Alonso Guedes, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA

Professor of Anesthesia, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Associate Dean for Research
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Contact

Office Address

Lewis Small Animal Hospital
1365 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Role
Faculty
Services

Education

Anesthesia Resident, University of Minnesota

PhD, University of Minnesota

DVM, University of Santa Maria, Brazil

MS, University of Santa Maria, Brazil

Licensures and Certifications

Diplomate American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia

Summary

Dr. Alonso Guedes is a DVM, PhD and board certified veterinary anesthesiologist interested in understanding how calcium and lipid signaling are involved in chronic disease biology. Diseases of interest include osteoarthritis, laminitis and asthma.

Expertise

  • Veterinary anesthesiology
  • Pain neuroscience
  • Respiratory physiology

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Clinical interests

  • Veterinary Anesthesiology
  • Pain Medicine
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Laminitis

Research

Research Summary/Interests

We are invested in the development of novel pain therapies with current work focusing on spinal cord pain signaling, and developing strategies to mitigate the impact of opioid use disorder, with current work focusing on immunotherapies and non-invasive respiratory support devices.