LEONTINE BENEDICENTI
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New Bolton Center Kennett Square, PA
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Ryan Hospital Philadelphia, PA
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LEONTINE BENEDICENTI, DVM

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurology/Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine


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  • 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

  • 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

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.

DVM (Veterinary Medicine) University of Milan, Italy, 2004

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

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