André Escobar, MV, Msc, PhD
Dr. André Escobar has completed his veterinary degree at Federal University of Minas Gerais (2005), and his masters (2007) and PhD at Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil. During five years (2011-2016), he worked as a professor of Veterinary Anesthesia in two different Universities in Brazil, including UNESP, where he was also a post-doc researcher.
In 2012, Dr. Escobar got board certified in the Brazilian College of Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesia (anesthesia specialty), and in 2019 he completed his residency program in Veterinary Anesthesia at the University of Georgia. His main research focus is anesthesia in avian species.
EDUCATION
DVM – Federal University of Minas Gerais (2005)
Msc – Sao Paulo State University (2007)
PhD - Sao Paulo State University (2010)
Residency in Veterinary Anesthesiology – University of Georgia (2019)
CERTIFICATION
Diplomate of the Brazilian College of Veterinary Anesthesia
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Avian anesthesia
Pharmacodynamic of inhalant anesthetics
PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS
Escobar A., Rocha R. W., Midon M., Almeida R. M., Zangirolami Filho D., Werther K.Effects of tramadol on the minimum anesthetic concentration of isoflurane in white-eyed parakeets (Psittacara leucophthalmus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, v.48, n.2, p. 380-387, 2017.
2. Rocha R. W., Escobar A., Pypendop B. H., Zangirolami Filho, D., Thiesen R., Gava F. N. Effects of a single intravenous bolus of fentanyl on the minimum anesthetic concentration of isoflurane in chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, v.44, p.546-554, 2017.
Escobar A., Rocha, R. W., Pypendop, B. H., Zangirolami Filho, D., Sousa, S. S., Valadão, C. A. A.Effects of methadone on the minimum anestheticconcentration of isoflurane, and its effects on heart rate, blood pressure and ventilation during isoflurane anesthesia in hens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Plos One, v.11, p.e0152546, 2016.
Escobar A., Valadão C. A. A., Brosnan R. J., Flôres F. N. Lopes M. C. S., Gava F. N. Cardiopulmonary effects of butorphanol in sevoflurane-anesthetized guineafowl (Numida meleagris). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, v. 41, n.3, p. 284-289, 2014.
Pypendop B. H., Escobar A., Siao K. T., Stanley S. D., Ilkiw J. E. Effect of dexmedetomidine on its clearance: a pharmacokinetic model. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, v.36, n.1, p.89-91, 2013.
Escobar A., Pypendop B. H., Siao K. T., Ilkiw J.Pharmacokinetics of dexmedetomidine administered intravenously in isoflurane-anesthetized cats. American Journal of Veterinary Research, v.73, n.2, p.285-289, 2012.
Escobar A., Valadão C. A. A., Brosnan R. J., Denicol A. C., Flores F. N., Thiesen R., Coelho C. M. M. Effects of butorphanol on the minimum anesthetic concentration for sevoflurane in guineafowl (Numida meleagris). American Journal of Veterinary Research, v.73, n.2, p.183-188, 2012.
Escobar A., Pypendop B. H., Siao K. T., Stanley S. D., Ilkiw J. Effect of dexmedetomidine on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in cats. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, v.35, n.2, p.163-168, 2012.
Escobar A, Thiesen R., Vitaliano S. N., Belmonte E. A., Werther K., Valadão C. A. A. Cardiorespiratory effects of isoflurane anesthesia in crested caracaras (Caracara plancus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, v.42, p.12-17, 2011.
Escobar A, Thiesen R., Vitaliano S. N., Belmonte E. A., Werther K., Nunes N., Valadão C. A. A. Some cardiopulmonary effects of sevoflurane in crested caracara (Caracara plancus).Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, v.36, p.436-441, 2009.