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    Alexandra Scharf, DVM, PhD, DACVR, DACVR-EDI

    Scharf, A, Husbands, BD, Tremolada, G, Hostnik, ET Imaging features of benign synovial inflammation affecting the long digital extensor tendon sheath in a dog Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 64: E37-E40, 2023.

    Scharf, A, Solis, CN, Sampson, SN, Glass, K, Watts, AE Suspensory ligament size does not change after plantar fasciotomy and neurectomy of the deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve by ultrasonographic assessment Veterinary Surgery 51: 259-269, 2022.

    Barletta, M, Hofmeister, EH, Peroni, JF, Thoresen, M, Scharf, AM, Quandt, JE Influence of sedation on onset and quality of euthanasia in sheep Research In Veterinary Science 117: 57-59, 2018.

    Scharf, A, Holmes, SP, Thoresen, M, Mumaw, J, Stumpf, A, Peroni, J MRI-Based Assessment of Intralesional Delivery of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Model of Equine Tendonitis Stem Cells International 2016: , 2016.

    Scharf, A, Holmes, S, Thoresen, M, Mumaw, J, Stumpf, A, Peroni, J Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles as a means to track mesenchymal stem cells in a large animal model of tendon injury Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging 10: 388-397, 2015.

    My primary research and clinical interests are focused on cross-sectional imaging with an emphasis on novel MRI techniques and orthopedic imaging.

    Education:

    BS (Chemical Engineering) Cornell University, 2011 PhD (Bioengineering) University of Georgia, 2016 DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) University of Georgia, 2018

    Board Certification:

    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Radiology-Equine Diagnostic Imaging (EDI)

    Contact:

    University of Pennsylvania

    School of Veterinary Medicine

    New Bolton Center

    382 West Street Road

    Kennett Square, PA 19348