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VIRGINIA REEF, BA, , DVM
Director of Large Animal Cardiology and Diagnostic Ultrasonography, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Executive Board Member - Center for Equine Sport Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Chief, Section of Sports Medicine and Imaging, New Bolton Center , University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Medicine, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Chair - Service Excellence Sports Medicine & Imaging, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (Charter member)

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Clinical Specialties: Cardiology, Ultrasound
Research Areas: Diagnostic ultrasonography, Equine cardiology
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Contact Information:
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Dept of Clinical Studies New Bolton Center 382 West Street Road
 Phone 610-925-6403
 Fax 610-925-6831
 Email vreef@vet.upenn.edu

Equine Cardiology and Diagnostic Ultrasonography

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: 64-8, 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: 81-84, 2008.

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

BA ( ) Mount Holyoke College , 1974

( ) Miami University , 1974

DVM The Ohio State University , 1979