Paolo Silvestrini
Associate Professor in Clinical Internal Medicine and Interventional Radiology, Academic Clinician, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Publications
Education:
DVM (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Perugia, 2002.
MSc (Veterinary Research)
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 2009.
PhD (Veterinary Medicine)
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 2016.
Permanent linkDVM (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Perugia, 2002.
MSc (Veterinary Research)
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 2009.
PhD (Veterinary Medicine)
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 2016.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Vector-borne diseases, infectious diseases, respiratory and urinary systems minimal invasive proceduresDescription of Research Expertise
selected vector-borne diseases in the UKdogs with overt clinical leishmaniosis but negative or low positive serology
canine and feline immune-mediated polyarthritis
canine hypoparathyroidism
Selected Publications
Silvestrini, P., Piviani, M., Masian, D. S.: Ischaemic myelopathy in a cat with chronic kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, and hyperaldosteronism. Veterinary Record Case Reports 9: 1, 2021.Casamian-Sorrosal, D., Silvestrini, P., Blake, R., Kortum, A., Watson, P. J., Martinez, Y., Alvarez, J. L., Keegan, S.: Clinical features and long-term follow-up of 70 cases of canine idiopathic eosinophilic lung disease. Veterinary Record 187: 8, 2020.
Busto, I. del, German, A. J., Treggiari, E., Romanelli, G., O'Connell, E. M., Batchelor, D. J., Silvestrini, P., Murtagh, K.: Incidence of postoperative complications and outcome of 48 dogs undergoing surgical management of insulinoma. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 34(3): 1135-1143, 2020.
Silvestrini, P.: Dealing with leishmaniosis in dogs and cats. Veterinary Record 184(8): 254-255, 2019.
Latre, A. R., McPartland, A., Cain, D., Walker, D., Black, V., Steen, N. van den, Warman, S., Battersby, I., Murtagh, K., Silvestrini, P., Batchelor, D., Tappin, S. W.: Canine sterile steroid-responsive lymphadenitis in 49 dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice 60(5): 280-290, 2019.
Finotello, R., Schiavo, L., Ressel, L., Frohmader, A., Silvestrini, P., Verin, R.: Lipoxygenase-5 expression in canine urinary bladder: normal urothelium, cystitis and transitional cell carcinoma. Journal of Comparative Pathology 170: 1-9, 2019.
Mesquita, L., Mortier, J., Ressel, L., Finotello, R., Silvestrini, P., Piviani, M.: Neoplastic pleural effusion and intrathoracic metastasis of a scapular osteosarcoma in a dog: a multidisciplinary integrated diagnostic approach. Veterinary Clinical Pathology 46(2): 337-343, 2017.
Silvestrini, P., Batchelor, D., Allenspach, K., Maunder, C., Seth, M., Mas, A., Hill, T., Serrano, G., Roura, X., Planellas, M., German, A. J., Pastor, J.: Clinical leishmaniasis in dogs living in the UK. Journal of Small Animal Practice 57(9): 453-458, 2016.
Silvestrini, P., Zoia, A., Planellas, M., Roura, X., Pastor, J., Ceron, J. J., Caldin, M.: Iron status and C-reactive protein incanine leishmaniasis. Journal of Small Animal Practice 55(2): 95-101, 2014.
Fernandez, M., Altet, L., Martinez-Diaz, V. L., Tabar, M. D., Silvestrini, P., Francino, O., Roura, X.: Assessment of PCR status of vector-borne pathogens in dogs presenting arrhythmias. Comparative Clinical Pathology 23(5): 1447-1452, 2014.
Silvestrini, P., Piviani, M., Alberola, J., Rodriguez-Cortes, A., Planellas, M., Roura, X., O'Brien, P. J., Pastor, J.: Serum cardiac troponin I concentrations in dogs with leishmaniasis: correlation with age and clinicopathologic abnormalities. Veterinary Clinical Pathology 41(4): 568-574, 2012.
Vrabelova, D., Silvestrini, P., Ciudad, J., Gimenez, J. C., Ballesteros, M., Puig, P., Ruiz de Gopegui, R.: Analysis of 2735 canine uroliths in Spain and Portugal. A retrospective study: 2004-2006. Research in Veterinary Science 91(2): 208-11, 2011.
Torrente, C., Silvestrini, P., Ruiz de Gopegui, R.: Severe life-threatening hypokalemia in a cat with suspected distal renal tubular acidosis. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (San Antonio, Tex.: 2001) 20(2): 250-7, 2010.