Dr. Chiara De Caro Carella Hampton
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)
(225) 578-9600

Teaching Interests:
I very much enjoy teaching anesthesia and analgesia to veterinary students and to experiment in my classroom to promote life-long learning.

Research Interests:
Hemodynamic monitoring; Anesthesia monitoring; Clinical research; Swine anesthesia; Acid-base physiology.

 Awards & Honors:
  • 2017 Initiation to the Tau Chapter of the Society of Phi Zeta
  • 2016 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Initiation
 Education:
  • Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching Oregon State University, Graduate School
  • MS Oregon State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Other Oregon State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • DVM Universita' degli Studi di Messina, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria
 Grants:
  • Toxicity assessment of buprenorphine on equine articular chondrocytes in vitro, VCS Corps Grant, $3,985.00
  • Pharmacokinetics and analgesic effect of intra-articular buprenorphine with lipopolysaccharide – induced synovitis in horses., Charles V. Cusimano EHSP grant, $12,000.00
  • Measuring the Level of Agreement between a PCR, Standard Saline Agglutination, and EldonCard methods for blood typing of pet pigs, CORP Grant, $4,000.00
  • Distribution of AO blood group phenotype of pet pigs referred to a Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Start Up Research Funds, $4,000.00
  • Comparison of Blind Oral Intubation and Endoscopy-guided Intubation in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), VCS CORP, $3,000.00
  • Effect of cranial flexion of pelvic limbs on the inter laminar length of lumbosacral space in eternally and laterally recumbent swine, VCS CORP Grant, $1,552.00
  • Comparison of Blind Oral Intubation and Endoscopy-guided Intubation in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), VCS CORP, $5,000.00
  • Accuracy and agreement of repeatability of a commercially available veterinary blood pressure monitor in awake and anesthetized dogs, LSU VCS CORP Grant, $4,676.00
  • EpiBone graft dosing study-supplement, EpiBone, $53,281.25
  • EpiBone Graft Dosing Study, EpiBone, $180,943.00
  • The use of priming alfaxalone and alfaxalone-midazolam co-induction as anesthetic induction techniques in cats, LSU VCS CORP Grant, $3,994.90
 Publications:
Journal Article, Academic Journal:
  • Effect of cranial flexion of pelvic limbs on interlaminar length of lumbosacral space in sternally and laterally recumbent swine, De Caro Carella, Chiara; Cremer, Jeannette; Lopez, Mandi; Rademacher, Nathalie; Shippy, Sarah; Queiroz, Patricia, 2020, J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci , Volume: 59, Number: 1, Pages: 85-89
  • Assessment of four different doses of intramuscular alfaxalone combined with hydromorphone and dexmedetomidine to allow endoscopy-guided orotracheal intubation in domestic rabbits, Reabel, Stephanie; Queiroz-Williams, Patricia; Nevarez, Javier; da Cunha, Anderson; Cremer, Jeannette; Hampton, Chiara, 2019, Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia , Volume: 46, Number: 6, Pages: 831. e13
  • Comparison of endoscopy-guided and blind orotracheal intubation techniques and their correlation with anesthesia quality and airway damage in rabbits, Reabel, -Stephanie; Queiroz-Williams, Patricia; Nevarez, Javier; da Cunha, Anderson; Langohr, Ingeborg; Cremer, Jeannette; Hampton, Chiara; Carossino, Mariano, 2019, Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia , Volume: 46, Number: 6, Pages: 831. e14
  • Cystolithiasis in a Syrian hamster: a different outcome., Petrini, D; Di Giuseppe, M; Deli, G; De Caro Carella, Chiara, 2016, Open veterinary journal , Volume: 6, Number: 2, Pages: 135-8
Journal Article, Professional Journal:
  • Sedation Characteristics of Intranasal Alfaxalone in Adult Yucatan Swine: A Pilot Study, De Caro Carella, Chiara; Liu, Chin Chi; Ross, Juliet; Catherine, Takawira, 2021, Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science , Volume: 60, Number: 2, Pages: 1-4
  • Acute hyperkalemia as anesthetic complication in a diabetic dog undergoing tumor excision, De Caro Carella, Chiara; Fitzgerald, Mika; Fletcher, Jon; Bennett, Roger, 2020, Canadian Veterinary Journal , Volume: 61, Number: 7, Pages: 731-736
  • Recovery time and quality from anesthesia induced with intravenous tiletamine-zolazepam in healthy dogs: a comparison with alfaxalone, ketamine-diazepam, and propofol, De Caro Carella, Chiara; Mandsager, Ronald ; Riebold, Thomas , 2019, Journal of Veterinary Medical Association , Volume: 254, Number: 12
  • Effect of intravenous administration of tiletamine-zolazepam, alfaxalone, ketamine-diazepam, and propofol for induction of anesthesia on cardiorespiratory and metabolic variables in healthy dogs before and during anesthesia maintained with isoflurane, De Caro Carella, Chiara; Riebold, Thomas; Mandsager, Ronald ; Leblanc, Nicole; Scollan, Katherine; Sisson, David, 2019, Journal of American Veterinary Research , Volume: 80, Number: 1, Pages: 33-44
  • Compensation for Acid-Base Disorders, De Caro Carella, Chiara; de Morais, Helio Autran, 2017, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice/Elsevier , Volume: 47:2, Number: March 2017, Pages: 313-323
Scientific Abstract:
  • Aging does not affect the induction dose of propofol in dogs, Desselle, Amber; Queiroz, Patricia; De Caro Carella, Chiara; Da Cunha, Anderson; Hofmeister, Erik, 2021
  • Pharmacokinetics of intravenous and oral gabapentin in Duroc swine, Oubre, Montana; Queiroz, Patricia; De Caro Carella, Chiara; Martin, Anna; Gisclair, Andrea; Pypendop, Bruno, 2021
  • Toxicity assessment of buprenorphine on equine articular chondrocytes in vitro, Castro-Cuellar, Gabriel; Cremer, Jeannette; Queiroz, Patricia; De Caro Carella, Chiara; Leise, Britta, 2020
  • Effect of cranial flexion of pelvic limbs on interlaminar length of lumbosacral space in sternally and laterally recumbent swine, De Caro Carella, Chiara; Shippy, Sarah; Rademacher, Nathalie; Cremer, Jeannette; Queiroz, Patricia; Lopez, Mandi, 2018
  • Effect of cranial flexion of pelvic limbs on interlaminar length of lumbosacral space in sternally and laterally recumbent swine, De Caro Carella, Chiara; Shippy, Sarah; Rademacher, Nathalie; Cremer, Jeannette; Queiroz, Patricia; Lopez, Mandi, 2018