Rebecka S Hess
Chief, Section of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
Section of Medicine
Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
3900 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010
Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
3900 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010
Office: 215-898-9427
Fax: 215-573-6050
Fax: 215-573-6050
Email:
rhess@vet.upenn.edu
rhess@vet.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
B.Sc. (Biology - cum laude)
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel , 1988.
DVM (Veterinary Medicine)
The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1992.
MSCE (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2017.
B.Sc. (Biology - cum laude)
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel , 1988.
DVM (Veterinary Medicine)
The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1992.
MSCE (Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2017.
Post-Graduate Training
Rotating Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine , 1993-1994.
Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency, Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine , 1994-1996.
Permanent linkRotating Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine , 1993-1994.
Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency, Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine , 1994-1996.
Description of Research Expertise
Clinical endocrine studies and genetic studies of canine diabetes mellitus.Description of Itmat Expertise
Diabetes mellitus in dogsSelected Publications
Shea, E. K., Hess, R. S.: Validation of a flash glucose monitoring system in outpatient diabetic cats. J Vet Intern Med 35(4): 1703-1712, 2021.O'Kell, A. L., Wasserfall, C. H., Henthorn, P. S., Atkinson, M. A., Hess, R. S.: Evaluation for type 1 diabetes associated autoantibodies in diabetic and non-diabetic Australian terriers and Samoyeds. Canine Med Genet 7(1): 10, 2020.
Mui, M. L., Famula, T. R., Henthorn, P. S., Hess, R. S.: Heritability and complex segregation analysis of naturally-occurring diabetes in Australian Terrier Dogs. PLoS One 15(9): e0239542, 2020.
Shea, E. K., Hess, R. S.: Assessment of postprandial hyperglycemia and circadian fluctuation of glucose concentrations in diabetic dogs using a flash glucose monitoring system. J Vet Intern Med 35(2): 843-852, 2021.
Cai, S. V., Famula, T. R., Oberbauer, A. M., Hess, R. S.: Heritability and complex segregation analysis of diabetes mellitus in American Eskimo Dogs. J Vet Intern Med 33(5): 1926-1934, 2019.
Lechner, M. J., Hess, R. S.: Comparison of glucose concentrations in serum, plasma, and blood measured by a point-of-care glucometer with serum glucose concentration measured by an automated biochemical analyzer for canine and feline blood samples. Am J Vet Res 80(12): 1074-1081, 2019.
Hess, R., Henthorn, P., Devoto, M., Wang, F., Feng, R.: An exploratory association analysis of the insulin gene region with diabetes mellitus in two dog breeds. Journal of Heredity 110(7): 793-800, 2019.
Anderson, J. D., Rondeau, D. A., Hess, R. S.: Lispro insulin and electrolyte supplementation for treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis in cats. J Vet Intern Med 33(4): 1593-1601, 2019.
Seage, E. C., Drobatz, K. J., Hess, R. S.: Spectrophotometry and Ultracentrifugation for Measurement of Plasma Lipids in Dogs with Diabetes Mellitus. J Vet Intern Med 32(1): 93-98, 2018.
Walsh, E. S., Drobatz, K. J., Hess, R. S.: Use of intravenous insulin aspart for treatment of naturally occurring diabetic ketoacidosis in dogs. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 26(1): 101-7, 2016.