Dr. Wendy Wolfson- LSU SVM Faculty

Dr. Wendy Wolfson

Assistant Professor

Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)

(225) 578-9600

Biography:
Instructor of Shelter Medicine from 2007-2011. Assistant professor of shelter medicine currently.
Previously employed as Medical Director of LASPCA Veterinary Clinic and Animal Shelter in New Orleans, LA.

Teaching Interests:
Shelter Medicine (improvement and support of community shelters)
Infectious/zoonotic diseases found in animal sheltering facilities
Surgery and TNR programs
Addressing animal cruelty and neglect in communities

Research Interests:
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
Zoonotic Diseases

Awards & Honors:

2021 Teaching Award for the SVM
2020 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
2019 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
2019 SVM Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Award
2018 Nominated For VIC Innovations Award held by the NAVC
2018 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
2017 Dean's Teacher Merit Awards
2016 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
2016 Queen of Mardi Paws Ball
2015 Dr. E. D. Besch Service Award LA Veterinary Medical Association
2014 Deans Teacher Merit Honor Roll
2013 Dean's Merit Honor roll
2013 Selected as a Phi Zeta member
2012 Promotion to Assistant Professor of Shelter Medicine and Surgery
2012 Dean's Merit Honor Roll for teaching
2011 Letter of commendation from Dixon Correctional for service to the LA prison system
2011 Named one of top 10 animal advocates in the Baton Rouge area
2011 Commendation letter from United States Public Health Service
2011 Dean's Merit Honor Role
2011 Selected to speak at 2011 Graduation Ceremony
2011 White Coat Ceremony
2010 White Coat Ceremony
2009 White Coat Ceremony
2008 White Coat Ceremony

Education:

DVM LSU Veterinary School
BS LSU

Grants:

Diagnostic and molecular identification of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in cats from animal shelters in southern Louisiana , Winn Feline Foundation, $24,937.00
"Diagnostic and molecular identification of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in cats from animal shelters in southern Louisiana, Winn Feline Foundation, $7,000.00
Support of the Shelter Medicine Program Internship, Engelhart estate, $620,000.00
Surveillance and Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 in Animals (LA animal shelters), CDC, $50,000.00
Diagnostic and moleculary identification of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in cats from animal shelter in sourthern Louisiana, Winn Feline Foundation, $24,937.00
Support for Mobile Unit Driver, Purina, $100,000.00
Donation of shampoo and skin products, Elanco, $200.00
Determining regional prevalence of schistosomiasis in owned and shelter dogs, CGS/IDEXX, $9,000.00
World Spay Day, HSVMA, $1,000.00
Soil sampling for intestinal parasite ova in local animal shelters., VCS Corps Grant Program, $2,500.00
Donation of vaccines, heartworm medication, pain control medication and flea/ tick preventatives, Elanco,
Donation of LH test kits, Zoetis,
Blood typing for Porcine Patients, Eldon Biological A/S, $340.00
Treament of equine cruelty and neglect cases in animal shelters, May HTR Foundation, $3,000.00
Angola and Dixon Prison TNR for Feral Cats , Louisiana Animal Welfare Commission, $5,000.00
Support Shelter Medicine instructorship position, Humane Society of the United States, $300,000.00
Trap, Neuter, & Release (TNR) Program for Louisiana Prison System, Louisiana Animal Welfare Commission, $5,000.00
Shelter Medicine Program instructorship position, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), $100,000.00
Determination of dermatophyte species most commonly associated with clinical lesions in cats in shelters in southeast Louisiana, Departmental Research, $650.00
Donation of cat flea control products, Merck, $2,000.00
Vaccine donation, Merck, $300.00
Iberville Animal Control, Iberville Parish government,
This is How We Role, NIH SEPA,
Support for spay/neuter of shelter animals , Louisiana Animal Welfare Commission, $3,000.00
Donation of vaccines and microchips , Merck, $1,000.00
Alanco product donation, Alanco, $1,500.00
Donation of vaccines for use in shelters, Merck,
Donaton of medications, Elanco, $850.00
Donation of LH test kits, Zoetis, $325.00
Merck product donation, Merck, $1,500.00
Vaccine donation , Merck, $3,000.00
Tangipahoa Animal Control, Tangipahoa Parish government, $2,000.00
Merck product donation: feline, canine vaccines for use in Pen Pals, Merck, $700.00
Medical services for West Baton Rouge Animal Control, Second Chance Animal Alliance, $3,000.00
Donation of vaccines, Merck, $750.00
Donation of feline Bravecto, Merck, $500.00
Iberville Animal Control, Iberville Parish government, $8,500.00
St Martin Animal Control medical services, St Martin Parish government, $3,000.00
Tangipahoa Animal Control medical services, Tangipahoa Parish government, $3,000.00
Walker Animal Control, Town of Walker, LA, $5,000.00
Effect of Acupuncture on Recovery from General Anesthesia in Cats after Spaying Surgery, LSU SVM Summer Scholar, $5,000.00
A Reproducible Protocol to Identify Progenitor Cells for Feline Diabetes Therapy, Merial Summer Scholars Program, $5,000.00
Donation flea prevention and heartworm prevention, Elanco, $2,500.00
Donation of vaccines, Merial, $425.00
Donation of feline leukemia test kits, Zoetis, $300.00
"Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in shelter dogs from Louisiana”, , Tulane School of Public Health/COBRA, $13,000.00
Medical services for West Baton Rouge Animal Control, May HTR, $2,000.00
Impact of heat treatment on regional prevalence of Dirofilaria Immitis antigen detection in shelter dogs , University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, $600.00
Donation of vaccines and flea prevention, Merial,
Medical support for equine flood victims in Louisiana, May HTR Foundation, $14,480.00
Donation of products for shelter animals, VetriScience,
Support to purchase equipment for animal response - Great Flood of 2016, ASPCA, $10,000.00
Donation of rabies vaccine, Merck,
TNR for World Spay Day, HSVMA, $1,000.00
Rabies vaccine , Merial, $400.00
Cara House, Ascension Parish Animal Control, $6,000.00
Iberville Animal Control, Iberville Parish government, $8,000.00
LaFourche Animal Control, La Fourche Parish government, $1,500.00
St Landry Animal Control, St Landry Parish government, $1,500.00
St Martin Animal Control, St Martin Parish government, $3,000.00
Tangipahoa Animal Control, Tangipahoa Parish government, $2,500.00
Walker Animal Control, Town of Walker, LA, $4,000.00
LaFourche Animal Control, Lafourche Parish government, $1,500.00
VMED 5463 Special Training Small Animal Spay Neuter, PetSmart, $248,620.00
Product donation, Merial, $10,000.00
Service Outreach for Parish Large Animal Welfare, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, $4,000.00
Donation of cat enrichment products, May HTR, $2,000.00
Medical support for equine cruelty and neglect cases in shelters, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), $5,000.00
