Alex Bianco, DVM, MS, DACVIM

I am a native of Minneapolis and graduate of the UMN College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing a 1 year rotating equine internship at Kansas State University, I completed a 3 year residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine at Purdue University. Following my residency, I remained at Purdue for an additional year working as an equine ambulatory veterinarian. I was fortunate enough to return to the University of Minnesota as clinical faculty in 2016. 

• Phi Zeta, National Veterinary Honor Society, Purdue University (2014)
• ACVIM Certificate of Clinical Excellence, University of Minnesota (2011)
• Friends of the CVM scholarship, University of Minnesota (2011)

My interest in research is targeted towards projects that have clinical application in large animal veterinary medicine. Specifically, I am interested in pain management, pharmacokinetics, and critical care medicine. 

Peer reviewed

Bianco AW, Moore GE, Taylor SD. Neonatal Encephalopathy in Calves Presented to a University Hospital. J Vet Intern Med. 2017 Nov;31(6):1892-1899

Bianco AW, Moore GE, Cooper BC, Taylor SD. Effects of ketorolac tromethamine and flunixin meglumine administration on eicosanoid inhibition and safety in healthy horses. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2017 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Bianco AW, Constable PC, Cooper BC, Taylor SD. Pharmacokinetics of ketorolac tromethamine in horses after intravenous, intramuscular and oral single dose administration. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2016; 39(2):167-175.

Bertin FR, Bertin FR, Taylor SD, Bianco AW, Sojka-Kritchevsky JE. The Effect of Fasting Duration on Baseline Blood Glucose Concentration, Blood Insulin Concentration, Glucose/Insulin Ratio, Oral Sugar Test, and Insulin Response Test Results in Horses. J Vet Intern Med 2016; 30(5): 1726-1731

Ohmes CM, Davis EG, Beard LA, Vander Werf K, Bianco AW, Giger U. Transient Fanconi Syndrome in Quarter Horses. Can Vet J 2014; 55(2): 147-151.

Non-peer reviewed

Bianco AW. “Geriatric Horse Care: Pars Pituitary Intermedia Dysfunction.” University of Minnesota Equine Extension Newsletter. Vol. 13(10); October 2017

Bianco AW. “Geriatric Horse Care: Osteoarthritis.” University of Minnesota Equine Extension Newsletter. Vol. 13(9); September 2017

Bianco AW. “Geriatric Horse Care: Dental Care.” University of Minnesota Equine Extension Newsletter. Vol. 13(8); August 2017

Presentations

Caring for the Elderly Horse: How to Keep your Golden Oldie Strong for Years to Come. University of Minnesota Leatherdale Equine Center 10th Anniversary Adult Horse Owner Education Day. October 21, 2017.

Pharmacokinetics of ketorolac tromethamine, a potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in healthy adult horses. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, Nashville, TN, June 2014

Pharmacokinetics of ketorolac tromethamine, a potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in healthy adult horses. Phi Zeta Day, West Lafayette, IN, April 2014 (poster)

Epidemiology of Shivers: Creating a Foundation for Further Research. Research Days, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, March 2009 (poster)

Epidemiology of Shivers: Creating a Foundation for Further Research. Merck-Merial NIH Veterinary Scholars Symposium, East Lansing, MI, July/August 2008 (poster)