
Formation générale
Après l’obtention de son diplôme DMV de la Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal en 1998, Dre Alexander poursuit un internat en médecine et chirurgie des grands animaux à l’Ontario Veterinary College (Université de Guelph). En 1999, elle se retrouve en pratique ambulatoire équine en Oregon. Elle entreprend une résidence et une maitrise en imagerie vétérinaire en 2001 à The Ohio State University, qu’elle termine en 2004 et qui lui permettent d’obtenir cette même année sa diplomation de spécialiste de l’American College of Veterinary Radiology. Elle a poursuivi un intérêt pour la pédagogie médicale avec un certificat en enseignement vétérinaire du Royal Veterinary College en 2012.
Expérience professionnelle
Depuis plus de dix ans, Dre Alexander se dévoue dans le département d’imagerie médicale des Centres DMVet entre autres avec le développement du service d’imagerie à DMVet St-Hubert, l’expansion de l’utilisation CT-Scan dans tous les centres DMVet et du service d’imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) à DMVet Lachine.
Elle présente régulièrement des conférences de formation continue en imagerie pour les praticiens généralistes du Québec, avec un intérêt particulier récent de l’utilisation éthique de l’intelligence artificielle en imagerie vétérinaire.
Précédant sa migration vers les Centres DMVet, Dre Alexander a enseigné à la Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal en tant que professeure de 2004 à 2014, participant aussi au service clinique d’imagerie médicale du CHUV et à plusieurs projets de recherche avec les techniques de tomodensitométrie rénale et osseuse et d’IRM myoarthrosquelettique. Elle s’est beaucoup impliquée dans l’innovation de l’enseignement des étudiants du programme de DMV. Elle a aussi co-fondé le premier programme de résidence en imagerie médicale vétérinaire au Québec.
3. PRIX ET RÉALISATIONS
- Présidente, l’American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR). 2020. Membre du conseil d’administration de 2015 à 2021.
- Chaire fondatrice et membre, ACVR/ECVDI Artificial Intelligence Education and Development Committee, 2021-2023.
- Examinatrice, l’American College of Veterinary Radiology, 2012-2015.
- Prix Pfizer d’excellence en enseignement, Université de Montréal, 2011.
- Prix d’excellence en enseignement, Université de Montréal, catégorie professeur adjoint, 2009.
- Membre, Conseil d’administration du Groupe DMV, depuis 2018.
4. ASSOCIATIONS PROFESSIONNELLES
- American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR)
- Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec (OMVQ)
- Association des médecins vétérinaires du Québec en pratique des petits animaux (AMVQ)
- Association des vétérinaires équins du Québec (AVEQ)
- Joslyn S, Alexander K Evaluating artificial intelligence algorithms for use in veterinary radiology. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2022 Dec:63 Suppl 1:871-879.
- Adrien-Maxence H, Emilie B, Alois C, Michelle A, Alexander K, Mylene A, David B, Marie S, Jason F, Eric G, Séamus H, Kevin K, Alison L, Megan M, Hester M, Jaime RJ, Zhu X, Micaela Z, Federica M. Comparison of error rates between four pretrained DenseNet convolutional neural network models and 13 board-certified veterinary radiologists when evaluating 15 labels of canine thoracic radiographs. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2022 Jul;63(4):456-468.
- Choquette A, Del Castillo JRE, Moreau M, Guillot M, Alexander K, Kona-Boun JJ, Gauvin D, Troncy E. Comparison of lidocaine and lidocaine-epinephrine for the paravertebral brachial plexus block in dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2017 Mar;44(2):317-328.
- Cléroux A, Alexander K, Beauchamp G, Dunn M. Evaluation for association between urolithiasis and chronic kidney disease in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2017 Apr 1;250(7):770-774.
- Zoller G, Langlois I, Alexander K. Glomerular filtration rate determination by computed tomography in two pet rabbits with renal disease. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2017 Mar 15;250(6):681-687.
- Auger M, Alexander K, Beauchamp G, Dunn M Use of CT to evaluate and compare intranasal features in brachycephalic and normocephalic dogs. J Small An Pract. 2016 Aug 10; 57(10): 529-536
- De Lasalle J, Alexander K, Olive J, Laverty S. Comparisons among radiography, ultrasonography and computed tomography for ex vivo characterization of stifle osteoarthritis in the horse. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2016 Sep;57(5):489-501.
- Trencart P, Alexander K, De Lasalle J, Laverty S Radiographic evaluation of the width of the femorotibial joint space in horses. Am J Vet Res. 2016 Feb;77(2):127-36.
