
Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti, BVSc, MSc, PhD
Clinical Sciences
P.O. Box 334
Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies
Phone: +1.869.401.1377
TDzikiti@rossvet.edu.kn
Dr. Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti joined RUSVM as a lecturer in veterinary anesthesia in May 2017. He received a BVSc degree from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) in 1997. He obtained a MSc degree in Veterinary Anesthesia from Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 2001. He was a lecturer in veterinary anesthesia at UZ during the years 2001 to 2003, following which he joined the University of Pretoria (UP), where he stayed as a lecturer in veterinary anesthesia until April 2017. He obtained a PhD degree which explored intravenous anesthesia in goats at the University of Pretoria in 2011. He has published various scientific papers; presented at scientific conferences and supervised postgraduate students over the years.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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