Department of Pathology
Assistant Professor
Biography
Research Interests
- Pathogenesis and immunopathology of infectious diseases
- Transboundary and high-consequence zoonotic pathogens
- Diagnostic pathology of domestic, non-domestic, and wildlife species
- Pathogen discovery and in situ detection
- Digital pathology and artificial intelligence
Educational Background
- PhD, 2025, University of Georgia
- Diplomate, 2021, American College of Veterinary Pathologists
- Residency, Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, 2021, University of Georgia
- DVM, 2018, Iowa State University
- BA, 2002, Washington University in St. Louis
Activities
- American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Women in Pathology Affinity Group
Selected Publications
- Elbert JA, Schuh AJ, Amman BR, Guito JC, Graziano JC, Sealy TK, Howerth EW, Towner JS. 2025. Evaluation of long-term immunity following inoculation with highly diverse orthomarburgvirus isolates in Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus). J Virol 99:e00848-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00848-25
- Elbert JA, McHale B, Gottdenker NL, Burrell CE, McManamon R, Kirejczyk SGM, Amman BR, Sealy TK, Atimnedi P, Towner JS, Howerth EW. Histologic comparison of hepatic iron overload in managed care and free-ranging Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus). Veterinary Pathology. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/03009858251352580
- Elbert JA, Schuh AJ, Amman BR, Guito JC, Graziano JC, Sealy TK, Howerth EW, Towner JS. Characterization of Ravn virus viral shedding dynamics in experimentally infected Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus). J Virol 0:e00045-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00045-25
- dos Santos EC, Summers BA, Elbert JA, Miller DM, Rissi DR. Canine glioma in the first year of life: 5 cases. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2024 Jul;36(4):579-582.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387241242733 - Orbay-Cerrato ME, Nilsen RA, Gottdenker N, McManamon R, Elbert JA, Stilwell JM, Ard MB, Ritchie BW, McHale B. Detection of skunk adenovirus-1 in domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius). Vet Pathol. 2024 Jan;61(1):135-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/03009858231189722
- English A, Larosche S, Elbert J, Reyes V, Martin C, Meichner K. Chronic nonproductive cough and left thoracic limb lameness in a 10-year-old male neutered domestic longhair cat. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 May 1;261(5):745-7. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.09.0415
- Elbert JA, Rissi DR. Neuropathologic changes associated with systemic bacterial infection in 28 dogs. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2022 Jul;34(4):752-6. https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387221102899
- Elbert JA, Rissi DR. Doublecortin immunolabeling and lack of neuronal nuclear protein immunolabeling in feline gliomas. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2022 Jul;34(4):757-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387221104748
- Elbert JA, Yau W, Rissi DR. Neuroinflammatory diseases of the central nervous system of dogs: A retrospective study of 207 cases (2008-2019). Can Vet J. 2022 Feb;63(2):178. PMID: 35110776; PMCID: PMC8759338.
- Elbert JA, Sanchez S, Rissi DR. Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma mimicking tuberculosis in a cow. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2021 Nov;33(6):1180-2. https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387211029904
- Armstrong JF, Perlini M, Elbert JA, Rissi DR, Platt SR. Suspected primary haematomyelia in a French bulldog. J Small Anim Pract. 2021 Sep 1;62(9). https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13343
- Maboni G, Elbert JA, Stilwell JM, Sanchez S. Genomic and pathologic findings for Prototheca cutis infection in cat. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;27(3):979. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.202941
- Pfeifle, R.L., Beasley, E.M, Crabtree, N.E, Fraser, C., Elbert, J.A., Ducker, E, Nagata, K., Garner, B.C., Sakamoto, K. Osteosarcoma in the femur of a horse. Equine Vet Educ. 2021 Nov;33(11):e411-5. https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13445
- Elbert JA, Rissi DR. Systemic Listeria monocytogenes infection and concurrent pleural mesothelioma in a cat. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2021 Jan;33(1):120-3. https://doi.org/10.1177/1040638720966321
- Kagan R, Elbert J, Auriga M. Examining the effects of bodygrip 330 traps on domestic cat (Felis catus) cadavers. J Vet Forensic Sci. 2020 Nov 1;1(2):11-4. https://doi.org/10.32473/jvfs.v1i2.128636
- Elbert JA, Peck S, Hayes D, Taylor J, Smith JS. Anaplastic meningioma in a Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Vet Rec Case Rep. 2019 Mar;7(1):e000650. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2018-000650
