School of Veterinary Medicine

Video: Free Vision Screenings for Service Dogs

May 21, 2013

Gustavo Aguirre of the School of Veterinary Medicine is interviewed about offering free vision screenings for service dogs.

Article Source: WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)

The Kitten Who Refused to Die

May 21, 2013

Lillian Aronson of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on a cat receiving kidney transplant surgery.

Article Source: Philly.com

Puppies at Penn to Sniff Out Ovarian Cancer

May 6, 2013

Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on working with puppies to help detect ovarian cancer.

Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Lentil’s Many Fans, Foster Mom Await Puppy’s Cleft Palate Surgery at Penn

May 2, 2013

John Lewis of the School of Veterinary Medicine discusses caring for a puppy with a cleft palate.

Video: Sniffing Out Cancer

May 2, 2013

Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine is interviewed about using detection dogs to help with ovarian-cancer screenings.

Article Source: Fox News

Penn Animal Hospital Named One of Nation’s First Veterinary Trauma Centers

April 30, 2013

Penn’s Ryan Hospital has been named one of the nation’s first trauma centers for animals.

Article Source: Philly.com
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Media Contact:Ashley Berke | berke@vet.upenn.edu | 215-898-1475May 1, 2013

Penn Vet Working Dog Center Collaborating on Ovarian Cancer Detection Study

In a unique, interdisciplinary collaboration, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Working Dog Center, The School of Arts and Science's Department of Physics and Astronomy, Penn Medicine’s Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Monell Chemical Senses Center have joined together to study ovarian cancer detection by dogs and e-sensors.

Penn Vet Snips a Few Neutering Myths

April 23, 2013

Carlo Siracusa of the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on neutering myths.

Article Source: Delaware Online
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Media Contact:Ashley Berke | berke@vet.upenn.edu | 215-898-1475April 29, 2013

Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital One of the Nation’s First Veterinary Trauma Centers

The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) has approved Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital as one of nine designated Veterinary Trauma Centers in the U.S. – and the only recognized 24/7 Veterinary Trauma Center within a 100 mile radius of Philadelphia

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Media Contact:Kim Menard | Kim.Menard@uphs.upenn.edu | 215-662-6183April 23, 2013

Binge Eating Curbed by Deep Brain Stimulation in Animal Model, Penn Study Shows

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a precise region of the brain appears to reduce caloric intake and prompt weight loss in obese animal models, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.