A reproducible protocol to isolate a characterized population of adult feline adipose derived multipotent stromal cells, Veterinary Clinical Sciences Corp, $4,000.00
Rabies vaccine, Merial,
Medical support for equine cruelty and neglect cases in shelters, HSUS, $5,000.00
Support of mobile unit, AKC, $10,000.00
Dermatophyte treatment products for shelter pets, Ogena Solutions, $350.00
The heat treatment of canine and feline serum samples from Louisiana shelters animals to detect heartworm antigen" , Louisiana Hunting Retriever Club. , $1,500.00
Support for medical treatment of equine neglect cases in shelters, May HTR, $2,500.00
Ascension Parish Animal Control , Ascension Parish government, $5,750.00
Iberville Parish Animal Control, Iberville Parish government, $8,000.00
St. Landry Parish Animal Control, St. Landry Parish government,
St. Martin Animal Control, St. Martin Parish government, $3,000.00
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control, Tangipahoa Parish Government, $3,000.00
Walker Animal Control, Town of Walker,LA , $4,000.00
Rabies Vaccine, Merial, $750.00
Flea preventatives, Novartis,
Shampoo, Ogena Solutions, $50.00
A Reproducible Protocol to Isolate a Characterized Population of Adult Feline Progenitor Cells - Continuation, Winn Feline Foundation, $23,325.00
Donation of Woods lamp for dermatophyte study, MWI, $150.00
Support of TNR program in Angola prison, May HTR Foundation, $2,500.00
Occult heartworm testing using heat treatment., University of Florida Veterinary School,
Disinfectant donation, Virox Healthcare, $400.00
Support of feline TNR programs in Louisiana Prisons, ASPCA, $5,000.00
Vaccine donation, Merial, $300.00
Shelter Medicine Fellowship, ASPCA, $10,000.00
Feline leukemia testing kits, Zoetis, $1,000.00
Donation of feline vaccines, Merial,
Donation of medications , BI, $900.00
Mobile unit driver , Nestle Purina, $8,400.00
Tangipahoa Animal Control, Tangipahoa Parish government, $3,000.00
Tangipahoa Animal Control, Tangipahoa Parish government,
Anesthesia drugs for mobile unit, Zoetis, $1,000.00
Donation of medications , BI, $450.00
Ascension Parish Animal Control , Ascension Parish government, $5,000.00
Iberville Parish Animal Control, Iberville Parish government, $7,500.00
Vaccine donation, Boehringer Ingelheim,
Support of Shelter Medicine Program, Noah's Wish, $5,000.00
Ascension Parish Animal Control , Ascension Parish government, $5,000.00
St Martin Animal Control, St Martin Parish government, $3,000.00
TNR for feral cats in the Louisiana prison system, ASPCA, $5,000.00
Advantix, LSU SVM pharmacy,
Support of Shelter Medicine Program fellowship and new truck, COYPU, $84,330.00
Vaccines, Merial,
Vaccine , BI, $300.00
Donation of Felv tests, Synbiotic, $400.00
Donation of Proheart, Zoetis,
Feline leukemia test kits, Synbiotics,
Rabies vaccine, Merial,
Rabies vaccine , Merial, $550.00
Flea and heartworm prevention products, Merial, $5,000.00
Heartworm and flea prevention products, Bayer,
Test kits (FeLV/FIV), Zoetis,
Rabies vaccine donation, Merial,
St landry parish animal control, St Landry parish, $600.00
Anesthetic drugs for spay/neuter surgery, Zoetis, $600.00
Rayne animal control, Rayne La,
Deworming products, Bayer, $500.00
Feline Leukemia test kits, Zoetis, $250.00
Town of Walker animal control, Walker, $3,000.00
Vaccines, Merial, $350.00
Feline Leukemia test kits, Zoetis, $250.00
Crowley animal control , Crowley ,La, $500.00
Donation of Anti Mullerian Hormone Assay test kits, Spaychek, $300.00
Parvo/Giardia test kits, MWI vet supply,
Flea and tick prevention products, Bayer, $7,000.00
Vaccines, Boehringer Ingelheim, $400.00
Cleaning products , Virox, $2,500.00
Ascension Animal Control, Ascension Parish,
St Martin animal control, St Martin parish,
Tangipahoa animal control, Tangipahoa parish,
Walker animal control, Town of Walker, $3,000.00
Rabies vaccine donated for prison cats, Merial, $300.00
Crowley animal control, Town of Crowley, $500.00
Vaccines, Merial, $300.00
Support of Shelter Medicine Program, HSUS, $200,000.00
Medications for use in shelter pets, Vetriscience, $200.00
Vaccines, Merial, $500.00
Deworming products, Bayer, $600.00
Flea preventatives, LSU SVM pharmacy, $2,000.00
Crowley health exams and shelter consultation, Town of Crowley, $500.00
Heartworm testing kits, HESKA, $1,750.00
Rabies vaccine, Merial, $550.00
Suture material and Adams shampoo, MWI Veterinary Supply co, $600.00
Iberville animal control, Iberville, $7,500.00
Spay/ neuter and medical assistance, Ascension Parish, $5,000.00
Parvo test kits, Idexx, $300.00
Anesthetics for use in surgery on the mobile unit, Pfizer, $550.00
Donation of Feline Leukemia, Feline Leukemia/FIV and Heartworm test kits, Idexx, $3,000.00
Flea and heartworm prevention products, Bayer, $900.00
Heartworm treatment products, Merial,
Measuring level of agreement between directly measured blood pressure and values obtained by the SunTech NIBP monitor, Suntech Medical Inc, $1,000.00
Vaccines, Merial, $550.00
Feline deworming products, Bayer, $500.00
Support for Maddie's Shelter Medicine conference attendence, ASPCA, $2,093.00
LH testing kits, Synbiotics, $200.00
The effects of propofol and ketamine-diazepam induction on the packed cell volume and hematocrit of cats, LSU VCS CORP Grant, $5,430.00
Disaster Management Training Program , American Veterinary Medical Foundation, $20,000.00

