Clinical Sciences

Study of biochemical, plasma, metabolomic, heavy metal, and urinary markers of inflammation, renal damage, cardiac injury, and liver disease in companion animals.

Study of chronic liver diseases, pancreatic disorders, and enteropathies, with a focus on hematological and biochemical diagnostic aspects, as well as ultrasonographic, cytological, and histological approaches applied to therapeutic management and prognostic evaluation.
Study of health and welfare aspects of both donors and recipients in veterinary transfusion medicine.
Study of prognostic factors in oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Study of various aspects of the neonatology of equids and ruminants.

Study of clinical indices, ultrasonographic parameters, and echocardiographic (2D and 3D) measurements for diagnostic and/or prognostic purposes in cardiac diseases of small animals, as well as in various conditions affecting cattle and equids.

Study of various aspects related to the management, treatment, and rehabilitation of local wildlife in distress.

Study of various biological matrices (blood, colostrum, milk, and urine) for the analysis of omics-based markers and/or patterns of inflammation, oxidative stress, health status, and metabolic disease in equids and livestock animals.

Study on the impact of a herd health monitoring program on small dairy cattle farms in Tuscany. Validation and application of new technologies, sensors, and machine learning in clinical practice and herd medicine for equids and livestock animals.

Study, development, and validation of digital devices, minimally invasive surgical techniques (laparoscopy, arthroscopy, imaging-guided procedures), and innovative surgical approaches to improve therapeutic safety, precision, and surgical outcomes.
Optimization and application of advanced surgical techniques in equids, ruminants, and small animals, with a focus on orthopedics, acute abdomen, emergencies, and minimally invasive procedures.
Development and validation of surgical procedures in experimental animal models, including innovative techniques for tissue repair and the evaluation of biomedical devices.
Ozone therapy in small animals: therapeutic applications of ozone in small animals.

Canine gliomas: advanced diagnostics, tumor markers, and response to surgical, radiotherapeutic, and chemotherapeutic treatments.

Use of locoregional techniques for perioperative pain management and treatment of patients with chronic pain.
Use of hemodynamic indices of fluid responsiveness.
Ultrasound-guided lung recruitment techniques.
Use of ultrasound in the management of difficult vascular access.
Development of specific protocols for respiratory endoscopy procedures.
Use and implementation of checklists within ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocols.
Anesthesia in non-conventional animals.

Semen characteristics, semen preservation, and artificial insemination in dogs.

Diseases of the reproductive system and age-related fertility decline in dogs.

Health status of the newborn and characteristics of pregnancy, placenta, and parturition in dogs.

Canine mammary tumors as a potential model of human neoplastic disease.

Semen cryopreservation, artificial insemination, and embryo transfer.

Alternative methods for the diagnosis of postpartum diseases in dairy cows.

Development of innovative diagnostic methods and therapeutic protocols for mare endometritis within a translational medicine framework, including laparoscopic reproductive surgery.