Titles and Education

1. Clinical Associate Professor Anesthesia and Pain Management, 2026 - Present
2. Clinical Assistant Professor Anesthesia and Pain Management, 2020 - 2026
3. Certified Veterinary Medical Acupuncturist, 2022
4. Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2019
5. Residency, Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 - 2019
6. Master of Science, Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018
7. Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, VCA Southpaws Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Center, Fairfax VA, 2008 - 2009
8. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Guelph, 2008
9. Honours Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, 2004

Clinical Interests

• Enhancing anesthesia recovery quality and outcomes
• Partial and total intravenous anesthesia
• Locoregional anesthetic techniques
• Thermoregulation during general anesthesia

Recent Publications

1. Pollack EA, Cromwell LN, Zhao Q, Sage AM. Accuracy of a flash glucose monitoring system in healthy dogs during isoflurane anesthesia. Am J Vet Res. 2024 Dec 20;86(2):ajvr.24.08.0242. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.24.08.0242.
2. Dowgos NM, McCobb E, Osterhoudt D, Costa RS, Cremer J, Griffenhagen G, Love L, Mandsager R, Pang D, Sage AM, Hofmeister EH. Veterinary students' attitudes toward anesthesiology as a specialty. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Sep-Oct;51(5):417-425. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2024.05.008.
3. Fleissner N, Doss GA, Snyder CJ, Sage AM. Investigation of a maxillary nerve block technique in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus): A cadaveric study comparing two injectate volumes. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2024 Jan;51(1):90-96. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2023.09.131.
4. Sage AM, Bossert JL, Brunstein KA, Farrow AF, Perregrino AN, Clark-Price SC. Retrospective investigation of decreasing body temperature trends during anaesthesia in dogs. Vet Rec. 2023 Aug-Feb 19;193(4):e2586. doi: 10.1002/vetr.2586
5. Sage AM, Ambrisko TD, Martins FDC, Dantino S, Keating SCJ, Strahl-Heldreth DE, Wilkins PA (2021) Evaluation of fingertip pulse oximeters for monitoring haemoglobin oxygen saturation in arterial blood and pulse rate in anesthetized horses breathing 100% oxygen. Equine Vet Educ (Published online)
6. Ambrisko TD, Dantino S, Keating SCJ, Strahl-Heldreth DE, Sage AM, Martins FDC, Harper TAM, Wilkins PA (2021) Repeatability and accuracy of fingertip pulse oximeters for measurement of hemoglobin oxygen saturation in arterial blood and pulse rate in anesthetized dogs breathing 100% oxygen. Am J Vet Res 82(4), 268-273.
7. Keating SCJ, Sage AM, Ambrisko TD, Somrak A, Carroll MQ, Oba PM, Martins B, Swanson KS (2020) The effect of midazolam or lidocaine administration prior to etomidate induction of anesthesia on heart rate, arterial pressure, intraocular pressure and serum cortisol concentration in healthy dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 47(2), 160-167.
8. Sage AM, Keating SCJ, Lascola K, Schaeffer D, Clark-Price SC (2018) Cardiopulmonary effects and recovery characteristics of horses anesthetized with xylazine-ketamine with midazolam or propofol. Vet Anaesth Analg 45(6), 772-781.