- Olive J, Javard R, Specchi S, Bélanger MC, Bélanger C, Beauchamp G, Alexander K Effect of cardiac and respiratory cycles on vertebral heart score measured on fluoroscopic images of healthy dogs J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2015 May 15;246(10):1091-7
- Bercier M, Alexander K, Gorow A, Pye GW Computed tomography and magnetic resonance for the advanced imaging of the normal nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2014 Dec;45(4):766-74
- Finck C, D’Anjou MA, Alexander K, Specchi S, Beauchamp G. Radiographic diagnosis of mechanical obstruction in dogs based on relative small intestinal external diameters Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2014 ;55(5):472-9.
- Alexander K, Dallaire S, Bélisle M, Fernandez N, Doucet M. Diagnostic imaging learning resources evaluated by students and recent graduates. J Vet Med Educ. 2013;40(3):252-63
- Fontaine P, Blond L, Alexander K, Beauchamp G, Richard H, Laverty S Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the study of joint development in the equine pelvic limb. Vet J 2013 Jul;197(1):103-11.
- Espinosa P, Lacourt M, Alexander K, David F, Laverty S. Fragmentation of the proximal tubercle of the talus, 10 cases. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013 Apr 1;242(7):984-91
- Alexander K, Joly H, Blond L, D’Anjou MA, Nadeau MÈ, Olive J, Beauchamp G A comparison of computed tomography, computed radiography, and film-screen radiography for the detection of canine pulmonary nodules. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2012 May-Jun;53(3):258-65.
- Bongrand Y, Blais M-C, Alexander K Atypical pneumonia associated with a Mycoplasma isolate in a kitten. Canadian Veterinary Journal, 2012;53:1109–1113.
- Alexander, K, Joly, H, Blond, L, d’Anjou, M-A, Nadeau, M-È, Olive, J, Beauchamp, G A comparison of CT, computed radiography and film-screen radiography for the detection of canine pulmonary nodules Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2012;53(3):258-65.
- Granger A, Armbrust LJ, Rankin D, Ghering R, Bello N, Alexander K Estimation of glomerular filtration rate in 10 healthy cats using single-slice dynamic CT and Patlak Plot analysis. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2012;53(2):181-188.
- Benamou J, Lussier B, Alexander K, Gains MJ, Savard C Diagnosis of a feline scapular aneurysmal bone cyst by the use of combined imaging features and histopathology. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2012 Jan 1;240(1):69-74.
- De Swarte M, Alexander K, d’Anjou MA, Rannou B, Blond L, Beauchamp G Comparison of sonographic features of benign and neoplastic deep lymph nodes in dogs. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2011;52(4):451-6
- Alexander K, Dunn M, Carmel EN, Lavoie JP, Del Castillo JR Clinical application of Patlak plot CT-GFR in animals with upper urinary tract disease. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2010;51(4):421-7.
- Alexander K Radiology Corner: Reducing Error in Radiographic Interpretation, Can Vet J May 2010;51: 533-536.
- Alexander K, Authier S, del Castillo JRE, Arora V, Qi S, Guillot M, Beauchamp G, Troncy E Patlak plot analysis CT-GFR for the determination of renal function: Comparison of normal dogs with autologous kidney transplant dogs. Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging 2010;5(3):133–139.
- Olive J, d’Anjou MA, Alexander K, Laverty S, Theoret C. Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and radiography for assessment of noncartilaginous changes in equine metacarpophalangeal osteoarthritis Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2010 May-Jun;51(3):267-79
- Olive J, d’Anjou MA, Alexander K, Beauchamp G, Théoret C. Correlation of signal attenuation-based quantitative magnetic resonance imaging with quantitative computed tomographic measurements of subchondral bone mineral density in metacarpophalangeal joints of horses. Am J Vet Res 2010 Apr;71(4):412-20
- Gatineau M, Lussier B, Alexander K Multiple Follicular Cysts of the Ear Canal in a Dog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2010;46 107-114
- Bourzac C, Alexander K, Rossier Y, Laverty S Comparison of radiographic and ultrasonographic examination for the diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans in the equine femoropatellar joint. Equine Vet J 2009; 41, 686-692
- Bouchgua M, Alexander K, d’Anjou MA, Girard CA, Carmel EN, Beauchamp G, Richard H, Laverty S Use of routine clinical multimodality imaging in a rabbit model of osteoarthritis–part I. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2009;17(2):188-96
- Bouchgua M, Alexander K, Carmel EN, d’Anjou MA, Beauchamp G, Richard H, Laverty S Use of routine clinical multimodality imaging in a rabbit model of osteoarthritis–part II: bone mineral density assessment. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2009;17(2):197-204.
