HomeDeirdre Chiaramonte, DVM, DACVIM, CCRT, CVA (Candidate)

Deirdre Chiaramonte DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), CCRT, CVA (Candidate)

Staff Doctor
Director, The Tina Santi Flaherty Rehabilitation & Fitness Unit

Dr. Chiaramonte is currently a staff internist and the director of The Tina Santi Flaherty Rehabilitation & Fitness Service at The Animal Medical Center. She received her DVM from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1997 and completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at The Animal Medical Center from 1997-1998. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2004 after completing a small animal internal medicine residency at The Animal Medical Center. Dr. Chiaramonte is certified in canine rehabilitation and is seeking certification in acupuncture. She is a member of the AKC Canine Health Foundation Grant Committee and a member of The Delta Society Advisory Board. Her current interests are in the fields of canine rehabilitation, obesity and geriatrics. 

Education

  • BS - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT , 1986
  • DVM - Tufts Univ. School of Veterinary Medicine, 1997 Veterinary Medicine
  • CCRT (Rehabilitation) - Canine Rehabilitation Institute, Wellington, FL, 2009
  • CVA (Candidate) - International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS)

Recent Publications

  • Chiaramonte D. Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Disease) – Cats. Blackwells’ Five-Minute Veterinary Consult 5th Ed., accepted for publication – in press.
  • Chiaramonte D. Hypokalemia. Blackwells’ Five-Minute Veterinary Consult 5th Ed., accepted for publication – in press.
  • Chiaramonte D. Hypophosphatemia. Blackwells’ Five-Minute Veterinary Consult 5th Ed., accepted for publication – in press.
  • Chiaramonte D. Make Your Diagnosis: Is this Pancreatitis? Clinician’s Brief, August 2009, Volume 7, Number 8, pp 49-51.
  • Chiaramonte D. Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Disease) – Cats Blackwells’ Five-Minute Veterinary Consult 4th Ed., 2007, pp 644-645.
  • Chiaramonte D, Greco DS. Feline Adrenal Disorders. Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice, Volume 22, (Issue1), February 2007, pp 26-31.
  • Chiaramonte, D. Blood Component Therapy. Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice, Volume 19, (Issue 2), May 2004, pp 63-67.
  • Chiaramonte D, Broussard JD, et al. Use of a 13C-Aminopyrine Blood Test: First Clinical Impressions. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2003 July; 67 (3):  183 -188.