Anna Firshman, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM, DACVSMR
Contact
Piper Equine Hospital
1801 Dudley Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States
Education
Residency, Large Animal Medicine, University of Minnesota, 2003
Internship, University of Minnesota, 2000
PhD, University of Minnesota, 2005
BVSc, University of Liverpool, 1999
Licensures and Certifications
Summary
Dr. Anna Firshman is a clinical professor and specialist in large animal internal medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine. She joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2009. She is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and a charter member of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Expertise
Dr. Firshman works with all large animal species and enjoys all types of large animal medicine cases. Her expertise centers on internal medicine disorders of horses and camelids. She is particularly interested in medical causes for poor performance in horses, such as muscle diseases, and neurologic and cardiologic disorders.
Clinical interests
Dr. Firshman works with all large animal species and enjoys all types of large animal medicine cases. Her expertise centers on internal medicine disorders of horses and camelids. She is particularly interested in medical causes for poor performance in horses, such as muscle diseases, and neurologic and cardiologic disorders.
Research
Research Summary/Interests
Dr. Firshman’s main responsibilities are clinical service and teaching. Her research interests have focused on muscle diseases and endocrine disorders.