Special interest

• Allergic skin diseases
• Autoimmune skin diseases
• Infectious skin diseases
• Alternatives to systemic antibiotic treatment
• New therapies for skin diseases
• Otitis externa and deafness related to conductive disorders

Teaching

• Small animal Dermatology
• Equine Dermatology
• Clinical training in veterinary dermatology for 4th year students.

Research

Skin and ear infections

Service

Head of Dermatology service at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Professional Experience and Qualifications

• DVM, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food & Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2006
• First opinion and Emergency practice "Herzelia Veterinary Hospital", Herzelia, Israel, 2007-2010
• Residency, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel,2010-2015
• Board certification, European College of Veterinary Dermatology, 2017
• Head of Dermatology service The veterinary Teaching Hospital, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, 2017 - Today
• Continuing education lectures for veterinarians, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, and private services, 2017-Today

Selected Recent Publications

Comparison between point-of-care dermatophyte test medium and mycology laboratory culture for diagnosis of dermatophytosis in dogs and cats.

Kaufmann R, Blum SE, Elad D, Zur G.Vet Dermatol. 2016 Aug;27(4):284-e68. doi: 10.1111/vde.12322. Epub 2016 May 30.PMID: 27237544

A Splice Defect in the EDA Gene in Dogs with an X-Linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (XLHED) Phenotype.

Waluk DP, Zur G, Kaufmann R, Welle MM, Jagannathan V, Drögemüller C, Müller EJ, Leeb T, Galichet A.G3 (Bethesda). 2016 Sep 8;6(9):2949-54. doi: 10.1534/g3.116.033225.PMID: 27449516 Free PMC article.

Straelensiosis in two cats and ten dogs from Israel.

Kaufmann R, Bourdeau P, Waldman L, Amiel S, Zur G.J Small Anim Pract. 2015 Dec;56(12):723-7. doi: 10.1111/jsap.12374. Epub 2015 Jun 5.PMID: 26735777