Marlis Rezende

Associate Professor, Anesthesia and Pain Management Clinical Sciences

B220 VTH

(970) 297-5015

About Marlis

Dr. Rezende grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she studied veterinary medicine. Nobody was surprised by her career choice – she’s the seventh veterinarian in her family! From a young age she was always drawn to animals and caring for them and she can't remember wanting to do anything else. But when she fell in love with anesthesia during her senior year that did turn some heads. Veterinary anesthesia was a relatively new specialty in Brazil at the time and many didn’t see it as a wise career path. But she was determined to do it, so she moved to Sao Paulo where she went to graduate school to complete a Master of Science and a Ph.D. with a focus in veterinary anesthesia. During her Ph.D. program, she earned a scholarship to study abroad and spent one year doing research with the anesthesia and critical care group at University of California, Davis. Being able to experience the extraordinary level of care that was provided to pets in the United States gave her a new perspective on the level of veterinary medicine she wanted to practice. She was fortunate to be accepted into the anesthesia residency program at University of California, Davis and became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2007. After working as a clinical instructor at University of California, Davis for a few years, she moved to Colorado State University in 2009, where she’s currently an associate professor in anesthesiology and the anesthesia section head. She also coordinates the anesthesia residency program, training future veterinary anesthesiologists. The best thing about her job is that it allows her to help animals, teach and inspire new generations of veterinary students and residents, and contribute to advancing her knowledge through research.

Education

Ph.D., Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias e Veterinarias. Jaboticabal/SP Brazil, 2004Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1996Master of Science, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias e Veterinarias. Jaboticabal/SP Brazil, 2000

Certifications

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists

Publications

Plasma concentrations,behavioral,antinociceptive and physiological effects following intravenously and oral transmucosally administered methadone in cats. Tatiana H Ferreira, Marlis L Rezende, Khursheed R Mama, Susan F Hudachek, Antonio J A Aguiar. AJVR AcceptedComparison of the cardiovascular effects of equianesthetic doses of sevoflurane alone and sevoflurane plus intravenous lidocaine in horses Ann E. Wagner, DVM , MS , DACVP, DACVA; Khursheed R. Mama, DVM, DACVA, Eugene P. Steffey, DVM, PhD, DACVA, Tatiana H. Ferreira, DVM, PhD, Marlis L. Rezende, DVM, PhD, DACVA Accepted for publication AJVRThe effects of intravenous lidocaine administration on the minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane in horses . Marlis L. Rezende, DVM, PhD, DACVA; Ann E. Wagner, DVM, MS, DACVP, DACVA; Khursheed Mama DVM, DACVA, Tatiana Ferreira, DVM, PhD, Eugene Steffey, DVM, PhD, DACVA. Accepted for publication. AJVR in pressDetermination of the sevoflurane sparing effect of methadone in cats. Tatiana H Ferreira, Eugene P Steffey, Khursheed R Mama, Marlis L Rezende, Antonio J A Aguiar. VAA Accepted

Research Specialty

Clinical anesthesiaCardiothoracic anesthesiaClinical pharmacology of anesthetic and analgesic agents in both small and large animals

Links

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