Resources for Referring Veterinarians

Anesthesia

The Anesthesia Service at New Bolton Center is integrated in the Section of Emergency, Critical Care and Anesthesia.

Cardiology

The cardiology group at New Bolton Center specializes in assessing the significance of heart murmurs or arrhythmias detected in a prepurchase setting, their impact on performance and the evaluation and treatment of horses and other large animals with a wide variety of cardiac arrhythmias and diseases.

Emergency & Critical Care

Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center offers one of the nation’s few Emergency & Critical Care programs for large animals, with a team of dual board certified specialists, specifically trained in emergency/critical care, surgery and medicine.

Equine Behavior Research

Our behavior team conducts consultations, receives appointments, and provides on-farm visits to help clients diagnose and treat behavior issues.

Farrier Service

Our behavior team conducts consultations, receives appointments, and provides on-farm visits to help clients diagnose and treat behavior issues.

Foaling Service

At New Bolton Center, we have the kind of foaling care you need, whether you are expecting a normal birth from a healthy mare, or if you are concerned about a high-risk foaling experience.

Imaging

Our imaging services comprise:

• Cardiology Imaging
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Equimagine Robotic Imaging
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Nuclear Scintigraphy (bone scan)
• Radiology
• Ultrasonography
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Internal Medicine

The Internal Medicine Service is comprised of board-certified specialists in large animal internal medicine who are recognized internationally for their expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of large animal medical disorders.

Lameness & Performance Evaluation

The Equine Performance Clinic specializes in purchase examinations and the evaluation of horses with lameness. Clinicians have expertise in the evaluation of horses with complex lamenesses including neck and back pain.

Neonatal Intensive Care

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is designed to accommodate the special needs of the critically ill neonate as well as pregnant animals at increased risk for complications and provide their babies with lifesaving critical care beginning even before birth.

Neurology

Our neurology service evaluates, diagnoses, and treats large animal patients with a broad array of diseases that either primarily or secondarily affect the nervous system. If your animal is expriencing neck or back pain, issues with balance, muscle atrophy, weakness, tremors, swallowing, deafness or blindness, a neurological examination might help to identify and diagnose your animal's potential disorder.

Ophthalmology

The Ophthalmology Service at New Bolton Center provides complete ocular examination and diagnostics including slit lamp biomicroscopy, tonometry, ophthalmoscopy, ocular ultrasound, and electroretinography.

Reproduction

The Reproduction Service provides comprehensive reproductive services for mares and stallions from natural breeding to advanced assisted reproductive techniques like embryo and oocyte transfer, among others.

Sports Medicine

Our team of experts supports the equine athlete with the best approaches in structural, physiological, medical, and surgical treatment options. Our goal is to restore normal form and function after injury or illness of the sport horse from adolescence through retirement.

Surgery

Our Surgery Service provides sophisticated services by world-renowned, board-certified surgeons with expertise in equine orthopedics, utilizing techniques such as arthroscopy, endoscopy, laparoscopy, laser and cryo-surgery.

Equine Field Service

Our services are provided by, or in consultation with, two boarded specialists on staff (boarded internist, boarded equine practitioner) as well as access to consultation with all of the in hospital specialists including our ophthalmologist, surgeons and theriogenologists.

Food Animal Field Service

The food animal ambulatory practice provides services in herd health and preventative herd health through sick animal management, diagnostic and clinical pathology, record analysis and protocol development. We also offer reproductive management services.