Chick Weisse,
VMD, DACVSSpecialist in Surgery
Service Head of Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy
Co-Director of The Katharine and William Rayner Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy Service Department: Interventional Radiology & Endoscopy
Dr. Chick Weisse completed his small animal surgical residency training at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. He then pursued advanced training through a customized fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. He held dual appointments in surgery and radiology as an Assistant Professor at both the veterinary and human hospitals (UPenn) before coming to the Animal Medical Center in 2009 as a Senior Veterinarian and Head of the Interventional Radiology Service. Educational interests include expanding minimally invasive veterinary interventional radiology (IR) techniques through describing new procedures and training veterinarians. Research interests include IR techniques for non-resectable and metastatic cancers, palliative stenting for malignant obstructions, vascular anomalies such as portosystemic shunts, and stenting for tracheal collapse.
Board Certifications:
Education:
- BA – Boston University, Boston, MA, 1992
- VMD – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1998
Postgraduate Training:
- Internship in Small Animal Medicine – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1999
- Residency in Surgery – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
Recent Publications:
Sunlight C, Weisse C, Berent A, et al. Protein C and comparative biochemical changes in dogs treated with percutaneous transvenous coil embolization of congenital intrahepatic portosytemic shunts. Vet Surg. 2022. 51(1):125-135.
Tan J., St. Vincent R., Palma D., Berent A., Weisse C. Bronchial Stent Placement for Palliative Treatment of Pulmonary Carcinoma with Bronchial Obstruction in a Cat. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2022;58(2):91-95. doi:10.5326/JAAHA-MS-7172.
Véran E, Vachon C, Byron J, Howard J, Berent A, Weisse C, Javard R, Spencer A, Gradilla S, Palm C, Culp W, Cléroux A, Dunn M. Multicenter retrospective evaluation of transmural migration of subcutaneous ureteral bypass devices within the digestive tract in cats. J Vet Intern Med. 2022;36(5):1677-1685. doi:10.1111/jvim.16511
Seller S, Weisse C, Fischetti AJ. Intrahepatic venous collaterals in dogs with congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are associated with focal shunt or hepatic vein narrowing. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2022;63(1):64-72. doi:10.1111/vru.13030.
Samuel N, Weisse C, Berent AC, Rogatko CP, Wittenburg L, Lamb K. Pharmacokinetic study comparing doxorubicin concentrations after chemoembolization or intravenous administration in dogs with naturally occurring nonresectable hepatic carcinoma. J Vet Intern Med. 2022;36(5):1792-1799. doi:10.1111/jvim.16520.
Lew L, Berent A, Weisse C et al. Bladder wall adhesion causing vesicular septum in a dog following surgical cystostomy. JAVMA, 2022. 260(7): 1-8.
McEntee EP, Berent AC, Weisse C, Le Roux AB, Lamb K. Evaluation of preoperative ultrasonographic parameters to predict renal recovery in long-term survivors after treatment of feline ureteral obstructions: 2012–2019. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2022;24(4):328-336. doi:10.1177/1098612X211023645.
Greenfield Z, Berent A, Weisse C. Urinary incontinence in a dog with with a duplex renal system and extramural ectopic ureter. J Small Anim Pract. 2022; 63(3): 234-238.
Gavin KA, Weisse C, Berent AC. Stenting of the caudal aorta and aortic trifurcation for the treatment of thrombosis in 7 dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 2022;36(2):441-450. doi:10.1111/jvim.16359.
Côté E, Weisse C, Lamb K, Tozier E. Computed tomographic assessment of principal bronchial anatomy in dogs of various thoracic conformations: 93 cases (2012-2017). J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2022;260(13):1-10. Published 2022 Apr 13. doi:10.2460/javma.20.12.0716
Wilson KE, Berent AC, Weisse CW, Szlosek D. Assessment of serum symmetric dimethylarginine and creatinine concentrations in cats with urethral obstruction. J Feline Med Surg. 2021 Dec 13:1098612X211060677.
Weisse C, Scansen BA, Berent AC, Cober RE. Transatrial stenting for long-term management of cardiac tumor obstruction of the right atrium in 3 dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 2021;35:120-129
Rogatko CP, Weisse C, Schwarz T, Berent AC, Diniz MA. Drug-eluting bead chemoembolization for the treatment of nonresectable hepatic carcinoma in dogs: A prospective clinical trial. J Vet Intern Med. 2021;35:1487-1495.
McEntee EP, Berent A, Weiss C, LeRoux A, Lamb K. Evaluation of preoperative ultrasonographic parameters to predict renal recovery in long-term survivors after treatment of feline ureteral obstructions: 2012-2019. J Fel Med Surg. 2021; Jun14:1-9. Online ahead of print.
