Deborah C. Mandell, VMD, ACVECC
Additional Titles:
Service Head, Emergency, Ryan Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Mandell obtained her VMD from University of Pennsylvania in 1993. She then completed a rotating internship and then Emergency and Critical Care residency, also at PennVet. She is board certified in Emergency and Critical Care. She worked in a private practice referral hospital in Maryland before returnigng to Penn Vet in 2001. She is currently a full Professor in Emergency and Critical Care. Her interests include first aid for pet owners and she is currently performing a systematic review of first aid for pet owners for the RECOVER initiative with Dr. Vince Thawley. She is the National American Red Cross Pet Care Advisor. Dr. Mandell’s other interests also include ocular emergencies and respiratory distress in cats. She has written book chapters on Ocular Emergencies, Acute liver failure, and other topics in ECC.
Thomas EK, Drobatz KD, Mandell DC. Presumptive cocaine toxicosis in 19 dogs: 2004-2012. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association : 201-207, 2014.
Thomas EK, Mandell DC, Waddell LS. Survival after anaphylaxis induced by a bumblebee sting in a dog. Journal of American Animal Hospital Association : 210-215, 2013.
Good JM, Mandell DC Rauwalfia serpentina toxicity in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care : 654-658, 2008.
Mandell DC, Neath P, Drobatz KD. Urinary Bladder Herniation through a Vaginal Tear in a Rottweiller with Dystocia. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care : 173-178, 2000.
Mandell DC, Drobatz, KD. Feline Hemoperitoneum: 16 cases Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 5: 93-97, 1995.
Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1993 to 1994)
Small Animal Rotating Internship
Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1994 to 1997)
Resident, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Specialties:
Clinical interests include ophthalmological emergencies, respiratory emergencies and disease, treatment and management of the polytrauma patient and recognizing and treating shock states.
Hospital & Services:
Education:
VMD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 1993;
BS (Bachelor of Science) Cook College, Rutgers University, 1989
Board Certification:
American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104