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Elizabeth J Davidson

Associate Professor of Sports Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Equine High-Speed Treadmill, Clinical coordinator, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center
American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabiliation, Residency Program Director, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center
Sports Medicine, Service Chief, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center
Faculty Search Advisor, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center

Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348-1692
Office: 610-925-6190
Fax: 610-925-6831
Education:
BS (Veterinary Medicine)
Michigan State University, 1990.
DVM
Michigan State University , 1992.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Clinical evaluation of poor performance in horses; exercising high-speed treadmill evaluation of athletic horses; advanced imaging and diagnostics for musculoskeletal injuries in the equine poor performer

Selected Publications

Davidson EJ: Postoperative Physiotherapy for the Orthopedic Patient. In: Auer and Stick’s Equine Surgery 6th Edition. Prange T (ed) 2025.

Davidson EJ, Brown KA: Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Lameness. In: Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedure. 5th Edition. Orsini J, Grenager N, Shanaghan M (eds) 2025.

Davidson EJ: Exercise Program after Injury. In: Essential Facts of Equine Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. Marques J P (ed) 2024.

Davidson EJ, Stefanovski D, Slack J, Manzi T: Ultrasound-guided caudal cervical articular process arthrocentesis is accurate in live horses with and without arthropathy. Equine Vet J 2024.

Valle A, Brown KA, Reilly P, Ciamillo SA, Davidson EJ, Stefanovski, Ortved KF: Effect of video angle on detection of induced front limb lameness in horses. BMC Vet Res 2024.

Morgan JM, Aceto H, Manzi T, Davidson EJ. : Incidence and risk factors for complications associated with equine general anesthesia for elective magnetic resonance imaging. Equine Vet J 2024.

Brown KA, Davidson EJ, Johnson AJ, Stefanovski D, Wulster KB, Ortved K: Interobserver agreement of lateral and oblique radiography and standing cone beam CT of the caudal cervical articular process joints of horses. Vet Radiol Ultrasoun 2023.

Brown KA, Davidson EJ, Johnson AJ, Stefanovski D, Wulster K: Inter-observer variability of lateral and oblique radiography and standing cone beam computed tomography of the caudal cervical articular process joints of horses. Vet Surg 50(7), 2021.

Brown KA, Davidson EJ, Johnson AJ, Stefanovski D, Wulster K: Inter-observer variability of lateral and oblique radiography and standing cone beam computed tomography of the caudal cervical articular process joints of horses. Vet Surg 2021.

Brown KA, Davidson EJ, Johnson AL, Wulster KB, Ortved KF: Inflammatory cytokines in horses with cervical articular process joint osteoarthritis on standing cone beam computed tomography. Equine Vet J 2021.

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