Leontine Benedicenti, DVM, DACVIM
Dr. Benedicenti graduated from the University of Milan (Italy) in 2004. Following graduation, she worked for four years as general practitioner and ER veterinarian in Milan. In 2008 she moved to Canada, where she completed a one-year rotating internship followed by a one-year Neurology internship at the University of Guelph. In 2011, she moved to Philadelphia where she completed a one-year specialty Neurology internship followed by a Neurology residency at Penn Vet. Dr. Benedicenti became a Diplomate of the American College of Internal Medicine (Neurology) in 2016. She worked as Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania for two years and she is currently Clinical Assistant Professor at the same institution. Her clinical interests include inflammatory brain diseases and seizure treatments.
Forgash, J. T., Chang, Y. M., Mittelman, N. S., Petesch, S., Benedicenti, L., Galban, E., Hammond, J. J., Glass, E. N., Barker, J. R., Shelton, G. D., Luo, J., Garden, O. A. Clinical features and outcome of acquired myasthenia gravis in 94 dogs J Vet Intern Med 35: 2315-2326, 2021.
Wu, Y., Chang, Y. M., Lawson, B. S., Galban, E. M., Mittelman, N. S., Benedicenti, L., Petesch, S. C., Carroll, A. B., Punt, J. A., Luo, J., Garden, O. A. Myeloid-derived suppressor cell and regulatory T cell frequencies in canine myasthenia gravis: A pilot study Vet J 267: 105581, 2021.
Fires, C. T., Benedicenti, L. What Is Your Neurologic Diagnosis? J Am Vet Med Assoc 256: 47-50, 2020.
Rosen, S., Benedicenti, L., Petesch, S., Reetz, J., Galban, E. M. Case Report: Mineralized pulmonary artery thrombi in two dogs treated for meningoencephalitis of unknown origin Front Vet Sci 7: 569597, 2020.
Tun, A. E., Benedicenti, L., Galban, E. M. Pasteurella Multocida meningoencephalomyelitis in a dog secondary to severe periodontal disease Clin Case Rep 6: 1137-1141, 2018.
Benedicenti, L., Gianotti, G., Galban, E. M. Comparison between cerebrospinal fluid and serum lactate concentrations in neurologic dogs with and without structural intracranial disease Can J Vet Res 82: 97-101, 2018.
Vezina-Audette, R., Benedicenti, L., Castejon-Gonzalez, A., Reiter, A. M. Anesthesia Case of the Month J Am Vet Med Assoc 250: 1104-1106, 2017.
Hayes, G., Benedicenti, L., Mathews, K. Retrospective cohort study on the incidence of acute kidney injury and death following hydroxyethyl starch (HES 10% 250/0.5/5:1) administration in dogs (2007-2010) J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 26: 35-40, 2016.
Benedicenti, L., Galban, E. M. What Is Your Neurologic Diagnosis? Intracranial cyst J Am Vet Med Assoc 247: 1241-3, 2015.
University of Guelph, Canada (2008 to 2009)
Internship
University of Guelph, Canada (2010 to 2011)
Specialty Internship in Neurology
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (2011 to 2012)
Specialty Internship in Neurology
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (2012 to 2015)
Residency, Neurology
- Inflammatory brain disorders
- New treatments for Idiopathic Epilepsy, specifically CBD oil compounds safety and efficacy in dogs
- Use of augmented reality and 3D printing as educational tool for veterinary students and residents
- Creation of a CSF biobank
Hospital & Services:
Education:
DVM (Veterinary Medicine) University of Milan, Italy, 2004
Board Certification:
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104