Louise L. Southwood, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC
Dr. Southwood graduated from the University of Sydney in 1993 and completed a locum at Hagley Equine Hospital in Hagley, Tasmania. After completion of a Large Animal Internship at Washington State University (1994/1995), she pursued a Large Animal Surgery Residency at Colorado State University (1995–1998) followed by a PhD (1999–2002). She became board certified in Large Animal Surgery in 2000 and Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care in 2005. She is currently a Clinical Educator Professor of Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical and research interests are in equine emergency surgery particularly colic and gastrointestinal disease.
Aitken M, Stefanovski D, Southwood LL* Serum amyloid A in postoperative colic patients Vet Surg 48: 143-151, 2019.
Boorman S, Stefanovski D, Southwood LL Is Age a Risk Factor for the development of Post-Operative Reflux following Small Intestinal Colic Surgery? Vet Surg : , 2019.
Stewart HS, Southwood LL*, Indugu N, Vecchiarelli B, Engiles JB, Pitta D Differences in the equine faecal microbiota between horses presenting to a tertiary referral hospital for colic compared to an elective surgical procedure Equine Vet J [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1111/evj.13010: , 2018 .
Stewart HL, Engiles JB, Stefanovski D, Southwood L* Clinical and Intestinal Histologic Features of Horses Treated for Recurrent Colic: 66 cases(2006-2015) J Am Vet Med Assoc 252: 1279-1288, 2018.
Stewart HL, Southwood LL, Engiles J, Pita D Characterization of the fecal microbiota of healthy horse Am J Vet Re 79: 811-819, 2018.
Cacciolatti C, Meyer-Ficca ML, Southwood LL, Meyer RG, Bertolotti L, Zarucco L In-vitro effects of poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitors in an equine model of inflammation. Am J Vet Res 80: 663-669, 2019.
Vanderbroek A, Reef V, Aitken M, Southwood LL* Assessing gastrointestinal motility in healthy horses comparing auscultation, ultrasonography and an acoustic gastrointestinal surveillance biosensor: A randomized, blinded, controlled crossover proof of principle study. Equine Vet J. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1111/evj.12990. : , 2018.
Ziegler AL, Freeman CK, Fogle CA, Burke MJ, Davis JL, Cook VL, Southwood LL, Blikslager ATMulticenter, blinded, randomized clinical trial comparing the use of flunixin meglumine and firocoxib in horses with small intestinal strangulating obstruction. Equine Vet J [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1111/evj.13013: , 2018.
Southwood LL, Lindborg S, Meyer M, Aceto HW Influence of Salmonella status on the long-term outcome of horses after colic surgery Vet Surg 46: 780-788, 2017.
Daunard SJM, Southwood LL*, Aceto HW, Tomassone L, Zarucco L Are patient age and incisional length associated with surgical site infection? Vet J 217: 3-7, 2016.
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (1994 to 1995)
Large Animal Intern Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (1995 to 1998)
Surgery Resident Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (1999 to 2002)
Graduate Student Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado (2001 to 2002)
Emergency & Critical Care Resident University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (2002 to 2004)
Emergency & Critical Care Resident
Equine gastrointestinal disease particularly colic and colic surgery; early identification of horses with a strangulating intestinal obstruction; infection and complications following colic surgery; recurrent colic, gut microbiome; equine emergency surgery and critical care.
Clinical Specialties:
Emergency Services/Critical Care
Hospital & Services:
Education:
PhD Colorado State University, 2002
MS Colorado State University, 1998
BVSc University of Sydney, 1993
BSc (Vet) University of Sydney, 1991
Board Certification:
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348