Rebecka S. Hess, DVM, DACVIM
Additional Titles:
Associate Scholar, The Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine
Chief, Section of Medicine
Dr. Rebecka Hess received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1992 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. She completed an internship in small animal medicine in 1994 and a residency in small animal internal medicine in 1996, both at Penn Vet, where she is currently Professor and Chief of internal medicine. Dr. Hess has received several research and teaching awards. Her research and publications focus on diabetes and other endocrinopathies in dogs and cats, topics of which she is invited to speak on nationally and internationally. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Shea, E. K., Hess, R. S. Validation of a flash glucose monitoring system in outpatient diabetic cats J Vet Intern Med 35: 1703-1712, 2021.
O’Kell, A. L., Wasserfall, C. H., Henthorn, P. S., Atkinson, M. A., Hess, R. S. Evaluation for type 1 diabetes associated autoantibodies in diabetic and non-diabetic Australian terriers and Samoyeds Canine Med Genet 7: 10, 2020.
Mui, M. L., Famula, T. R., Henthorn, P. S., Hess, R. S. Heritability and complex segregation analysis of naturally-occurring diabetes in Australian Terrier Dogs PLoS One 15: e0239542, 2020.
Shea, E. K., Hess, R. S. Assessment of postprandial hyperglycemia and circadian fluctuation of glucose concentrations in diabetic dogs using a flash glucose monitoring system J Vet Intern Med 35: 843-852, 2021.
Cai, S. V., Famula, T. R., Oberbauer, A. M., Hess, R. S. Heritability and complex segregation analysis of diabetes mellitus in American Eskimo Dogs J Vet Intern Med 33: 1926-1934, 2019.
Lechner, M. J., Hess, R. S. Comparison of glucose concentrations in serum, plasma, and blood measured by a point-of-care glucometer with serum glucose concentration measured by an automated biochemical analyzer for canine and feline blood samples Am J Vet Res 80: 1074-1081, 2019.
Hess, R., Henthorn, P., Devoto, M., Wang, F., Feng, R. An exploratory association analysis of the insulin gene region with diabetes mellitus in two dog breeds Journal of Heredity 110: 793-800, 2019.
Anderson, J. D., Rondeau, D. A., Hess, R. S. Lispro insulin and electrolyte supplementation for treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis in cats J Vet Intern Med 33: 1593-1601, 2019.
Seage, E. C., Drobatz, K. J., Hess, R. S. Spectrophotometry and Ultracentrifugation for Measurement of Plasma Lipids in Dogs with Diabetes Mellitus J Vet Intern Med 32: 93-98, 2018.
Walsh, E. S., Drobatz, K. J., Hess, R. S. Use of intravenous insulin aspart for treatment of naturally occurring diabetic ketoacidosis in dogs J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 26: 101-7, 2016.
Clinical endocrine studies and genetic studies of canine diabetes mellitus.
Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (1994 to 1996) Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (1993 to 1994) Rotating Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
Clinical Specialties:
Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrinopathies, Cushing's Disease, Addison's Disease, Insulinoma, Thyroid disorders
Hospital & Services:
Education:
MSCE (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology) Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2017; DVM (Veterinary Medicine) The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1992; B.Sc. (Biology - cum laude) The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel , 1988
Board Certification:
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104