Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti, BVSc, MSc, PhD

Bachelor of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe;1997
Master of Science (Veterinary Anesthesia), Utrecht University, The Netherlands; 2001
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with focus on intravenous anesthesia in goats, University of Pretoria, South Africa; 2011

Anesthesia (particularly intravenous) in various animals
Analgesia in various animals

Certified Specialist Veterinary Anesthesiologist, South African Veterinary Council

Editorial Associate: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association since August 2019
Editorial Board Member: Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia Journal since September 2018
Associate Editor: Veterinary Record Case Reports Journal since February 2017
Young Veterinarian of the Year of the South African Veterinary Association 2013
Exceptional Young Researcher of the Year Award (University of Pretoria) 2012

1. Zeiler GE, Fuller A, Kamerman P, Buck, RK, Pohlin F, Dzikiti TB (2021) Describing acid-base balance using three different methods of analysis in a feline acute haemorrhage-resuscitation model. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, https://www.vaajournal.org/article/S1467-2987(21)00292-0/fulltext
2. Zeiler GE, Dzikiti TB, Kamerman P, Pohlin F, Buck RK, Fuller A (2021) Investigation of biomarkers for impending fluid overload in a feline acute haemorrhage-resuscitation model. Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia 48. 871-881, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2021.04.011
3. Bellini L, Dzikiti TB, De Benedictis GM, Algarin Sepulveda FR, Maney JK (2021) Oxygen reserve index as a non-invasive indicator of arterial partial pressure of oxygen in anaesthetized donkeys: a preliminary study. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 48, 388-392.  https://www.vaajournal.org/article/S1467-2987(21)00005-2/fulltext
4. Perla I. Velázquez-Delgado PI, Gutierrez-Blanco E, Torres-Acosta FdJ, Ortega-Pacheco A, Aguilar-Caballero AJ, Dzikiti TB (2021) Comparison of Propofol or Isoflurane Anesthesia Maintenance, Combined with a Fentanyl–Lidocaine–Ketamine Constant-Rate Infusion in Goats Undergoing Abomasotomy. Animals 11, 492. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/2/492
5. Zeiler GE, Fuller A, Rioja E, Kamerman P, Buck RK, Pohlin F, Dzikiti TB (2020) Development of a severity scoring system for acute haemorrhage in anaesthetized domestic cats: The CABSS score. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 47, 499-508. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2019.11.00
6. Maney JK, Dzikiti TB (2020) Evaluation of xylazine–alfaxalone anesthesia for field castration in donkey foals. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 47, 547-551. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2020.03.001Maney JK, Little EL, Dzikiti TB (2019) Effect of a short pre-anesthetic fast on arterial blood gas values in isoflurane-anesthetized donkeys. The Canadian Veterinary Journal. La Revue Veterinaire Canadienne 60(10):1057-1059.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31597989
7. S Labuscagne, TB Dzikiti, GE Zeiler (2019) Effects of chemical and mechanical stimulation on laryngeal motion during alfaxalone, thiopentone or propofol anaesthesia in healthy dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 46, 435-442. https://www.vaajournal.org/article/S1467-2987(19)30110-2/fulltext
8. Gray TR, TB Dzikiti, Zeiler GE (2019) Effects of hyaluronidase on ropivacaine or bupivacaine regional anaesthesia of the canine pelvic limb. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 46, 214-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2018.09.041
9. TB Dzikiti, PS Ndawana, LN Dzikiti and Stegmann GF (2018) The minimum infusion rate of alfaxalone during its co-administration with lidocaine at three different doses by constant rate infusion in goats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia  45, 285-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2017.10.004
10. JP Ferreira, PS Ndawana, LN Dzikiti, TB Dzikiti (2016) Determination of the minimum infusion rate (MIR) of propofol for a standardised noxious stimulus in goats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 43, 519–527. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/vaa.12327