The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center recently published its 2025 Impact Report. This annual report highlights the work and milestones achieved here at 510 East 62nd Street over the previous year.
Some of the most impactful events of 2025 have already been featured in prior blogposts – AMC’s four-year, 83,000 square-foot, and $125 million hospital transformation and a listing of AMC’s Usdan Institute for Animal Health Education’s 2025 webinars to help you start the New Year on a healthy note for your pet.
One section of the Impact Report that I have not included in prior blogposts is AMC’s 2025 research portfolio. That scholarly engagement will be the subject of this blogpost.
Resident Research Projects
For decades, AMC residents have presented their research results to their peers and Senior Veterinarians in a lecture format. This year, AMC’s Caspary Research Institute turned the event into a hospital-wide poster session.
Each of the 13 third-year residents created a three-foot-tall by two-foot-wide poster summarizing their research study. The posters were displayed in our brand new conference room, and everyone in the hospital was invited to attend and learn about the residents’ research. Attendees voted to select the top projects, which were awarded the Connie Leifer Resident Research Award. This year featured a three-way tie for the award.
Connie Leifer Resident Research Award Winners
Dr. Hunter Enderle for his study “Canine Myxomatous Valve Disease: Prevalence and Gross Pathologic Features of Mitral, Tricuspid, Aortic, and Pulmonary Valves”
Dr. Rachel Lordahl for her study “Improving Readability and Accessibility of Veterinary Oncology Discharge Documents”
Dr. Danielle T.H. Tran for her study “CT Feature of Rounded Atelectasis in Chronic Inflammatory Pleural Effusions in Cats and Dogs”
You can view digital files of the actual posters created by our talented residents, organized by research objective: improving patient care, describing disease processes, and case presentations.
You can also watch short videos of Drs. Tran and Lordahl discussing their work.
Publications by AMC Senior Veterinarians and Residents
For the last several years, AMC has compiled a list of peer-reviewed publications and book chapters written by AMC veterinarians. “Peer-reviewed” means that scholarly articles are evaluated by experts in the field before publication, ensuring academic quality and scientific rigor. In addition to authoring research, many AMC veterinarians also serve as peer reviewers.
In 2025, AMC veterinarians published 32 peer-reviewed articles. Most of those studies are considered retrospective, meaning they analyze previously collected medical records to better describe illnesses or treatments.
For example, our ICU team examined data from the Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT) registry, a national veterinary trauma database, to study blood transfusion needs in cats with traumatic injuries. Drs. Langlois, Mastrocco, Prittie and Weltman found the presence of fluid around the abdominal organs in cats suffering a traumatic injury was associated with: a greater need for blood transfusion, increased likelihood of hospitalization, and greater risk. This information helps ICU veterinarians everywhere recognize severely injured cats and treat them more effectively.
A summary of another important contribution to canine healthcare from AMC’s Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service can be found on our Research Highlights page.
AMC’s 2025 research portfolio represents a broad spectrum of clinical inquiry and collaborative engagement. From resident-led projects to peer-reviewed publications, this work reflects our commitment to our mission of advancing veterinary knowledge while improving care for the pets we serve.