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freeman

Lisa M. Freeman
Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences
Nutrition
Phone: 508-839-5395
Fax: 508-839-7922

Education
PhD - Tufts University School of Nutrition - 1996
DVM with thesis - Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine - 1991
BS - Tufts University - 1986

Board Certification
American College of Veterinary Nutrition

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General Research Interest
Clinical nutrition. Nutritional modulation of cardiac disease, critical care nutrition, obesity

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Selected Publications

  1. Freeman LM, Rush JE, Farabaugh AE, Must A.  Assessment of health-related quality of life in dogs with cardiac disease. /J Am Vet Med Assoc/  2005; 226: 1864-1868
  2. Freeman LM, Rush JE, Milbury PE, Blumberg JB.  Antioxidant status and biomarkers of oxidative stress in dogs with congestive heart failure /J Vet Intern Med/ 2005; 19: 537-541
  3. Chan DL, Freeman LM, Rozanski EA, Rush JE.  Alterations in carbohydrate metabolism in critically ill cats. /J Vet Emerg Crit Care/ 2006;16(S1): S7-S13
  4. Puglia GD, Freeman LM, Rush JE, King RGP, Crawford SL. Use of a flow-mediated vasodilation technique to assess endothelial function in dogs  /Am J Vet Res /2006; 67: 1533-1540
  5. Freeman LM, Abood SK, Fascetti AJ, Fleeman LM, Michel KE, Laflamme DP, Bauer C, Kemp BLE, Van Doren JR, Willoughby KN.  Disease prevalence among dogs and cats in the United States and Australia and proportions of dogs and cats that receive therapeutic diet or dietary supplements.  /J Am Vet Med Assoc/ 2006;229: 531-534
  6. Freeman LM, Rush JE, Markwell PJ.  Effects of dietary modification in dogs with early chronic valvular disease.  /J Vet Intern Med/ 2006; 20: 1116-1126
  7. Smith CE, Freeman LM, Rush JE, Cunningham SM, Biourge V.  Omega-3 fatty acids in Boxer dogs with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. /J Vet Intern Med/ 2007 21: 265-273
  8. Torin DS, Freeman LM, Rush JE.  Dietary patterns of cats with cardiac disease.  /J Am Vet Med Assoc /2007; 230: 862-867
  9. Freeman LM, Rush JE.  Nutrition and cardiomyopathy:  Lessons from spontaneous animal models. Curr Heart Fail Rep 2007; 4: 84-90
  10. Slupe JL, Freeman LM, Rush JE.  The relationship between body weight, body condition, and survival in dogs with heart failure.  /J Vet Intern Med/ 2008; 22: 561-565

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