College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

DVM University of Sao Paulo Brazil

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists 2007

Certificate in Veterinary Acupuncture Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Society 2004

Research Interests:

Hemodynamic of shock and anesthesia in the critical care patient

Neuropathic pain

Selected Publications:

Sereda N, Towl S, Maisembacher, ByrneB, Ellison G, Shih A, Coomer A, Estrada A Intracardiac foreigh body in a dog Journal of Vet Cardiology 2009 epup May

Castro D, Silva M, Shih A Motta P Pires M Comparison between the analgesic effects of morphine and tramadol delivered epidurally in cats receiving a standardized noxious stimulation Journal Feline Surgery and Medicine 2009 submitted in press.

Garcia-Pereira F, Hauptman J, Shih A Pease T Electrical stimulation to confirm the correct placement of lumbosacral epidural injections in dogs. American Journal Veterinary Research 2009 accepted in press

Shih A, Giguere S, Sanchez L, Valverde A, Jankunas H, Robertson S. Determination of cardiac output by ultrasound velocity dilution and its comparison with the lithium dilution method in neonatal foals. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 2009 accepted in press

Shih A, Verigno A, Loring N, Pereira F, Szarowicz M, Bandt C. Cardiopulmonary effects of a new impedance threshold device in anesthetized hypotensive dogs. Journal of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia accepted in press

Maisenbacher H, Prosek R, Shih A, Estrada A. Trans-venous pacing sites on left ventricular function and synchrony in healthy anesthetized dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research 2009 vol 70 455-63.

Shih A, Giguere S, Sanchez L, Valverde A, Jankunas H, Robertson S. Determination of cardiac output in anesthetized neonatal foals by use of two pulse wave analysis methods. American Journal of Veterinary Research 2009 accepted in press

Shih A, Maisenbacher H, Bareirinha A, Adin D, Schmidt M, Prosek R, Estrada A. Effect of routine cardiovascular catheterization on cardiac troponin I concentration in dogs Journal of Veterinary Cardiology 2008 accepted in press

Shih A Roberston R “Peri-operative pain management for dogs” . Insight in Veterinary Medicine Journal May 2008

Shih A, Miletic V, Miletic G, Smith L. Midazolam administration reverses thermal hyperalgesia and prevent gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter loss in a rodent model of neuropathic pain. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2008 Apr; 106(4) 1296-302

Shih A, Robertson S, Isaza N, Pablo L, Davies W. Comparison between analgesic effects of burprenorphine, carprofen and buprenorphine with carprofen for canine ovariohysterectomy. Journal of Veterinary Anesthesia and analgesia 2008 Jan; 35 (1):69-79

Giguere S, Sanchez C, Shih A, Robertson S et al. Comparison of caffeine and doxopram on respiratory and cardiovascular function in foals with induced respiratory acidosis. American Journal Veterinary Research 2007 Dec vol 68 (12) 1407-16

Valverde A, Giguere S, Sanchez C, Shih A. Effects of dobutamine, norepinephrine and vasopressin on cardiovascular function in anesthetized neonatal foals with induced hypotension. American Journal Veterinary Research 2006 vol 67 1730-37

Smith, LJ. Shih, A. Bentley E. Miller PE. 2000. Systemic lidocaine infusion as an  analgesic for intraocular surgery in dogs: a pilot study. Veterinary Analgesia Anesthesia 2004 vol 31 53-63

Smith, LJ. Shih, A. Miletic G. Miletic V. Continuous systemic infusion of lidocaine provides dose dependent analgesia in an animal model of Neuropathic Pain Pain . 2002 vol 97 267-273

Smith L. Shih A, Miletic G, Miletic V. Preemptive administration of systemic lidocaine does not prevent hyperalgesia in the rat chronic constriction injury model of neuropathic pain. Analgesia 2002 vol 6 507-511

Gellasch, KL. Kruse Elliot, KT. Osmond, CS. Shih, A. Bjorling, DE. Comparison of transdermal fentanyl and intramuscular buthorphanol for analgesia after onyhectomy in cats submitted to American Veterinary Medical Association Journal 2002 vol 220 1020-1024

Bjorling, DE. Jacobsen, H. Shih, A. Beckman M. Intravesical Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide stimulates an increase in bladder nerve growth factor British Journal Urology Int. 2001 vol 87 697-702

Smith, LJ. Shih, A. Bentley E. Miller PE. 2000. Morphine or lidocaine infusion as a preemptive analgesic for intraocular surgery in dogs. Veterinary Analgesia Anesthesia 2001, Proc. of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists