Anna Firshman, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, Diplomate ACVSMR
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM)
Contact Info
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM)
Residency, Large Animal Medicine, University of Minnesota, 2003
Internship, University of Minnesota, 2000
PhD, University of Minnesota, 2005
BVSc, University of Liverpool, 1999
Summary
Dr. Anna Firshman is an associate clinical professor and specialist in large animal internal medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine. She joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2009. She is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and a charter member of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Expertise
Dr. Firshman works with all large animal species and enjoys all types of large animal medicine cases. Her expertise centers on internal medicine disorders of horses and camelids. She is particularly interested in medical causes for poor performance in horses, such as muscle diseases, and neurologic and cardiologic disorders.
Research
Research Summary/Interests
Dr. Firshman’s main responsibilities are clinical service and teaching. Her research interests have focused on muscle diseases and endocrine disorders.
Publications
Teaching
Academic Interests and Focus
Teaching Areas
Clinical Skills
Large Animal Neurologic disorders
Camelid Medicine
Large Animal Medicine Clinical Medicine
Equine Sports Medicine
Equine rehabilitation
Equine exercise physiology
Infectious Diseases
Large Animal Anemia
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Equine Biosecurity
Courses
DVM:
CVM 6921 Clinical Skills III
CVM 6941 Clinical Skills IV
CVM 6928 Large Animal Medicine I
CVM 6945 Large Animal Medicine II
CVM 6969 Large Animal Medicine III
CVM 6960 Equine Selective I
CVM 6966 Applied Small Ruminant and Camelid Practice
CVM 6737 Equine Sports Medicine Rotation
CVM 6011 Large Animal Medicine Clinics
CVM 6690 Integrative Medicine
Undergraduate:
VPM 2020 Biosecurity for Horse Farms
Clinical
Specialties
- Veterinary Medicine
Board Certifications
- Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2003
- Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2010
Clinical Interests
Dr. Firshman works with all large animal species and enjoys all types of large animal medicine cases. Her expertise centers on internal medicine disorders of horses and camelids. She is particularly interested in medical causes for poor performance in horses, such as muscle diseases, and neurologic and cardiologic disorders.