Colleen Hickey, DVM, DACVAA

Dr. Colleen Hickey grew up in southeastern Pennsylvania and studied Computer Engineering at Villanova University, where she also played Division I Volleyball. She earned her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota and, after completing an internship at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, came back to complete her comparative anesthesia residency. She served as the anesthesia department head at Colorado Animal Specialty and Emergency in Boulder, Colorado, before returning to the University as faculty. She believes that lifelong learning is the secret to eternal youth. In the hospital, Colleen is a lover of horses, giant breed dogs, and collaborative care. Off the clinic floor, she is a reader, skier, and pizza's number one fan. 

Equine Anesthesia

Critical Care Anesthesia

Local Regional Anesthetic Techniques

CVM 6910: Physiology II

CVM 6944: Small Animal Surgery II & Anesthesia

CVM 6662: Comparative Anesthesia

• Haley, A., Kennedy, M.J., Hickey, C., Gordon-Evans, W.J., Wendt-Hornickle, E., Tearney, C.C., Walters, B., Ienello, L., Guedes, A.G.P. Evaluation of preoperative rectus sheath block with bupivacaine for analgesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy: a cadaveric and randomized clinical study. Vet Anaesth Analg (2024)
• Hickey, C., Guedes, A.G.P., Kennedy, M.J., Yamamoto, K., Tearney, C., Wendt-Hornickle, E.  Effect of the reverse Trendelenburg position on the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux in dogs anesthetized for elective stifle surgery. Vet Anaesth Analg (2023). 
• Veytsman, S., Amsellem, P., Husbands, B., Rendahl, A., Bergman, P.J., Chanoit, G., Hickey, C., Cash, K.R., Maritato, K.C., Collivignarelli, F., Kirpensteijn, J. Retrospective study of 20 cats surgically treated for insulinoma. J Vet Surg (2022).