Dr. Lowe was born in Peterborough, Ontario and grew up in the surrounding area. He has always loved animals and at age seven, after discarding his initial inclination to become a zookeeper, Dr. Lowe settled on new path when he listed “veterinarian” as his future career in his very first school year-book. He hasn’t looked back since.

Dr. Lowe graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2003 where he developed a strong interest in dermatology during his final year of training. After a one year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the OVC from 2003-2004, Dr. Lowe moved to Illinois where he completed a three-year residency in veterinary dermatology. Dr. Lowe also pursued a Master of Science degree in feline dermatology while at Illinois and obtained both his Master’s, as well as became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Dermatology, in 2007. From 2007-2012 Dr. Lowe worked in private practice as a veterinary dermatologist at a referral and emergency hospital in Appleton, Wisconsin. Dr. Lowe has been with the Alta Vista Animal Hospital since May of 2012. He is happy to be back in Ontario and is looking forward to working with the pets and people of the Ottawa region.

Qualifications

• 2003 – Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Ontario Veterinary College)
• 2004 – Small Animal Rotating Internship (Ontario Veterinary College)
• 2007 – Master’s of Science in Veterinary Clinical Medicine (University of Illinois)
• 2007 – Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology

Publications

• Lowe, A. D., Alimentary lymphosarcoma in a 4-year-old Labrador retriever. Can Vet J. 2004 Jul; 45(7):610-2.
• Weese, J. S., Anderson, M. E., Lowe, A. D. and Monteith, G. J. Preliminary investigation of the probiotic potential of Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain GG in horses: fecal recovery following oral administration and safety. Can Vet J. 2003 Apr; 44(4):299-302.
• Weese, J. S., Anderson, M. E., Lowe, A. D. Penno, R.; da Costa, T. M.; Button, L., and Goth, K. C. Screening of the equine intestinal microflora for potential probiotic organisms. Equine Vet J. 2004 May; 36(4):351-5.
• Martin, D. M., Hall J., Keirstead, N., Lowe, A. D. Multifocal osteoma cutis in a Golden Retriver. Can Vet J. 2006 Apr; 47(4):360-2.
• Lowe, A. D., Campbell, K. L., Barger, A. Schaeffer, D. J., Borst, L. Clinical, clinicopathological and selected histological effects of glucocorticoids in cats. Vet Rec. 2008 Jun; 162(24):777-83.
• Lowe, A. D., Graves, T. K., Campbell, K. L., Schaeffer, D. J. A pilot study comparing the diabetogenic effects of dexamethasone and prednisolone in cats. JAAHA. 2009 Sept; 45(5):215-24.
• Lowe, A. D., Campbell, K. L., Graves, T. K. Glucocorticoids in the cat. Vet Derm. 2008 Dec; 19(6):340-7.
• Lowe, A. D. (2007) Draining tracts, cutaneous. In Veterinary Clinical Advisor, Dogs and Cats. 1st ed. Ed Cote, E. St. Louis, MO. Mosby. Pp 319-320.
• Lowe, A. D. (2007) Food allergy, dermatologic. In Veterinary Clinical Advisor, Dogs and Cats. 1st ed. Ed Cote, E. St. Louis, MO. Mosby. Pp 396-398.
• Lowe, A. D. (2007) Contact dermatitis. In Veterinary Clinical Advisor, Dogs and Cats. 1st ed. Ed Cote, E. St. Louis, MO. Mosby. Pp 236-237.
• Lowe, A. D. Glucocorticoid use in cats. Vet Med. 2010 Feb; 55-62.
• Lowe, A. D. Feline Dermatology- Cats Are Not Small Dogs – Part I: The Drugs. Proceedings of the 25th Annual North American Veterinary Dermatology Forum, Portland OR, 2010, 157-161.
• Lowe, A. D. Feline Dermatology – Cats Are Not Small Dogs – Part II: The Diseases. Proceedings of the 25th Annual North American Veterinary Dermatology Forum, Portland OR, 2010, 163-7.
• Lowe, A. D. (2011) Draining tracts, cutaneous. In Veterinary Clinical Advisor, Dogs and Cats. 2nd ed. Ed Cote, E. St. Louis, MO. Mosby. Pp 321(web).
• Lowe, A. D. (2011) Food allergy, dermatologic. In Veterinary Clinical Advisor, Dogs and Cats. 2nd ed. Ed Cote, E. St. Louis, MO. Mosby. Pp 400-2.
• Lowe, A. D. (2011) Contact dermatitis. In Veterinary Clinical Advisor, Dogs and Cats. 2nd ed. Ed Cote, E. St. Louis, MO. Mosby. Pp 242-3.