UC Berkeley             A.B.           Zoology
UC Davis                D.V.M.         Veterinary Medicine
UC Davis                 Ph.D.         Comparative Pathology

Member of the Graduate Group of Comparative Pathology

Also contact Dr. Theis at the Heartworm Hotline!

Chomel BB, Kasten R, Adams C, Lambillotte D, Theis J, Goldsmith R, Koss J, Chioino C, Widjana D, Sutisna P. Serosurvey of some major zoonotic infections in children and teenagers in Bali, Indonesia.  Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 24:321-326, 1993.

Gordus AG, Theis JH. Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from the blood of a bushy-tailed wood rat in California. Journal of Wildlife Disease 29:478-480, 1993.

Theis JH, Goldsmith RS, Flisser A, Koss J, Chioino C, Plancarte A, Segura A, Widjana D, Sutisna P. Detection by immunoblot assay of antibodies to Taenia solium cysticerci: in sera from residents of rural communities and from epileptic patients in Bali, Indonesia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 25:464-468, 1994.

Theis JH, Cleary M, Syvanen M, Gilson A, Swift P, Banks J. DNA confirmed Taenia solium cysticercosis in Black Bears (Ursus americanus) from California. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 55:456-458, 1996.

Theis JH, Stevens F, Theodoropoulos G, Ziedens A. Studies on the prevalence and distribution of filariasis in dogs from Los Angeles County California 1996-1998. Canine Practice 24:8-16, 1999.

Davis-Reed L, Theis JH. Cutaneous schistosomiasis: Report of a case and review of the literature. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2000.

Theis JH, Kovaltchouk JC, Fujioka KK, Saviskas B. Vector competence of two species of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Southern California for Dirofilaria immitis (Filariidea: Onchocercidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 37:295-297, 2000.

Theis JH, Stevens F, Law M. Distribution, prevalence and relative risk of filariasis in Washington State dogs (1997-1999). Journal of American Animal Hospital Association 37:339-347, 2001.

Theis JH. Veterinary Medicine: A Profession or a Business? Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 30:207-210, 2003.