College of Veterinary Medicine

 

Education:

BVMS, (with honors) University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1980
Certificate of Veterinary Anesthesia The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1983
PhD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bristol, England, 1985
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists, 1989
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia, 1997
Certificate in Veterinary Acupuncture Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine and
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Society, 2002
Certificate in Animal Welfare CEI; Cambridge e-Learning Institute, UK, 2007

Honors and Awards:

Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award, 1998
Superior Accomplishment Award (division – level), University of Florida, 2002
Douglas Houghton Memorial Scholarship – Douglas Houghton Scholar in Animal Welfare, 2004

Research Interests:

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of opioids in cats, pain assessment in cats, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of analgesic agents in horses.

Selected Publications:

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Paul-Murphy J, Ludders J W, Robertson SA, Gaynor JS, Hellyer P W, Wong PL. (2004) The need for a cross-species approach to the study of pain in animals. JAVMA 224 (5); 692-697.

Lascelles BDX and Robertson SA. (2004) Antinociceptive effects of Hydromorphone, Butorphanol, or the Combination in Cats. J Vet Intern Med 18; 190-195.

Gunkel C, Valverde A, Robertson SA, Thompson M, Keoughan C, Ferrell E. (2004). Treatment for a severe reaction to intravenous administration of diatrizoate in an anesthetized horse. JAVMA 224; 1143-1146.

Lascelles BD, Robertson SA. (2004) Use of thermal threshold response to evaluate the antinociceptive effects of butorphanol in cats. Am J Vet Res. 65(8):1085-9.

Taylor PM, Roberson SA. (2004) Pain management in cats - past, present and future. Part 1. The cat is unique. J Feline Med Surg 6(5):313-20.

Robertson SA, Taylor PM (2004) Pain management in cats - past, present and future. Part 2. Treatment of pain - clinical pharmacology. J Feline Med Surg 6(5):321-33.
Wegner K, Robertson SA, Kollias-Baker C, Sams RA, Muir WW 3rd. (2004)

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of intravenous hydromorphone in cats. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 27(5):329-36.

Gunkel C, Valverde A, Morey TE, Hernandez J, Robertson SA (2004). Comparison of non-invasive cardiac output measurement by partial carbon dioxide rebreathing with the lithium dilution method in anesthetized dogs. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. 14(3): 187-195.

Robertson SA, Taylor PM, Sear JW, Keuhnel G (2005) Relationship between plasma concentrations and analgesia after intravenous fentanyl and disposition after other routes of administration in cats. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 28(1): 87-93.

Robertson SA, Sanchez LC, Merritt AM, Doherty TJ (2005) Effect of systemic lidocaine on visceral and somatic nociception in conscious horses. Equine Vet J 37(2): 122-127.

Robertson SA, Lascelles BD, Taylor PM Sear JW. (2005) PK-PD modeling of buprenorphine in cats: intravenous and oral transmucosal administration. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 28(5):453-60.

Robertson SA. (2005) Assessment and management of acute pain in cats. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. 15(4): 261-272.

Robertson SA. (2005) Step by Step – How to perform an epidural injection. Procedures Pro, In Clinicians Brief (The Official Publication of The North American Veterinary Conference). 3(4):55-57.

Pypendop BH, Ilkiw JE, Robertson SA. (2006) Effects of intravenous administration of lidocaine on the thermal threshold in cats. Am J Vet Res. 67(1):16-20.

Niedfeldt RL, Robertson SA. (2006) Postanesthetic hyperthermia in cats: a retrospective comparison between hydromorphone and buprenorphine. Vet Anaesth Analg 33(6):381-389.

Wellehan JF, Gunkel CI, Kledzik D, Robertson SA, Heard DJ. (2006) Use of a nerve locator to facilitate administration of mandibular nerve blocks in crocodilians. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37(3):405-408.

Wegner K, Robertson SA. (2007) Dose-related thermal antinociceptive effects of intravenous hydromorphone in cats. Vet Anaesth Analg 34(2):132-138.

Murrell JC, Robertson SA, Taylor PM, McCown JL, Bloomfield M and Sear JW. (2007) Use of a transdermal matrix patch of buprenorphine in cats – preliminary kinetic and dynamic data. Veterinary Record. 160(17):578-83.

Lascelles BDX, Court MH, Hardie EM, Robertson SA. (2007) Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in cats – a review. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 34, 228-250.

Johnson JA, Robertson SA, Pypendop BH. (2007) Antinociceptive effects of butorphanol, buprenorphine, or both, administered intramuscularly in cats. Am J Vet Res 68(7), 699-703.

Taylor PM, Robertson SA, Dixon M. (2007) Evaluation of the use of thermal thresholds to investigate NSAID analgesia in a model of inflammatory pain in cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 9(4); 313-318.

American Animal Hospital Association; American Association of Feline Practitioners; AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines Task Force Members, Hellyer P, Rodan I, Brunt J, Downing R, Hagedorn JE, Robertson SA. (2007) AAHA/AAFP pain management guidelines for dogs & cats. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 43(5):235-48.

AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines Task Force Members, Hellyer P, Rodan I, Brunt J, Downing R, Hagedorn JE, Robertson SA. (2007) AAHA/AAFP pain management guidelines for dogs and cats. J Feline Med Surg. 9(6):466-80.

Robertson SA. (2007) A review of feral cat control. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. Oct 1; [Epub ahead of print]

Sanchez LC, Robertson SA, Maxwell LK, Zientek K, Cole C. (2007) Effect of fentanyl on visceral and somatic nociception in conscious horses. J Vet Intern Med. 21(5):1067-75

Giguère S, Sanchez LC, Shih A, Szabo NJ, Womble AY, Robertson SA. (2007) Comparison of the effects of caffeine and doxapram on respiratory and cardiovascular function in foals with induced respiratory acidosis. Am J Vet Res 68(12):1407-16.

Shih A, Robertson SA, Pablo L, Isaza N, Davies W. (2008) Comparison between analgesic effects of buprenorphine, carprofen, and buprenorphine with carprofen for canine ovariohysterectomy. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 35(1):69-79.