Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti

Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti, BVSc, MSc, PhD

Professor, Veterinary Anesthesiology
Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti

Clinical Sciences
P.O. Box 334
Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies
Phone: +1.869.401.1377
TDzikiti@rossvet.edu.kn

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Dr. Tarisai Brighton Dzikiti has been with RUSVM since May 2017. He holds a BVSc degree from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), MSc ( Veterinary Anesthesia degree) from Utrecht University, The Netherlands and a PhD degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He lectured veterinary anesthesia at UZ during the years 2001 to 2003, following which he was with the University of Pretoria (UP) until April 2017. His PhD degree explored intravenous anesthesia in goats. He has published various scientific papers; presented at scientific conferences and supervised postgraduate students over the years. 

Education

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

Research

Anesthesia (particularly intravenous), analgesia and critical care in various animals

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ORCID

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Certifications

Certified Specialist Veterinary Anesthesiologist, South African Veterinary Council

Achievements

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
Adtalem Excellence Award (Adtalem Global Education Inc. / RUSVM) 2022

Publication Highlights
  1. Maney JK, Dzikiti TB, Escobar A, Knych HK, Bennett RC (2022) Morphine in donkeys: antinociceptive effect and preliminary pharmacokinetics. Equine Veterinary Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13912
  2. Escobar A, Dzikiti TB, Thorogood JC, Bailey S, Maney JK (2022) Effects of two continuous infusion doses of lidocaine on the isoflurane minimum anesthetic concentration in chickens. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 50, 91-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2022.11.002
  3. Velazquez-Delgado P, Gutierrez-Blanco E, Ortega-Pacheco A, Guillermo-Cordero JL, Dzikiti TB, Valverde A (2022). Anatomical landmarks for a proximal paravertebral thoracolumbar block in sheep: Cadaver and in-vivo study. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 86(4), 294-299. PMID: 36211210; PMCID: PMC9536352. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36211210/
  4. Escobar A, Dzikiti TB, Thorogood JC, Maney JK (2022) Determination of the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in donkeys. American Journal of Veterinary Research. Volume 83 Issue 6 Open Access. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.21.12.0200
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
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