Lesley Geraldine King

Director, Intensive Care Unit, VHUP

Director, Emergency and Critical Care Residency Program

Medical director, Wards Nursing

Professor, Clinician Educator, Section of Critical Care

Co-Director, Faculty Mentoring

Contact Information
Department of Clinical Studies - Philadelphia
School of Veterinary Medicine University of Pennsylvania
3900 Delancey Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: (215) 898-3336
Fax: (215) 573 6050

Email:
kingl@vet.upenn.edu

Education

Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin, Ireland, 1981

MVB University College Dublin, Ireland, 1986

Description of Research Expertise

Dr King's research interests include all aspects of small animal intensive care medicine, with special emphasis on pulmonary medicine, applications of positive pressure ventilation in small animals, and outcome prediction in the critical small animal patient.

Description of Clinical Expertise

Dr King is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, and also of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Her clinical focus is on intensive care medicine for dogs and cats, with particular emphasis on respiratory failure.

Selected Publications

Black DB, Rankin S, King LG. : Antibiotic therapy in canine intensive care unit patients (poster) International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium, New Orleans, LA, September Page: 914, Septermber 24 2007.

Java MA, Drobatz KJ, Gilley RS, Long SN, Kushner LI, King LG. : Incidence and risk factors for post-anesthetic aspiration pneumonia in dogs anesthetized for diagnosis and/or treatment of intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium, New Orleans, LA Page: 920, September 24 2007.

Radhakrishnan A, Drobatz KJ, Culp WTN, King LG. : Community-acquired infectious pneumonia in puppies: 65 cases (1993-2002). JAVMA 230: 1493-1497, 2007.

: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency and Critical Care, Second edition King LG and Boag A (eds.). Cheltenham, Great Britain, 2007.

Reineke EL, Fletcher DJ, Drobatz KJ, King LG. : The accuracy of a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) in diabetic ketoacidotic dogs and cats International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium,San Antonio, TX September 17 2006.

Mittleman E, Brown AJ, King LG: Sneezing Clinical Veterinary Advisor, Dogs and Cats Page: 1015-1016, Cote E (eds.). Mosby Elsevier, St Louis Missouri, 2006.

Brown AJ, Mittleman E, King LG: Nasal discharge Cote E, Ed: Clinical Veterinary Advisor, Dogs and Cats Page: 735-737, Cote E (eds.). Mosby Elsevier, St Louis Missouri, 2006.

Lee JA, Drobatz KJ, Koch MW, King LG: Ventilator management, organ failure, and outcome in 53 cats that required positive pressure ventilation in a small animal intensive care unit (1993-2002) Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 226 (6): 924-931, 2005.

Pachtinger G, King LG. : The febrile patient: should you cool it? NAVC Clinicians Brief Page: 23-24, 2005.

Sauve V, Drobatz KJ, Shokek AB, McKnight AL, King LG: Clinical course, diagnostic findings and necropsy diagnosis in dyspneic cats with primary pulmonary parenchymal disease: 15 cats (1996-2002) Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 15(1): 38-47, 2005.
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