• Feline Neurology
• Advanced and comparative neuroimaging Neuro-oncology

Honors, Awards and Scholarships

• 2023 - Veterinarian of the Year Award – Brazilian Small Animal Veterinary Association. Chosen by vote by all registered Veterinarians in Brazil. Nominated along 12 other Brazilian Veterinarians.  
• 2020-2021 - Professional Program Teaching Honor Roll. The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine.
• 2020 - Best Speaker Award – International Congress Montenegro Veterinary Hospital. Porto, Portugal.
• 2019 - Major advisor to Daniella Vansteenkiste, winner of the Knecht Resident ACVIM Award. Awarded to the best research abstracts submitted to the ACVIM Forum.
• 2017 - Professional Program Teaching Honor Roll. The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. 2016 Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award – College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University.
• 2016 - Excellence in Teaching Award. Class of 2018 (one of 4 finalists for the Pfizer Norden award)- College of Veterinary Medicine. The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States.
• 2016 - Major Advisor to Michele Provencher; recipient of the Knecht Resident ACVIM Award 
• 2014 - Major Advisor to Juliet Armstrong; winner - Gertrude Hoeger Clinical Research Award
• 2013 - Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award – College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University.
• 2013 - Major Advisor to Paula Martin Vaquero; recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award of the SCAVMA - Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
• 2013 - Major Advisor to Juliet Armstrong - Winner of the Basic Research Award. 2013 OSU College of Veterinary Medicine Research Day.
• 2013 - Major advisor to Paula Martin Vaquero; winner of the 2013 Knecht Resident ACVIM Award.
• 2013 - Major Advisor to Juliet Armstrong; Gertrude Hoeger Biomedical Research Award.
• 2012 - Major advisor to Kari Foss; winner of the 2012 Knecht Resident ACVIM Award.
• 2011 - Pfizer Norden Distinguished Teacher Award - College of Veterinary Medicine. The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States.
• 2010 - Excellence in Teaching Award – Class of 2011. College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University.
• 2010 - Honorary Class President (equivalent to Norden Teaching Award) – Class of 2010. Federal University of Paraná, Brazil.
• 2009 - Name of the Graduating Class (second highest teaching award) – Class of 2009. Federal University of Paraná, Brazil.
• 2006 - 1st Prize Ph.D. Poster Category - Graduate Student Appreciation Day - Ontario Veterinary College.
• 2006 - 2nd Prize Ph.D. Oral presentation Category – Graduate Student Appreciation Day - Ontario Veterinary College.
• 2006 - Elizabeth Holdsworth Scholarship – University of Guelph.
• 2005 - Vetoquinol Scholarship in Geriatrics in Companion Animals. Ontario Veterinary College - University of Guelph.
• 2005 - Laforet Research Assistantship – Single recipient. University of Guelph.
• 2005 - Biomedical Sciences Graduate Research Assistantship Award – University of Guelph.
• 2005 - Best Neurology Research Abstract – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - ACVIM.
• 2005-2006 - Ontario Graduate Scholarship – Awarded to the top 12 international students in Biological and Medical sciences of the province. Ministry of Training and Universities, Ontario, Canada.
• 2005 - University Graduate Scholarship – University of Guelph.
• 2004 - University of Guelph Entrance Scholarship – University of Guelph.
• 2004 - University Graduate Scholarship – University of Guelph.
• 2004 - Pfizer Graduate Student Award – University of Guelph.
• 2003 - Kenneth & June Bone Memorial Scholarship – Presented to the graduate student with the best academic and research performance pursuing studies in companion animals – University of Guelph.
• 2002 - Laforet Research Assistantship – Co-recipient recipient. University of Guelph.
• 2003 - Kon-Tiki Atkins Scholarship – University of Guelph.
• 2003 - Ontario Veterinary College Graduate Student Association Travel Award – University of Guelph.
• 2002-2005 Doctorate studies scholarship – CNPq – National Scientific Research Council of Brazil.
• 2002 - Doug and Esther Ormond Scholarship for Parents – University of Guelph.
• 2002 - University Graduate Scholarship – University of Guelph.
• 2001 - Honorary Class President – Graduating class of Veterinary Medicine. Federal University of Paraná, Palotina, PR, Brazil.
• 2000 - Professor of the 4th Year – Graduating class of Veterinary Medicine. Federal University of Paraná, Palotina, PR, Brazil.
• 1999 - Honorary Class President – Graduating class of Veterinary Medicine. Federal University of Paraná, Palotina, PR, Brazil.
• 1996-1997 Master studies scholarship - CNPq – National Scientific Research Council of Brazil.
• 1993 - Scientific initiation scholarship – CNPq – National Scientific Research Council of Brazil.

Professional Service

• Practice limited to clinical neurology and neurosurgery

Associate Editor

• BMC Veterinary Journal

Journal Reviewer

1. American Journal of Veterinary Research.
2. Archives of Veterinary Science (Brazil).
3. BMC Veterinary Journal
4. Canadian Veterinary Journal
5. European Journal of Pharmacology
6. Frontiers in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery (Associate Editor)
7. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
8. Journal of American Animal Hospital Association
9. Journal of Small Animal Practice
10. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
11. MEDVEP – Veterinary Scientific Journal (Brazil)
12. PLOS ONE
13. Research in Veterinary Science
14. Revista Clínica Veterinária (Brazil)
15. Veterinary Clinical Pathology
16. Veterinary Journal
17. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound
18. Veterinary Record
19. Veterinary Sciences
20. Veterinary Surgery

Teaching

• VM 603 - Veterinary Neurobiology (Clinical Neurology) (Team taught)
• VMC 6015.02 - Small Animal Medicine Techniques (team taught)
• VCS 719 - Clinical Problem Solving and Treatment in Small Animal Internal Medicine II (Team taught)
• VCS 822.04 – Neurologic and neuromuscular diseases (Graduate course – team taught)