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Dr. Colin Burrows, chairman of the department of small animal clinical sciences and chief of staff of UF's small animal hospital, has received the American Veterinary Medical Association's 2007 12th International Veterinary Congress prize.

Awarded during the AVMA's annual meeting in July, the prize recognizes outstanding contributions to international understanding of veterinary medicine.

Burrows is a board-certified veterinary internist, specializing in the study of canine and feline gastrointestinal, hepatic and pancreatic disease. His research has focused on canine gastrointestinal motility in health and disease, and on the relationship between diet and gastrointestinal disease.

He has delivered continuing education presentations in more than 50 countries and is an honorary member of both the Austrian and Russian Small Animal Veterinary Associations. Burrows also has served as coordinator of the North American Veterinary Conference since 1980 and currently serves as the NAVC's executive director.