Lena Renee Provoost
Assistant Professor of Clinical Small Animal Behavior Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
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Education:
DVM (Veterinary Medicine)
Western University of Health Sciences, 2014.
Permanent linkDVM (Veterinary Medicine)
Western University of Health Sciences, 2014.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Companion animal behavior medicine, chronic pain, emotional disordersDescription of Research Expertise
Effect of chronic pain, such as osteoarthritis, on behavior in patients with and without underlying anxieties; how the pain pathway is influenced, if any, by emotional disorders characterized by dysregulated noradrenaline and serotonin systems; can inflammatory mediators predict behavioral problems and/or outcomes of behavioral treatment; cognitive effects of prolonged anesthesia on geriatric patients; protective effects of dexmedetomidine and/or fatty acids on cognition.Selected Publications
Provoost, L. R.: Animal behavior case of the month. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 257(3): 277-282, 2020.Provoost, L., Siracusa, C., Stefanovski, D., Che, Y., Li, M., Casal, M.: Cognitive abilities of dogs with mucopolysaccharidosis i: learning and memory. Animals (Basel) 10(3), 2020.
Provoost, LR, Casal, M, Siracusa, C: Evaluating cognitive ability in the domestic dog, a review of learning, memory and attention. CAB Reviews 13(004): 1-8, 2018.
Siracusa, Carlo, Provoost, Lena, Reisner, Ilana R: Dog-and owner-related risk factors for consideration of euthanasia or rehoming before a referral behavioral consultation and for euthanizing or rehoming the dog after the consultation. Journal of Veterinary Behavior 22: 46-56, 2017.
Siracusa, C, Provoost, LR: The advantages and disadvantages of confining cats indoors. CAB Reviews 11(047): 1-6, 2016.