About this episode

Dr. Guillermo Couto discusses his career focusing on Greyhound health and the initiatives of the Greyhound Health Initiative.

Episode 49: Recorded March 6, 2025 ”If someone has a giant nose, you’re not going to cut off their nose…” Dr. Guillermo Couto on why he chose to focus his career on Greyhounds and their unique physiology and health characteristics Show Notes Dr. Guillermo Couto’s veterinary career started in the 1970s in Buenos Ares, Argentina. He started with a small practice across the street from his parents. Five years later, he became board certified in veterinary internal medicine and oncology at the University of California, Davis. In the 1980s, he started a thirty year career at The Ohio State University where he made a name for himself as the foremost expert and researcher in Greyhound hematology and oncology. That focus on Greyhounds started 30 years ago when Dr. Couto adopted his first Greyhound. He was intrigued by the unique physiology of the breed, and he sought answers to questions about Greyhound health that other veterinarians and researchers might have dismissed as abnormalities. In 2013, Dr. Couto retired from teaching and founded the Greyhound Health Initiative (GHI) to further explore the internal medicine and oncology landscape of the breed. Meanwhile, Mandy Albert…

People in this episode

Hosts: John Parker, Michael Burns

Guest: Dr. Guillermo Couto

Topics covered

• Greyhound health
• Veterinary medicine
• Oncology
• Hematology
• Canine blood bank
• Veterinary career

Keywords

• Greyhound
• veterinary
• health initiative
• oncology
• hematology
• canine blood bank
• Dr. Couto

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Greyhound Health Initiative, The Ohio State University

Places: Buenos Ares, Argentina, California

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