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    Alexandra V. Crooks, VMD, DACVIM


    Crooks, A. V., Hsue, W., Tschabrunn, C. M., Gelzer, A. R. Feasibility of electroanatomic mapping and radiofrequency catheter ablation in Boxer dogs with symptomatic ventricular tachycardia Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 36: 886-896, 2022.

    Crooks, A. V., Gelzer, A. R., Oyama, M. A., Kraus, M. S. Quiet timer blanking in a dog with sick sinus syndrome and a permanent transvenous pacemaker Journal of Veterinary Cardiology 38: 36-43, 2021.

    Floriano, D. A., Crooks, A. V., Kraus, M. S., Barr, C. A. Anesthesia Case of the Month Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 257: 379-382, 2020.

    Vite, C. H., Bagel, J. H., Swain, G. P., Prociuk, M., Sikora, T. U., Stein, V. M., O’Donnell, P., Ruane, T., Ward, S., Crooks, A., Li, S., Mauldin, E., Stellar, S., De Meulder, M., Kao, M. L., Ory, D. S., Davidson, C., Vanier, M. T., Walkley, S. U. Intracisternal cyclodextrin prevents cerebellar dysfunction and Purkinje cell death in feline Niemann-Pick type C1 disease Science Translational Medicine 7: 276ra26, 2015.

    Stein, V. M., Crooks, A., Ding, W., Prociuk, M., O’Donnell, P., Bryan, C., Sikora, T., Dingemanse, J., Vanier, M. T., Walkley, S. U., Vite, C. H. Miglustat improves purkinje cell survival and alters microglial phenotype in feline Niemann-Pick disease type C J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 71: 434-48, 2012.

    Heart failure management, arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment

    Clinical Specialties:

    Companion animal cardiology

    Education:

    VMD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2016

    Board Certification:

    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)

    Contact:

    University of Pennsylvania

    School of Veterinary Medicine

    3800 Spruce Street

    Philadelphia, PA 19104