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    Hope Douglas (Wisman), VMD, DACVS, DACVAA


    Dr. Douglas graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Arts and Sciences in 2009 and School of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. After completing a rotating hospital internship in equine medicine, surgery, and anesthesia at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, she returned to New Bolton Center and completed a residency in large animal surgery in 2017. She then returned to Rood and Riddle for a fellowship before completing a residency in veterinary anesthesia and analgesia at the University of Pennsylvania in 2021. She has remained at Penn Vet as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology.

    Douglas, H., Welsh, S., Barr, C. Clinical techniques in veterinary dermatology: regional anaesthesia of the canine and feline distal limb Vet Dermatol 32: 90-e17, 2021.

    Douglas, H. F., Dowling, A. P., Cléroux, A., Barr, C. A. Anesthesia Case of the Month J Am Vet Med Assoc 258: 853-855, 2021.

    Boorman, S., Douglas, H., Driessen, B., Gillespie, M. J., Schaer, T. P. Fatal Ovarian Hemorrhage Associated With Anticoagulation Therapy in a Yucatan Mini-Pig Following Venous Stent Implantation Front Vet Sci 7: 18, 2020.

    Douglas, H., Hopster, K., Cerullo, M., Hopster-Iversen, C., Stefanovski, D., Driessen, B. The effects of flumazenil on ventilatory and recovery characteristics in horses following midazolam-ketamine induction and isoflurane anaesthesia Equine Vet J : , 2020.

    Cerullo, M., Driessen, B., Douglas, H., Hopster, K. Changes in Arterial Blood Pressure and Oxygen Tension as a Result of Hoisting in Isoflurane Anesthetized Healthy Adult Horses Front Vet Sci 7: 601326, 2020.

    Gaesser, A. M., Varner, K. M., Douglas, H. F., Barr, C. A., Hopster, K., Levine, D. G. The effect of intra-articular mepivacaine administration prior to carpal arthroscopy on anesthesia management and recovery characteristics in horses Vet Surg 49: 1343-1349, 2020.

    Perry, J. A., Douglas, H. Immunomodulatory Effects of Surgery, Pain, and Opioids in Cancer Patients Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 49: 981-991, 2019.

    Douglas, H. F., Southwood, L. L., Meyer-Ficca, M. L., Hart, S. K., Meyer, R. G. The activity and inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 in equine peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 25: 528-37, 2015.

    My research interests include optimization of anesthetic recovery, veterinary patient safety, and veterinary medical education.

    Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital (2013 to 2014)
    Rotating Hospital Internship in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Anesthesia

    University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (2014 to 2017)
    Large Animal Surgery Residency

    Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital (2018 to 2018)
    Equine Internal Medicine Fellowship

    University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (2018 to 2021)
    Large and Small Animal Anesthesia Residency

    Clinical Specialties:

    Large animal and small animal anesthesia, equine internal medicine, equine surgery

    Education:

    VMD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2013

    Board Certification:

    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal) Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia

    Contact:

    University of Pennsylvania

    School of Veterinary Medicine

    New Bolton Center

    382 West Street Road

    Kennett Square, PA 19348