ELIZABETH J. DAVIDSON
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ELIZABETH J. DAVIDSON, BS, DVM

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Associate Professor of Sports Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Sports Medicine, Service Chief, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center

Treadmill Service Chief, University of Pennsylvania - New Bolton Center

VCIC Large Animal Coordinator for New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center

Clinical Specialties: Sports Medicine/Equine
Research Areas: Sport horse lameness Equine poor performance Neck, back and pelvic lameness in equine athletes Upper airway videoendoscopy in horses

Contact Information:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road

Equine lameness - diagnosis and treatment
The use of the high speed treadmill for poor performance evaluation in horses
The use of nuclear scintigraphy for identification of stress related injuries
Sport horse lameness, ridden gait evaluation

Davidson EJ Kissing Spine in the Horse: Fact or Fiction Proceedings, 2021 Western Veterinary Conference : 1-4, 2021.

Davidson EJ Ridden Gait Evaluation Proceedings, 2021 Western Veterinary Conference : 1-4, 2021.

Davidson EJ Equine Neck Pain: Diagnostics and Treatment Options Proceedings, 2021 Western Veterinary Conference : 1-4, 2021.

Davidson EJ Equine Stifle: maximizing diagnostics Proceedings, 2021 Western Veterinary Conference : 1-4, 2021.

Morgan JM, Robinson M, Ross MW, Levine D, Stefanovski D, Davidson EJ. Effects of acepromazine and xylazine on subjective and objective assessments of forelimb lameness. Equine Vet J 52: 593-600, 2020.

Brown KA, Davidson EJ, Johnson AL, Wulster KB, Ortved KO Inflammatory cytokines in horses with cervical articular process joint osteoarthritis on standing cone beam computed tomography Equine Vet J : 1-11, 2020.

Reef VB, Davidson EJ, Slack J, Stefanovski D Hypercapnia and hyperlactatemia were positively associated with higher-grade arrhythmias during peak exercise in horses undergoing poor performance evaluation on a high-speed treadmill. The Veterinary Journal : 1-7, 2020.

Brown KA, Davidson EJ, Ortved K, Stefanovski D, Ross MW, Wulster KB, Levine DG Long-term outcome in horses undergoing interspinous desmotomy for overriding dorsal spinous processes. Veterinary Surgery 49: 590-599, 2020.

Davidson EJ The poorly performing horse In: Adam and Stashak’s Lameness in Horses, 7th Edition : 1169-1173, 2020.

Brown, K, Stefanovski D, Davidson E Prevalence of adverse events and their effects on complication of high-speed treadmill exercise tests at a single institution (2000-2015) Equine Vet J 52: 232-237, 2020.

BS (Veterinary Medicine) Michigan State University, 1990

DVM Michigan State University , 1992

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital, Snohomish, Washington (1992 to 1994)
Intern in Equine Surgery and Medicine

University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center (1994 to 1997)
Resident in Large Animal Surgery