Kimberly A. Slensky, DVM, DACVECC
Dr. Slensky graduated from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and went on to complete a residency in emergency and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a boarded diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and spent 10 years in private practice before rejoining Penn Vet as an assistant clinical Professor in the intensive care unit. Dr. Slensky’s areas of interest include management of the septic patient, pressor therapy, acid base abnormalities in the critically ill, and CPR. She also has a special interest in communication and is a part of the current team of communication educators at Penn Vet.
Slensky, K. Thoracic Trauma Small Animal Critical Care Medicine : 662-667, 2009.
Alwood, A. J., Downend, A. B., Brooks, M. B., Slensky, K. A., Fox, J. A., Simpson, S. A., Waddell, L. S., Baumgardner, J. E., Otto, C. M. Anticoagulant effects of low-molecular-weight heparins in healthy cats Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 21: 378-387, 2007.
Slensky, K. A., Drobatz, K. J., Downend, A. B., Otto, C. M. Deployment morbidity among search-and-rescue dogs used after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 225: 868-873, 2004.
Slensky, K. A., Volk, S. W., Schwarz, T., Duda, L., Mauldin, E. A., Silverstein, D. Acute severe hemorrhage secondary to arterial invasion in a dog with thyroid carcinoma Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 223: 649-653+636, 2003.
Clinical Specialties:
Intensive care, emergency and critical care
Hospital & Services:
Education:
DVM (Veterinary Medicine) Purdue University, 1998
Board Certification:
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104