Caitlin Tearney, DVM, DACVAA
Contact
Lewis Small Animal Hospital
1365 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States
Education
Anesthesia Residency, University of California - Davis
DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Licensures and Certifications
Summary
Dr. Caitlin Tearney received her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Wisconsin. She joined Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Colorado for two consecutive years to complete a small animal rotating internship followed by a surgical and anesthesia small animal internship. She completed a residency in anesthesia and critical care at the University of California, Davis, and became board-certified in 2015. After residency she returned to Colorado and Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital to start an anesthesia service where she worked as their sole anesthesiologist for six years. She joined the University of Minnesota in September 2021.
Dr. Tearney has a strong interest in regional anesthetic techniques, acute pain management, and feline anesthesia. She is a fear-free certified practitioner and RECOVER CPR certified. She tailors anesthetic plans to incorporate fear-free practices to each patient.
Clinical interests
- Regional anesthesia
- Feline anesthesia
- Fear free handling
Research
Selected publications
- McReynolds, C., Yang, J., Guedes, A., Morisseau, C., Garcia, R., Knych, H., Tearney, C., Hamamoto, B., Hwang, S., Wagner, K., Hammock, B. Species differences in metabolism of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor, EC1728, highlighting the importance of mechanisms in drug development. Molecules. 2021; 26(16):5034.
- Grubb, T., Sager, J., Gaynor, J., Montgomery, E., Parker, J., Shafford, H., Tearney, C., 2020 AAHA Anesthesia and Monitoring Guidelines for Dogs and Cats. Journal of American Animal Hospital Association. 2020; 56(2):59-82.
- Guesdes, A., Tearney, C., Cenani. A., Aristizabal, F., Nieto, J. Comparison between the effects of postanesthetic xylazine and dexmedetomidine on characteristics of recovery from sevoflurane anesthesia in horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2017; 44(2), 273-280.
- Guedes, A., Aleman, M., Davis, E., Tearney, C. Cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic responses to apnea induced by atlanto-occipital intrathecal lidocaine injection in anesthetized horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2016; 43(6): 590-598.
- Awarded the Langley Prize by the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists Educational Trust
- Tearney, C. C., Guedes, A. G., Brosnan, R. J. Equivalence between invasive and oscillometric blood pressures at different anatomic locations in healthy normotensive anaesthetized horses. Equine Veterinary Journal. 2016; 48(3):357-361.
- Tearney, C. C., Barter, L. S., Pypendop, B. H. Cardiovascular effects of equipotent doses of isoflurane alone and isoflurane plus fentanyl in New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2015; 76(7): 591-598.
- Meola, S. D., Tearney, C. C., Haas, S. A., Hackett, T. B., Mazzaferro, E. M. Evaluation of trends in canine marijuana toxicosis in dogs living in a state with legalized medical marijuana. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. 2012; 22(6):690-696.
- Schroeder, C. A., Snyder, L. B. C., Tearney, C. C., Baker-Herman, T. L. and Schroeder, K. M. Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in the dog: an anatomical evaluation. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2011; 38(3):267–271.