Dropkin CA, Burdick SK, Berent AC, Weisse CW. Use of tissue plasminogen activator to alleviate postoperative subcutaneous ureteral bypass obstruction secondary to blood clot in seven cats. J Feline Med Surg. 2021;23(10):996-1004.
Congiusta M, Weisse C, Berent AC, Tozier E. Comparison of short-, intermediate-, and long-term results between dogs with tracheal collapse that underwent multimodal medical management alone and those that underwent tracheal endoluminal stent placement. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021;258(3):279-289.
Hyndman PS, Weisse C, Schwartz P, Rosen RJ. Dominant outflow vein occlusion in the management of naturally occurring peripheral arteriovenous anomalies in cats and dogs. J Vet Internal Med. 2021 Nov 1.
Bradbury ML, Mullin CM, Gillian SD, Weisse C, Bergman PJ, Morges MA, May LR, Vail DM, Clifford CA. Clinical outcomes of dogs with transitional cell carcinoma receiving medical therapy, with and without partial cystectomy. Can Vet J. 2021;62:133-140.
Transatrial stenting for long-term management of cardiac tumor obstruction of the right atrium in 3 dogs. Weisse C, Scansen BA, Berent AC, Cober RE.J Vet Intern Med. 2020 Dec 18. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15999. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33338301
Retrospective study of proliferative urethritis in dogs: Clinical presentation and outcome using various treatment modalities in 11 dogs. Emanuel M, Berent AC, Weisse C, Donovan T, Lamb KE.J Vet Intern Med. 2020 Dec 14. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16007.
Bacterial infection before and after stent placement in dogs with tracheal collapse syndrome. Lesnikowski S, Weisse C, Berent A, Le Roux A, Tozier E.J Vet Intern Med. 2020 Mar;34(2):725-733. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15712. Epub 2020 Jan 24.PMID: 31977124
Outcome of SUB placement for the treatment of benign ureteral obstruction in dogs: nine dogs and 12 renal units (2013 to 2017). Milligan ML, Berent AC, Weisse CW, Lamb K, Toizer E. J Small Anim Pract. 2020 Jul;61(7):428-435. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13137. Epub 2020 Apr 30.PMID: 32352170
Use of percutaneous foam sclerotherapy with 1.5% sodium tetradecyl sulfate for treatment of a pelvic limb venous malformation in a dog. Chang S, Weisse C, Berent AC, Rosen RJ. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2020 Jun 15;256(12):1368-1374. doi: 10.2460/javma.256.12.1368.PMID: 32459582
Weisse C, Berent A. Prospective evaluation of a one-stage esophageal balloon dilation feeding tube for benign esophageal strictures in dogs: Initial results, VES 2015.
Weisse C, Berent A. Prospective evaluation of a one-stage esophageal balloon dilation feeding tube for benign esophageal strictures in dogs: Initial results, ACVIM 2015 (POSTER).
Berent A, Weisse C, Schattner M, et al. Use of ERCP for the treatment of EHBDO in dogs and cats, VES 2015
Berent A, Weisse C, Schattner M, et al. Use of ERCP for the treatment of EHBDO in dogs and cats, ACVIM 2015 (POSTER)
Pavia P, Berent A, Weisse C, et al. Treatment of canine benign ureteral obstruction using ureteral stents, ACVIM 2015
Pavia P, Berent A, Weisse C, et al. Treatment of canine benign ureteral obstruction using ureteral stents, VES 2015
Weisse C. Veterinary interventional oncology: From concept to clinic. The Veterinary Journal 205(2): 198-203, 2015.
Wojick KB, Berent AC, Weisse C, et al. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and endoscopic ureteral stent placement in an Asian small-clawed otter with nephrolithiasis. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 46(2): 345-349, 2015.
Berent A, Weisse C, Schattner M, et al. Initial experience with endoscopic retrograde biliary stenting for treatment of extrahepatic bile duct obstruction in dogs. Journal Am Vet Med Assoc 246(4): 436-446, 2015.
Kuntz J, Berent A, Weisse C., et al. Double pigtail ureteral stenting and renal pelvic lavage for renal-sparing treatment of obstructive pyonephrosis in dogs: 13 cases (2008 2012) J Am Vet Med Assoc 246(2): 216-225, 2015.
Steinhaus J, Berent AC, Weisse C, et al. Clinical presentation and outcome of cats with circumcaval ureters associated with a ureteral obstruction. JVIM. 2015; 29(1): 63 70.
Culp WT, Weisse C, Berent AC, et al. Early tumor response to IA or IV administration of carboplatin to treat naturally occurring lower urinary tract carcinoma in dogs. JVIM. 2015; 29(3): 900-907.
Veterinary Image-Guided Interventions, textbook (Co-editor) published by Wiley-Blackwell 2015.