Charles H. Bridges

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He attended Texas A&M University and graduated in 1945 with a degree in veterinary medicine. He practiced veterinary medicine in Brenham, Texas for 4 ½ years. In 1949, he left practice to attend LSU to do graduate studies in Veterinary Microbiology. In 1951, he was called back in service as the base veterinarian at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. In 1954, he returned to Texas A&M to continue his graduate work at A&M and Walter Reed Armed Force Institute of Pathology receiving his Ph.D. in Veterinary Pathology in 1957. He was certified by examination as a veterinary pathologist by the American College of Veterinary Pathology in 1956. Dr. Bridges was the Professor and Head of the Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M, from 1960 -1978. He retired as Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Experiment Station in 1986. He was also an Adjunct Professor of Pathology at Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas from 1978 -1995 and Professor of Comparative Pathology, Institute of Comparative Medicine, TAMU 1976-1979. He was past president of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and a member of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association and the International Academy of Pathology (Emeritus). He was a member of Phi Zeta, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi and Gamma Sigma Delta. He was a Morris Animal Foundation Fellow. His research interests included mycotic diseases, neuropathology, toxicologic pathology and inherited diseases.