Virginia B Reef

Director of Large Animal Cardiology and Diagnostic Ultrasonography, New Bolton Center

Chief, Section of Sports Medicine and Imaging, New Bolton Center

Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Medicine, New Bolton Center

Contact Information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348-1692

Office: 610-925-6403
Fax: 610-925-6831

Email:
vreef@vet.upenn.edu

Education

BA ( ) Mount Holyoke College , 1974

( ) Miami University , 1974

DVM The Ohio State University , 1979

Publications

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Description of Research Expertise

Equine Cardiology and Diagnostic Ultrasonography

Selected Publications

de Solis C Navas, Palmer J E, Boston R C, Reef V B: The importance of ultrasonographic pneumatosis intestinalis in equine neonatal gastrointestinal disease. Equine veterinary journal. Supplement 44 Suppl 41(41): 64-8, Feb 2012.

Epstein K, Short D, Parente E, Reef V, Southwood L: Gastrointestinal ultrasonography in normal adult ponies. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 49: 282-286, 2008.

Beckman KE, del Piero F, Donaldson MT, Seco O, Reef V : Imaging Diagnosis – Intramural hematoma, jejunal diverticulum and colic in a horse. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 49(1): 81-84, 2008.

Slack JA, Johns I, van Eps A, Reef VB: Imaging diagnosis - tricuspid atresia in an alpaca. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 49(3): 309-312, 2008.

Jorgensen AJR, Seco Diaz O, Reef VB: Ultrasonographic Diagnosis – Desmitis of the accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon in a hindlimb in a horse. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 49(3): 303-306, 2008.

Ebling A, Slack J, Reef V: Imaging Diagnosis - avulsion of the origin of the popliteal tendon in a horse Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 49(6): 567-9, 2008.

Epstein K, Short D, Parente E, Reef V, Southwood L: Serial gastrointestinal ultrasonography following exploratory celiotomy in normal adult ponies Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 49: 584-588, 2008.

Seco Diaz O, Smtih G, Reef VB. : Ultrasonographic appearance of the lower urinary tract in fifteen normal horses. Vet Radiol & Ultrasound 48: 560-564, 2007.

Jesty SA, Wilkins PA, SecoDiaz O, Palmer JE, Habecker P, and Reef VB: “Persistent truncus arteriosus in two Standardbred foals.” Equine Vet Educ 19: 307-311, 2007.

Jesty SA, Reef VB: Evaluation of the horse with acute cardiac crisis. (Special issue. Emergency medicine) Clin Tech Equine Pract 5: 93-103, 2006.
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