Publications:
Journal Article, Academic Journal:

Shelter cats host infections with multiple Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units in southern Louisiana, Dumonteil, Eric ; Desale, Hans; Tu, Weihong; Duhon, Brandy; Wolfson, Wendy; Balsamo, Gary; Herrera, Claudia, 2021, Veterinary Research , Volume: 52, Pages: 8
IMPACT OF HEAT TREATMENT ON REGIONAL PREVALENCE OF DIROFILARIA IMMITIS ANTIGEN DETECTION IN SHELTER DOGS , Digangi, Brian ; Dworkin, Kathy; Stull, Jason; O'Quin, Jeanette; Elser, Morgan; Marsh, Antoinette; Gershong, Lesli; Wolfson, Wendy; Duhon, Brandy, 2017, Parasites and Vectors 2017 , Volume: 10(suppl2)483, Number: 10.1186/s13071-017-2443-7, Pages: 123-235
Impact of heat treatment on Dirofilaria immitis antigen detection in shelter dogs., DiGangi, B; Dworkin, C; Stull, J; O'Quin, J; Elser, M; Marsh, A; Groshong, L; Wolfson, Wendy; Duhon, Brandy; Broaddus, K; Gingrich, E; Swiniarski, E; Berliner, E, 2017, Parasites & vectors , Volume: 10, Number: Suppl 2, Pages: 483
Measuring level of agreement between values obtained by directly measured blood pressure and ultrasonic Doppler flow detector in cats., da Cunha, Anderson; Saile, Katrin; Beaufrère, H; Wolfson, Wendy; Seaton, D; Acierno, Mark, 2014, Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) , Volume: 24, Number: 3, Pages: 272-8
Rickettsia Parkeri in Domestic Canines in South Louisiana, Grasperge, Britton; Wolfson, Wendy, 2012, Emerging Infectious Diseases of the CDC , Volume: 18, Number: 6, Pages: 6
Rickettsia parkeri infection in domestic dogs, Southern Louisiana, USA, 2011., Grasperge, Britton; Wolfson, Wendy; Macaluso, Kevin, 2012, Emerging infectious diseases , Volume: 18, Number: 6, Pages: 995-7
Seroprevalence of Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in dogs in North America., Beall, M; Alleman, A; Breitschwerdt, E; Cohn, L; Couto, C; Dryden, M; Guptill, L; Iazbik, C; Kania, S; Lathan, P; Little, S; Roy, Alma; Sayler, K; Stillman, B; Welles, E; Wolfson, Wendy; Yabsley, M, 2012, Parasites & vectors , Volume: 5, Pages: 29

Journal Article, Professional Journal:

High prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in shelter dogs from southern Louisiana,USA, Elmayan, Ardem ; Tu, Weihong ; Duhon, Brandy; Marx, Preston; Wolfson, Wendy; Balsamo, Gary; Herrera, Claudia ; Dumonteil, Eric, 2019, Parasites and Vectors , Volume: 12, Number: 322, Pages: 8
Measuring level of agreement between directly measured blood pressure and values obtained by the ultrasonic Doppler flow detector in cats, da Cunha, Anderson; Saile, Katrin; Wolfson, Wendy; Seaton, Diana; Acierno, Mark, 2014, Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care , Volume: 24, Number: 3, Pages: 272-278
Rickettsia parkeri infection in domestic dogs, Southern Louisiana, USA, 2011, Grasperge, Britton; Wolfson, Wendy; Macaluso, Kevin, 2012, Emerging Infectious Diseases , Volume: 18, Number: 6, Pages: 995-997

Scientific Abstract:

Cryopreservation and cell sorting affect feline adipose-derived multipotent stromal cell in vitro behavior, Niu, Xiao; Duan, Wei; Taguchi, Takashi; Fargeson, Carmel; Wolfson, Wendy; Lopez, Mandi, 2021
Cryopreservation and cell sorting affect feline adipose-derived multipotent stromal cell in vitro behavior, Niu, Xiao; Duan, Wei; Taguchi, Takashi; Fargeson, Carmel; Wolfson, Wendy; Lopez, Mandi, 2020

Technical Report:

Chagas disease in shelter dogs, the relationship to human health, Balsamo, Gary ; Wolfson, Wendy; Waldron, Christine; Tonzel, Julius; Simonson, Sean, 2019

Editorial:

Why We Need to Take Animal Cruelty Much More Seriously, Wolfson, Wendy; Levy, Ken, 2017

Other:

Fleas: Money Maker, Disease Carrier and an Aggravation, Wolfson, Wendy, 2016
Drugs of Abuse, Duhon, Brandy; Wolfson, Wendy, 2016
LSU-SVM Shelter Medicine Program., Wolfson, Wendy; Unti, B; Taboada, Joseph, 2015
LSU-SVM Shelter Medicine Program., Wolfson, Wendy; Unti, B; Taboada, Joseph, 2015

Magazine/Trade Publication:

Case Report from the LSU Teaching School, wolfson, wendy; Wolfson, Wendy, 2015