
Titles and Education
- DVM, University of Madison-Wisconsin - 2017
- DACVIM-LAIM - University of Madison-Wisconsin - 2024
Research
Dr. Powers has published research on neurologic disease (EDM/NAD) in Gypsy Vanner horses.
Responsibilities
While on clinics Dr. Powers performs a significant amount of emergency triage, intensive care, and work up of all large animal species. When not on call she also teaches 1st- 3rd year veterinary medical students. This includes hands on teaching of physical examinations, lecturing on equine topics, and rounding underclassmen on large animal cases.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Powers is especially interested in emergency and critical care. She enjoys the challenge of triaging and treating hemodynamically compromised animals. She also enjoys performing chronic disease workups and managing horses long term to help them live their best life.
Graduate Training
- Large Animal Rotating Internship at Purdue University - 2018
- Residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine at UW-SVM - 2021.
Recent Publications
- Powers A, Peek SF, Reed S, et al. Equine neuroaxonal dystrophy/degenerative myeloencephalopathy in Gypsy Vanner horses. J Vet Intern Med. 2024;38(3):1792‐1798.
- Pelzek, C., Kellihan, H. B., Sheehan, N., Powers, A., & Peek, S. F. (2021). Aortopulmonary window, left coronary artery aneurysm, and redundant aortic valve leaflet in a calf: the use of multimodal imaging to diagnose congenital heart disease. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 34, 48–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2021.01.003