Canine Ehrlichia

Phi Zeta Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine.

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Dr. Lanza-Perea received a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons ( MRCVS) in 1997. She earned a BVM from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain, in 1994.

Dr. Lanza-Perea began her teaching career at St. George’s University (SGU), School of Veterinary Medicine, Grenada, in 2004, and is currently the Course Director for Clinical Skills III (Surgery Lab, 5th term). In 2005, she was awarded the VTH Clinical Teaching award, SGU.

Prior work experience includes 3 years as a permanent vet in practice and 4 years as a locum Veterinarian (relief work) in various veterinary surgical practices around the southern part of England, allowing her to travel extensively throughout the region during the years 1999 to 2002.

Dr. Lanza-Perea is fluent in English and Spanish.

Yabsley MJ, McKibben J, Macpherson CN, Cattan PF, Cherry NA, Hegarty BC, Breitschwerdt EB, O'Connor T, Chandrashekar R, Paterson T, Perea ML, Ball G, Friesen S, Goedde J, Henderson B, Sylvester W. Prevalence of Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys, Babesia canis vogeli, Hepatozoon canis, Bartonella vinsonii berkhoffii, and Rickettsia spp. in dogs from Grenada. Vet Parasitol. 2008 Feb 14; 151(2-4):279-85. Epub 2007 Nov 17.

Kumthekar, SM, Lanza-Perea, M. The use of doxycycline in asymptomatic dogs with positive Ehrlichia antibody titers. 2008-2009.