Research – Stacie G. Boswell

January 2014 – American Journal of Sports Medicine – Increasing Platelet Concentrations in Leukocyte-Reduced PRP Decrease Collagen Gene Synthesis in Tendons

By Stacie G. Boswell, DVM, DACVS-LAPosted on January 1, 2014Posted in External BlogTagged Research

This 2014 study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, led by Dr. Stacie Boswell during her research year in Dr. Lisa Fortier’s laboratory at Cornell University, tested how the makeup of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) affects healing in tendon tissue. Its practical conclusion — that reducing white blood cells matters more than maximizing platelets — […]

February 2013 – JAVMA – What Is Your Diagnosis? Chronic Progressive Lymphedema

By Stacie G. Boswell, DVM, DACVS-LAPosted on February 1, 2013Posted in External BlogTagged Research

During her equine internship at North Carolina State University, Dr. Stacie Boswell was the lead author of a teaching case published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA). It appeared in the journal’s “What Is Your Diagnosis?” feature, which presents a real clinical case and challenges veterinarians to work toward the diagnosis […]

March 2012 – Arthroscopy – Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Milieu of Bioactive Factors

By Stacie G. Boswell, DVM, DACVS-LAPosted on March 1, 2012Posted in External BlogTagged Research

Before her work with rescue and transitioning horses, Dr. Stacie Boswell trained as an equine surgeon and contributed to the peer-reviewed scientific literature. This 2012 review, written while she worked in the laboratory of Dr. Lisa Fortier at Cornell University, examines platelet-rich plasma (PRP) — a treatment used in both human and equine orthopedics — […]