M. Reza Seddighi, DVM, M.S., Ph.D, Diplomate ACVA,

Certified Veterinary Medical Acupuncture

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor - Anesthesiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, USA (Present).
• Diplomate American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists (ACVA) (Present).
• Clinical instructor in Veterinary Anesthesia, Dept. of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, USA (2006 - 2009).
• Visiting Teaching Associate- Section of anesthesia, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, USA (2005 - 2006).
• Research assistant, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences Section of small animal anesthesia, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, USA (2003 - 2005).
• Assistant professor, Section of Veterinary Surgery & anesthesia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (1995 - 2003).
• Teacher Assistant, Department of Vet Clinical Sciences, Section of Surgery-Anesthesia and Radiology, College of Veterinary medicine, Shiraz University (1991 - 1995).

Education

• Certification in "Advanced Cardiac Life Support" American Heart Association- University of TN Medical Center(2011).
• Certification in "Medical Acupuncture For Veterinarians," Colorado State University (2011).
• Residency in Veterinary Anesthesia, Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary medicine, University of Tennessee, USA (2006 - 2009).
• Masters in Veterinary Clinical Science, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, USA. (2003 - 2005).
  • Thesis: Evaluation of a novel technique for local delivery of antibiotics.
• Visiting fellow, section of small animal surgery, Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, USA (2002).
• Emergency medicine and critical care course, Distance education program, Postgraduate Foundation, University of Sydney, Australia (2001).
• Visiting fellow, section of small animal surgery, College of veterinary medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland (2001).
• Residency - PhD program in veterinary surgery-anesthesia. College of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Iran (1991 - 1995).
  • Graduated as the top/honor student.
  • Thesis: Comparison between intraosseous and intravenous administration of anesthetics and fluids in dogs.
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
  • College of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Iran (1984 - 1991).
  • Class Rank: 1/36

Clinical Interests

• Partial & Total Intravenous Anesthesia
• Medical Acupunture

• Management of acute and chronic pain

Research Interests

• Pharmacokinetics of analgesics and anesthetics
• Pharmacodynamics (MAC-Sparing) of analgesics/anesthetics
• Partial Intravenous Anesthesia (PIVA)

Selected Publications

Books

• Fundamentals of Small Animal Anesthesia, ISBN: 964-6335-46-2 (in Farsi).
  Selected as "The Book of the Year-written by the youngest faculty," Ferdowsi University, Mashhad (1999).

Publications

• Selected Works of Reza Seddighi