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Ronald Gonçalves

Ronald Gonçalves,

Assistant Professor, Emergency And Critical Care

Department: Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Business Phone: (352) 392-2235
Business Email: rgoncalves@ufl.edu

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Accomplishments

  1. Best Poster 2024 Phi Zeta Research Celebration

    University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine

  2. Sponsor of The Month

    University of Florida – Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

  3. Dr. Walter E. Hoffman and Dr. Ann L. Johnson Resident Teaching Excellence Award

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. VEM5848 – Veterinary Ecc Ocala

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  2. VEM5847 – Er Clinical Clerkship

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  3. VEM5880 – ICU Focused Critical Care Clerkship

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  4. VEM5251 – Emerg Med Crit Care

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  5. VEM5171 – Vet Pharmacology

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  6. VEM5062C – Small Animal Critical Care Medicine

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  7. VEM5881 – Advanced Hospitalist Inpatient Service Clerkship

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  8. VME6910 – Supervised Research

    College of Veterinary Medicine

Board Certifications

  • DACVECC
    American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • RECOVER CPR: Advanced Life Support
    ACVECC/VECCS
  • RECOVER CPR: Basic Life Support
    ACVECC/VECCS
  • RECOVER Rescuer: Advanced Life Support
    ACVECC/VECCS
  • RECOVER Rescuer: Basic Life Support
    ACVECC/VECCS

Clinical Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Sepsis
  • Septic Shock
  • Septicemia
  • Skin and Wound Healing
  • Traumatic Injury

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0009-0003-1061-7055

Areas of Interest

  • Clinical and translational science
  • Inflammation
  • Mesenchymal stem cells
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Sepsis
  • Wound Healing

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Case report: Manual carbon hemoperfusion for the treatment of meloxicam toxicity in a cat and suspected ibuprofen toxicity in a dog

    Journal
    Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
    Volume/Issue
    11
    [DOI]
    10.3389/fvets.2024.1395967.
    [PMID]
    39359392.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Cat owners do not provide more reliable weight estimates for cats compared with veterinary professionals in an emergency setting

    Journal
    Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.
    Volume/Issue
    26(4)
    [DOI]
    10.1177/1098612×241240321.
    Publisher’s Site

  3. Algorithmic Approach to the Treatment of Sepsis

    Journal
    Today's Veterinary Practice.
    Volume/Issue
    (Nov/Dec 2024):90-94
    [DOI]
    https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/10/TVP-2024-1112_Algorithm_Sepsis-1.pdf.
    Publisher’s Site

  4. Pet owners provide a more reliable weight estimate for dogs compared to veterinary professionals in an emergency setting

    Journal
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
    Volume/Issue
    1-5
    [DOI]
    10.2460/javma.23.05.0231.
    Publisher’s Site

  5. What Is Your Diagnosis?

    Journal
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
    Volume/Issue
    1-3
    [DOI]
    10.2460/javma.22.09.0392.
    Publisher’s Site

  6. Augmentation enterocystoplasty in a polytrauma dog with extensive bladder necrosis

    Journal
    Veterinary Record Case Reports.
    Volume/Issue
    9(2)
    [DOI]
    10.1002/vrc2.82.
    Publisher’s Site

  7. Gender-Specific Differences in the In Situ Cardiac Function of Endotoxemic Rats Detected by Pressure-Volume Catheter

    Journal
    Shock.
    Volume/Issue
    42(5):415-423
    [DOI]
    10.1097/shk.0000000000000226.
    Publisher’s Site

  8. Increased Activation of the Rho-A/Rho-Kinase Pathway in the Renal Vascular System Is Responsible for the Enhanced Reactivity to Exogenous Vasopressin in Endotoxemic Rats*

    Journal
    Critical Care Medicine.
    Volume/Issue
    42(6):e461-e471
    [DOI]
    10.1097/ccm.0000000000000313.
    Publisher’s Site

Presentations

  1. MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME INDUCED BY A RUPTURE OF AN UNCLASSIFIED LARGE HEPATOBILIARY CYST IN A 10-MONTH-OLD DOG

    International / Invited. [Poster]. University of Florida, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, EVECCS – Porto, Portugal

  2. VISCOELASTIC TEST RESULTS IN DOGS WITH ADRENAL TUMORS

    International / Invited. [Poster]. University of Florida, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, EVECCS, Porto – Portugal

  3. The Effect of Enteral Nutrition on Length of Hospitalization in Dogs with Severe Acute Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Study of 37 Cases (2011-2023)

    Regional / Invited. [Poster]. Phi Zeta Research Celebration 2024 poster session, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine

Grants

  1. Molecular, functional, and clinical response of allogenic canine mesenchymal stem cell therapy in pet dogs

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    IRISH WOLFHOUND FOUNDATION

Education

  1. Residency – Small Animal ECC

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  2. Internship – Small Animal ECC

    Washington State University

  3. PhD – Pharmacology

    Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

  4. MSc – Veterinary Sciences

    Universidade Federal do Paraná, Campus Curitiba

  5. DVM

    Universidade Federal Fluminense

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 392-2235
Emails:
Business:
rgoncalves@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100116
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
2015 sw 16th Ave
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611