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Dr. da Costa

Ronaldo C. da Costa, DMV, MSc, PhD
Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology)

Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
The Ohio State University
1010 Veterinary Teaching Hospital
601 Vernon Tharp Street
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Ph: (614) 292-3551
Fx: (614) 292-0895
e-mail

Professional Training and Experience

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

Research Interests

  • Mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of cervical spondylomyelopathy (Wobbler syndrome)
  • Diagnostic assessment and treatment of cervical spondylomyelopathy
  • Advanced and comparative neuroimaging
  • Neuro-oncology
EmergenciesAddressPhone 
(614) 292-3551 601 Vernon L. Tharp Street
Columbus, OH 43210
Companion animal (614) 292-3551
Farm animal & Equine (614) 292-6661
AddressPhone
1900 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-1171
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