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Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Rahul Gupta
Broad Institute
2
Ryan S. Alexander
Kimberly-Clark (Canada)
3
Shinbe Choi
National Institute on Drug Abuse
4
Thomas Quijano
Yale University
5
David T. Zhu
Virginia Commonwealth University
6
Gabriel Carreira Lencioni
Universidade de São Paulo
7
Terttu Lamminen
Orion Corporation (Finland)
8
Zihe Zhang
Boston Children's Hospital
9
Rachel McFadden
University of Pennsylvania
10
Shobha Thangada
UConn Health

Rising Stars Papers

1
Multiple myeloma incidence and mortality trends in the United States, 1999–2020
Scientific Reports|2024
30 cit.
2
Private Equity Ownership of US Opioid Treatment Programs
JAMA Psychiatry|2024
11 cit.
3
Responding to medetomidine: clinical and public health needs
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas|2025
11 cit.
4
Fentanyl-xylazine overdose deaths in the USA, 2018–2023
Injury Prevention|2025
11 cit.
5
Oxygen fluctuations in the brain and periphery induced by intravenous fentanyl: effects of dose and drug experience
Journal of Neurophysiology|2024
10 cit.
6
Global burden of disease due to opioid, amphetamine, cocaine, and cannabis use disorders, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
PLoS ONE|2025
10 cit.
7
Disparities in Cancer Mortality among Disaggregated Asian American Subpopulations, 2018–2021
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities|2024
9 cit.
8
Supervised safe consumption sites — lessons and opportunities for North America
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas|2024
8 cit.
9
US Cancer Mortality Trends Among Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
JAMA Network Open|2024
8 cit.
10
Temporal and spatial patterns of xylazine and medetomidine detected in the DEA's National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) reports
Social Science & Medicine|2025
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Kesavan Ramasamy
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
2
Chelsea L. Shover
University of California, Los Angeles
3
Kevin R. Schwartz
Massachusetts General Hospital
4
Caitlin Tearney
University of Minnesota
5
Jessica Mullard
Milton Keynes Hospital
6
Emily D. Levine
Donaldson (United States)
7
Jamie Austin
University of California, San Francisco
8
Marwa Mahmoud
University of Cambridge
9
Gregg M. Griffenhagen
Colorado State University
10
Paulin Jirkof
University of Zurich

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Xylazine spreads across the US: A growing component of the increasingly synthetic and polysubstance overdose crisis
Drug and Alcohol Dependence|2022
364 cit.
2
Charting the fourth wave: Geographic, temporal, race/ethnicity and demographic trends in polysubstance fentanyl overdose deaths in the United States, 2010–2021
Addiction|2023
297 cit.
3
Twenty-Year Trends in Drug Overdose Fatalities Among Older Adults in the US
JAMA Psychiatry|2023
37 cit.
4
US drug overdose mortality rose faster among hispanics than non-hispanics from 2010 to 2021
Drug and Alcohol Dependence|2023
35 cit.
5
Fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine-based counterfeit pills sold at tourist-oriented pharmacies in Mexico: An ethnographic and drug checking study
Drug and Alcohol Dependence|2023
33 cit.
6
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Financial Incentives among Unhoused People in Los Angeles County: a Three-Stage Field Survey
Journal of Urban Health|2022
17 cit.
7
UV Stabilizer BTMPS in the Illicit Fentanyl Supply in 9 US Locations
JAMA|2025
17 cit.
8
Community Health Worker Perspectives on Engaging Unhoused Peer Ambassadors for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach in Homeless Encampments and Shelters
Journal of General Internal Medicine|2022
14 cit.
9
Liposomal bupivacaine provides longer duration analgesia than bupivacaine hydrochloride in an adjustable sole-pressure model of equine lameness
American Journal of Veterinary Research|2022
10 cit.
10
Engaging Same-Day Peer Ambassadors to Increase Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Among People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness in Los Angeles County: A Hybrid Feasibility-Evaluation Study
The Journal of Infectious Diseases|2022
8 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Jean Joris
Francophone University Association
2
Paul Flecknell
Newcastle University
3
Outi Vainio
University of Helsinki
4
William W. Muir
Lincoln Memorial University
5
Matthew C. Leach
Newcastle University
6
Stélio Pacca Loureiro Luna
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
7
David Smith
Loughborough University
8
Paulo V. Steagall
Department of Health
9
Mervyn Maze
University of California, San Francisco
10
Roy P. Yanong
University of Florida

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
A new and sensitive method for measuring thermal nociception in cutaneous hyperalgesia
Pain|1988
5.2k cit.
2
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition
Unknown Journal|2013
1.4k cit.
3
The α2-Adrenoceptor Agonist Dexmedetomidine Converges on an Endogenous Sleep-promoting Pathway to Exert Its Sedative Effects
Anesthesiology|2003
856 cit.
4
Role of interleukin‐1β in postoperative cognitive dysfunction
Annals of Neurology|2010
743 cit.
5
Effects of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine in Humans
Anesthesiology|1992
735 cit.
6
Tumor necrosis factor-α triggers a cytokine cascade yielding postoperative cognitive decline
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2010
728 cit.
7
Alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonists: defining the role in clinical anesthesia.
PubMed|1991
700 cit.
8
Development of the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) as a Pain Assessment Tool in Horses Undergoing Routine Castration
PLoS ONE|2014
589 cit.
9
Resolving postoperative neuroinflammation and cognitive decline
Annals of Neurology|2011
579 cit.
10
The sedative component of anesthesia is mediated by GABAA receptors in an endogenous sleep pathway
Nature Neuroscience|2002
572 cit.

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