Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center

Penn Vet has a long-standing history of being a leader in the veterinary community through the development of new knowledge originating from our many basic and clinical research programs.

We see extraordinary opportunities for growth for veterinary practitioners, almost all of which are in response to real-world needs and demands. Working with livestock, and poultry, we strive to improve the overall health, productivity and well-being of these animal industries. From the recreational and sport activities of the equine industry, to the increasing demands by consumers for safe and plentiful food, the faculty and staff at New Bolton Center serve these many needs through our interactions with professionals and the public at a regional, national and international level.

Teaching of our future veterinarians plays a large role in this department’s efforts at Penn Vet. Students rotate through the numerous areas at New Bolton Center, including the Hospital for Large Animals, Swine Unit, and Marshak Dairy. This experience provides invaluable clinical training in the diagnosis, control and treatment of infectious and non-infectious animal diseases.

While all veterinary students are required to spend a minimum of six weeks at New Bolton Center’s Hospital, most students take advantage of the abundant opportunities to learn from the large caseload and dedicated faculty by scheduling additional rotations beyond the requirement.

Many large animal-oriented fourth-year students can spend a great majority of their final year rotating through the clinical and academic specialties at New Bolton Center, working side by side with the faculty.
This level and depth of interaction has allowed these students to be very competitive when pursuing internships and residencies, as well as highly sought-after positions in private practice following graduation.

Clinical Studies – New Bolton Center

Animal Production Systems
New Bolton’s Section of Animal Production Systems (APS) directly affects the lives of animals and humans alike and emulates the School’s mission of Many Species, One Medicine.™

APS was established in 1986 to implement teaching, research and service programs directed toward the improvement of health and productivity in food animal herds. These programs integrate expertise in disciplines such as clinical nutrition, reproduction, health economics and computer science in addition to conventional specialities in veterinary medicine. The focus of the APS group is the maintenance of physical and economic health in the whole animal population rather than clinical treatment of individual sick animals.

Students learn to provide guidance on production efficiency, milk quality, reproductive efficiency and immunization programs for cattle.

Contacts
Jim Ferguson, VMD, MS
Chief, Section of Nutrition and Animal Health Economics
Professor of Nutrition
Phone: 610-444-5800
Fax: 610-925-8100

School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Rd
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Faculty & Staff
- Dr. James D. Ferguson, Professor of Nutrition, Section Chief
- Dr. Zhengxia Dou, Associate Professor of Agricultural Systems
- Dr. David T. Galligan, Associate Professor of Animal Health Economics
- Dr. Bob Munson, Staff Vet
- Dr. Dipti Pitta, Assistant Professor of Ruminant Nutrition
- Dr. Zhiguo Wu, Research Associate Professor of Ruminant Nutrition
- Dr. Linda Baker, Staff Veterinarian
- Bonnie Vecchiarelli, Research Specialist
- John Toth, Research Specialist
Biostatistics
The Biostatistics Section has three focuses:
1. The application of mathematical modeling to the analysis and interpretation of biomedical and agricultural data
2. The application of statistics to the design and investigation of clinical trials, and field experiments,
3. The development of new computer methods for the management, processing and analysis of biomedical data, and for the instruction of students (particularly veterinary students) in clinical methods, epidemiological techniques, and disease pathologies
At the core of faculty efforts is salvaging the knowledge derived from, often animal intensive, investigations and re-purposing, or re-packaging, it into environments that make it available for investigators from diverse areas to build upon. In this way veterinary students, agricultural producers and biomedical investigators can apply the knowledge confident that the application environment protects them against mis-application.

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Raymond C. Boston
Professor of Applied Biomathematics
Section Chief

Support Staff
Mrs. Lisa DeWald - Administrative Assistant

Contact

Raymond Boston, MSc., Ph.D.
Chief, Section of Biostatistics
Phone: 610-925-6557
Fax: 610-925-8123
Email: ldewald@vet.upenn.edu

School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Critical Care & Anesthesia
The section of Critical Care & Anesthesia comprises two clinical services:

Anesthesia

Penn Vet’s academic veterinary hospitals were among the first to establish anesthesia as an independent specialty service, with Dr. Lawrence Soma as co-founder of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists (ACVA) being a pioneer in this field.
Learn more about Anesthesia at New Bolton Center...

