Carlo Siracusa, DVM, PhD, DACVB, DECAWBM
Dr. Siracusa obtained his DVM from the University of Messina, Italy, and his PhD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, discussing a thesis on perioperative stress in dogs and the effect of pheromone therapy. He completed his residency in Animal Behavior at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical Animal Behavior and Welfare, and the Director of the Animal Behavior Service and of the Primary Care Education Section. Carlo is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, of which he is the immediate Past President, and by the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavior Medicine. His research interests are focused on canine stress evaluation and control, canine and feline temperament evaluation, prognostic factors and treatment outcomes of behavior problems, and behavior and cognitive changes in dogs with physical disease.
Animal behavior, Stress evaluation, Canine aggression
Specialty Internship focused on Animal Behavior (2003) at the HCV (Veterinary Clinical Hospital), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain. FELASA (Federation of Laboratory Science Association) Course on Laboratory Animals (2004). School of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Veterinary Residency in Animal Behavior (2008-2011), approved by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB), Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. FrankTM Workshop: communication coaching skills workshop (2016), College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, Colorado State University, March 11-13, 206.
Clinical Specialties:
Animal behavior, stress evaluation, canine aggression
Hospital & Services:
Education:
PhD (Animal Medicine & Health) Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2009;
MS (Veterinary Clinical and Applied Ethology) Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2006;
DVM (Veterinary Medicine) University of Messina (Italy), 2002
Board Certification:
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
Diplomate, European College of Animal Welfare and Behavior Medicine
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104