Louise Lesley Southwood
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (CE), University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Office: 610-925-6324
Fax: 610-925-6800
Fax: 610-925-6800
Email:
southwoo@vet.upenn.edu
southwoo@vet.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
BSc (Vet)
University of Sydney, 1991.
BVSc
University of Sydney, 1993.
MS
Colorado State University, 1998.
PhD
Colorado State University, 2002.
Permanent linkBSc (Vet)
University of Sydney, 1991.
BVSc
University of Sydney, 1993.
MS
Colorado State University, 1998.
PhD
Colorado State University, 2002.
Description of Research Expertise
Equine gastrointestinal disease particularly colic and colic surgery; early identification of horses with a strangulating intestinal obstruction; infection and complications following colic surgery; recurrent colic, gut microbiome; equine emergency surgery and critical care.Description of Clinical Expertise
Equine gastrointestinal disease particularly colic and colic surgery; early identification of horses with a strangulating intestinal obstruction; infection and complications following colic surgery; recurrent colic, gut microbiome; equine emergency surgery and critical care.Selected Publications
Aitken M, Stefanovski D, Southwood LL*: Serum amyloid A in postoperative colic patients. Vet Surg 48: 143-151, 2019.Boorman S, Stefanovski D, Southwood LL: Is Age a Risk Factor for the development of Post-Operative Reflux following Small Intestinal Colic Surgery? Vet Surg February 2019.
Stewart HS, Southwood LL*, Indugu N, Vecchiarelli B, Engiles JB, Pitta D: Differences in the equine faecal microbiota between horses presenting to a tertiary referral hospital for colic compared to an elective surgical procedure. Equine Vet J [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1111/evj.13010, Aug 28 2018
Stewart HL, Engiles JB, Stefanovski D, Southwood L*: Clinical and Intestinal Histologic Features of Horses Treated for Recurrent Colic: 66 cases(2006-2015). J Am Vet Med Assoc 252: 1279-1288, 2018.
Stewart HL, Southwood LL, Engiles J, Pita D: Characterization of the fecal microbiota of healthy horse. Am J Vet Re 79: 811-819, 2018.
Cacciolatti C, Meyer-Ficca ML, Southwood LL, Meyer RG, Bertolotti L, Zarucco L: In-vitro effects of poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitors in an equine model of inflammation. Am J Vet Res 80: 663-669, 2019.
Vanderbroek A, Reef V, Aitken M, Southwood LL*: Assessing gastrointestinal motility in healthy horses comparing auscultation, ultrasonography and an acoustic gastrointestinal surveillance biosensor: A randomized, blinded, controlled crossover proof of principle study. Equine Vet J. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1111/evj.12990. (5), July 2018.
Ziegler AL, Freeman CK, Fogle CA, Burke MJ, Davis JL, Cook VL, Southwood LL, Blikslager AT: Multicenter, blinded, randomized clinical trial comparing the use of flunixin meglumine and firocoxib in horses with small intestinal strangulating obstruction. Equine Vet J [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1111/evj.13013, August 2018.
Southwood LL, Lindborg S, Meyer M, Aceto HW: Influence of Salmonella status on the long-term outcome of horses after colic surgery. Vet Surg 46: 780-788, 2017.
Daunard SJM, Southwood LL*, Aceto HW, Tomassone L, Zarucco L: Are patient age and incisional length associated with surgical site infection? Vet J 217: 3-7, 2016.