Emergency & Critical Care

Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center offers one of the nation’s few Emergency & Critical Care programs for large animals, with a team of dual board certified specialists, specifically trained in emergency/critical care, surgery and medicine.
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These services are offered at New Bolton Center's Hospital for Large Animals. In addition to the exceptional and tireless clinical work our faculty perform on a daily basis, they conduct groundbreaking research in their individual fields.

Faculty
- Mariana Crumley, DVM
- Barbara Dallap Schaer, VMD, DACVECC, DACVS (E&CC)
- Bernd Driessen, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DECVPT (Anesthesia)
- Janet Johnston, DVM, DACVIM, DACVS (E&CC)
- Kim Olson, DVM, DACVA
- Louise Southwood Parente, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC (E&CC)
- Lawrence Soma, VMD, DACVA (Anesthesia)
Epidemiology & Public Health
Epidemiology is the study of the frequency, distribution, and determinants of health and disease in animal populations. The Section of Epidemiology and Public Health at New Bolton Center is responsible for the core courses in Epidemiology ("Principles of Epidemiology, VMED 606; Veterinary Public Health, VMED 607) and an elective course (Ecological Epidemiology, VCSN 631).

The Section has particular expertise in modeling the transmission dynamics of infectious and parasitic diseases but also has considerable experience with case-control methodologies and surveillance techniques, and is actively involved in the Epidemic Disease Geographical Information Systems Unit (EDGIS).

Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS)

MIDAS is a consortium of research groups that create mathematical models of the spread of infectious diseases in people and animals. Longstanding participation by Penn Vet scientists in the National Institutes of Health MIDAS program has contributed to our understanding the influenza A/ H1N1 virus and efforts to control its epidemic. Many of the influenza mitigation strategies that you have been hearing about in the news have been examined and tested in the computer models created by MIDAS researchers.

Contacts

Gary Smith, D PHIL
Chief of the Section of Epidemiology and Public Health
Professor of Population Biology and Epidemiology Medicine

Phone: 610-925-6312
Fax: 610-925-8123
Email: garys@vet.upenn.edu
University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Veterinary MedicineNew Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Faculty & Staff
- Dr. Gary Smith
  Professor of Population Biology and Epidemiology
  Chief of the Section of Epidemiology and Public Health
  Secondary faculty appointment in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  Associate Scholar in the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- Dr. Helen Aceto
  Assistant Professor of Epidemiology CE
- Dr. Melissa Resnick
  Infectious Diseases Research Fellow
- Dr. Chris Rorres
  Part-time Lecturer
- Dr. Lenore Southam
  Part-time Lecturer
- Sky Pelletier, Research Specialist
Field Services
Equine Field Service

Our services are provided by, or in consultation with, two boarded specialists on staff (boarded internist, boarded equine practitioner) as well as access to consultation with all of the in hospital specialists including our ophthalmologist, surgeons and theriogenologists.

Food Animal Field Service

The food animal ambulatory practice provides services in herd health and preventative herd health through sick animal management, diagnostic and clinical pathology, record analysis and protocol development. We also offer reproductive management services.

Faculty
- Ashley Boyle, DVM, DACVIM
- Jon Garber, VMD, DABVP (Dairy)
- Michaela Kristula, DVM, MS
- Olivia Schroeder, VMD, DABVP (Equine)
- Billy I. Smith, DVM, MS, DABVP (Food Animal)
- Meagan Smith, DVM, DABVP (Equine)
Learn more about the William Boucher Field Service…
Large Animal Medicine & Ophthalmology
Internal Medicine

The Internal Medicine Service at New Bolton Center is comprised of specialists in large animal internal medicine who are recognized internationally for their expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of medical disorders of all large animal species.

These specialists diagnose and treat animals with medical problems including neurologic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, muscular, infectious, hematologic, renal and endocrine disorders. Board-certified dermatologists are available by appointment to consult on animals with skin problems.

Ophthalmology

The Ophthalmology Service at New Bolton Center provides complete ocular examination and diagnostics including slit lamp biomicroscopy, tonometry, ophthalmoscopy, ocular ultrasound, and electroretinography.

The Ophthalmology Service treats eye conditions such as corneal ulcers, Equine Recurrent Uveitis, cataracts, and glaucoma. A full range of ocular surgery is offered for conditions including lid lacerations, deep corneal ulcers or perforations, periocular tumors, and cataracts.

