Education and Experience

EDUCATION:
1995-2001 Universita’ Degli Studi di Torino
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:
2008-2011 Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada Doctor of Veterinary Science of Anesthesiology (DVSc)
2008-2011 Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
Residency Program Anesthesiology (ACVAA)
2013 American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
Diplomate ACVAA

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS / FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
2015 – 2019 M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
2019 – 2025 M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
2025 – present M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Clinical Anesthesia

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS / FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
2015 – 2019 M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
2019 – 2025 M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
2025 – present M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Clinical Anesthesia

SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS:
2013 Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and
Analgesia (ACVAA)

HOSPITAL & ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
2007-2008 University of Guelph, Canada
Staff Anesthesiologist
2011-2014 M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Anesthesia Lecturer
2014-2015 M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Staff Veterinarian, Anesthesia
2014-2021 M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Service Chief of Anesthesia
2021-present M. J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Section Head of Anesthesia

EDITORIAL / ADVISORY POSITIONS:
2018-present MCQ Examination committee for the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA)
2022-present Chair of the MCQ Examination committee for the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA)

Research

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Peer-Reviewed Research Papers:
1. Benedicenti, L*; Gianotti, G; Galban, EM. Comparison between cerebrospinal fluid and serum lactate concentrations in neurologic dogs with and without structural intracranial disease. Accepted for publication Can J Vet Res. 2018 Apr;82(2):97-101.
2. Vezina-Audette, R*; Steagall, P; Gianotti, G. A retrospective study on the prevalence and covariates associated with oculocardiac reflex in dogs undergoing enucleation: 145 cases (2010-2015) J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2019 Aug;255(4):454-458.
3. Micieli, F*; Chiavaccini, L; Vesce, G; Gianotti, G. A combination of alfaxalone and methadone, with or without midazolam, for premedication in healthy dogs Can J Vet Res. 2019 Oct;60(10):1060-1064.
4. Vezina-Audette*, R; Kantyka, M, Gianotti, G; Silverstein, D. Comparison of mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate changes in response to 3 different randomized isotonic crystalloid bolusesin hypotensive anesthetized dogs. Animals Jul 2022, 11;12(14):1781.
5. Ciara A. Barr*, Joanne Haughan, Giacomo Gianotti, Kelley Varner, Kenneth J. Drobatz, Cynthia M. Otto. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intranasal and intramuscular administration of naloxone in working dogs administered fentanyl. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2023 Dec;37(6):2422-2428.
Review Articles (Peer reviewed):
1. National institute on drug abuse center for the clinical trial network meeting report: Managing patients taking xylazine-adulterated opioids in emergency, Hospital, & addiction care setting. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2024 March;84(01):20-28.
Book Chapters and Reviews:
1. BSAVA Manual of Emergency and Critical Care III Edition (Chapter 21 Anesthesia, sedation and analgesia of the critical patient). Gianotti G*, Steagall P. Mar 2018
2. Small Animal Critical Care Medicine 3rd Edition Silverstein and Hopper (Sedation of the Critically Ill Patient). Gianotti G*. Dec 2022
3. Feline Emergencies Drobatz (Anesthesia of the Healthy Cat). Gianotti G*, Cerullo M. Jul 2022
4. Feline Emergencies Drobatz (Analgesia) Varner K, Gianotti G*. Jul 2022
5. Feline Emergencies Drobatz (Anesthesia of the Critically Ill Cat) Douglas H, Gianotti G*. Jul 2022

Awards

AWARDS, HONORS and MEMBERSHIP in HONORARY SOCIETIES:
1. 2009 – Harry and Lorna Robbins Memorial Scholarship
2. 2009 – Winner of honorable mention for best Resident Abstract Presented at the annual ACVA meeting held in Chicago, Illinois in September 2009. THE SPARING EFFECT OF KETAMINE ON ISOFLURANE MINIMUM ALVEOLAR CONCENTRATION (MAC) DETERMINATION IS NOT AFFECTED BY PRIOR MAC DETERMINATION OF ISOFLURANE ALONE IN RABBITS
3. 2010 – Harry and Lorna Robbins Memorial Scholarship
4. 2011 – Harry and Lorna Robbins Memorial Scholarship