Education

• Clinical Instructor, Large Animal Surgery
• DVM 1995, University of Bologna, Italy
• Equine Internship, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, UK
• Residency in Equine Surgery, Auburn University
• MS in Biomedical Sciences, Auburn University

Research

Equine arthrology. In particular, arthroscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of joint diseases; synovial membrane pathophysiology; pharmacokinetics of intra-articularly administered corticosteroids.

Responsibilities

Dr. Serena is involved in both undergraduate and graduate training. He is part of the Scholarship and Awards Committee

Recent Publications

A. Serena: Ovariectomy in the horse: use of a stainless steel clamp as permanent haemostatic device.  Ippologia, 1, 37-40, 2007

A. Serena: Lameness due to a coronary band epidermoid cyst. Compendium on Continuing Education, May/June, 136-138, 2007

A. Serena, K. Joiner, J. Schumacher: Hemangiopericytoma in the eyelid of a horse. Veterinary Pathology, 43, 576-578, 2006

J. Schumacher, M. Schramme, A. Serena, J. Schumacher: Review article: Anesthesia of the equine foot. Ippologia, 4, 5-13, 2005

A. Serena, R. Hanson, S. Kincaid: Synovial membrane microarthroscopy of the equine midcarpal joint. Veterinary Surgery, 34, 310-317, 2005

A. Serena, J. Schumacher, M. Schramme, et al.: Concentration of methylprednisolone in the centrodistal joint after administration of methylprednisolone acetate in the tarsometatarsal joint. Equine Veterinary Journal, 37, 172-174, 2005

D. Beard, A. Serena: Supranumerary molar tooth in a horse. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 21, 164-5, 2004

A. Serena, R. Murray, B. Blunden: Unusual finding in a case of caudal cervical vertebral osteoarthritis in the horse. Ippologia, 1, 41-8, 2002

Muttini, V. Varasano, A. Serena, M. Mariscoli: Microarthroscopy in the horse: preliminary report. Rivista di Ippiatria e Ippologia, 1, 33-8, 2001