Faculty
- Jon Palmer, VMD, DACVIM (LA Internal Medicine)
- Amy Johnson, DVM, DACVIM (LA Internal Medicine, Neurology)
- Rose Nolen-Walston, DVM, DACVIM (LA Internal Medicine)
- Ray Sweeney, VMD, Section Chief, DACVIM (LA Internal Medicine)
- Mary Utter, DVM, (Ophthalmology), PhD, DACVO
Large Animal Surgery
The Section of Surgery provides sophisticated services utilizing techniques such as arthroscopy, endoscopy, laparoscopy, laser and cryo-surgery. New Bolton Center’s surgical suite in the C. Mahlon Kline Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Center has state-of-the-art equipment for complex fracture repair and special air-handling capabilities to minimize surgical site contamination.

Faculty
- Marie Eve Fecteau, DVM, DACVIM
- David G. Levine, DVM, DACVS
- Eric Parente, DVM, DACVS
- James Orsini, VMD, DACVS
- Dean Richardson, DVM, DACVS
- Michael Ross, DVM, DACVS
Reproduction & Behavior
New Bolton Center's Section of Reproduction & Behavior comprises both research and clinical services in equine and food animal reproduction and behavior, including:

Swine:
- Swine Teaching and Research Unit
- Reference Andrology Laboratory
Cattle:
- Marshak Dairy
Equine:
- Georgia & Phillip Hofmann Research Center for Animal Reproduction
- Havemeyer Equine Behavior Laboratory
Clinical Section of Reproduction & Behavior

New Bolton Center's Clinical Section of Reproduction & Behavior provides comprehensive reproductive services for mares and stallions. Based at the Georgia and Philip Hofmann Research Center for Animal Reproduction, the section’s clinicians have extensive clinical experience enhanced by the latest in research and technology.

The section provides a wide range of reproductive services, from natural breeding to advanced assisted reproductive techniques like embryo and oocyte transfer. Stallions are a specialty and the section has extensive experience in dealing with male fertility and behavior problems; its equine behavior service is considered one of the best in the world. The section’s faculty members are board certified by the American College of Theriogenologists.

Behavior

Our Equine Behavior Program and Laboratory at New Bolton Center has grown from within the Section of Reproductive Studies. Since the early 1980s, the program, has had research as its core activity. The program has included involvement in related clinical and teaching in the veterinary school and continuing education programs nationally and internationally.

Faculty
- Gary Althouse, DVM, PhD, DACT
- Tamara Dobbie, DVM, DACT
- Sue McDonnell, MS, PhD, CAAB, HMACT
- Thomas D. Parsons, VMD/Phd
- Ines Rodriguez, MS, VMD
- Patricia Sertich, VMD, DACT
- Regina Turner, VMD, DACT
Sports Medicine & Imaging
Sports Medicine

New Bolton Center is one of the world leaders in equine sports medicine. Our multidisciplinary team of board-certified internists, surgeons and sports medicine and rehabilitation specialists, in partnership with an internationally renowned farrier and specialized sports medicine and imaging technicians, evaluate and treat the equine athlete.

Our Equine Performance Clinic specializes in:
We evaluate equine performance in the newly constructed Equine Performance Evaluation Facility, a state-of-the-art indoor facility. For comprehensive evaluation while a horse is exercising, we use a Jeffords high-speed treadmill.

Learn more about Sport Medicine ...

Imaging

Offering a comprehensive selection of imaging modalities, the imaging group specializes in large animal cardiac and ultrasound examinations, radiographs, bone scans, CT, and MRI examinations.
New Bolton Center Imaging Services comprise:
Faculty
- Elizabeth J. Davidson, DVM, DACVS
- Benson B. Martin, Jr., VMD, DACVS
- Virginia Reef, DVM, DACVIM
- Michael W. Ross, DVM, DACVS
- JoAnn Slack, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center

Clinical Studies – New Bolton Center

Contacts

Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

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Anesthesia

Emergency & Critical Care

Faculty

Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS)

Contacts

Faculty & Staff

Equine Field Service

Food Animal Field Service

Faculty

Internal Medicine

Ophthalmology

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Swine:

Cattle:

Equine:

Clinical Section of Reproduction & Behavior

Behavior

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Sports Medicine

Imaging

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