Meet Our Team


 
Ortved Lab
Dr. Kyla Ortved, New Bolton Center

Kyla Ortved, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR

  • Assistant Director of Large Animal Surgery
  • Director of the Ortved Lab
  • Jacques Jenny Endowed Term Chair in Orthopedic Surgery

Kyla is an assistant professor of Large Animal Surgery at New Bolton Center, the large animal campus of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. She received her DVM  degree from the University of Guelph  in 2006  and completed her large  animal  surgical residency at Cornell University in 2010.  Following her residency, Dr. Ortved went on to obtain a PhD in equine cartilage repair at Cornell University in June 2014. She has a long-standing interest in the development, prevention and treatment of post-traumatic osteoarthritis and is excited by the translational nature of this research between veterinary and human medicine.
Renata Linardi, Ortved Lab

Renata Linardi, DVM, MS, PhD

  • Research specialist
  • Lab manager
 Renata is a research specialist and lab manager in the Ortved lab. Renata received her DVM  degree from Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP in Brazil in 2000.  Following veterinary school  she completed a residency in large  animal  anesthesiology and surgery. Renata then went on to obtain a PhD in pharmacology and molecular  biology from Louisiana State University in 2010.  After completion of graduate school, she came  to New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania to complete a post doc. She joined the Ortved lab as a research specialist and lab manager in 2016.  In her free time, Renata enjoys  spending time with her family.
Dr. Angela Gaesser, Ortved Lab

Angela Gaesser, DVM, DACVS

  • COHA translational research fellow
Angela is a PhD student in the Ortved lab. She received her DVM from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. She then completed internships at Tennessee Equine Hospital, followed by an internship and large animal surgery residency at New Bolton Center. Most recently, Angela completed a research fellowship sponsored by the CTSA One Health Alliance. In her free time, Angela enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with her husband Gavin and their dogs, Foxy and Cricket.