- Relave F, Meulyzer M, Alexander K, Beauchamp G, Marcoux M Comparison of radiography and ultrasonography to detect osteochondrosis lesions in the tarsocrural joint: a prospective study. Equine Vet J 2009;41(1):34-40.
- Guillot M, d’Anjou M-A, Alexander K, Bédard C, Desnoyers M, Beauregard G, del Castilllo, JE. Sonographic signs that predict the results of liver fine-needle aspiration: A prospective study in 70 dogs with suspected liver disease. Vet Radiol and Ultrasound 2009; 50(5): 513-518.
- Joly H, d’Anjou MA, Alexander K, Beauchamp G. Comparison of different helical CT protocols for the detection of soft tissue pulmonary nodules in the dog. Vet Radiol and Ultrasound 2009; 50(3): 279-84.
- Gadbois J, d’Anjou MA, Dunn M, Alexander K, Beauregard G, D’Astous J, De Carufel M, Breton L, Beauchamp G Radiographic abnormalities in cats with feline bronchial disease and intra- and interobserver variability in radiographic interpretation: 40 cases (1999-2006). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2009;234(3):367-75
- Alexander K, Huneault LM, d’Anjou MA, Foster R. Magnetic resonance imaging and marsupialization of a hemorrhagic cervical intramedullary vascular anomaly in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2008; 232(3) :399-404.
- David F, Savard C, Drolet R, Alexander K, Pang DSJ, Laverty S. Congenital Branchial Apparatus Malformation in a Haflinger Colt. Veterinary Surgery, 2008:37(1):3-11.
- Alexander K, Ybarra N, del Castillo JRE, Morin V, Gauvin D, Bichot S, Beauchamp G, Troncy E. Determination of glomerular filtration rate in anesthetized pigs by use of three-phase whole-kidney computed tomography and Patlak plot analysis. Am J Vet Res 2008;69(11):1455-62.
- Buczinski S, Fecteau G, Alexander K, Carmel EN, Use of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of upper respiratory obstruction in a calf. Can Vet J, 2008 :49(3) :275-279.
- Richard E and Alexander K, Tutorial Article: Non-conventional radiographic projections in the equine orthopaedic examination. Equine Vet Educ, 2007 :19 :551-559.
- Mareschal A, d’Anjou MA, Moreau M, Alexander K, Beauregard G. Ultrasonographic measurement of kidney-to-aorta ratio as a method of estimating renal size in dogs. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 2007;48(5): 434–438.
- Munsterman AS, Alexander K, Samii VF, Latimer FG. Computed tomography in the diagnosis of septic physitis in two foals. Case Report. Equine Vet Educ, 2007 :19:200-206.
- Alexander K, del Castillo JRE, Ybarra N, Morin V, Gauvin D, Authier S, Vinay P, Troncy É. Single slice, dynamic computed tomographic determination of glomerular filtration rate (CT-GFR) in anesthetized pigs using Patlak plot analysis. Am J Vet Res, 2007;68(3):297–304.
- David F, Rougier M, Alexander K, Morisset S. Ultrasound-guided coxofemoral arthrocentesis in horses. Equine Vet J, 2007;39(1):79-83.
- Witte S, Alexander K, Bucellato M, Sofaly C, Fife W, Hinchcliffe KW. Congenital atlantoaxial luxation associated with malformation of the dens axis in a Quarter Horse foal. Case report. Equine Vet Educ 2005:17:175-178
- Alexander K, Drost WT, Mattoon JS, Kowalski JJ, Funk JA Uptake of 99mTc-ciprofloxacin versus 99mTc-pertechnetate into live and killed equine isolate of Escherichia coli. Can J Vet Res 2005:69(4):272-277
- Alexander K, Drost WT, Mattoon JS, Anderson DE 99mTc-ciprofloxacin imaging in camelids/small ruminants. Vet Radiol and Ultrasound 2005:46(4):340-347
- Alexander K, Dobson H Peripheral nerve ultrasonography in the normal adult horse. Vet Radiol and Ultrasound 2003;44(4):456-65.
- Alexander K, Baird JD, Parsons DA, Dobson H What Is Your Diagnosis? Basisphenoid fracture in an Arabian. JAVMA 2002;220(3):297-8.