About Luke
Dr. Bass is a board-certified veterinarian within the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. He also serves on the American Association of Equine Practitioners Board of Directors. He graduated from CSU in 2007 and then completed an equine internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in Oakdale, CA. After completion of the internship, he remained at Pioneer Equine Hospital as an associate veterinarian focusing on ambulatory practice, reproduction, lameness, and dentistry. After spending a year on the western slope with Colorado River Veterinary Services, Dr. Bass and his family decided to return to CSU, where he serves as a faculty member in Equine Field Service focusing on equine ambulatory medicine and teaching undergraduate equine science and veterinary students. In his spare time, Dr. Bass loves spending time with his family and friends, playing golf, and enjoying outdoor sports.
Education
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, 2007
Master of Science, Colorado State University, 2003
Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, 1997
Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP)
Equine Certificate of Medical Veterinary Acupuncture
Publications
Hess, A., Bracken, A., Nout-Lomas, Y., Rao, S., Gustafson, D., & Bass, L. (2025). Pharmacokinetics of a long-acting intramuscular dopamine agonist in healthy horses. Equine Veterinary Education. Article DOI: 10.1111/eve.70003
Linde, P., Kurihara, J., Chow, L., Williams, Z., Hendrickson, D., Bass, L., Dow, S., & Pezzanite, L. Identification of antibodies to chondrocyte and synviocyte antigens in equine osteoarthritis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.70085
Williams, Z., Chow, L., Impastato, R., Piquini, G., Sabino, I., Bass, L., Hendrickson, D., Zuscik, M., Dow, S., & Pezzanite, L. (2025). Multiomic analysis of equine aging-related osteoarthritis highlights gut microbiome and metabolome alterations. Submitted to Animals, Sept 2025.
Bracken, A., Bass, L., Kiger, K., & Rao, S. ACTH suppression activity of a long-acting intramuscular dopamine agonist in horses with PPID. Study complete August 2024, Submitted July 2025. Awaiting primary author comments and will submit to AAEP in 2026.
Damone, J., Bass, L., Gadomski, B., Rao, S., Frank, C., & Moorman, V. (2024). Biomechanical and histological variables differ by site but not by lameness in equine digital cushion samples from forelimbs. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Accepted August 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105178
Ammons, D. T., Chow, L., Goodrich, L., Bass, L., Larson, B., Williams, Z. J., Stoneback, J. W., Dow, S., & Pezzanite, L. M. (2024). Characterization of the single cell landscape in normal and osteoarthritic equine joints. Annals of Translational Medicine, 12(5), 88–88. https://doi.org/10.21037/atm-24-40
Chow, L., Kawahisa-Piquini, G., Bass, L., Hendrickson, D., Patel, A., Rockow, M., Dow, S., & Pezzanite, L. Correlation of fecal microbiome dysregulation to synovial transcriptome in an equine model of obesity associated osteoarthritis. Annals of Translational Medicine. https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/132196
Broman, A., Rawlinson, J., Bass, L., Boscan, P., & Rao, S. Evaluation of the Rostral Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block via the Mental Foramen in Equids: In Vivo Efficacy Testing. Submitted to Journal of Veterinary Dentistry. https://doi.org/10.1177/08987564241295586
Pezzanite, L., Griffenhagen, G., Bass, L., Okudaira, M., Larson, B., & Hendrickson, D. (2023). Liposomal bupivacaine is both safe and effective when administered via local infiltration at surgical site and mesovarium for laparoscopic ovariectomy in mares. Equine Veterinary Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13915
Piquini, G., Pezzanite, L., Moorman, V., & Bass, L. (2023). Effect of age at training initiation on hoof morphology and lameness in juvenile American Quarter Horses. Equine Veterinary Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13913
Research Specialty
Lameness
Podiatry
Osteoarthritis
Venography
Microbiome
