Olivia Lorello, VMD, PhD
Olivia Lorello, VMD, PhD, CVA is an Assistant Professor of Equine Field Service at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center. She graduated veterinary school from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and then completed an internship at B.W. Furlong and Associates in New Jersey. Following her internship, she completed a PhD in Equine Cardiology at the University of Bern in Switzerland. During her PhD, she completed a veterinary acupuncture course at the Chi Institute. Following her PhD, she went to Texas to practice in a large referral hospital, during which time she completed chiropractic training. Dr. Lorello came to New Bolton Center in 2019 where she currently practices all aspects of general equine medicine in addition to complementary and alternative medicine.
Lorello O., Foster D.L., Levine D.G., Boyle A., Engile J. and J.A. Orsini. ‘Clinical Treatment and Prognosis of Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis’. Equine Vet J. 2016;48(2):188-94.
Heliczer, N., Mitchell K., Lorello O., Dauvillier J., Burger D., Scwarzwald CC., Navas de Solis C.. ‘Atrial fibrillation management in a breeding stallion’. J Vet Cardiol. 2017;19(3):299-307.
Lorello, O., Ramseyer A., Burger D., Gerber V., Bruckmaier RM., van der Kolk JH., Navas de Solis C.. ‘Repeated Measurements of Markers of Autonomic Tone Over a Training Season in Eventing Horses’. J Eq Vet Sci. 2017;53:38-44.
Lorello O., Heliczer N., Casoni D., Shupbach, G., Navas de Solis C.. ‘Correlation of Blood Pressure With Splenic Volume in Horses, Daily Variation in Blood Pressure, and “White Coat Hypertension”’. J Eq Vet Sci. 2018;63:41-45.
Lorello O., Ramseyer A., Burger D., Gerber V., Navas de solis C.. ‘Cardiovascular Variables in Eventing and Endurance Horses Over a Season’. J Vet Cardiol. 2019;21:67-78.
Rule E., Boyle A., Stefanovski D., Anis E., Linton J., Lorello O. ‘Passive Transfer of Naturally Acquired Specific Immunity Against Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Foals in Southeastern Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland’. JVIM. 2023;37(5):1889-1892.
Murphy K., Solomon C., Stefanovski D., Lorello O., Robinson M., Haughan J., Navas de Solis C. ‘Association of Detrended Fluctuation analysis Alpha 1 With Blood Lactate Measurements in Field Standardized Exercise Tests in Sport Horses’. Comp Ex Phys. 2024: 1-9.
Lorello O., Rule E., Haughan J., Wang K., Niu M., Brown K., Navas de Solis C. ‘Chiropractic effects on stride parameters and heart rate during exercise in sport horses’. Equine Vet J. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14043
Cardiovascular health of equine athletes; identifying early markers of poor performance or disease in horses; complementary and alternative medicine including acupuncture and chiropractic care; preventative medicine and herd health
Hospital & Services:
Education:
PhD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Bern, 2018; VMD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2012
Additional Certification:
CVA, Chi Institute, 2015 ACES, Animal Chiropractic, 2019
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348