Johanna "jeleen" A Briscoe-Reitz

Faculty Advisor, Student Special Species Club and Student Special Species Symposium

Assistant Professor of Special Species, Clinician Educator, Department of Clinical Studies - Philadelphia

Contact Information
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Clinical Studies - Philadelphia
3900 Delancey Street Office 2012
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010

Office: 215-898-0689
Fax: 215-573-9457

Email:
briscoej@vet.upenn.edu

Education

(Biology and English Literature) Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1992

BA (Psychobiology) Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1994

VMD University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2002

Description of Research Expertise

Companion Special Species Medicine
Special Species Pet Dermatology
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Antimicrobial resistance
Faculty stress and work-life balance
Veterinary education
Captive special species welfare

Description of Clinical Expertise

Companion special species medicine
Parrots, rabbits, ferrets, reptiles, small exotic pet mammals
Special species welfare

Selected Publications

Briscoe JA, Morris DO, Rosenthal KL, Shofer FS, Rankin SC.: Screening of skin and mucosal carriage sites for staphylococci in psittacines Journal of the American Veterinary Association 234(7): 901-905, April 2009.

Briscoe JA, Morris DO, Boston R, Rankin SL. : Screening of skin and mucosal sites from normal and feather damaging psittacines to evaluate staphylococcal colonization. Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference, Savannah, GA, August 9th-15th. Page: 301, August 2008.

Bennet RA, Briscoe JA: Sucessful management of colon rupture in an Eclectus parrot Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference, Savannah, GA, August 9th-15th Page: 417, 2008.

Briscoe JA, Morris DO, Rankin SC, Hendricks MJ, Rosenthal KL: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-associated dermatitis in a Congo African Grey parrot (Psittacula erithacus erithacus) Journal of Avian Medicine & Surgery 22(4): 336-343, 2008.

Briscoe JA, Morris DO, Rosenthal KL, O’Shea K, Shofer F, Rankin SC. : Screening of skin and mucosal staphylococcal carriage sites in normal and feather damaging psittacines. North American Veterinary Dermatology Forum, Kauai, Hawaii Page: 178, April 2007.

Briscoe JA, Morris DO, Rosenthal KL, Shofer F, Rankin SC. : Screening of skin and mucosal carriage sites for staphylococci in psittacines. North American Veterinary Dermatology Forum, Kauai, Hawaii Page: 178, April 2007.

Mehler SJ, Hendrick MJ, Briscoe JA, Rosenthal KL. : Infiltrative lipoma in a blue crown conure (Aratinga acuticaudata) Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 21(2): 146-149, 2007.

Briscoe JA and Rosenthal KL (contributors): Rabbit infectious diseases, 5 questions and answers Self-Assessment Colour Review of Rabbit Medicine and Surgery Keeble E and Meredith A (eds). (eds.). London, England: Manson Publishing Ltd., 2006.

Briscoe JA and Syring R. : Techniques for emergency airway and vascular access in special species Seminars Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine 13: 118-131, 2004.
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