Olivia Lorello, VMD, PhD
Olivia Lorello, VMD, PhD, CVA is an Assistant Professor of Equine Field Service at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center. She graduated veterinary school from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and then completed an internship at B.W. Furlong and Associates in New Jersey. Following her internship, she completed a PhD in Equine Cardiology at the University of Bern in Switzerland. During her PhD, she completed a veterinary acupuncture course at the Chi Institute. Following her PhD, she went to Texas to practice in a large referral hospital, during which time she completed chiropractic training. Dr. Lorello came to New Bolton Center in 2019 where she currently practices all aspects of general equine medicine in addition to complementary and alternative medicine.
Lorello, O., Ramseyer, A., Burger, D., Gerber, V., Navas de Solis, C. Cardiovascular variables in eventing and endurance horses over a season J Vet Cardiol 21: 67-78, 2019.
Lorello, O., Heliczer, N., Casoni, D., Schüpbach, G., Navas de Solis, C. Correlation of Blood Pressure With Splenic Volume in Horses, Daily Variation in Blood Pressure, and “White Coat Hypertension” Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 63: 41-45, 2018.
Heliczer, N., Mitchell, K., Lorello, O., Dauvillier, J., Burger, D., Schwarzwald, C. C., Navas de Solis, C. Atrial fibrillation management in a breeding stallion J Vet Cardiol 19: 299-307, 2017.
Lorello, O., Ramseyer, A., Burger, D., Gerber, V., Bruckmaier, R. M., van der Kolk, J. H., Navas de Solis, C. Repeated Measurements of Markers of Autonomic Tone Over a Training Season in Eventing Horses Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 53: 38-44, 2017.
Heliczer, N., Lorello, O., Casoni, D., Navas de Solis, C. Accuracy and Precision of Noninvasive Blood Pressure in Normo-, Hyper-, and Hypotensive Standing and Anesthetized Adult Horses J Vet Intern Med 30: 866-872, 2016.
Lorello, O., Foster, D. L., Levine, D. G., Boyle, A., Engiles, J., Orsini, J. A. Clinical treatment and prognosis of equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis Equine Vet J 48: 188-194, 2016.
Cardiovascular health of equine athletes; identifying early markers of poor performance or disease in horses; complementary and alternative medicine including acupuncture and chiropractic care; preventative medicine and herd health;
Hospital & Services:
Education:
PhD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Bern, 2018; VMD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2012
Additional Certification:
Certified Veterinary Acupuncture
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104